Last year we had a murder mystery expansion for Magic: The Gathering, followed by a Wild West one. As the cynics put it, they were "Magic in detective hats" and "Magic in cowboy hats". Now, with the Aetherdrift set basically being themed around Speed Racer and Twisted Metal, the cynics say this is "Magic in a racing helmet," when what the people really want (for "the people" read "cranky Redditbros") is more trad fantasy.
This rings false to me. For starters, we just had Foundations, a set that went back to the game's original inspirations and in some cases the original cards, a set with plenty of dragons and angels and swords being turned into ploughshares. If it's trad fantasy you're after, you'll eat well at the Foundations table. Aetherdrift is for those who crave variety, who don't want to eat the same high fantasy meal every night of the week.
