R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0056 · 8:39pm Jan 6th, 2015
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Here are five possibly edited old reviews:
Capes and Crusaders by Starhunter
Life of a Bat Pony by ConnVolpe
Legend of the Thestrals by ShadowBrony
Hidden Fangs by sharingan9001
A New Life of Darkness by Supersnot
Capes and Crusaders by Starhunter
[story link] [my original review]
The best thing about MLP is that it has wonderful empty places for fans to fill in. All the show gives us is that Princess Luna went crazy and was banished to the moon for a thousand years, and when she returned we see a single example of bat-winged ponies pulling her chariot. This story has a lot of now typically elements. Batponies served Luna, but were either exiled or hiding since she was banished. The only interesting bit in this story is the idea that batponies have natural magic to shape and manipulate stone in the same fashion that pegasi can manipulate clouds. It doesn’t get explored, but it is a cool concept.
Life of a Bat Pony by ConnVolpe
[story link] [my original review]
This story needed more space. It would have been great with more slice of life scenes of the main character’s life. Also, the author needs a little more practice writing. Still, good story if a little simple. It just needed more depth to the characters. I could see hints of that depth there, the characters seemed interesting, but giving them more scenes to develop them more fully would have been ideal. Plus the one scene of playing soccer was much too detailed, but that is just a nitpick.
Legend of the Thestrals by ShadowBrony
[story removed] [my original review]
Interesting story. Very good look at what Princess Celestia might be capable of in a moment of intense grief. This is another story that felt incomplete. Though, this time it is mostly because it was sad and I would like there to be a second part of the story that at least softens things a bit.
Hidden Fangs by sharingan9001
[story link] [my original review]
This really felt like a piece of a bigger story. Even more so than others I’ve made similar comments about in this trip down batpony lane. The start of a sweet romance, or merely the premise for a adventure story, but it really feels incomplete. Plus not much batpony in it, the one batpony could easily be replaced by just about any other creature and the story would be the same.
A New Life of Darkness by Supersnot
[story link] [my original review]
Simple little story. Once again a fanfic puts a bit of crime into Equestria, but in a way that fits the aesthetic of MLP decently well. The thief doing a heist as a challenge of his skills, not out of malice or desperation. Another one that only has a token batpony presence. Don’t really want more from these characters or this story, but I would like to read more from this author.
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