The thing about TBC systems is that there really can't be all that much deviation in gameplay by their nature. Final Fantasy...ten or eleven, I think, did something new by having what was essentially TBS being coupled with free movement. I don't know how that went over myself, but something of it's ilk may be good in this case, since the ponies would probably move around quite a bit in any fight they'd be in. The bar that fills up before a character is allowed to attack in Final Fantasy games could be called focus, or readiness or something like that, and be tied to how much the player moves around in the battle, and I suppose when the player chooses an attack it's done automatically?

The whole 'single item that alters stats' is actually a good idea, and I think that if the item was their element of harmony, the game could have something resembling a moral choice system, wherein as the player makes choices closer to the ponies respective element (ie. the player needs to split into two teams - One team needs to go and find help, while another team needs to stay behind with a wounded rarity, which could be potentially dangerous. the 'right' choice is having Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy on the 'stay' team.) gets the player more points for their element, resulting in better stats.

Hehe...◊

Eh?

Is that some kind of hipster?

Come on. The obvious fit would be to make the MLP:FIM game EarthBound-esque. "The Stare" can be the Ultimate Attack equivalent of PK Starstorm, Twilight can be the Ness character, it just seems to fit naturally.

I don't think Sandy is a hipster. I'll have to ask her, granted she doesn't eat me first.

Those teeth, man. Damn.

Hay, she has to have some way to bite through and bone and flesh.

edited 10th May '11 7:58:28 AM by SandJosieph

Also, I find it funny how Pinkie became an In-Universe bad singer over the course of the season, because "Giggle at the Ghosties" was actually a good song.

Knowing that makes it even worse. Also, awesome unleaded right here.

I have very low standards for awesome, appearently.

edited 10th May '11 8:01:53 AM by Bindlestick

@Enlong: hipssssster, specifically.

edited 10th May '11 8:05:40 AM by Adannor

Did Pinkie become a bad singer? I didn't notice any particular badness in her singing in the last episode, though the song itself didn't exactly ooze potential. The audience simply didn't dig the cut of her jib.

Remember "Over A Barrel" and how Pinkie managed to instigate a war with her song, which was declared by both sides to be the worst performance they had ever seen?

edited 10th May '11 8:27:34 AM by Servbot

That was an exception, though!

And I think that was more about the lyrical content than anything.

edited 10th May '11 8:36:26 AM by Fawriel

Even though it was a bit arbitrary.

I don't think she's a badsinger in-universe eather. In "over a barrel" was mostly due to the lyrical content and in the last episode, I just thoguht the noble ponies were too much of snobs to appriciate her singing

The way I interpreted it was the style of singing, seeing as how it wasn't classical, they might've thought it was more of a "Commoner Pony song"

It's a Jimmy Hoof version of "The Hokey Pokey" being sung at a formal galla. Go to a black-tie party, jump up on stage and sing "The Hokey Pokey" sometime, see what kind of looks you get. One of the ponies even tells her "It's not that kind of party." Honestly I'm surprised no-one has taken that line and followed it up with a whip-cut to a rave or a disco saying "It's THIS kind of party!"

As to her "Over a Barrel" performance, I guess her audience just wasn't in the mood. Really, if you listened to a crazy pink pony belt out a tune about being nice would you change your entire belief system on the spot?

edited 10th May '11 10:44:08 AM by WillKeaton

Actually, it was "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow."

Odd with the songs in this episode - three of them, all taken from other songs...

edited 10th May '11 9:48:29 AM by Pannic

@kegisak Did someone say MLP:Fi M and FF? Oh and for the record, I believe FF 11 (MMO) and FF 12 both fit the description of what you're thinking of.

To go on a slight tangent, I've been a lurker here for a bit, meaning to get into the discussion at some point, but this mention struck me as such an amazing coincidence that made me feel compelled to jump in.

Anyway, back on topic, long story short, I was really tired yesterday and managed to end up listening to MLP:Fi M and FF 13 music back to back, which made me think "what if..." Unfortunately, I currently don't have access to the resulting picture, but if people are willing to put up with an amateur editing job (I used Paint and got carried away because it was just too much fun), I can provide a link later tonight.

x4 I'm inclined to agree with Pinkie not being a bad singer. To be honest, the wording sounded like something on the same level of terrible as what Scoots had in her first draft in Show Stoppers. The Pony Pokey was also wildly out of place for what type of party the gala was (as pointed out by one of the attendees), so I can understand the reaction there.

EDIT: Second sentence of my fourth section was more ambiguous than I initially thought, so I fixed the wording.

edited 10th May '11 11:07:33 AM by KuroiTsubasaTenshi

I just rewatched Show Stoppers. For 2 days I rewatch 18 episodes what I watch during week what make me Brony. Tomorow I try re watch rest.

Finally. Internet is back, watched the finale, read the thread...

It's been a darn good run. Awesome.

i may be off the subject here, but is Lauren considering doing feature length animated features? There is a rumor flying that she's trying to get something off the ground.

I think I'll go work on a plot synopsis and brainstorm some gameplay ideas for this My Little Pony "The RPG" thing we've got going.

I like the idea of levelling the Elements of Harmony. Another one is that I'd allow them to be switched around, and you get different stats or even techniques depending on who has which one (I'm trying to imagine Applejack equipped with Laughter... drawing a blank, unless we can somehow make catapulting Rainbow Dash a power).

I'm going to work on a plot outline right now. When I've got one drawn up should I just post it in this thread or what?

... Also, you know you've been watching too much Pony when you pray to Rainbow Dash to make it rain.

I just re-watched the Pony Pokey song, and realized that during Fluttershy-s scene, at 16:26, you can totally see the buzzards (that can really buzz).

Nice continuity nod.