E3 First Impression: Wakfu

GAME:
Wakfu

DEVELOPER:
Ankama Studio

PUBLISHER:
Square Enix

PLATFORM:
PC / Mac

RELEASE DATE:
2011

GENRE:
Turn-based tactical MMORPG

DESCRIPTION:
A cute, anime-looking RPG game.

THOUGHTS:
It looks great on the giant iMac screens. I like that the characters are so adorable. Apparently there's an extensive amount of back-story here.

Good tutorial for introducing MMO mechanics to people who may never have played one. Spells level up individually, so you don't have to choose a particular build right out of the gate... that seems to be fashionable nowadays.

I like that you can attack and kill pretty much anything, although, honestly, who wants to kill harmless, innocent forest creatures? [That's a joke. See my recent Flash project.]

No real surprises here -- you probably can tell from the screenshots whether this is your type of game or not.