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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Pony Thought of the Day: Pony Games
I'll be doing another Fanworks Month in about six months, and it occurs to me that one area I don't cover at all this month is games. Mostly because I don't know anything about them--are there any good, finished pony video games? Card games? Tabletop games? I am in a position of vast ignorance here, so I turn to you: any recommendations?
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Everything games related on EqD.
ReplyDeleteI've only played a few of all that stuff there, but the Pony Platforming Project is, IMO, the most pony one there is. (Totally opinionated here!) :D
Thanks for the recommendation! Definitely going to check that out in the next couple of months.
DeleteStory of the Blanks is very good for a quick horror game. It manages to retain a lot of the show's feel despite its very short length and dark elements. (Briefly, Apple Bloom gets lost in the Everfree and winds up in a Town With A Dark Secret). It was extremely popular during the S1-S2 break.
ReplyDeleteThe Luna games are mostly just jump scares and screamers. I wouldn't recommend those.
That's about all I know of the MLP gaming community... I'm more on the fanfic side.
I actually played Story of the Blanks. It was... okay, I guess?
DeletePony Tales Tabletop Adventures
ReplyDeleteLurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com has a section in the header for analysis of the Mane 6 in D&D terms with regards to class and an adaptation of Unknown Armies that works very well. Both are worth a look. In the comments on several pages are creators of other adaptations, but her's is the best I've read through.
ReplyDeleteI recall seeing a demo of an investigation game lightly based on Phoenix Wright with navigable environments and a partnering system that look'd a healthy way into the dev process. Don't remember a name though.
On the subject of Phoenix Wright, there's also a pony-crossover/redux of the first game that's fully voiced floating around on youtube.
As a project, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: The Gathering technically exists but never really got anywhere useful. Most of the cards are poorly balanced with little consistency and obvious favouritism. Funny name though.
I remember seeing that Ace Attorney Investigations demo! I wonder if anything came of it.
DeleteOn the Phoenix Wright video thing, are you talking about Turnabout Storm? Because I'm planning on it for after I finish second season.
Man, I really wish My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: The Gathering were complete and well-balanced. That'd be almost enough to get me to start playing Magic again.
Half a dozen games are mentioned, linked and reviewed in the comments section of Friendship is Dragons -- heck, the entire cast is based on Erin Palette's thoughts on how the characters mapped to DnD.
ReplyDeleteHmm... the only one I recall ever being mentioned was Tabletop Adventures and Erin Palette's thing. I'll go back in and look for more, though.
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