The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Cuyir]

Star Wars (the movies) were space operas but still sci fi. The expanded universe was more sci fi in tone though.

Penumbra to me is sci fi because of the Lovecraftian influences, just told in a modern setting.

Sci fi usually refers to three things: the aesthetics, the tone and the content. Penumbra has the tone and content (elder god from another universe/plane of existence/dimension, aka an alien) while SW (as a whole) have all three. The SW movies have the content and aesthetics but with an 80s space opera tone to it.