User blog:KidVegeta/KidVegeta's reviews

These reviews are just my opinions. I do not claim to be better or worse than anyone else here. Please keep things polite, I'm willing to discuss all my reviews in a civil manner.

RATINGS:

S (highest)

A

B

C

D

E (lowest)

For now, I'm going to start with the featured fan fictions, as well as I few others I have read. But,I will review any and all stories that are requested. I'll list pros and cons right now, because otherwise it would be too long.

DRAGON BALL ST:

Pros:

Serroli

Length of Sagas are just right

True Super Saiyan Saga (the idea of Vegeta exploring Frieza's orgins was, quite simply, brilliant; however I would have liked for that to have been expanded upon)

Characters, are for the most part, consistent with their canon personalities

Overall, the villains are well thought out

Fights are well thought out, and entertaining

Style of writing is above average

Cons:

Lots of inconsistencies

SS5 & SS6 (I would have like these better if they were given better explainations in the story)

Return of Buu

Lack of buildup in story (ie... Uub's death)

Goku beating Vegeta (too predictable)

True Super Saiyan turning out to be Goku and Vegeta (split)

Goku using the spirit bomb... again

Overall rating: A

THE ENERGY RIDER

Pros:

It has an unusual name

Cons:

Incredibly boring, I didn't even finish it

Overall rating: D

GOHAN SON AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

Pros:

Writing is solid

It's short

Cons:

Characters are inconsistent to their canon personalities

The premise is horrible

The actual story isn't any better

Overall rating: D

DRAGON BALL ZZ

Pros:

There's nothing beyond SS3

Z fighters' dialogue seems right

Cons:

Unoriginal Story

Poorly thought out villains

Incredibly repetitive

What happened to androids 21 and 22?

Overall rating: C

DRAGON BALL UNLEASHED

Pros:

It's refreshing subtle

Really reminds of original dragon ball

Cons:

Never explained why 17 was evil (who had turned good)

The concept of teh golden star dragon ball

The story isn't really that developed (only three episodes... so why is it a featured fan fiction?)

Overall rating: B

DRAGON BALL NS

Pros:

The idea of Ascended SS3 (something I myself have considered before, and may use)

Tsufu is a decent enemy

Writing style is good

Entertaining fights

Cons:

Xorcai's Saga shouldn't have a nine year gap within it

Continued god-like powers of Goku; it makes the others look like their unneeded, because ultimately, they were (although I admit DBZ had this problem too)

Tournament Saga is too similar to the one in DBZ

Explanation of Xorcai's survival was outragous

The ungranted wish idea felt lacking

Overall rating: B

DRAGON BALL GT: KING PROTON

Pros:

The artwork isn't all that bad

Cons:

There's no story here... I don't know why it's featured

Overall rating: E

DRAGON BALL XT

Pros:

Android Z was decent

Tournament idea wasn't as bad as I thought it would be

Bardock ('nuff said)

Cons:

I don't like that the already defeated villains were used again

SS5

Character Daniel isn't developed enough

Vegeta is out of character

Overall rating: B

DRAGON BALL VN

Pros:

I never thought I would say this, but Bardock is one of the few who I could see acheiving SS3. I actually like how it turned out.

Solid Story

Solid writing

Cons:

Vegeta getting defeated by Bardock. I'm really getting tired of everyone making Vegeta weaker than he really is.

I don't like that you said Vegeta met Bardock as a child.

Overall rating: A

Closing Thoughts:


 * nearly everybody places their stories X years after GT. I'm not a fan of that.


 * lots of Tournaments. Again, feels unoriginal to me.


 * SS5 and beyond.


 * Lots of stories have Goku vs. Vegeta. I have yet to see a draw, or Vegeta win one of these.


 * Overall, though, the battles are pretty good.


 * I would really like to see some character development. Even in existing characters. I don't really "feel" anything for anybody in these stories.

I will continue to review any other stories requested of me, just leave a comment below. Thanks!