Steampunk to broad?

[supasora]

I like the whole steampunk style its cool. Im making this thread though because I feel the definition has become WAY to big. The other day my sister was trying to tell me that Mad Max and Final Fantasy 1-5 and #8 were steampunk. She also said something to the effect that anything with an airship regardless of how its powerd is steampunk. Any thoughts?

[supasora]

My thoughts: Your sister is stupid.

Well thing is I searched on google and other people say the same things as her.

[A Forgotten Legend]

It also depends on the time.  1 and 2 are based in a time with little actual technology.  And having an airship give a steampunk effect, however, I would put them more into the fantasy category.

[supasora]

It also depends on the time.  1 and 2 are based in a time with little actual technology.  And having an airship give a steampunk effect, however, I would put them more into the fantasy category.

I'd say 1-5 are fantasy, 6 is steampunk, 7 is cyberpunk (which is not a sub catagory of steampunk like my sister said), 8 is modern/sci fi, 9 is fantasy again, 10 is about a guy from a sci fi past going to a fantasy land

[Archem]

So, yeah, ign'ant ****.

[Prpl_Mage]

Mad max is more post-apocalyptic.
The first couple final fantasy is more fantasy because there were very few steampunk elements.

FF 9 is closer to steampunk since they had steampowered ships and the mist, they characters also dress quite olde'.
Also  6, many steamy stuff there.
7,8 are more sci-fi than steampunk.
10 isn't neither sci-fi nor steampunk.
12 sucks

Steampunk is the future(or something like it) if we stuck to steamengines, clockwork, quicksilver and all those stuff. Japanese people like the thoughts of it.
(PS, V for vendetta is more Neo-something* than actual steampunk.

[Archem]

Steampunk is the future(or something like it) if we stuck to steamengines, clockwork, quicksilver and all those stuff.

I'm nor a steampunk professor or anything, but I always thought it was a "what if, about a hundred years back, people built technology decades ahead of their time that focused on steam power" thing.

Also, I'm going to start calling Supasora "SS". Yes, there's Nazism reference there. So what?

[HobomasterXXX]

I'm nor a steampunk professor or anything, but I always thought it was a "what if, about a hundred years back, people built technology decades ahead of their time that focused on steam power" thing.

I'm pretty sure you're right.

[supasora]

12 sucks...

The best thing I heard all day.

[MissingName]

My sister is playing XII now.

Gotta say, give me a copy of VI, VII or VIII and I'm happy.

Also, I'm going to start calling Supasora "SS". Yes, there's Nazism reference there. So what?

Godwin's law

[Cerebus]

The Schutzstaffel, abbreviated SS, was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.

[Darkfox]

Steampunk IS variable. It can have fantasy elements, heck, it is a KIND of fantasy. Just that it has to be more technologically Steampunk than just having an airship. Needs more steampunk technology and elements, like gear driven machinery, boilers, etc.

[supasora]

Like this?

[Legacy of Elecrusher]

Like this?

Yeah, it's kind of like that

[fruckert]

Archem is the one who hit it closest to home.
And if you want to see one of the best Steampunk definitions out there, go find a copy of Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.
Best Steampunk game out there, IMPO.
...
Despite there being very scant few games that can qualify as Steampunk.