This is a game which I've had my eye on more or less since I came to GOG, and already had added to my cart, so I'm in!
1) Fantasy. I like the others a lot too, but fantasy is my favourite by far. Or a combination of all three.
Of course, it depends how you define 'fantasy'. I'd define the 'Mortal Engines' series, rather counterintuitively, as fantasy as well as steampunk/post apocalyptic, due to the way in which 'old tech' is treated by the characters (and, by extension, the audience), as an unexplained phenomenon which they no longer understand, but which works and has visible results. After a lot of thought, I concluded that that was the best definition of 'magic' I could come up with, and defined 'fantasy' as 'genre containing magic'.
Deep philosophical discussion aside, let's move on to question 2.
2) Depends rather on my mood. I play dnd, and have had successful and enjoyable characters of all those races, apart from dwarves. The fact that I've had little interest in them means that they're probably not my favourites (to roleplay as, anyway: as characters in stories, like Gimli in LOTR, etc, I quite like them). Other than that: I'd probably go with elves, IF they're done well and are interesting, rather than just being the generic fantasy fare we so often get. In particular, the Dunmer in Morrowind are my favourite specific fantasy race, and I'm currently building an elf for a new dnd game who - as opposed to the standard human child is brought up by the elves and comes back strangely different - has been separated from the elves, and brought up amongst humans. Should be interesting when we encounter elves, especially as he's only (culturally) the equivalent of about a 12 year old at 57!
3) Magic, generally, which is probably why I'm less fond of dwarves. Stealth is also a lot of fun, though, and might have been my choice if it had been available.
4) Depends very much on the setting/genre. If it's fantasy, then monsters, obviously. Sci-Fi, I'd...probably go with aliens. More interesting, and more likely to have unusual personality traits/weaknesses than the other two, which makes for a good story.
5) I'll say Star Wars, as I've watched that rather more, and haven't really got into Star Trek. I suspect that if I did, though, then Star Trek would win.
