Time travel stories are about going to a different time.
Time loop stories are repeating the same time.
It's really that simple.
Time loops are anti-time travel really, as there's no movement in time at all.
predestination is a mix then? it's a loop, but selected time periods.
what about time crimes?
Haven't seen it, but sounds like it. Time travel can certainly be used to create loops.
What about stories about time travel that ultimately form a closed loop? There's one that has people moving forwards and backwards through time, yet forms a closed loop at the end: >!Dark!<
If they're using time travel to create a causality loop, that's different than a time loop.
Time loops usually reset causality, accept for those actually experiencing the loop iterations.
I'm not sure that it can be clearly delineated as a time loop or a causality loop, it's honestly a mix of both - though you'd probably call it a causality loop, as each "instance of a person" only experiences the loop once.
I say no.
Time travel stories are about going to a different time.
Time loop stories are repeating the same time.
It's really that simple.
Time loops are anti-time travel really, as there's no movement in time at all.
predestination is a mix then? it's a loop, but selected time periods.
what about time crimes?
Haven't seen it, but sounds like it. Time travel can certainly be used to create loops.
What about stories about time travel that ultimately form a closed loop? There's one that has people moving forwards and backwards through time, yet forms a closed loop at the end: >!Dark!<
If they're using time travel to create a causality loop, that's different than a time loop.
Time loops usually reset causality, accept for those actually experiencing the loop iterations.
I'm not sure that it can be clearly delineated as a time loop or a causality loop, it's honestly a mix of both - though you'd probably call it a causality loop, as each "instance of a person" only experiences the loop once.
A closed loop story creates consistency.
Groundhog loops are different each loop