Review Detail of XenonNoble in The Average DC Experience (COMPLETED)
Review detail
So! Here's my review on what I think is a DC fanfic with a ton of potential and has my mind wanting more to read. Writing Quality: So, quality wise it's good. Only reason I'm giving 3 stars is because of the errors here and there scattered about that break my immersion at times. Also, because as far as I'm aware, the author is English speaking. Even if it is auto correct, I still give 3 stars for not going back to edit the obvious ones. Stability of Updates: This is a new fanfic so not really much to review on, but so far so good. Story Development: It's good. Not original at first, but then again nothing is in fanfics, but has it's own charm and is still in it's developing stages at the moment. There is no clear goal for the MC and I like that. Not saying the author doesn't know what he's doing, but that the story is naturally developing in a way that has me thinking of multiple possibilities that I don't know the end goal. Character Design: I like the MC. I've seen comments hating on him for being a "beta MC" but that's just them reading too many OP fanfics and Wuxia face slapping BS. The MC is no pushover, but he isn't an idiot either. He's a regular guy, in a f****ed up world and is suffering from a disconnection from reality and fiction in a realistic fashion that isn't presented as being a wimpy kid but isn't treated as a nonchalant passing of rushed character development that he gets over quickly and pursues strength. He's a guuy genuinely searching for some meaning in his existence and following the most convenient path for himself until he finds it. World Background: Not much going on, but that's because it's still new. For now, it's enough, but can probably be more descriptive in terms of his (MC) current setting in scenes. Right now, it's more like a description at the start and end of scenes with some breaks in the middle that describe a scene change before going back into dialogue. But still a 5 because the details mentioned in passing are enough for the imagination. Overall: Ton of potential with a unique MC and thought process that I can see him easily become insane or "real" in the eyes of the residents of DC. It's rare seeing this type of personality and thought process being explored in a way that doesn't make it feel like I'm reading a dictionary or scientific report. This feels like a nice, simple fanfic with some spice and not like the other existential crisis MC's in stories that take one chapter to write about nothing but filler, or some that are rushed so much that there is now flow. Short Version: I like it.
The Average DC Experience (COMPLETED)
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It’s honestly funny how you seem to take this hole thing about the protagonist personally and just get triggered at every thing lol.
MonkeResurrection:Is a regular guy gonna have existential crisis over everything every single time?
Well, probably not normally, but if an event or chain of events are traumatic enough, I can easily see someone slipping into a special state where they basically break down from everything. Essentially, the first event or first few events are so bad that they need a lot of time to get over it and the issue weighs heavily on their mind. From there, future events, no matter how small, aren't registered as individual events and act more like fuel to the fire. This would make every little thing be escalated in severity since it's being associated with the original issue.
MonkeResurrection:Is a regular guy gonna have existential crisis over everything every single time?
MonkeResurrection:Is a regular guy gonna have existential crisis over everything every single time?
Honestly im gone with one breakdown or emotional/mental chapter. But the breakdown happening so often as its implied here just makes the story repetitive and boring to me. In the end thats not the kind of storyni wish to read.
ssanstuff:Well, probably not normally, but if an event or chain of events are traumatic enough, I can easily see someone slipping into a special state where they basically break down from everything. Essentially, the first event or first few events are so bad that they need a lot of time to get over it and the issue weighs heavily on their mind. From there, future events, no matter how small, aren't registered as individual events and act more like fuel to the fire. This would make every little thing be escalated in severity since it's being associated with the original issue.
yenool_senut:Yeah never enjoy reading about break downs they just make me want to skip a chapter or two
Fair enough. It does get better in this regard, but I did also end up dropping it at around chapter 80. The story is better than a lot of the stuff that shows up here, but it isnt one of the rare gems for me. I think the issue for me was the plot progression. The MC does progressively gain strength/expierence/knowledge (and in different ways), but the story itself started to feel hollow. It felt like the story as a whole didn't have a direction/goal, and about anything can be used as a plot point for an arc or MC's training. This lead to this weird scenario (at least for me) where nothing matters/is happening as a whole, but at the same time, critical events where anything can happen show up for the arcs. Like I said though, this story is better than most. You just need to have the patience for the earlier chapters. The description I gave about what I didn't like was kinda vague and hard to describe, so it's likely this "feeling" only applies to me and the reasoning is invalid.
Crimson_King:Honestly im gone with one breakdown or emotional/mental chapter. But the breakdown happening so often as its implied here just makes the story repetitive and boring to me. In the end thats not the kind of storyni wish to read.
If you are still reading this fanfic, then I know that you know how strong he is but if you are not then I'll tell that he is a superhuman and other and has a system that is not given much care in the later chapters so he is not weak by any sense but he is not as strong as superman or something.
Crimson_King:So weak?
Whats the point of a system if the Author will just ignore it? Might as well not even have one to begin with. Personally i have not read this because all the emotional breakdowns implied in the comments turned me away. Personally its not the story i want to read, the MC just being a batman with no money also doesnt sound interesting.
GodOfBlue:If you are still reading this fanfic, then I know that you know how strong he is but if you are not then I'll tell that he is a superhuman and other and has a system that is not given much care in the later chapters so he is not weak by any sense but he is not as strong as superman or something.
He just gets stronger with the system and around the 70th chapter, he will leave it cause this is not a system fanfic.
Crimson_King:Whats the point of a system if the Author will just ignore it? Might as well not even have one to begin with. Personally i have not read this because all the emotional breakdowns implied in the comments turned me away. Personally its not the story i want to read, the MC just being a batman with no money also doesnt sound interesting.
GodOfBlue:He just gets stronger with the system and around the 70th chapter, he will leave it cause this is not a system fanfic.