You know, since we seem to be ponifying everything that exists, why don't I just get World History ponified so we can be done with that.

I've never played "The World Ends With You", but you got me interested!

Well written story; I've enjoyed it so far.

I love TWEWY and this seems pretty well done so far; I'll be interested in seeing where this goes

*WILD APPLAUSE*

Your stories are always treats.  Well-thought out, with vivid characters.  Thank you.

I recognize Pyrokinesis and Ice Riser, but what was that shadow ring thing?

>>1189711897

Dark Barrier, only found on Creepy Weepy Barrier and Black Saturn in-game.

it seens odd though, that fluttershy gets TWO planet pins seemingly at the start of the game. Her other one is Black Uranus (looked it up)

>>1660816608

As I wrote, I wasn't so much basing the pins on the ingame pins as I was psyches that I thought would sort of make sense for the characters to have, ie Twi has Pyrokinesis owing to the whole Rapidash thing in Pinkie Keen, Rarity gets Apport/Rock dropping because of her gem finding and so on. So it's not that Fluttershy has two Darklit planet pins, its that she has two pins that share psyches with Darklit planet pins. None of the pins are perfect analogies to ingame pins with the exception of Twilight's pyro pin and the Black Skull Pin.

Also I should update this again. Let's see if I can't make that happen soon. Stupid exams delaying everything...

Okay, with this batch of updates, I should mention that any further updates will be delayed until after November and NaNoWriMo are over.

Hi just a subtle note about your fic's title. You say it's about a gang called "The Reapers" implying multiple units of reaper. Therefore it should surely be changed from "The Reaper's Game" to "The Reapers' Game", no?

On a side note:

Image: http://images.wikia.com/starcraft/images/6/60/Reaper_SC2_Art1.jpg

FTW :)

>>2219422194

To argue that point, Pinkamina mentioned that these were not THE Reaper but rather other winners, making the title correct again.

I adore your descriptions -- particularly of when Twilight sees the wall as a whole for the first time.

Your combination of this game and the FiM series has created an excellent story.  Thank you for continuing it!

The Mane Five (plus Twilight, whoever that is) are back together!

Have a great NaNoWriMo... and thank you for this continuation of the story.

I can tell someone reads Homestuck.

'the windy thing'  This is what I immediately thought of.

Image: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101214211021/mspaintadventures/images/thumb/6/6e/The_Windy_Thing.png/636px-The_Windy_Thing.png

FINALLY AN UPDATE!!

>>"The more players that make it to the end of the game, the smaller the chances of all five of my friends and me being resurrected."

Interesting.

You've written a good start to the day -- and you've got an interesting way for Twilight to regain Rainbow Dash's respect.

Eeeeeeeeeeevil.  Evil people running this game.

Well done!

>>7880978809

Dang it, that was a typ.... uh... I mean, yes, well done on picking that up. That was totally intentional.

Image: http://twilight.ponychan.net/chan/fic/src/132203054200.png

Also a more general apology for lack of updates. It's amazing how little writing gets done when you regain access to a PS3.

>>7899178991 I know what you mean I was usppose to my story for about a month then I got an xbox

Okay, I'm interested, but before I start, I must ask two questions.

First, do I need to have played the game to get the story?

Second... is the game any good?

Went ahead and started reading, and I think I've answered both questions myself.

...I know what game I'm getting next.

....Ouch. I know Pinkie isn't aware of her friendship with Twilight, but man, way to stab a knife through her heart.

>>8529685296 To answer your questions:

1) Not really, though having played the game myself, it does assist with understanding the mechanics of the world that the story is set in, such as how the pins work, how the partner system works, what Noise are.. etc.

2) In a word, yes. In multiple words.. OMFG HELL YES!!! The World Ends With You is one of my absolute FAVORITE games on any system, and it's made better by being on the DS - thus making it portable, being able to play it anywhere, anytime. Only game that I can see outshining it, to be honest, is when they release Tales of the Abyss on the 3DS in February - another of the greatest games of all time, coming to a hand-held system.

I realized now that I haven't said anything about the game itself. lol. Basically.. it's got an epic storyline, is almost impossible to die, ever - you can change the difficulty from Easy / Normal / Hard / Ultimate at any time once you have the stickers for each. You can also play with your level, so you can stay at level 1 for the entire game, or you can change it to your current max.. or anywhere in between, which affects Pin drop rates. There is well over 1,000 items for the inventory - clothing, food, key items, etc.. as well as ~304 pins that the main character, Neku, can master and use. And finally, last but definitely not least... if the story is epic (and believe me, it is) the soundtrack is, to put it in terms we bronies might understand, at the very LEAST, 20% cooler. I have never actually gone out and bought a soundtrack for a video game in my life (only have a couple that were sent with special editions of games) but the TWEWY Soundtrack is one that I have seriously considered purchasing - and only lack of funds when I think about doing it has prevented me thus far. I even have gone so far as to get a ringtone of one of the songs from TWEWY on my new phone - Calling is the name of the song, if you want to listen to it on YouTube.

Anywho.. hope that helps.

>>2284722847

It's a shame "Oh Celestia" isn't as easy to chant as the human variation.

>>8529685296

1. The story's doing a fairly good job of explaining the mechanics and the nature of TWEWY without making it boring to people who have played it.

2. The game is all kinds of crazy good.

Okay, finally managed to get a new copy of the game a week ago.

I love it. Thank you for the recommendation.

Well played. Looks like Dash is getting a run for her money on this one

Looking forward to seeing the gamemaster on day 7

T'would be funny if it were a Yodai Higashizawa pony

This Might not end well for all of them......

MUST.SEE.WHAT.TWILIGHT.GAVE.UP. Neh, I reckon she gave up her friendship but I really want to see how they'll all react.

Dash is gonna get her and applejack killed

Dash and AJ experience the joys (and pains) of chain battles.

>>184157184157 Twilight gave up her friends memory of her.

Do you mean Pinkie?

>>228420228420

I was hoping by this point all the mane six's entry fees were obvious.

>>228765228765 Sorry, but they really aren't.

>>228765228765 Sorry, but they really aren't.

>>228985228985 List time then? I don't consider any of these spoilers, and I should double check the chapters to see if it really is that unclear, because you shouldn't have to read the comments to get key story info.

Twilight, her friends, in the form that they don't remember her.

Pinkie, her bubbly personality, hence why she is Pinkamena.

Fluttershy, her voice, hence why she has no dialogue.

Rarity, which is the hardest one for me to remember, her style and grace. Her mane is meant to be dishevelled, and she tends to be a bit more clumsy, usually in battle.

Rainbow Dash, her wings.

Applejack, her accent, so she is currently talking with a Manehatten accent. Another hard one to show in text, especially since the way she speaks hasn't changed mostly (will still call others sugar cube, etc)

Once again, sorry if any of those were unclear. I'll do some revisions if necessary once I'm done with the next chapter.

>>229855229855 Ah, now I'm sure if I read this bit right but if they win they get these things back right?

>>231397231397 Yes. So it's less an entry fee and more a safety deposit really.

>>231432231432 Ah, well looking forward to more.

Aww, short chapter...

Is it bad when I heard "clear the park of ponies" my first thought was of bloodshed?

Also:

"No. Not erase all players. Don't erase players. Hands off."

I understand the grammar of this sentence, but shouldn't the last part be "Hooves off."?

The remaining three were still struggling with their envelope, so Twilight Rarity and Pinkamena went over to help them open the letter and attach pins.

You missed a comma or two.

I believe that's all I have to say.

>>254296254296 Oops. Thanks for that. I shall have to have words with my prereader, she normally picks up the comma stuff. Fix'd.

You might have been asked this before, but is this only going through one game?

Or is that something you don't want to reveal?

>>256279256279 Only the one game. Mostly because I can't come up with many more than 7 missions.

>>257255257255

Alright. I guess it would be hard to figure out not only a new set of missions each time, but a new way of giving them as well for each GM. (Those math problems, man.).  

...Though, I guess Mission one and seven in the game seemed to always be the same, or close, mission one being some iteration of "Go to building 104" and mission 7 was always "Defeat the GM."

Now that I think about it, I can't wait to see your GM. The game's GM's were very interesting; I hope to see yours be just as great.

>>254296254296 I thought the same thing, bro.. pony vs pony slaughterfest. >.>

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>>257255257255 BY THE WAY...if you need a prereader...i'm here

Image: http://edge.ebaumsworld.com/picture/thegreenbananer/alright.png

>>330352330352

Thanks for the offer, but my current prereader has threatened me with something if I replace her. I'm not sure what, so I'm assuming it'll be The Stare.

On the other note, next chapter should be here soon. Then another one hopefully within the week.

>>356550356550 Look at my picture.You got a new reaper.

Ive been looking forward to an update! Sadly no RD in it, but I enjoyed knowing pinkies perspective. AND THAT CLIFFHANGAR! Excuse me while I wait patiently for the next chapter

>>360642360642 Patiently? Excuse me while I Bash my head against the desk while waiting for the next chapter

I see that Twilight don't care about imaginary boundaries.

I wonder how much time the wait felt like for everypony. I forgot that this story existed for... What, about a month? I'm sure there's some logical and annoying reason for this delay, so, no pressure.

>>360684360684 The next chapter is written and waiting, but I'm going to see how much I can get done on the chapter after it before I publish it. Trying to get a bit more of a buffer so I don't not update for a month... again.

If all goes well you'll see it on tuesday/wednesday. Failing that, the latest it'll be up should be friday/saturday.

>>361743361743 Delays owing to reality. Dumb reality, always trying to make me study.

There was a tingly sensation in Twilight's hoof. She checked, and found the timer had vanished. The mission was finished. Now more than ever she was on a time limit. "Okay, I've only got one shot at this...." If the wall as made with a spell combination, then that had to be the solution as well.

Should be "was", I'm assuming. Anywho, nice update! I don't know a thing about the game it's based on, but it all seems pretty understandable nonetheless.

Oh snap, Pinkamena, you're a cold-hearted witch, aren't you?

I like.

>>363932363932 yea it's really cool. It's based on a Japinese video game called "it's a wonderful world" released in America under the name "The World Ends with You"

Even though it's for the DS, it looks pretty legit in terms of story and gameplay.

>>387281387281 Looks legit is an understatement, though a forgivable oversight for one who hasn't actually played it. Nearly everything about the game is BAWSS. The music is amazing, the story has more twists in it than most good thriller / mystery stories, and it lends itself to multiple playthroughs incredibly well. Granted, mine is one person's opinion... so play it for yourself and see.

Right, so I'll leave this here. See everyone in a month? Good? Good.

.....

(Update should be here before a month passes)

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Getting ready for classes right now, but I decided to check FIMFiction because one of my own stories got passed and I saw this.

I decided I must read it.

But....I do not have the time to read it currently...But, Still, OH DEAR GOD YES.

TWEWY was...well, still IS My favorite DS game. -ever-

It was so amusing, so fun, so...so... So. Awesome.

I really hope that this can live up to my expectations.

is this an april foals one? because this mission has me confused abit... since after all only one pair needs to complete the mission for everyone... and we know there are more pairs then just the main group left. a decent bunch more was implied.... so the only one that would be eliminated would be one of whoever fought first.... and players don't even have a way to fight each other or they could test their pins outside the battlefield more?   Not to mention twilight was just testing a way to bring walls down so the 'starting trap' wouldn't be quite as effective?  Just so much seems off about the chapter that if it isn't a april fools I can't even seehow it fits...

>>397980397980

I think the point is that they're forcing AJ/RD to fight FS/Rarity specifically, by guiding them with the walls.  Wouldn't matter how many other pairs there were.

And Pinkie did say they're breaking the big #1 rule, so bending the game to make it work isn't unlikely.

And only Twilight knows that she can do so.  And is probably going to be the way around this problem.

Oh.

Oh.

Aw snap.

This...is so very much not of the good. I hope Luna violates the spirit of Celestia's promise and decides to check things out for herself.

>>Slaanme You messed up the line! It's "That still only counts as one!"

>>399268399268

Actually... would that be a violation? I mean, Gathering Storm said Celestia couldn't interfere. While telling Luna to interfere on her behalf would certainly be cause for argument, if Luna did so of her own free will I don't see the problem.

This is, of course, assuming she can enter the UG in the first place.

>>400463400463

Hence why I said the spirit of the agreement, and not the letter of it. Luna was never specifically mentioned, but I expect that non-interference from her would be expected as well.

...

you are one sick, twisted, evil pony.

I like it.

also, when is pinkie going to ask about Tilight's price?  or Rarity, or Applejack, or Rainbow?  one of them should have!  haven't they ALL said their prices except her?  unless she lied about it and I didn't notice... :/

Something tells me that Gathering Storm plans to screw Celestia over

Interesting. Yeah, the Conducter is certainly planning a coup of some sort, no doubt. And they're definitely going to have to go kick his ass. There is the possibility that that AJ and RD are fakes, as will all the others be, more psychological torture or forced suicide if so, which wouldn't actually break the rules. They never said a pair of players, after all, just a pair.

While Celestia is unable to watch, he makes his move methinks.

I'm sorry... but that last sentence... "You're dead, Twilight Sparkle." Fuuuuuu...

I'm sorry, but what is this a crossover of again? I am not familiar with the mix-material.

>>400300400300 That's still a L.O.T.R. Return of the King Reference!

>>357201357201 Unfortunately, that's not a pony. Maybe if you designed a particularly creepy zebra? Oh GOSH Zecora cameo...

I smell a very, very large rat... one with dangerous ambitions...

And ironically, this makes sense to me. Celestia would know about the games, even if she is an immortal, and may be behind them in some way. Thus why the Mane 6 are playing the game in the first place... but then that means... oh snap Gathering Storm's gonna buck them over on the last day. I foresee mind screw and brutality.

This is where crap hits the fan.

>>405245405245

I actually hadn't considered mirror clones as an event... it coincides with the mind screw I was predicting, but somehow, I don't think it's possible for Reapers to do that. Brilliant idea though.

Gathering Storm... you sonofa motherless gnat! I give Twi about 5 minutes before she screws him and his sadistic schemes over by knocking over his mana-walls like cardboard props, and leaving him with a tasty face full of hoof.

But then there's days 6 and 7 to deal with... what would he do in retribution?!

spelling errors... yeah.

>>90779077 or better yet, Guilty Gear

>>521079521079 Spelling errors? Dang it. Where?

>>528192528192 somewhere around Chapter 1

And thus a line is crossed, and the reaper's master must pay.

No one, not even the GM, is above the rules of the game. Something THIS GM is about to learn the hard way.

WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME...

why did they have to die...

Also great chapter exept for the killing of sentient ponies...

Can't wait for the next chapter

Sadly, there was nothing on the others battle im gonna cry from the suspense until the next update.

Somepony has best find a loophole for AJ, RD, Fluttershy, and Rarity, or so help me THERE WILL BE BUCKING HELL TO PAY.

I bet the mission had a catch to it no one noticed.

What the? No update! Oh come on! I finally read this and am presented by the cliffhanger of the year! You and BlueAzura can go have a cliffhanger party. *goes to a corner and pouts*

Sooo...

Any chance I could, I dunno, teach you some origami, perhaps?

I mean, I don't think you're really writing anything right now; your other story is complete and this one is on hia-

Wait wat

Well, I guess it's not on hiatus...

Sorry for being so rude, but I'm bored and about three feet from falling asleep too early to go on a trip with family.

One day I will have an update that is not a month or more after the last one. Today is not that day.

Omg it's back

Also lol for insta feature you deserve it

Aww why you have to kill people/ponies... Cellys going to be pretty angry when she hears about this...

>>855181855181

Still best recent update according to the feature box.

Yeaaaah. The Producer is going to be PISSED. If she doesn't walk in to find Twilight has taken the Composer's seat already, anyway.

Even though I beat the snot out of TWEWY, I'm a bit unsure of the "Dark" tag here (I can see where you're coming with it, though). I'd rather say "Sad", but that's just me. And the moment I saw "Reaper's Game" I knew what I was reading... yeah, I'm a nerd. :D

EDIT: Finally caught up, and I have to say I'm a bit surprised by the latest mission. Pretty sad and demanding, that one.

>>855427855427

I just started replaying that game.

So while the name didn't make me notice it reading escription INSTANTLY did.

Am I the only one who noticed it didn't say 'pair of players' just 'pair'?