I learned about this fanfic through Tv Tropes while looking through the regular entries for the Fallout series. As an avid fan of fallout and MLP, I decided to give it look. For the next two months I spent every free moment during school hours and at home reading it, finally finishing the epilogue the week school let out. I love this fanfic, but I can see why some people would not.
But first, why I liked the story. It was expansive and very detailed, with interesting characters and settings from both Fallout and MLP. I also liked the darkness of it. Let's face it, the world of Fallout is no picnic: serial rapists, murderers, junkies, slavers, mercenaries, and warlords are common throughout, along with constant despair and desolation. Although this is sometimes left in the background during the video games, this fanfic brought it all to the center stage. While some say this makes it far too dark, I found this depiction to be more realistic. I also liked Littlepip, despite her flatness at times. Sometimes this flatness was a benefit, as I could imagine myself and my decisions in the story. Finally, I did like the flashbacks to the pre-war times. In the Fallout universe, I am the guy who will find every holotape and note and explore every building, as I love the backstory of the world.
Now, the complaints. The ending felt rushed to me, and while it was a good ending that tied up many plot lines and gave a nice finality to Littlepip's narrative, it was too short compared to the long game the narrative was playing in Acts I and II. Also, it might have been better if the story was broken up into episodes or books. The thing is LONG, and because of the many settings, characters, etc. it does not always have an overreaching arc or theme. I think that if it was broken up the story would have much clearer defined concepts.
Overall, I would read this all again. I sometimes even come back to it and read a chapter or two. Although the author is no professional and the story is not perfect, it is one that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Great Story, if Flawed
I learned about this fanfic through Tv Tropes while looking through the regular entries for the Fallout series. As an avid fan of fallout and MLP, I decided to give it look. For the next two months I spent every free moment during school hours and at home reading it, finally finishing the epilogue the week school let out. I love this fanfic, but I can see why some people would not.
But first, why I liked the story. It was expansive and very detailed, with interesting characters and settings from both Fallout and MLP. I also liked the darkness of it. Let's face it, the world of Fallout is no picnic: serial rapists, murderers, junkies, slavers, mercenaries, and warlords are common throughout, along with constant despair and desolation. Although this is sometimes left in the background during the video games, this fanfic brought it all to the center stage. While some say this makes it far too dark, I found this depiction to be more realistic. I also liked Littlepip, despite her flatness at times. Sometimes this flatness was a benefit, as I could imagine myself and my decisions in the story. Finally, I did like the flashbacks to the pre-war times. In the Fallout universe, I am the guy who will find every holotape and note and explore every building, as I love the backstory of the world.
Now, the complaints. The ending felt rushed to me, and while it was a good ending that tied up many plot lines and gave a nice finality to Littlepip's narrative, it was too short compared to the long game the narrative was playing in Acts I and II. Also, it might have been better if the story was broken up into episodes or books. The thing is LONG, and because of the many settings, characters, etc. it does not always have an overreaching arc or theme. I think that if it was broken up the story would have much clearer defined concepts.
Overall, I would read this all again. I sometimes even come back to it and read a chapter or two. Although the author is no professional and the story is not perfect, it is one that I thoroughly enjoyed.