Fallout Equestria, thoughts, and other things... · 11:46pm Nov 19th, 2012
"Fallout: Equestria"...
You know, I've never actually read it. Funny, huh? I was told that if you were ever going to write a story, you needed to read FOE first. Not even a pony story, just any story needed to start with you reading FOE. I'm not sure if that's arrogant, but that's still an interesting comment. I'm just curious, has anyone else ever taken the challenge to read such a massive title? I'll be the first to admit that things of this magnitude almost scare me, you know? I'm used to something you can easily pick up and put down with ease, but this...
I love Fallout. Goddamn, I have a Fallout Mod for every game I own that allows it! Yet, I never took up the task of writing my own stories about it or even reading such monumental piece such as FOE. Could I really call myself a fan of Fallout without even reading any fanfic about it or writing my own? This actually makes me think a lot.
I never really dove into anything worth while that was deep or immense or huge or anything like that. I always stuck to simple, small, relatable things that were safe and known. I never really dug into the unknown at all, with a major exception of... this. Even then, have I really ever produced something worth while here? Am I even relevant here?
I've been thinking, again, and I've noticed that I've never been part of any real major thing before. I tried to get into Doctor Who, but my sub-conscience seemed to make me find ways to stall watching it, and other things like that, just change the "Doctor Who" with other topics. It's all really been the same... Could I call myself weak for not wanting to sway from the norm? Am I (for a lack of a better word) pathetic because of this? I know this is nobody's fault but my own, but I guess I'm just thinking out loud here, so yeah...
Anyways, I finally got a copy of the fabled System Shock 2 for a price lower than $120, so I'm feeling okay about that. I heard it's pretty damn scary, so I should be preoccupied for a good amount of time... Don't know why I mentioned that, but again, I'm thinking out loud here.
I guess this is all some food for thought, for me at least. I've already got a shit-ton of tales to bring back for Dwarf Fortress, but I'll save that for another time.
Peace.
FO:E did seem very daunting at first for me, at the time I started reading it I was reading fanfics nearly all day long, sometimes many chapters of different stories at once. When I got into it though I just couldn't stop reading. It took me around 2-3 hours to read each chapter which meant I read around one a day and after about a month I was finished. I have to say it's the best piece of literature I have ever read, inside or out of ponies. It does seem like a lot at first but once you start you get into it and don't stop. I've been meaning to get around to reading FO:E: Project Horizons but since it's so massive I just haven't started it yet. I would highly recommend just starting it when you have the time and carrying on from there at your own pace.