YMMV / Pony Fantasy VI

• Crack Pairing: In the original game, Locke and Celes had a budding romance. This makes interactions between their replacements, Applebloom and Trixie, somewhat awkward to see. Though their relationship certainly isn't romantic.
• Ho Yay: Unfortunately for the rewrite, Trixie (Celes) and Apple Bloom (Locke) still have a lot of awkward chemistry, making it look less like friendship and more like er, something else.
• Narm: Some references and characters really haven't aged well since the hack was made, making them more than a bit embarrassing now. Coupled with some rather strange character replacements, it's no wonder there's being calls for a rewrite.
  • A few YouTube commenters have remarked that they think Spike and Rarity would have been better in the roles of Locke and Celes instead of Apple Bloom and Trixie for obvious reasons.
  • For that matter, some fans claim Shining Armor should have been a natural choice for General Leo instead of Zecora. That said, Zecora certainly gives more memorable dialogue.
  • It's a bit odd that the person who plans to rule an Empire of Magic is Gilda the Griffon, since Griffons are not known to use magic in any (pony-based) works.
• Questionable Casting: One of the hack's most contentious issues is some of the odd casting choices, with one of the most infamous being Gilda as Emperor Gestahl. This means that a Totally Radical Monster of the Week is trying to take over Equestria, while Discord, a Mad God, is subservient to her for unexplained reasons.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Queen Chrysalis is in the hack as an Optional Boss, when she would have been a great choice to fill the role of Emperor Gestahl instead of Gilda.
• Unintentional Period Piece: The many references to fandom memes and quoting of the show have not aged well, particularly since those memes themselves didn't really last. Scootaloo as a chicken, Luna perpetually using the Royal Canterlot Voice (as well as her Season 1 design), and the absence of any elements of the canon from beyond Season 2, make it obvious to a casual fan that this hack was made in the early days of the show.