'We're not upset about the pony comments,' Stavely says in a Discord call. It might look like a kids' game, but Mane6 president Aaron Stavely tells me the perception of the game doesn't bother the team much. It will be one of the select few still hosting an open bracket during the world's largest fighting game tournament. Not only that, but Them's Fightin' Herds is one of four games accepted as an open-entry title for Evo Online. Despite these setbacks, the team-dubbed Mane6-kept working at it, and with assistance from some surprising places, it's now a full game. Developed by a ragtag group of fans of the show in Fighter Maker 2, the team faced engine troubles and copyright concerns. In fact, Them's Fightin' Herds started life as a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan game. Its visual identity is more akin to a Saturday morning cartoon, with bright colors and ponies. It's not about killer ninjas, martial arts masters, superheroes or villains, or even anime.
Them's Fightin' Herds doesn't quite look like a game you'd expect to see on the main card at Evo. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247.
