TFH Roster = MLP Protagonists

[CTK | Talz]

I'm so slow, 4 days I've played this game and only now have I made the connection.
The roster is essentially the Mane 6 in thier personalities,and some characters share similar playstyles in the show.

[Zeox]

What the... don't you know the story behind how this game was made?

[CTK | Talz]

Originally posted by Zeox:

What the... don't you know the story behind how this game was made?

Oh I do. But how the current roster is still connected to the original source material via character behaviors is just so funny.

[Lore?]

Originally posted by Zeox:

What the... don't you know the story behind how this game was made?

[Zeox]

Originally posted by Talz:

Originally posted by Zeox:

What the... don't you know the story behind how this game was made?

Oh I do. But how the current roster is still connected to the original source material via character behaviors is just so funny.

yeah it is.
Well, they aren't 100% the same, specially Tianhuo and Oleander, I feel like they aren't exactly like Rainbow Dash and Twilight.

[War_Dyn27]

The developer's name didn't tip you off. ;)

[SeValentine]

Use cmd TimeMachine.exe

Go back at January 2011 if not mistaken and see it for yourself

[JELIFISH]

Arizona = Applejack
Velvet = Rarity
Oleander = Twilight Sparkle
Fluttershy = Pom
Tienhuo = Rainbow Dash
Paprika = Pinkie Pie

The original game had all of the ideas present in this game. They just repurposed those movesets for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YBZqWNnFOQ

[SeValentine]

Btw MLP:FIM have plenty builds til this very day ... so both games are good

[Scy Storm]

Actually, their personalities are not exact to the Mane6, especially in the case of Tianhuo and Oleander. It's mainly just the gameplay evolution of the previous game.

[NewMoonShadow]

Originally posted by Zeox:

Originally posted by Talz:

Oh I do. But how the current roster is still connected to the original source material via character behaviors is just so funny.

yeah it is.
Well, they aren't 100% the same, specially Tianhuo and Oleander, I feel like they aren't exactly like Rainbow Dash and Twilight.

None of them are exact.

Velvet is sort of a "Bayonetta-style sexually dominant supermodel" type, where Rarity was more of a fashion diva entrepenuer. Related, but not identical.

I think the similarities are mostly because large chunks of the animations and movesets are recycled directly from "Fighting is Magic". They just drew the new characters on top of the old ones, so in order for the moves to make sense, they had to have similarities between the characters' personalities.

[Scy Storm]

Originally posted by NewMoonShadow:

I think the similarities are mostly because the animations and movesets are recycled directly from "Fighting is Magic". They just drew the new characters on top of the old ones, so in order for the moves to make sense, they had to have similarities between the characters' personalities.

That's not QUITE what happened. This is an entirely different game engine, after all, so nothing was recycled. The characters were rebuilt from scratch, and since it's a game engine that isn't stuck in the 90s, they were able to evolve the fighting styles into something a lot more special than they would have been. (For example, Pom is a proper puppetmaster, which wasn't possible in the previous game)

Even so, you're correct that they kept the general fighting styles of each character the same (just made them better), but I don't really see how one can connect fighting styles to character personalities. Oleander and Tianhuo are about as different as you can get from their previous selves, after all.

[CTK | Talz]

Originally posted by Scy Storm:

I don't really see how one can connect fighting styles to character personalities. Oleander and Tianhuo are about as different as you can get from their previous selves, after all.

I think you're right. Oleander's similarities to Twilight, outside of "uses spells", is pretty barren. Tianhou is a fast aerial rushdown-type character, but again, outside of raw speed she doesn't have the personality of RD.
But it's where they got their inspiration from that's cool to think about. The other characters are just like their show counterparts. Which reminds me...

Originally posted by NewMoonShadow:

Velvet is sort of a "Bayonetta-style sexually dominant supermodel" type, where Rarity was more of a fashion diva entrepenuer. Related, but not identical.

uhhhh Velvet is more "upperclass snob" than "Bayonetta-style sexually dominant supermodel" but that's my $0.02.

[TheGoldenW]

Paprika is Pinkie if Cupcakes was canon.

[Sp4rt4n1295]

Originally posted by TheGoldenW:

Paprika is Pinkie if Cupcakes was canon.

More like Paprika is Pinkie if Pinkie was a crazy overly-attatched girlfriend who showered you with love, affection, and gifts in every waking moment of your life.

[Sp4rt4n1295]

Originally posted by Talz:

Originally posted by Scy Storm:

I don't really see how one can connect fighting styles to character personalities. Oleander and Tianhuo are about as different as you can get from their previous selves, after all.

I think you're right. Oleander's similarities to Twilight, outside of "uses spells", is pretty barren. Tianhou is a fast aerial rushdown-type character, but again, outside of raw speed she doesn't have the personality of RD.
But it's where they got their inspiration from that's cool to think about. The other characters are just like their show counterparts. Which reminds me...

Originally posted by NewMoonShadow:

Velvet is sort of a "Bayonetta-style sexually dominant supermodel" type, where Rarity was more of a fashion diva entrepenuer. Related, but not identical.

uhhhh Velvet is more "upperclass snob" than "Bayonetta-style sexually dominant supermodel" but that's my $0.02.

Don't forget narcissistic. Velvet has that down to a T.