Review Tag

[K_S]

And done, reviewed chapter three to unglue the tag.

Your review spiteful!

I'm greedy and want attenion.

I've got two options

Transversal headcanons

Or

Couch's gift fic, a new path drabble

 

[Spiteful Murkrow]

Done with a review of the first two oneshots from Transversal Headcanons.

And from my end, I'd like a review of at least 5,000 words of story content from any one of the following fics:

• Dragonspiral's Children
• Context Switch
• Like a Dragon
• Village Pokémon
• Just West of Paradise

All five of them qualify for the Week 4 Bonus, so feel free to pick your poison and have fun with things. ^^

 

[Nekodatta]

Reviewed the first three chapters of Context Switch! It was a lot of fun.

I have just the two fics on here, and they are both about the same characters (kinda...) so I don't have that much choice for people I'm afraid ^^'
Hope you like time travel stories and characters making bad decisions.

Timeslip

The Imitation Game

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

Reviewed the first few chapters and will be coming back soon!

and adjacent to those characters I have a fic about Arven and AI Turo
The Future Between Us

If anyone wants to be sold on this, it won Best Fanfic at Kumoricon last year.

 

[K_S]

So i contacted blackjack and got permission to pic a different fic from thier collection since i read tjis one cover to cover and no one else was nibbling....

So heres the review. Story link

Now in honor of the blitz i'm picking five options so someone can pick a fic any fic...

(I'm hoping by widening the option pool we'll gwt more traffic tbh, i did draw from things i've read reviewed to be fair)

So lets get the ball rolling!

1. Black swan white swan, a trainer fic verse that focuses on an au region, au Team, and is dark enough and politically/socially rich enough to wash out any leftover holiday glarg in your life. Stellar writing and characters carry this tale forward. Its rated M however and for fair reason.

2. No audio. A slice of life fic recorded from the recording device of a gas station camera... all mundane and dryly droll... until it isnt. Lets just say SPOILER has odd pasttimes between disasters and let it go at that. Interesting characters. A chill who-dun-it once you start playing the guessing game inside. All of the above wwrapped up in customer service schenanigans that anyone who has worked retail is going to GET bone deep once they start panning out.

3. Foolish oddish. A story between an adventerous zubat, an oddish, and a lot of little stories said zubat weaves to keep them together in a world thats part funhouse mirror part eldritch gods dream. (Candidly i renamed that oddish survivalist stan and his short attention span in my review notes) one wants out of the mystery dungeon, the other is just following a story, never noticing the story hes making along the way.

4. Mystery dungeon keeper of hope. Shameless found this little gem and have been emjoying it quite a bit despite my normal neutrality to pmd tales. Its got nice writing, interesting premiss, fun characters, and enough social strife even by chapter three that i'm hooked. Also the abra's reaction to waking up in the mon world is probably one of the best i've seen in a while.

5. Between the mountians and the sea
Another odd duck for my trainerverse fond self. This is a pretty adult feeling mon verse simply by the result of the cast feeling destinctly grizzled and adult. Theres no bright eyed, pichu, legend wreckers here but a gathering of mid to late evolutions who have lived, and it shows. Our human transport has been swimdled, hoodwinked, and i'm half a mind to suspect that dungeoneering guild might be a thieves guild. They leave that type of impresson.

 

[matt0044]

Pokémon - Pokemon Heroes: The Black & White Chapter One (All Ages)

Pokemon and Trainer alike start their story off on a rough patch. Things can only go up from here... hopefully. Chapter 1: The Start of Something Big Despite his best efforts, Oshawott felt pins and needles all over when he stepped forward from Professor Aurea Juniper and onto the...

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A preview:

Despite his best efforts, Oshawott felt pins and needles all over when he stepped forward from Professor Aurea Juniper and onto the battlefield. It was the end of a busy Saturday afternoon for the Juniper Research Laboratory when time was found for a last minute match to go over a few basics. Ever since the Sea Otter Pokemon learned a rookie Trainer had selected him as their starter Pokemon, anxious didn't begin to describe his state of mind. Oshawott's body trembled in a deadly emotional cocktail of anticipation and fear. The sight of Snivy didn't help.

On the other side, a sharp-eyed Snivy stepped up on the other side of the indoor battlefield while taking in the sunlight through the clear roof above. She folded her eyes and shot a haughty look of disapproval towards Oshawott. She scoffed when she saw the cringe-worthy stern expression he was putting on. [Who do you believe your trying to con, Water Boy?] the Grass Snake Pokemon asked rhetorically, loathing such a display of posturing. She felt it her duty to remind him of his place.

[Slice her to ribbon, buddy!] Tepig oinked for his best friend from the sidelines, hopping about with energy to spare. His snout exhales steam like a engine bursting a safety value or two. He put on a determined expression like Oshawott's but could see that his friend's confident front was wavering and felt guilty for it. Even if he kept Snivy from hurting physically, her sharp tongue dealt enough damage with her insults alone.

Summary: “Fourteen-year-old Hilda, a girl with the gift to talk to Pokemon, becomes a Trainer and receives her starter Pokemon, an anxiety ridden Oshawott. Both hope to be worthy of each other's partnership and soon learn that battling is only half of their troubles. Can they face their inner demons before darker forces close in on them? Furthermore... who's this boy who shares Hilda's gift?”

This is an adaptation of Pokemon Black & White that I’ve been outlining for... years. It’s something that is based on Pokemon but also pulls inspiration from other media that have stuck with me be it Anime, cartoon or even live action.

While I have a clear vision for the story and how it’ll end, I hope to surprise even myself as I develop my characters. Many of them reflect parts of my life and struggles over the years while making them my own. It’s not just about Pokemon but what it means to have friend and a family you build on your own.

Broadly, it’s the same as the game but with Hilda being an actual character along with her Pokemon, you can expect expansions to the story if not major deviations. It will follow multiple volumes or “Chapters” as I call them with one story arc in each of them. This way I can take breaks between each larger installment.

In any case, dive right in.

 

[kintsugi]

@matt0044 Hi, thanks for stopping in! This thread's first post describes the game rules in more detail:

The way it works is simple:

1. The last person who's posted in the thread is currently "it." Their post should include a link or links to stories they'd like reviewed.

2. Choose one of the requested, read it, and leave a comment.

3. Post in this thread with a link to your comment and a link to one or more stories you'd like feedback on. Now you're it, and it's your turn to receive a comment!

So for your story to be next in line, you must first review one of the stories K_S posted:

1. Black swan white swan
2. No audio
3. Foolish oddish.
4. Mystery dungeon keeper of hope.
5. Between the mountians and the sea

If you've reviewed one of those fics after K_S's request (12/27/2024), please post a link to that review alongside your request. Otherwise, you'll need to review one of the stories currently "it" first. The first post in the thread also provides some useful information if you're looking for suggestions on review content. K_S's post also provides summaries on the stories up for review if you'd like more information about them before selecting one.

Once you write your review for one of the five stories above, please post a link here to your review, and then your story is eligible for someone else to review. Otherwise, the stories re-linked in this post are still up for the current round.

(edit--corrected an instance of "the stories" to "one of the stories" for clarity)

 

[matt0044]

Does it need to be the whole fic or one chapter?

 

[kintsugi]

Does it need to be the whole fic or one chapter?

Let me know if the links aren't showing up for you--the first post in this thread also answers your question!

Requesting Guidelines​

You may request feedback on any story posted here on Thousand Roads, and your story may be of any length. However, for chaptered works, please know that people are only obligated to comment on one of your chapters.

So you only need to review one chapter from one of the stories currently up for tag. Please refer to the reviewing guidelines in the main post if you're curious what qualifies an acceptable review for this game as well.
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Reposting the current "it" stories for the current round to keep the thread uncluttered.

1. Black swan white swan
2. No audio
3. Foolish oddish.
4. Mystery dungeon keeper of hope.
5. Between the mountians and the sea

 

[matt0044]

I reviewed @neirdae ‘s fanfic’s prologue: https://forums.thousandroads.net/threads/pokemon-mystery-dungeon-keepers-of-hope.835/#post-73869

I apologize if it might be a touch negative but it’s what I feel about it as an opening chapter.

In exchange, you can go open season on my Journey Fic: https://forums.thousandroads.net/th...k-white-chapter-one-all-ages.1840/#post-73685