Any Equestroidvania games out there?

[SawmillTurtle 56]

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I'm a big fan of the Metroidvania genre of gaming. Exploring, backtracking, collecting items and power ups to unlock new areas; the whole thing has been a passion of mine since I played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night back in 1999. Recently, I've been playing through Axiom Verge, though not with the endless devotion that Symphony got from me during my junior year of high school.

 

I was wondering if there are any pony-related Metroidvania games out there? I call them Equestroidvania because it seems like an appropriate mashup of two things I really love. If they don't exist, how do I go about assembling a team to make one? I'm proficient in C++, GML, JavaScript and several other languages. Graphically, I have very little talent, but the idea of playing a game like this or making one excites me.

 

I even have original ideas in mind. Imagine you start out as Twilight Sparkle in the Castle of the Two Sisters, with none of her broken alicorn powers. As she explores, she finds other members of the Mane Six which can be played simultaneously by switching between them. This has potential for puzzles. What if there's a locked portcullis that can only be opened by having Twilight standing on a button, then switching to Applejack and entering the room to disable the lock?

 

As the game progresses, Twilight learns spells and eventually gets her wings back.

 

I dunno.

 

That's a bunch of jumbled pieces, but I think it has potential.

 

Thoughts?

[Steve Piranha 29,449]

I was following years ago one such game in development, but I haven't known of any news since