R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0079 · 3:36am Mar 18th, 2015
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Here are five possibly edited old reviews:
Casino Battle Royale by GentlemanJ
The Ugly Side of Right by GentlemanJ
The Morning War by Obselescence
A funny thing happened on the way to the throne room by Kaelzoroden
Progress: Celestia vs. Time by Miyajima
Casino Battle Royale by GentlemanJ
[story link] [my original review]
This one is kind of splitting the difference. More modern references, as in our hero gets attacked by a G.I.Joe villain, but the character interaction stuff between the guys and their dates is written so well I was laughing at the comedy. I must admit that the Shining Armor in this series cracks me up. Might go on my favorite ponies list. Which I should post up here sometime. The banter between Graves and Shining Armor is pretty funny
The Ugly Side of Right by GentlemanJ
[Story tagged mature] [my original review]
Eh, another piece that would work as original fiction but is not so good as pony fan fiction. Also would be better as a small piece of a larger story. In this case not even a piece of the story this second set of stories is telling, not really anyway. Do wish the author would focus a little more on a more coherent theme. Well, the first set of stories (1-9) surprised me. This set of stories has gotten me uninterested in reading the few others set in this world.
The Morning War by Obselescence
[story link] [my original review]
I liked this one a lot. Princess Celestia as temperamental artiste and Princess Luna as the schedule-loving grey-color liking. Most fanfics I’ve read tend to put them in the other order/chaos roles. Fun take on minotaurs as well. Having the representative talk just like Iron Will, but with a difference obsession. I like the idea of a entire race/culture of creatures that talk so loud and aggressive, but not in a mean way. Also really enjoyed the version of Princess Luna that is a grumbling grump and somewhat megalomaniac even when not being Nightmare Moon. Implying that the whole Nightmare Moon and thousand year banishment was just her having a temper tantrum and getting sent to time-out for a while.
Very abbrevated review.
A funny thing happened on the way to the throne room by Kaelzoroden
[story link] [my original review]
This was much better than I expected. Incomplete, but since it is a collection of unrelated short works it doesn’t matter much. Only two stories so far, but both are quite good. Looking forward to more, especially the third one that is in the description but not published yet.
Very abbrevated review. Also, warlord Celestia is still one of my favorite Princesses.
Progress: Celestia vs. Time by Miyajima
[story link] [my original review]
Looking back, this might actually be a theme post. The three stories could be a theme of Celestia and Luna’s divinity/immortality. But with comedy! Anyway, this is another look at the ups and downs of immortality. I haven’t read the fan fiction this is a companion to, but might have to check it out. This one is more or less just a brief glimpse at how Princess Celestia might have adjusted to the changes in the world during the thousand years her sister was gone. In this case, her first direct interaction with a new-fangled gas stove.
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