What kind of game is it, mmrpg ?
Notice however that the gfx (most of the environment, save the chars maybe) looks 3d modeled and orthographically rendered.
Yeah its a mmorpg. Yeah it runs in Flash so can be played on a range of platforms including my trusty iMac. Well having said that up until recently it ran through Adobe's Standalone Flashplayer in AS2, but in the last few weeks they released an entirely coded update in AS3 which requires Adobe Air to run so no chance I'll be able to play it if I buy a X1000 which I may do if the price is right. :-/
Anyway I digress... so yes it orthographically rendered. You can zoom into the characters at will and they won't pixelate. But some static features (predominately the scenery) are 2D bitmaps so they will pixelate.
So a great mix of 2D and 3D which is one reason why I love it - the other big reason is that is turn-based which is extremely rare for a modern-day mmorpg.
It reminds me in many ways of the early rpgs by SSI (westwood studios?) AD&D-style games like Champions of Krynn and Death Knights of Krynn.
There are a series of classes, warriors, healers, those that bend time, those are adept in shields, amongst other things and the class I choose - treasure hunter.
The game engine indeed harks back to the days of Champions of Krynn, you have a set period of time to take your turn, you have AP (action points) and MP (movement points) that you can use to cast and move.
You fight monsters and the bit I like - PvP. You can fight against and with other players.
As you can tell I love this game!
Edit: Einstein, a lot of MMORPGs are a waste of time - especially the WoW varieties as I don't like FPSs as they require little or no strategy just who can click the quickest.
Dofus (pronounced do-fuu, not doo-fuss lol) is produced by a french developer called
Ankama who have really pushed Flash to its limits over the years. If you play the game its incredible to believe its coded in Flash/AS3.
