History VisualNovel / WelcomeToPonyville

** In the tutorial, Sweetie Belle assures you there's no need to find any [[ResidentEvil hidden typewriters to save your progress.]]

* {{AFGNCAAP}}: In addition to being able to choose between male and female, the player can choose to make either a unicorn, pegasus, or earth pony.

Welcome to Ponyville is a {{WesternAnimation/My Little Pony Friendship is Magic}} fan-game, in the style of a visual novel. The player takes the role of a new pony moving in to Ponyville. Expecting a simple, easy move, they soon realize that everything is not what it seems in the little town.

* AscendedFanon: Not in the usual sense, but transcending fanon status for the purposes of this work. Quite a lot of stuff that is (and remains) merely {{fanon}} for the show is {{canon}} here. Interpretations of background ponies, such as Lyra obsessed with humans, [[DoctorWho Doctor Whooves]], Vinyl Scratch hosting a [[Fanfic/TheVinylScratchTapes radio show]], and even [[EquestriaDaily Sethisto]] showing up.

* NightmareSequence: The protagonist keeps having dreams with creepy bells, monsters, images of Ponyville in ruins, and a freaky shadowy pony mare figure. These seem to be foreshadowing something. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}} at the end of Act 1: It turns out they're actually awake this time.]]

* SlasherSmile: The shadowy figure in the nightmares has quite a wide grin. She does ''not'' look friendly, however.

* AscendedFanon: Not in the usual sense, but for the purposes of this work. Quite a lot of stuff that is (and remains) merely {{fanon}} for the show is {{canon}} here. Interpretations of background ponies, such as Lyra obsessed with humans, [[DoctorWho Doctor Whooves]], Vinyl Scratch hosting a [[Fanfic/TheVinylScratchTapes radio show]], and even [[EquestriaDaily Sethisto]] showing up.

* NightmareSequence: What the protagonist has quite often.

* TheDitz: Derpy.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The protagonist can dole one out to [[spoiler:Trixie.]] Which makes her so upset [[spoiler:she decides to leave Ponyville for good.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:You:]]''' [[spoiler:Get over yourself. As far as I can tell, you're neither great or powerful. If you were great, you wouldn't behave like a foal. If you were powerful, you would have vanquished the Ursa Minor. As far as I can tell... You're just a petty little mare begging for attention and praise. And, until you realize that, your going to just get more and more pathetic.]]

* EveryoneIsBi: To ensure not to overcomplicate the game and because most ponies are female.

* LetsSplitUpGang: The player character eventually insists on this when searching the Everfree Forest with Fluttershy -- more for the sake of the plot than because it makes sense, it seems.
* NaiveNewcomer: The protagonist whose unaware of all the zaniness has to offer.

* [[spoiler:JumpScare]]: [[spoiler:This happens in the second nightmare the protagonist has.]]

* ShoutOut: An angry Seth dares the PC to "[[PulpFiction say 'what' again]]"

* BrownNote: The creepy bells in the nightmare sequences can apparently pull this off in RealLife for noise sensitive people; the reviewer at [[http://www.equestriagaming.com/2012/09/review-welcome-to-ponyville-act-1.html Equestria Gaming]] mentions their having caused long-lasting pain (which may or may not have affected the low score given). Of course, most players have been unaffected.

** When the player meets Derpy, she explains her past leading her to becoming a delivery pony and recounts accidentally dropping a [[[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen piano on somepony]] once or twice.

** In the Everfree Forrest, the protagonist is attacked by [[spoiler: a Manticore. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony The exact same one Fluttershy tamed as it turns out]],]] and it quickly recognizes her.

The first act was released on September 21, 2012 and can be downloaded [[http://www.fillygamez.com/2012/09/welcome-to-ponyville.html#comment-form here]].

** If the player maxes out their anti-hero points, [[spoiler: when searching for Angel near the end of the Act the player can threaten to abandon him in the Everfree Forrest]], ultimately finishing the threat off by telling him to [[Film/Terminator come with them if he wants to live]].

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The protagonist can dole one out to [[spoiler:Trixie.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:You:]]''' [[spoiler:Get over yourself. As far as I can tell, you're neither great or powerful. If you were great, you wouldn't behave like a foal. If you were powerful, you would have vanquished the Ursa Minor. As far as I can tell... You're just a petty little mare begging for attention and praise. And, until you realize that, your going to just get more and more pathetic.]]

Welcome to Ponyville is a MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic fan-game, in the style of a visual novel. The player takes the role of a new pony moving in to Ponyville. Expecting a simple, easy move, they soon realize that everything is not what it seems in the little town.

Welcome to Ponyville is a {{My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic}} fan-game, in the style of a visual novel. The player takes the role of a new pony moving in to Ponyville. Expecting a simple, easy move, they soon realize that everything is not what it seems in the little town.

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