My Little Pony General

[Deleted member]

you guys are making a pony game?
what genre etc.?

 

[ss118]

omg MLP game?

do want!

 

[Grim Tuesday]

I think the game would benefit more from a fluid flash-style to suit the show, rather than sprites... Though that would require more effort...

 

[Zajice]

There's currently a game in the works using sprites. Though I don't know what they plan to do with it. All you can do right now is run around and buck trees.

you guys are making a pony game?
what genre etc.?

Fighting of course!

What's better than ponies punching each other with friendship?


I'd be interested in platformers and stuff too though.

 

[Deleted member]

you can do fluid sprite motions (blazblue) but it would be more work either way.

edit: if it's a fighting game you could start off with mugen

 

[Grim Tuesday]

Like I said earlier, I can offer to code... but not much else...

Is there anypony here who can do graphics?

 

[Zajice]

I can draw, but I've never animated anything.

you can do fluid sprite motions (blazblue) but it would be more work either way.

edit: if it's a fighting game you could start off with mugen

Leaf and I were talking about Mugen too. That's probably the best place to start.

 

[Z'zgashi]

Im working to improve my graphic skills, so if I get to a level where it looks good ill help :D

 

[Sinister Slush]

I'm only talented in the Pixel department sadly. I feel disappoint, Sorry Everypony...
Though I am aiming for a Game Designing College sooner or later.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

If it was Mugen, I wouldn't be able to help out at all aside from concept.

 

[Zajice]

I guess if I did frame by frame for everything, I could make the characters. It'd be more effective if I learned how to use flash though and use tweens and such instead of frame by frame.

I've always wanted to be in charge of making the characters for a fighting game though. So that could be fun~ Even if it is tedious.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

So... what kind of style are we going for? Traditional fighter like Street Fighter, smash-esque, modern fighter like Blaz Blue...?

 

[Zajice]

Modern 2d fighter imo. Something Blazblue-y/MvC3-y.

Which brings the question. Tag team of 3 or single character?

 

[ss118]

What's the difference between a "traditional" fighter and a "modern" fighter?

Edit: Single character, by far. MvC can only attempt it because of the huge character select.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

Traditional fighters are often slower and more restrictive in movement. Modern fighters are more aerial based, I find, and often more technical.

Tag team would emphasise the "friendship".

 

[Z'zgashi]

Id say single for now as its more simple. We can always change it later if we like 3 more though.

 

[Deleted member]

single and reasonably fast/aerial paced (*cough* rainbowdash) I say. I mean you could drag in a lot of side characters like granny smith but otherwise you could do double teams at best (TVC)

 

[Grim Tuesday]

We might run into an issue of diversity when it comes to the pony's abilities.

 

[Z'zgashi]

I dont see a big problem with diversity as of now. Really, the only plain characters are the under developed side characters who we'll probably get more of later anyway, and Fluttershy. I guess Fluttershy could summon her animal friends or something haha.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

She could turn into Flutterguy and stun the opponent with her smoooooth voice.

 

[ss118]

I think 1v1 or tag teams are fine, but 3 seems a bit much no matter how you look at it.

 

[Z'zgashi]

I agree, 1v1 or tag teams. And I know how to use flash, I've just never made a game with it before, just short animations...

 

[ss118]

I can get working on general ideas for movesets. I always wanted to be a game designer. =3

Also hey everyone. Haven't introduced myself. One of my friends showed me this series before I went to a smash tournament and I've been hooked. =3

 

[Grim Tuesday]

Hi, ss118

 

[Ephyon]

2on2 with assist system, a la MvC1.
that would solve the "add minor characters" issue.
like big mac could trample people with a cart, dr whooves could slow the opponent for a couple secs if it hits, ursa minor with a claw swipe, dj pony with a area-of effect soundwave, zakura with a "direction-inverting-eye ray" (she's an evil enchantress, she will put you into trances~) blah blah blah...
also, I'm practicing 3d modeling here. doubt it would help with a 2d fighter. =| I used to tinker around with game maker as well, though, and I practiced some actionscript a few years ago, but not to the point I'd be able to make fighting games out of it, lol.

 

[Z'zgashi]

Applejack needs to have broken grabs with her lasso, an apple projectile, and that buck that she uses to get the apples out of the trees as a strong hit.

@Ephyon: YES!!! But please let us choose our assist haha

 

[Deleted member]

ursa minor? that'guy better be really slow lol

 

[Z'zgashi]

Cockatrice ftw

 

[Ephyon]

ursa minor? that'guy better be really slow lol

ursa minor in my twisted mind is supposed to be an assist, aka enters battlefield, stays briefly to perform an attack and then leaves, and you can call him only a set number of times.

 

[Z'zgashi]

I understood you, that's what I was thinking. Best thing about those assists is that we can balance them realy easily. Just set the number of uses, more for less devastating and a lower number for powerful ones.

 

[Zajice]

We might run into an issue of diversity when it comes to the pony's abilities.

Take a look at that fake tier list. I made hypothetical moves for everybody.

It wasn't too difficult. There really is a lot of variation between them.

 

[ss118]

Can Nightmare Moon be an unlockable character?

Makes sense. xD

 

[Deleted member]

watched up to ep11 now and I'm starting to really like this series.
music still very lacking though.

 

[Ephyon]

reach ep 14, Suited for Success.
rarity will sing something nice. although I doubt you'll like it if you didn't like Winter Wrap-up.

 

[Deleted member]

winter wrap-up song was okayish, I'm not really a fan of muscials.
like I'm not expecting Hans Zimmer (PotC, Inception, black hawk down, Avatar etc.) level music in here but it's just lacking imo.

 

[Z'zgashi]

Thought of a couple ideas while I was in my car (and when I say this, I dont mean IT WAS MY IDEA!! I mean I have some thoughts about how it would work or something):

Characters:
- Luna/Nightmare Moon: She should be a character, no doubt, mainly due to a very severe lack of evil characters, but should she be Luna or Nightmare Moon? I was thinking Nightmare Moon with Luna as an alternate costume or something.
- Gilda: Should she be a character or assist? She would be a unique character being the only gryphon in the show at this moment, but she isnt really that different from Dash concept wise aside from claws and a beak. She also isnt really that important of a character, but does it matter enough do to her uniqueness?
- Cutie Mark Crusaders (Applebloom/Scootaloo/Sweety Belle): Should these 3 be a tag team or separate? There's been a large hinting from Lauren Faust that she's going to go more in depth on these characters which would bring out a lot more in them. This could easily give them what they need to be full fledged stand alones, but the question is will it? I really cant form an opinion on this one, so in my opinion I'd say save their development for later until we have more information.

Assists:
- The Wonderbolts: The Wonderbolts would be a perfect assist and have a huge variety of options as of what they could do. My thoughts are that the 4 of them could come flying across the stage in a V formation and basically just be a moving wall of hitbox. Obviously, they wouldn't have a lot of damage input, but multihit or single? Flinch or launch?
- Cockatrice: Not sure if this is even worthy of a spot in the game, but what the hell? He could just pop up and give that glare which could temporarlily freeze any grounded opponent for half a second to a full second. Depending on the physics, this could either be ridiculously broken or beyond terrible. If it gave enough time to hit with supers or criticals, it could lead to easy kills or big damage, but if it only affected opponents in a position easy to avoid, it wouldn't be much help.

Stages:
We'd need stages to actually fight on, so here are some areas I thought would be good.
- Twilight's Library
- Cake's Bakery
- Rarity's Boutique
- The Frozen Lake in Winter Wrap Up (Not sure what the name is, but it would be in the background with the fight taking place in the snow in front)
- Everfree Forest
- Fluttershy's Garden (Cottage isn't unique enough and this fits her more imo)
- Celestia's Throne
- Cloudsdale
- The Dragon's Mountain (Never was given an official name)
- Fillydelphia (No idea what it looks like though )

Supers:
- Rainbow Dash: Sonic Rainboom should be her Lv 3 (if that's how it'll work) in my opinion. It could have an initial hitbox of some kind that lauches them, then cut into a short cinematic of her looping back around at her victim, picking up speed, then BAMM!! Rainboom to the face.
- Fluttershy: Better have a counter special. That is all.

Gameplay:
- Friendship: Along with the assist from your Assist Character, we could implement a Friendship Mechanic that allows your teamate to help in some way, wether it be a special only the two characters can pull off while together, a combonation of two specials, or something else entirely, I think it would be epic to add something like this in. It would also give this game that unique flair that separates it from other such games.

That's just some stuff. There was a lot more, but Im still working some of it out in my head.

 

[Croi]

This is not a discussion I anticipated going into this thread.

 

[Z'zgashi]

This is not a discussion I anticipated going into this thread.

You have to agree it would be amazing though.

And so far, as a playable roster, I would say it would look like this:
Twilight Sparkle
Pinkie Pie
Applejack
Rarity
Fluttershy
Rainbow Dash
Derpy Hooves
Princess Celestia
Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon
Cuite Mark Crusaders/(Applebloom/Scootaloo/Sweety Belle)
Trixie (maybe)
Gilda
Spike
Zecora

The last 3 I think could make it as characters as they are more unique between the four of them than any of the other non-main characters

 

[[FBC] Papa Mink]

Bahahahah
this is awesome
:D

I'm watching Suited for Success right now.

Edit: How could you not like Winter Wrap up??
The song is so catchy

Winter wrap up, winter wrap uppppppppppppppppppppp

 

[john!]

gilda is the falco to dash's fox... she can be a "clone" type character.