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Well it's not like it hasn't been before, it's not like lighting is a particularly complex topic. MLP gets dark plenty of times, such as... what? We aren't talking about that dark? Aw sheee- It's highly unlikely that MLP would take a dark turn, when you consider the current direction of the show as well as the source of its periphery demographic appeal (that's us). I can't speak for the masses, but the optimistic and happy atmosphere is quite a draw, I don't necessarily need to delve into the toxic relationship between the Mane Six and the twisted psychopathy of Discord while Spike bleeds out in the corner because the show went full HBO. I wouldn't want to see that, and my niece would definitely not want to see that.

I value the stuff I pick up when I'm at Bronycon, but half of my blindbag figures fell off a shelf into the realm of what is probably spiders and my MLP trading cards are in a pile. Not organized or stacked, they're just in a pile. So I only care if it isn't expendable.

I want microtransactions, QTE's, paywalls, unpolished gameplay, simplistic and patronizing tutorials, unskipable cutscenes, lengthy loadtimes, and for it to be published by Ubisoft. Developed by Imminent Uprising. If I'm expected to take this remotely seriously, however, I'd struggle to find an appropriate place for MLP to fit itself into. A game directly involving the Mane Six would definitely be the most successful and probably the only viable course if they want to turn a profit (and they do), but I feel that such a premise would limit what the developers could do while keeping it within the realm of MLP. I'm thinking it would have to skew more towards an older demographic (not bronies specifically, but consumers who are readers of the IDW comics) in order to gain enough edge to work within the more action oriented genres that gaming lends itself to. A puzzle-platformer would be a very interesting route to take, and probably the smartest move. A Sonic Adventure style affair, in which each character has wildly different objectives and methods to get through the same set of stages would probably work. Twilight's new position as of the Season 4 finale does seem to function as a worthy excuse plot to get the action rolling at a minimum, although each stage could be a specific "friendship mission...thing" with its own self contained story. The introduction of new villains would be best so as not to conflict with the canon, although I'd expect one of them to appear in the show for cross-medium promotion. I'm not going to delve into mechanics specifically since there is any number of ways for them to go. Genres like the action adventure or an RPG could possibly find a way to work itself into a worthwhile title while still pleasing Hasbro's PR and marketing teams, but I feel that the more action-oriented a game's concept becomes, the less likely it'll be greenlit. And still put Imminent Uprising in charge. That'll be hilarious. Jim Sterling would have a ball. Which would also be hilarious.

Tommy Wiseau, Tommy Wiseau. All of 'em on Tommy Wiseau. Or Larry Kasanoff.

A lot of people cite how they don't like electronic music, even though I'm the sort of person who sees that like saying "I don't like music which contains the electric guitar". I find The Living Tombstone's music hard to listen to because more often than not, it seems to fall into the realm of dubstep, which is something that can sometimes manage to be actively painful for me. I've noticed some chiptune bits here and there in his songs, but overall his work doesn't fall into any electronic genre that I like.

I'm putting my cards on the show collapsing into rubbish before it ends, so I can get out on my own terms. It's also possible that the franchise will stretch on for ages, it's been going on since the 80's after all. Hasbro is so reliant on it that at this rate the only thing that will truly kill MLP is the heat death of the universe. Shows like Invader ZIM have been dead for ages and people don't seem keen on abandoning them yet, so MLP has pretty good chances. ohnoiwasjustoptimistic.