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Most controversial? I'll take it!
Thanks to >>Rao, >>Bachiavellian, >>R5h, >>Haze for weighing in. The major repeating complaint for this one seems to be perceived OOC Celestia, and I will fully admit that my practically-unconscious-at-this-point headcanon for Oldest Princess may be getting in the way of peoples' enjoyment. This should probably be analyzed.
On the other hand, I will also fully admit that this is a story about my own wedding, not the actual Royal Wedding in canon, so discrepancies will exist.
It is always interesting to me what level of authorial distortion is judged acceptable for each individual character. You can write Twilight Velvet any way you like, even though she has a canon personality now, and no one bats an eye; but start presenting alternate versions of Fluttershy and you can almost hear the doors slamming shut. Perhaps it's just the fact that main characters have that much more screentime so you've got more time to develop hard opinions? I've been thinking it over quite a bit lately.
Thanks to >>Rao, >>Bachiavellian, >>R5h, >>Haze for weighing in. The major repeating complaint for this one seems to be perceived OOC Celestia, and I will fully admit that my practically-unconscious-at-this-point headcanon for Oldest Princess may be getting in the way of peoples' enjoyment. This should probably be analyzed.
On the other hand, I will also fully admit that this is a story about my own wedding, not the actual Royal Wedding in canon, so discrepancies will exist.
It is always interesting to me what level of authorial distortion is judged acceptable for each individual character. You can write Twilight Velvet any way you like, even though she has a canon personality now, and no one bats an eye; but start presenting alternate versions of Fluttershy and you can almost hear the doors slamming shut. Perhaps it's just the fact that main characters have that much more screentime so you've got more time to develop hard opinions? I've been thinking it over quite a bit lately.
Honestly this whole damn thing could have been fixed by my out and out saying "Yes, we have to move everything back to the side of the portal it came from" which would have been done with a half hour more to work. I'm not saying it would have beaten other quite good entries but at least it wouldn't have been fundamentally flawed in omitting the answer to the question everyone rightfully has. Victim of the clock on this one. Thanks for the replies, folks.
>>Haze
I recognized the characterbecause I obsessively watch any episode with good Cadance content over and over and but nothing immediately sprung to mind upon seeing it. Thorax canonically achieves actualization and acceptance pretty quickly, so I couldn't quite get a grip on why he would pine for this form; and the period that he wore the form was so short that I couldn't think of an in-episode moment to slot in between scenes. Still, nice use of an underused character moment, artist!
Man, can we do a TFH round? That would be great.
I recognized the character
Man, can we do a TFH round? That would be great.
Top of my slate, no complaints. You took the silly laugh-out-loud picture (which was also near the top of my slate) and made a real and interesting story out of it. Nicely done.
>>Ion-Sturm
Okay, I misinterpreted what you meant when you said I had gotten it wrong. Sorry!
>>Cold in Gardez
Yeah, I guess that's what you get when you let me out of the Ponyverse?
Okay, I misinterpreted what you meant when you said I had gotten it wrong. Sorry!
>>Cold in Gardez
Yeah, I guess that's what you get when you let me out of the Ponyverse?
Congrats! I liked this one a lot and only its lack of solid narrative--difficult in the time frame permitted--kept it from my personal #1.
Thanks to everyone who replied! >>Ion-Sturm, I wasn't going for "wendigo," I was going for "werewolf barely keeping himself in check." That's not your bad, that's my bad for not making it clear or disambiguating well enough.
Glad those of you who liked it liked it! I think correcting for the "wendigo" problem with a little more explanatory lead up might have fixed the "out of nowhere" factor that >>Monokeras and >>Haze noted.
Thanks for reading and congrats to the winners!
Glad those of you who liked it liked it! I think correcting for the "wendigo" problem with a little more explanatory lead up might have fixed the "out of nowhere" factor that >>Monokeras and >>Haze noted.
Thanks for reading and congrats to the winners!
>>aconcernedparent
Okay, um, I thought it was a potentially good idea, If I didn't think it was good, I would have just ranked it low and stayed mum, I didn't want a low ranking to go without comment, and I didn't want the author--presumably you?--to think that the low rating was because I disapproved of the story inherently, just that it is was outside the rules as I read them.
I didn't call it gore porn. I was trying to say something nicer than a straight low ranking would have conveyed. Does that make sense? I do hope so. I never intended to evoke hostility.
Also, at least one story you're quoting got a low score from me for exactly the same reasons, so you might want to reconsider the blanket accusations of hypocrisy. I only spoke up here to try and give you support.
Okay, um, I thought it was a potentially good idea, If I didn't think it was good, I would have just ranked it low and stayed mum, I didn't want a low ranking to go without comment, and I didn't want the author--presumably you?--to think that the low rating was because I disapproved of the story inherently, just that it is was outside the rules as I read them.
I didn't call it gore porn. I was trying to say something nicer than a straight low ranking would have conveyed. Does that make sense? I do hope so. I never intended to evoke hostility.
Also, at least one story you're quoting got a low score from me for exactly the same reasons, so you might want to reconsider the blanket accusations of hypocrisy. I only spoke up here to try and give you support.
Potentially interesting and ballsy work that unfortunately drops to last on my slate due to the grotesque content at a level I feel is outside the rules for this round. Yes, I know it may be metaphorical, but IMO the point still stands and I had to judge accordingly.
Wow, okay, that was unexpected. I mean, really, really unexpected. I know I have this self-effacing thing going on, but the sheer quality and polish of some of the other entries should have blown this piece out of the water. "Planning Ahead" and "Mistmane and the Torii of Time" were easily my faves, and "A Timey Nightmare" and "Lesson One" were also strong entries. And "Better Left Unfinished" was sweet, sad, and also near the top of my slate.
I'm not in any way saying anyone's opinion is flawed. I'm tremendously flattered.
Some of the rough spots can be touched up, but the core bitterness that >>Posh and >>Xepher absolutely correctly notice is so inherent to the story concept that I'd call it unfixable. I guess I'm not sure what to do with this thing now, but that's a problem for another time, I guess. Thank you to everyone for reading and writing!
I'm not in any way saying anyone's opinion is flawed. I'm tremendously flattered.
Some of the rough spots can be touched up, but the core bitterness that >>Posh and >>Xepher absolutely correctly notice is so inherent to the story concept that I'd call it unfixable. I guess I'm not sure what to do with this thing now, but that's a problem for another time, I guess. Thank you to everyone for reading and writing!
>>Trick_Question
Yeah, what the heck? Is this like the ending to A Chorus Line or something all of a sudden? Those were the top two on my personal slate.
Yeah, what the heck? Is this like the ending to A Chorus Line or something all of a sudden? Those were the top two on my personal slate.
Paging WIP