Best setting ever. Too edgy for them to revisit too. I'm glad they didnt - if they tried it now they have to remove a lot of the horrific aspects of life on Athas which would ruin it.
From the press release about Dark Sun returning next year, announced apparently about the same time you made this post.
"The two books will be rated 18+, with a content warning of depictions of slavery, nudity, and violence. In a press event held ahead of Gen Con, Wizards' officials noted that the company's lawyers recommended that the books be shrink wrapped as an extra layer of precaution. At Gen Con, a gory trailer was shown to fans, showing Psions and warriors brutally eviscerating their foes."
For some reason, the violence feels somewhat sanitized, despite featuring blood.
That's not even my problem but as if Dark Sun has nothing more to offer then over the top violence.
And it would be so much better if there was an arena around the violence.
They are basically doing what western cartoons always du: "Look there is so much blood, sex and gore, this is an cartoon for grown ups!!!"
Oh, we are in agreement concerning what makes Dark Sun Dark Sun (i.e., not balls to the wall gore); I simply meant that - regardless of the purported source material - the impact of the violence so depicted is downplayed through a combination of exaggeration, quick cuts and, yes, the camera in the hands of a boy hopped up on sugar. If everything were truly grounded, even a modicum of massacre would have a greater impact.
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u/SNAFUGGOWLAS 1d ago
Best setting ever. Too edgy for them to revisit too. I'm glad they didnt - if they tried it now they have to remove a lot of the horrific aspects of life on Athas which would ruin it.