My Little Ponies Throw Down in Fan-Made Fighter

[5t3v0]

No, because it's good. Do not think we are so shallow as to follow something merely because it is popular.

I felt that the show was aimed just at kids, hence the light hearted themes and childish aesthetics so please explain why it is good.

While I'm not a fan of the show, I'll step out on a limb and say... I played LittleBigPlanet. It was lighthearted. It had what I consider to be childish aesthetic. It was pretty damn fun. It was a charming little adventure that appealed into the kid in me. I enjoyed it, and it brought me back to a time where I wasn't killing everything in games, just where I was jumping around a brightly colored environment. The same could quite possibly be said of MLP. Sure, it may be childish-looking, but just cause a viewer is grown up doesn't mean that they don't enjoy something that talks about friendship. If friendship's just for kids, then I wanna be a kid again. Plus, despite my relationship with the show (I'm not a fan, like I said), it's at least well animated and sensibly presented. It's not like... I dunno... Telletubbies or something. MLP might be aimed at children, but that doesn't mean that adults can't appreciate it for the themes it plays with and the presentation. I'm not sure if this helped answer your question in any way.

Wow, Respect man. First non-brony I have seen in a while that has a clear head over the whole thing.

 

[Treaos Serrare]

If this keeps up i just know Hasbro will make another Crossover series of toys with MLP Transformers, granted that would be fucking awesome

 

[MrPeanut]

but have now grown out of it and I am onto better tv shows.

Considering you mention Game of Thrones, I find this hard to believe.

 

[Jimbo1212]

Considering you mention Game of Thrones, I find this hard to believe.

Because a show with numerous warring factions, intrigue, plotting, murder, and paedophilia is for children. Sure....

 

[ManaAdvent]

I'm excited for this. Though if there is ever a 3D version or 3D sequel, it should incorporate 2vs2 or 3vs3 tag team match ups and have tag team specials like one shown here.
Though it'll probably take one hell of a long time to get something like that accomplished and in need of a bigger budget obviously, but it would be cool if it were to happen IMO.
Bonus vid for the heck of it.
Definitely could see Octavia play similar to the violinist. Also, in the second vid at 1:08, I could see Rarity do something similar as a special.

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

You know...the idea of Hasbro vs. Capcom is not as far fetched as you guys may think.

Why?

Oh...nothing. Except for the fact that...well...

This should explain it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcAFtPYgN8]

 

[imnot]

Sometimes I think I'm the lone survivor of a zombie virus that causes everyone around me to unconditionally love and obsess over a cartoon for little girls.

Im not going to lie to you, but, your on the wrong website mate

 

[Iconsting]

MY MONEY! TAKE IT ALL!

Seriously, I cannot HNNNNNNNNG enough for this. Maining Fluttershy and subbing Rainbow Dash for sure.

 

[TheAceTheOne]

No, because it's good. Do not think we are so shallow as to follow something merely because it is popular.

I felt that the show was aimed just at kids, hence the light hearted themes and childish aesthetics so please explain why it is good.

While I'm not a fan of the show, I'll step out on a limb and say... I played LittleBigPlanet. It was lighthearted. It had what I consider to be childish aesthetic. It was pretty damn fun. It was a charming little adventure that appealed into the kid in me. I enjoyed it, and it brought me back to a time where I wasn't killing everything in games, just where I was jumping around a brightly colored environment. The same could quite possibly be said of MLP. Sure, it may be childish-looking, but just cause a viewer is grown up doesn't mean that they don't enjoy something that talks about friendship. If friendship's just for kids, then I wanna be a kid again. Plus, despite my relationship with the show (I'm not a fan, like I said), it's at least well animated and sensibly presented. It's not like... I dunno... Telletubbies or something. MLP might be aimed at children, but that doesn't mean that adults can't appreciate it for the themes it plays with and the presentation. I'm not sure if this helped answer your question in any way.

Wow, Respect man. First non-brony I have seen in a while that has a clear head over the whole thing.

Thanks. I'm proud to be a source of unbiased opinion on this subject~

Edit: Sorry failquote there.

 

[PrinceofPersia]

Screw it. You obviously made up your mind about whether you like it or not. So there isn't any damn need to argue on a forum just to say it. Oh god! A show for for kids that's enjoyable for kids! It's almost as bad as playing an E rated game when your 18 or older!

..aka I know you are right and I can't admit it. Seriously, if you can't reason why you do something then don't do it as it is probably a bad idea.

Yup, you just proved tehpiemaker right. /ignore Jimbo121 /watch MLP:FiM and Doctor Who

 

[starwarsgeek]

I always say nostalgia because no one can ever give a sound or logical reason as why some old game is better then its improved successors.
SotC is not that simple. The design shows this, and although short, it is clear that every inch was designed and crafted.

Why does a classic need to better than its successors to be worth playing? Sometimes it's just a different experience altogether, and sometimes its significance in gaming history alone makes it worth playing. Super Mario Bros. has both of those working in its favor. It isn't as good as Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World. However, neither of those games are as balanced as Super Mario Bros., where you can't just fly over most obstacles or get your pet dinosaur to eat the vast majority of foes, and it also has the bonus of being the point where platformers really took off. Donkey Kong may have started the genre, and Pitfall may have added sidescrolling to the mix, but it was Super Mario Bros. that truly defined 2D platformers.

And, yes, SotC is a very simple game. It only has about five gameplay mechanics--that's simple. That's not a bad thing. Shadow of the Colossus is a great example of simplicity and minimalism done well.

it is clear that every inch was designed and crafted.

That describes every game. Ever.

 

[Jimbo1212]

Why does a classic need to better than its successors to be worth playing? Sometimes it's just a different experience altogether, and sometimes its significance in gaming history alone makes it worth playing. Super Mario Bros. has both of those working in its favor. It isn't as good as Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World. However, neither of those games are as balanced as Super Mario Bros., where you can't just fly over most obstacles or get your pet dinosaur to eat the vast majority of foes, and it also has the bonus of being the point where platformers really took off. Donkey Kong may have started the genre, and Pitfall may have added sidescrolling to the mix, but it was Super Mario Bros. that truly defined 2D platformers.

And, yes, SotC is a very simple game. It only has about five gameplay mechanics--that's simple. That's not a bad thing. Shadow of the Colossus is a great example of simplicity and minimalism done well.

Well all that shows is the series of games you play are not that great as the successors are not as competent as the original.

That describes every game. Ever.

Sadly this shows how you do not understand how games are now made. You can quickly ram in some parameters and hit build into many new game engines. They spend little to no time on many areas, where as SotC clearly had every valley specifically designed to frame shots as you left and entered them.

 

[starwarsgeek]

Well all that shows is the series of games you play are not that great as the successors are not as competent as the original.

That describes every game. Ever.

Sadly this shows how you do not understand how games are now made. You can quickly ram in some parameters and hit build into many new game engines. They spend little to no time on many areas, where as SotC clearly had every valley specifically designed to frame shots as you left and entered them.

No, like I said, Mario 3 and World are both better than Mario 1. They offer more creative environments and power-ups. They just aren't as balanced as Mario 1, which leads to the games being a different experience.
The way you phrased that kind of makes it sound like you've never played these games before. Say it ain't so!

And, true, I do not have a good understanding of how games are made. However, that still sounds like crafting. Short-handed, lazy crafting, but still crafting. Shadow of the Colossus is very well crafted; the visuals are one of the best things about the game, but that doesn't mean lesser games aren't crafted at all.

 

[fieryshadowcard]

But Up and Toy Story are not for kids.
Themes of regret and not achieving what you wanted in life (Up) is a very sad and accurate truth. I doubt any child has the slightest grasp of that and simply watched it for other reasons. The same goes for Toy Story 3 - a theme about moving on in life and letting go of the past even if it was good. Again, a very adult theme, but kids could watch and get entertainment from other parts of the film, but parents would appreciate the storyline far more.
What adult themes does MLP have? NB. Simple morals are not adult themes. They are simple morals which have been in kids cartoons for many years....and they are simple morals, not complex ones such as what is covered in "Unthinkable".

Things that are considered "for kids" or "for adults" are arbitrary categorizations. There are indeed things that are too complex for a child to understand, as there are things that an adult may simply have outgrown. But something being enjoyable is not limited to what it is categorized for, and something going over one's head or being something one has outgrown does not necessarily have to go hand-in-hand with childish or adult. For god's sake, Animaniacs is a classic, for both kids and adults, focused more on being good than on who it's being good for. I've largely outgrown the idea that I can't enjoy something because I'm no longer a kid, or because I'll be looked at funny for enjoying it. I watch Game of Thrones, and I watch MLP:FIM, and I enjoy both for very different reasons. I also do not believe that dark undertones of regret and not achieving what you want in life are not necessarily themes a child cannot understand, and it is this patronizing mindset that has established the kind of children's programming we usually get. Simplicity is not beneath me. Many things that you're lumping in together with Game of Thrones fail to be nearly as engaging as it, because attempting to do something meaningful, dark, and complex does not always translate to success. Also, if it weren't for the strong sexual themes and undertones, I'd say any child of mine would be more than welcome to try their hand at watching Game of Thrones. Not because I'm a prude, but because it's a bit early for that to be implanted into the head of a six-year-old. If you REALLY want to address sexually inappropriate things for children, a child beauty pageant where a grown-ass man in a wolf costume is pelvic-thrusting on a six-year-old girl hanging onto his waist upside down immediately comes to mind. That really happened, btw.

Believe it or not, Looney Tunes WAS targeted to kids. It was made by adults, for kids, and a lot of the jokes even as they went over a child's head, were still humorous to them. The same way a lot of grown people enjoyed Dennis Miller Live on HBO even though most of what he was saying was probably lost to them. Did you have to be politically aware or have an impressive vocabulary to appreciate that? It might have enriched (or worsened) the experience, but it certainly wasn't necessary. In fact, that was very much what he was known for. "I like him even though I can't understand what he's saying half the time." The Brothers Grimm produced many a fairy tale, many of which are infinitely darker than what you're saying a child can appreciate. And I've found that I could appreciate the modernized watered-down, as well as the original contents all the same, even as a child. When I was younger, I was fascinated by all kinds of mythology, and myths have some of the most messed up tales anyone can think of. Also, I don't know if you've realized this, but kids are some of the cruelest people you can meet. Most adult personalities have their foundations in childhood behavior. They've become more refined, yes, but children even in the more simplistic manner they perceive the world around them are a lot shrewder than you think.

I don't ever want to think I missed out on enjoying something because I considered it to be beneath me. If I do not enjoy it, I want that to be on the merits (or lack thereof) of the thing in question. The themes are simplified for children to understand and appreciate. From an adult, objective standpoint, I can appreciate that they've done a good job of this, because a lot of simplifications come across as sloppy ("It's for kids. Don't sweat the details."). But at the same time, I can enjoy the series even more because that aspect is well-done AND the creators have done more than what is expected of a kids' show. The characters are vivid, the writing is humorous, the songs, while cheesy in that Disney way are well-crafted, and I can also see traces of the creators' previous works (which I thoroughly enjoyed) here. Teletubbies is a kids show. I do not think it is a good kids show. MLP:FIP is a good kids show, and I can enjoy it in spite of having outgrown the more child-friendly approach to things that you seem to be sneering at.

Not many adult shows can be Game of Thrones. I've watched many, and enjoyed many. But not many are as well-done as it is, and it's sort of raised the bar for more mature-themed television in my opinion, in acting, story-telling (though this is more to do with Martin's novels), use of budget no matter how big or small (especially this), and other things. I believe MLP:FIP has done the same for "wholesome, child-friendly" shows as well. And not only can I appreciate this; I can enjoy it as well.

 

[darksaber64x]

I wish there was someone I could throw money at for this, but the creators aren't accepting donations.

 

[hotsauceman]

Seeing this thread made me go look this show up. Now i found it fairly entertaining. Btw apples is the best pony. But i hope this game is like browser or xbla downloadable. But then i would have a lot to explain to my friend.

 

[Sneaky Paladin]

Seeing this thread made me go look this show up. Now i found it fairly entertaining. Btw apples is the best pony. But i hope this game is like browser or xbla downloadable. But then i would have a lot to explain to my friend.

Should be a download on PC, I don't think they legally could make it on Xbla.

 

[roostuf]

two things: 1-derpy
2-this looks cool, and i hope there will be mortal kombat version.

 

[Eomega123]

Btw apples is the best pony.

Apples? Perhaps you mean Applejack