Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: in the nebulous future, all known civilization is ruled in a very skewed and dystopian way that seems to make the masses happy, but a small group of plucky teens and outcasts… Yeah, I’m just going to assume you’ve stopped me by that point, since it’s the pitch for basically every big name young adult novel, an obligatory episode or five of every “scenario of the week” scifi show, and the occasional piece of well-respected Sci-fi as well. Some of those pieces do it better, some do it worse. I won’t even claim to be immune to the allure of the archetype myself, it’s a damn good backbone.
But when you tell an archetypical story, you need to both bring something of your own to the table that’s new and interesting, and know what makes that archetype powerful and resonant. If you do, joke aside, you can create some good stuff – maybe fun, maybe meaningful, and certainly at least worth a look. If you don’t… well, let’s take a look at Yurei Deco.
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