This time last year, I had played "My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure". This past week, I decided to play the sequel that came out last year, "My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery". If the first game had somewhat reminded me of the Lego video games, this one really showed me a lot more similarities. Among those similarities; you can switch between different characters to use their unique abilities to get through certain obstacles (a feature that did not exist in the first game), some areas are more linear that are relevant only to the story but you have the option to replay them after completing the story (much like levels in Lego games), other areas are more open world with side quests to complete and hidden bonuses to be found (much like the hub areas of Lego games), and you can customize what accessories your characters wear. Another feature that I've rarely seen in Lego games (yet absolutely would fit in with such games) is that you're also able to customize the Brighthouse (the ponies' home) with all kinds of flooring, wallpaper, furniture, appliances, and so on. All those accessories and furnishings are unlocked as you progress through the game, either by completing side quests or purchasing them from shops. Perhaps the most important aspect of this game is that not only is the story much more interesting that what the first game had, it also actually lasted longer. (First game took me only three hours in a single afternoon to fully complete. This game took me three sessions with seven hours to complete the story, five more hours to technically reach 100% completion by doing all the side quests and finding all the hidden items, and two more hours obtaining all the remaining things with purchases and bonus unlocks from completing the minigames on higher difficulties, so that's a total of over fourteen hours to fully complete this game. Not nearly as much as most Lego games, but definitely better than the first game had been.) With this game being far less linear than the first one was, I'm actually tempted to possibly play it again someday (if only to see how many side quests I can complete while progressing through the story, rather than saving them all for after completing the story).