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However, that is not all, for the aforementioned ending is 1 of 2 endings that the player can get. In this case, it is the bad ending as it insinuates that Luna either died or never woke up. In the good ending, the screen cuts to black like before, except this time text appears reading "Princess Luna?" Luna is then shown surrounded by the Mane Six, as a happy melody plays in the background. Twilight claims that Luna had passed out after helping Pinkie Pie to get her candies, and Luna says that she had some nightmares. Pinkie proposes for them to throw a party to make her feel better, and Luna agrees with such idea, but says that something still feels off. Twilight questions Luna's words, and she quickly replies that it is "nothing..." in an ominous way. Right before the game closes, during a few frames, Pinkie Pie's sprite changes into Pinkamena as a loud boom noise plays in the background, suggesting that Luna's ending may not be so "happily ever after" after all. | However, that is not all, for the aforementioned ending is 1 of 2 endings that the player can get. In this case, it is the bad ending as it insinuates that Luna either died or never woke up. In the good ending, the screen cuts to black like before, except this time text appears reading "Princess Luna?" Luna is then shown surrounded by the Mane Six, as a happy melody plays in the background. Twilight claims that Luna had passed out after helping Pinkie Pie to get her candies, and Luna says that she had some nightmares. Pinkie proposes for them to throw a party to make her feel better, and Luna agrees with such idea, but says that something still feels off. Twilight questions Luna's words, and she quickly replies that it is "nothing..." in an ominous way. Right before the game closes, during a few frames, Pinkie Pie's sprite changes into Pinkamena as a loud boom noise plays in the background, suggesting that Luna's ending may not be so "happily ever after" after all. | ||
==Reactions and Popularity== | ==Reactions and Popularity== | ||
In spite of the Luna Games having a simple design and appearing like an average indie horror game, the series has garnered quite the following from within and even outside the MLP fandom. Yet, with such high attention, the perception towards these games are generally mixed with some who liked it while others felt otherwise about the games. | |||
On one hand, people praised the game series for being a nice addition into the horror genre within their fanbase. To show their enjoyment of the series, some have made fanart and even fangames (see the below examples) which varies from sincerity to being satirical. There were even fanfictions made based on the series with some examples being "Stay Awake Little Fillies" and "Lost History of Equestria." For these people, they usually look past the rudimentary design and compliment certain aspects such as the fact that the Luna model was custom made or how the games created an illusion of sentience within the PC such as how the 1st game added files after each subsequent replay of it. The Equestria Daily website also had a [https://forums.equestriadaily.com/index.php?/topic/38937-does-anybody-remember-luna-game/ thread] in which some bronies discussed about if they recalled the series and their overall thoughts on it. | |||
Yet, on the other hand, some felt that Luna Game is just like any other free horror game that could be found on sites like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itch.io Itch.io]: A cheap horror experience that ends with unsurprising jumpscares and nothing more than that. In other words, the presentation and execution was criticized especially considering the rudimentary designs of the games, story, and being poked fun of for trying to take itself seriously. Aside from the gameplay itself, there was also a concern that spawned having to do with the possibility that the 1st game could harm computers. For instance, [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Sethisto Sethisto], founder of Equestria Daily and a moderator of [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furaffinity Fur Affinity], was worried about Luna Game because he was notified that it duplicated text files and [[screamer]] images, leading him to believe that it was some form of virus. As such, he banned any games posted to Equestria Daily that included Luna Game. However, he would later apologize and write a statement that rescinded the ban after finding out that what he was concerned about was not true (see Trivia and Viral Scans below). | |||
===Fanmade Luna Games=== | ===Fanmade Luna Games=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*As mentioned earlier, the creator of the series was revealed to be Ceremi, which was first discussed on a thread, which can be found [http://web.archive.org/web/20160412161711/https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/26736308/ here]. | *As mentioned earlier, the creator of the series was revealed to be Ceremi, which was first discussed on a thread, which can be found [http://web.archive.org/web/20160412161711/https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/26736308/ here]. | ||
*Although the series was initially posted on the aforementioned Equestria Daily website, it had its own website called "lunagame.net" which was launched on July 18, 2012. Although it is now defunct, it contained information on current updates related to the creator and the series. | *Although the series was initially posted on the aforementioned Equestria Daily website, it had its own website called "lunagame.net" which was launched on July 18, 2012. Although it is now defunct as of 2015, it contained information on current updates related to the creator and the series. | ||
*With the series gaining much attention from the MLP fanbase, a rumor was spread about the application being malware that could supposedly ruin a user's RAM on their PC. However, this was disconfirmed as the game is safe based on viral scans. | *With the series gaining much attention from the MLP fanbase, a rumor was spread about the application being malware that could supposedly ruin a user's RAM on their PC. However, this was disconfirmed as the game is safe based on viral scans. | ||
*The creepy ambiance that plays during the creepy Apple Bloom image in the first game is actually a heavily edited version of 3 MLP songs: "Hush Now Quiet Now", "Evil Enchantress", and "Giggle At The Ghosties." | *The creepy ambiance that plays during the creepy Apple Bloom image in the first game is actually a heavily edited version of 3 MLP songs: "Hush Now Quiet Now", "Evil Enchantress", and "Giggle At The Ghosties." | ||
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===Fanmade Games=== | ===Fanmade Games=== | ||
*'''Luna Game 5''': www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jloSbEfsbA | |||
*'''Lunar Game''': browse.deviantart.com/?order=9&q=The+Lunar+Game&offset=24#/d4h75z1 | *'''Lunar Game''': browse.deviantart.com/?order=9&q=The+Lunar+Game&offset=24#/d4h75z1 | ||
*'''Lonas Gohem 48''': mediafire.com/file/k9fd302e0yym8jt/LONA%27S+GOEM+48.zip | *'''Lonas Gohem 48''': mediafire.com/file/k9fd302e0yym8jt/LONA%27S+GOEM+48.zip | ||
