In which I give in to the hype.
Okay, I've never done something like this before, so forgive me if the format I chose here is annoying. What I'm going to do here is write my thoughts on a chapter of Fallout Equestria as they come, then give a summary of my opinions at the end of a chapter.
Prologue + Chapter 1
- Okay, the intro makes no attempt at hiding what's in store here, but it doesn't exactly tell much either.
- So, PipBucks appear to be the gadget to end all gadgets here. I know that all of the things it can do are what the Pip Boys do in the Fallout games, but that's a lot of useful abilities that other characters don't have, especially the edge in combat. (Why would that functionality even be built in to them, anyway? At least in Fallout, the people inside the Vaults were never meant to leave. Why build in combat assistance for a device meant to assist in everyday work in the Stable?)
- Unicorn Master Race, eh? Not a fan, but what are you going to do?
- At least they're smart enough to recognize that living in a bunker is plenty depressing. Most post-apocalyptic stories either ignore it just have the characters go completely insane with no attempts to stave it off.
- Obvious crush is obvious, not that there's anything wrong with that.
- You know, ditching the best survival tool you have is probably a bad way to go about going out into a very hostile environment.
- CMC 3 BFF? Real subtle.
- Ahhh... skeletons. I see we're off to a great start
Thoughts on Prologue+Chapter 1:
Well, it's certainly well written, but I really wasn't expecting otherwise. Aside from my musings over the Batman level of gadgetry in the PipBucks, I really couldn't think of anything wrong with it. Of course, the story's hardly started, so we'll see how things go.
Chapter 2
- How does she even know what sounds he's hearing? I doubt insects were a subject taught in Stable School.
- Sweet Apple Acres? Where in the world is that thing getting its map data from? If it had old records on file all this time, why didn't anypony look at them?
- Chekhov's Terminal, I presume?
- Looks like slavers. This is going to end in blood.
- ...or immediate capture, that works too. The blood can come later.
- How does a pony get a talent for cheese in the Wasteland? Come to think of it, how does Pip even know what cheese is? How much useless (for life in the Stable) knowledge did they teach these ponies?
- Ah, human profanity. At least I hear that Pip gets creative with hers later on.
- And there's the blood. Reminds me of that famous scene from Scanners. You know the one.
- Pip is a competent fighter? That was fast. I guess having that gadget helps, but it doesn't exactly teach you how to pull off roundhouse bucks.
- Are you feelin' lucky, punk?
- At least Pip also wonders how his map knows everything, too.
- That's one lazy sniper. It had all the time in the world to kill them on the bridge.
- And the CMC were the first Overmares, as if that wasn't made obvious enough by the passcode last chapter.
Thoughts on Chapter 2:
And so the bloodbath begins. Pip learns fast. Almost too fast. A good bit of Fridge Logic too on how she could know so little about the outside world yet still know about the little things, but lets just assume that they can somehow synthesize cheese in the Stables. Still not a fan of exploding ponies, but it'll only get worse from here on out, so I'd better get used to it. It's certainly entertaining, but I do hope it doesn't rush Pip's development here.
That's all, for now. I'll probably continue later, but I make no promises. Peace out.
Comments
storyyeller
Since: Dec, 1969
May 16th 2012 at 9:27:07 PM
The balloons never made much sense to me either. They had much better forms of transportation. Maybe they were just for intimidation purposes?
storyyeller
Since: Dec, 1969
May 16th 2012 at 9:28:43 PM
Also, when was Granny Smith ever mentioned?
PerpetualLurker
Since: Dec, 1969
May 16th 2012 at 9:32:32 PM
Applejack mentioned the possibility of kicking her off the farm after she sold it. Apple Bloom assured her that she could stay.
Sereg
Since: Dec, 1969
May 17th 2012 at 1:54:52 AM
It is possible to record a memory without using a recollector. Presumably that's what happened with Steel Hooves.
Fluttershy healed the zebras deliberately. It was her policy to heal all the injured, enemy or ally. She just didn't realise that that would just cause the battle to restart. And this is much closer to Fluttershy's original plans for the megaspells. (Though this is much smaller scale than what she was trying to acheive.)
PerpetualLurker
Since: Dec, 1969
May 17th 2012 at 6:01:50 AM
That doesn't make her look any smarter. Fluttershy is kind, but she's not stupid. Not to mention the fact that she had a whole team of scientists and advisors working on the project with her, and five friends who she should have been talking with about it. How did no one see the incredibly obvious consequences of that plan of action?
Sereg
Since: Dec, 1969
May 17th 2012 at 9:28:14 AM
This was actually the first case of megaspell use and also the first time anypony outside the Ministry of Peace knew anything about megaspells. As for healing enemy combatants while they're capable of restarting the fight, yeah, that was stupid but Fluttershy was really naive about how much the zebras wanted to carry on fighting. I'm guessing that her scientists and advisors didn't expect her to use the first megaspell in this way and those on the field were just following orders without question.
Seraphem
Since: Dec, 1969
May 17th 2012 at 12:40:52 PM
It's Fluttershy, of COURSE she will help ANYTHING that needs it, pony, zebra, animal, monster, anything. And yes this was what Fluttershy intended the megaspells to be, uber powerful healing and shielding spells.
As to the Steel Rangers, Most of them are Lawful Neutral, they are basically the West Coast Brotherhood of Steel, all they care about is finding any and all old world tech and keeping anyone not able to use it right from using it, and they think they are the only ones able to do so.
Steel Hooves is more East Coast BOS, Lawful Good, use the old world tec we alone really know how to use to help all ponies. That's why even though he is the first Steel Ranger he isn't in charge, and that's by his choice.
oh and as to and five friends who she should have been talking with about it that is exactly the single biggest reason the Ministries failed, instead of working as a group they were working as individuals.
And war can do more then just scare ponies, it's a proven fact that any sort of long term warfare can and will impact a society in very deep ways, even those not directly effected by the fighting. and ponies get hit by that far far far easier and more deeply then humans.
