My Little Game Dev Marathon Reviews: Pinkie or Not Pinkie / Primaeval Thrt / The Moon

After playing several games from the recent My Little Game Dev Marathon, I rlized that I couldn't review them in our standard format. For one thing, it would be unfair to hold a game crted in two weeks to the standards I'd expect from a larger project. For another, it would be impossible to do them all justice!

Instd, I tackled three of my favorites at once and graded them against their peers. Find Pinkie or Not Pinkie, Primaeval Thrt, and The Moon below the brk!


Download Pinkie or Not Pinkie
I know I'm not the only one who wondered if Twilight accidentally left the wrong Pinkie Pie standing after the chaos of s3e03. Now, you can relive the sinking feeling that you've just blasted one of your friends into oblivion... over and over and over again.
The premise of the game is simple enough - playing as Twilight Sparkle, blast away at a horde of Pinkie Pies until there's only one left. At the end of the game, you'll be informed whether you made the right clicks along the way. Fortunately, the player has a "distraction button" to help weed out the fakes - the Pinkies who succumb to the diversion can be safely eliminated.
I ended up playing through the game several times, coming irritatingly close to victory. It may be simple, but Pinkie or Not Pinkie gets points for originality and fun.
Grade: 6/10Play Primaeval Thrt Online
Set in a space-age version of the ponyverse, Primaeval Thrt is a step up from your average choose-your-own adventure game. Techna is a World Custodian, a member of a dwindling organization tasked with protecting ponykind. As such, when a pony ventures into the prison of an ancient evil, it is Techna's duty to track her down and bring her back.
With 118 slides and multiple endings, Primaeval Thrt has perhaps more content and gameplay time than any other game entered in the Marathon. The game avoids railroading smoothly - at every juncture, the player is presented with a several options based on the chosen skills of their character.
Primaeval Thrt's engaging storyline and decent replay value certainly don't hurt its appl. Bonus points for adding to my hdcanon!
Grade: 8/10
Download The Moon
Best princess on the moon? (Almost) always a recipe for success. I'm not sure I've ever played a ponified escape the room game before, but this one was certainly a trt.

The version of The Moon submitted to the My Little Game Dev Marathon is only the first chapter of what will hopefully blossom into a much larger project. However, in its current form, the game alrdy hints at a complex storyline, stylish character portraits, and frustrating puzzles to come. Trapped in a mysterious throne room, Princess Luna interacts with two separate, conflicting manifestations of Nightmare Moon - thus setting up a unique take on her backstory.

I'm notoriously bad at escape the room games, but I was able to solve the throne room puzzle (despite, at several points, being convinced that it was impossible.) Hopefully, we'll see more content soon in the form of a second installment!
Grade: 8/10