I was excited for this game when it came out as it was the first real My Little Pony game since Gen 3 with Pinkie Pie's Party on DS. And when this finally came out, to say it was a disappointment is an understatement. It was an expected disappointment given that I knew it was being made by Outright Games and I have plenty of experience dealing with them, but still disappointing.

This game had potential to be better, but it just doesn't hit. Keep in mind before we go further that this game released for $40. I got the Series X version for $5 in clearance, and eventually the Switch version for $10, but I've also played through every version of the game. That said, you will easily 100% it in under 2 hours. I originally found this out when I played a pirated copy off my friend's Switch upon release to find out if I wanted to buy it and just through my short time sampling it, I ended up 100%ing it. Even worse, it offers no replay value other than replaying the rhythm dance game, of which consists of only one song, with a different unlocked character. The song is catchy at least and to me is unfortunately the highlight of the game, but the only real reason to replay it is if you're desperately grasping for more playtime since you're barely gonna get any.

After that, it's all back downhill, talking to characters, running back and forth fetching things, obstacle courses, bunny and crab herding, and a single chase at the end. The only other replay value I can think of is going to the minigames section and replaying stuff you've already played, choosing who chases Sprout, who herds bunnies, and who runs the obstacle courses, but different characters have no gameplay differences, rather just being there as a way to play as your favorite character, of which you can only do in the minigames, outside of which you're still restricted to just playing as Sunny. And again, the only minigame I ever felt like replaying was the dance one because of the catchy song. Other than that, you'll probably feel no desire to retouch any of the other minigames.

Once you've beaten the game, all that's left to do is run around and change into the different outfit pieces you've unlocked. Like I said, this could've been a better game. It has good voice acting, at least being comparable to the show since it has all the same actors, has an okay story that goes somewhat off of the movie a bit, and while rather barebones, the different outfit pieces would've been nicer if you were able to run around as somepony else and see how it all looks on all of them. In the end, the two main problems were the short length with barely any replay value to justify the high price and it being made by Outright Games. Their games are made to draw children in with the licenses like Paw Patrol and they never offer much in terms of content, yet still charge heftier prices. I feel that were this game made by nearly anyone else, it at the very least would've been a little longer.

So while I've obviously been able to enjoy (or at least tolerate) it enough to play through this on every platform, I would recommend that if you're gonna try this, lower your expectations quite a bit and don't pay more than $5 for it. That's all it's worth.