I like "Will" the best so far.
Just to be clear here, no matter where the story goes, its still going to be a
Friendship is Magic story at heart. I love these ponies as much as you do and wouldn't like to see them upstaged by people from older canons (which remember I'm only interested in by proxy of being into
this series), or by original characters.
Actually, I've come to consider that I could do a far more simplistic and streamlined version of this plot. To wit: Celestia (or Luna) happens to tell Twilight that the Mother Pony can be seen from the top of the Tallest Mountain, which is clear on the other side of the Everfree Forest, so the mane cast crosses the forest, goes through Boggy Bottom Swamp (I always assumed that was in Everfree), come out and climb the mountain, and at the top they see the Horsehead Nebula and realize its the Mother Pony, boss fight, game is won.
...Hmmm. Actually, that's not at all bad. It would be a really short game, but those often work well in the freeware circles...
... And then I could do the rest in the sequel! Mwahahahahhaha!
EDIT: ... On second thought, no. You can't start the story with Celestia getting sick and failing at her job, and end the game with the mane cast having to win a favor from a freaking nebula, and have the adventure itself be nothing but a hiking trip. That alone demands something a little more epic, at least.
So, back to brainstorming ideas.
edited 10th May '11 11:26:13 PM by MoeDantes