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The new year is almost here! I happen to be the kind of person who loves setting goals, so I’ve compiled a little list of resolutions you can make for the new year, specifically tailored to consuming Fantasy and Science Fiction media! Let’s dive in, shall we?
1. Try the genre you usually don’t go for
I know I’m not alone in saying that while I love both Fantasy and Sci-Fi, if given the choice I will usually go for Fantasy. This upcoming year, why not make a resolution to focus a little more on the side of the genre you usually ignore?
For Fantasy Lovers, I would recommend starting out with the movie Dune, which reminded me a lot of the vibe of the Lord of the Rings.
For Sci-Fi Lovers, why not try something like American Gods? I like to see Urban Fantasy as a bridge between Classic Medieval Fantasy and something like a Space Opera.
2. Read/Watch/Play the Classics
Some of us love reading the classics. Others haven’t read Dune yet even though they were technically in a book club which chose to read Dune, but quite frankly they were living in another country at the time, and though Covid meant the book club kept getting put off, they never really got around to it. It definitely wasn’t their fault though. Pretty universal experience, right? Right?
Anyway. Maybe commit to exploring some of the classics next year.
3. Try the thing you’ve been scared to commit to
I used to watch Critical Role religiously, and would often hear people say that they do want to watch it, but they’re intimidated by the amount of time that goes into watching a D&D stream. I totally get that.
I think it’s important to recognise that if you spend time on something that you enjoy, that time was still valuable and isn’t “wasted” if you don’t finish the thing. I haven’t finished campaign 2 of Critical Role, but I really enjoyed the, ahem, rather large chunk of time that I did spend watching it. Life isn’t about crossing things off of your “to watch/play/read” list – it’s about doing things that you enjoy until you no longer enjoy them.
4. Finish something you’ve been avoiding finishing
Who doesn’t have books they’ve been meaning to finish? Video games they started but then neglected in favour of games we’ve already played countless times but can’t seem to stop replaying? Or TV shows that keep coming out with new seasons that end up getting added to Netflix in one go when you’ve kind of lost momentum and moved on to something else?
This coming year, perhaps you could to try finishing some of these. I, personally, intend to finish The Witcher 3 and Bioshock 2.
5. Make something you’ve been meaning to make for a while
I know a lot of us Fantasy and Sci-Fi lovers have our own projects we’re working on. Here at Escape Velocity, we’re all pretty creatively inclined. This means we know exactly what it’s like to have a bunch of projects that you’ve been meaning to work on but putting them off because you feel like you don’t have the time or skill to pull them off.
This next year, why not try your hand at some of the projects you’ve been putting off?
That’s all I’ve got for you, folks! I hope this gave you some inspiration for you own resolutions, and if you have Sci-Fi/Fantasy related resolutions that I haven’t mentioned in this list, we’d love to hear about them on our Social Media!