The Classic Conflicts
Fiction genre concept
The originals are:
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Machine/Technology
Man vs. Fate
For videogames, its a bit more complicated.
Parent group
This is a container group; its children are:
| Entity versus Entity conflict | A narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face, and in many cases, the player also | 1981 / 2017 | 122 games |
| Entity versus Invention conflict | A narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face, and in many cases, the player also | 1982 / 2020 | 25 games |
| Entity versus Natural Order conflict | A narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face, and in many cases, the player also | 1980 / 2019 | 89 games |
| Entity versus Self conflict | A narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face, and in many cases, the player also | 1983 / 1984 | 3 games |
| Entity versus Supernatural Entity conflict | A narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face. | 1980 / 2013 | 75 games |
| Invention versus Invention conflict | A non-classic narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face. | 1 game | |
| Natural versus Invention conflict | A non-classic narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face. | 1982 / 2011 | 17 games |
| Natural versus Natural conflict | A non-classic narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face. | 1982 / 2014 | 16 games |
| Supernatural Entity versus Natural conflict | A non-classic narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face. | 1982 / 2015 | 4 games |
| Supernatural Entity versus Supernatural Entity conflict | A non-classic narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face. | 1980 / 2016 | 10 games |