Heya, kinda late for this, but "late" is always better than "never", so let's just cross out that Rookidee I signed up for:
Name of fic- Journey: Death of Duty
What I Read: Chapter 4
How I Felt:
I mean, there was also a big heaping of
thrown in since we also get a glimpse of the seedy underbelly to the Gym circuit in
Journey's setting, but boy was that battle choreography hype, and the story did a good job of keeping readers on their toes. I had some nitpicks about the "bleeding starfish", but otherwise the story is consistent with its own logic and does a good job at selling a gritty and fast-paced atmosphere. Even if I'm sure that Marcus' Gym Challenge is about to have some serious problems judging by the title of the next chapter.
@Joshthewriter 's work goes a little under the radar here on this site, but if you're looking for a rougher-around-the-edges Pokémon story with some top-notch action sequences, give this one a shot.
Name of fic- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Fogcut Voyage
What I Read: Chapter 3, Part 2
How I Felt:
This one was a bit of an uneven experience for me. Mind you, I
liked the idea behind it, especially how it incorporates Gen 9 elements into its "sea and sail" style setting. And being a simple man with simple pleasures, the transparent
Xenoblade brainrot splashed about here and there and the oceanpunk premise definitely had me doing the Di Caprio meme pose a few times. That said, I felt that the chapter that I read would've been more enjoyable to read with some added polish to it.
I feel that this one's still worth giving a shot, since
@Kiba Makuro has the bones of an interesting setting and story together, and depending on what ticks your boxes as a reader, it could potentially be a pretty fun ride.
Name of fic- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Dual Wills
What I Read: Special Episode 1, Part 1
How I Felt:
I mean, I still had a bit of a wall of critiques as part of the Line-by-Line, but honestly, I likely missed quite a bit since I found myself getting sucked into things.
@Arukona 's setting for
Dual Wills has always been a lot of fun to follow, with a cast that's fairly fleshed out, so having a chance to get to see how they and their environment were before ye olde backstory watershed moment is a real treat and definitely a very educational experience as a follower.
I'll be looking forward to seeing where this Special Episode goes, since just from what I saw of the first part of four, I can already tell that stuff brought up here is going to wind up becoming important much later on in the story, and I'm all there for it.
