In the event that you just clicked this more or less at random and have pretty much no idea what this is, allow me to explain:
Fallout: Equestria is a fanfiction, a crossover between the Fallout series of video games and the cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It may be the single most popular fanfiction in the entire fandom of the latter. The story is 45 chapters long plus an epilogue and an afterwards, clocks in at a word count higher than War and Peace (unless I'm mistaken one tragically misguided fan put the story on Wikipedia's "list of the longest books ever" page. Obviously it was removed), and has a large fanbase of its own, spawning fan art, fan adaptations, music, and even fanfiction of its own.
Fans have praised it for worldbuilding: the story actually does not go for the usual "character from video game meets ponies" premise a lot of lazy crossovers opt for, and instead works it into the backstory how we get from the universe in the show to the post-apocalyptic radioactive wasteland that we recognize from the Fallout games. Or I would recognize it if I'd played the games. As it is, I am waiting for a sale on Steam or GOG. The main characters of the story are all original characters, and they have been praised as "OC ponies done right" and "the best OC ponies in the fandom." In any case, the protagonist Littlepip is fairly instantly recognizable to many in the fandom, whether or not they've read the story. The story's length also qualifies it as something of an "epic." In any case, it has had praise heaped on it and is considered by many to be the best fanfic in the FiM fandom.
At this point, I have cleared chapter 13. I do not think the story deserves the praise it receives. I view it as horrendously overrated. As I go through the story, I will detail my problems with the story, along with general mockery.
The general Fallout: Equestria thread did not approve of my incessant riffing on the story and suggested I take it to a liveblog. Well, that's what I'll do.
A note that for the parts I have already read (the first thirteen chapters), I will be largely dealing from memory. As such, they will most likely not be as detailed as when I return to the stuff I haven't read. In any case, let's get started. Hopefully this isn't redundant as Perpetual Lurker is also doing a liveblog.
EDIT: It seems my complaining cannot be confined to a single fanfic. As such, I have decided to turn this into a multi-story liveblog!
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- Or Pinkie Pie. That would also explain it. In fact, I don't think that's a question that should ever really be asked in Ponyville, except maybe by Pinkie. Then again, with her Discorded, maybe.
"Why, I'm right here, of course," said Discord, who appeared in a flash of light in front of Joker. "So, tell me, who exactly did that merchant turn you into?"- So, he knows the merchant, but not the other IP, even the stuff that the merchant was specializing in when this guy was displaced?
This line might have had some effect if Idiot in a Costume had any kind of characterization, i.e. we knew what he considered funny and that he considered things being funny something important. And I mean actual characterization, not "durrhurr I'm da Joka."- So Discord, whom Iia C struggled not to fanboy over, did something Iia C already knew about. But he's not a fan.
Remember: dying is easy, comedy is hard!- Specifically rigor mortis. (Because you murdered it.)
But, even that was nothing compared to how the Apple family themselves were acting. Big Macintosh, who was usually a strong and sturdy red stallion with an orange mane and tail wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, a red-and-white long-sleeved shirt, and work boots, was instead the same shade of gray as his sister, and moreover was digging his way through the farm like some sort of mole, or perhaps a dog, judging by the way he was panting for breath every time his head popped up.- Here's something more about the narration. The commentary in the last sentence, with "judging by" and not knowing what kind of animal he's supposed to be, seems like it's coming from the character rather than an omniscient narrator who can see into everyone's heads. But if that is the case, why would he know what the furries normally wore? Or is it saying what they are wearing now, rather than what they usually wear?
- Who the hell describes Apple Bloom's hair as "blood red"? It's not strictly wrong, but the tone isn't right and the obvious metaphor is in her freaking name.
You already did this two chapters why are you doing it again do you think we have short attention spans or are stupid or somet- And it's not even a copy-paste: trench coat is more specific than overcoat, but shirt is less than polo shirt. He either typed it all out again, or copy-pasted and then went and changed those, along with dropping the leather form the belt and dropping the "and" starting the last item. Oh, never mind, moving the gloves to after the shoes.
Being ever the curious, Twilight- I died a little inside.
although he certainly had a lovely singing voice.- . . . Has that ever actually been a character trait of the Joker? Of Hamill's Joker? I never thought his voice was great. Maybe Twilight's tone deaf.
"OKAY, NO!" Twilight shouted at that last phrase and aimed a magic bolt right at him and blasted him dead on.- You see, it's entirely consistent with her character. (It's why she's serving consecutive life sentences for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.)
After all, jet fuel can't melt dank memes.- But antifreeze can melt my memory of them, and my need to ever see them again.
Besides, I got a thing or two tah teach you!" Joker yelled- If you really wanted to render this in phonetic writing, "ta" is probably a better stand-in for "to" for the Joker.
"Oh, Discord, there's always something new to learn.- I think we have a catch phrase!
snarled Joker, putting up his dukes and bouncing on his heels like a boxer.- Or maybe like a kangaroo. Or a small child. Who could know? Not the narrator.
BVGM: A Powerful Enemy Emerges-Super Paper Mario What?