Persona 3 + Ponies?
My mind exploded when I saw this. Persona 3 is one of my all-time favorite RPGs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0Td8lVG1E
What makes that so perfect is that one of the main objectives of the game is to make friends because making friends and improving those friendships makes your powers grow stronger and more powerful and even affects the ending of the game.
I know. That comment blew my mind. And it's true.
For those who haven't played Persona 3..It's a cross between an RPG and a High school sim.
In the RPG part, you shoot yourself in the head to summon your Persona (inner soul). Based on the friends you make in the high school part, you can make Personas with higher stats depending on your friendship rank with the person who corresponds to that type of Persona.
Joining student council increases the stats of Emperor-type Personas you make, for example.