Mark Sprague has proved me wrong once again with the third release in the excellent Pony Platforming Project series, and unlike the last two games this one stars Colgate, a time-manipulating unicorn who wants to change her destiny and become a dentist instead. Thankfully Mark has decided to continue this series despite his involvement with Mane 6, and he has stated that he specifically addressed many of my complaints in this new instalment of the Pony Platforming Project. To be honest, it's really nice when developers listen to feedback from critics and address their problems; many are too stuck-up to admit that they did anything wrong and refuse to change anything.

So what do I think of the third Pony Platforming Project? Has Mark Sprague managed to create yet another fantastic fangame, or has my overall praise gotten to his head? Find out after the break!

So first off, the already excellent graphics have been improved even further. The sprite animations are smooth, midair attacks don't look near as clumsily animated, and the game environments now actually feature parallax scrolling (which was a very nice touch, one that I'd always wanted to be added to the series). Colgate's brush looks rather out of place floating by her side, but without it Colgate couldn't possibly melee without using Applejack's even worse kicking animation, and besides that brush comes quite in handy, letting the player perform moves that would have been impossible with Applejack (more on that later). The game's new environmental music is also quite fitting, and while it's not outstanding it does its job and does it well.

The game greatly benefits from Parallax Scrolling, which adds an illusion of depth while in motion.

While the core gameplay has largely stayed the same since the project's original incarnation it has received a couple of fairly minor changes in this release. For one, the player has a magic bar that recharges over time, and drains from usage of special attacks and abilities, such as ranged attacks and Clocking Up. When activated by holding jump and attack together Clock Up freezes time and lets the player move at an increased speed, effectively replacing the run ability in the previous games. However, this ability takes up a lot of energy, and is not really necessary if you're good enough at the game. There is also a working points system that can be used to buy items from Trixie's shop (which is no longer free), and a points multiplier can be gained by defeating enemies in quick succession.