I forgot to rein in the horse puns
Lauren Faust, creator ofMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magicwho also worked onThe Powerpuff GirlsandFoster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, has taken to IndieGoGo to help make the gameThem’s Fightin’ Herds.
The game is the second game development attempt from developer Mane6. Its first game wasFighting is Magic, a fightingMy Little Ponyfangamethat was unfortunately shut down by Hasbro faster than you could say “neigh.” Thankfully, the team isn’thorsingaround, and really want toharness itscreativity to make this game, and so it’s back with this new adapted version.
Them’s Fightin’ HerdsisFighting is Magic, except it now features a new world with new characters that is totally unconnected toMy Little Pony. It’s still all cute hoofed animals, and it’s all still created by Lauren Faust, but it’s nothing Hasbro can legally get angry about.
If the gameplay below looks familiar to you, that’s becauseThem’s Fightin’ Herdsis using an engine borrowed from the excellentSkullgirls. Herdsis different in its controls (four buttons as opposed toSkullgirls’six), but it still looks like it has that fast-paced, combo-heavy gameplaySkullgirlsfans enjoy.
What’s also interesting is the “visual lobby” system, which turns the game into a pseudo MMO. There’s a top-down overworld for players to trot around in, to find opponents or find new fights to spectate. It looks like a bit of an unnecessary budget sink if you ask me, buthay, it’s still cool nonetheless.
Them’s Fightin’ Herdsis currently asking for $436,000, and it’s hit 23% of the goal before the end of the first day on IndieGoGo. Any game that lets me beat the shit out of everything as an Alpaca is something I can get on board with.
