Game Review = Dofus

Dofus is a FREE online MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game) that takes a tactical type twist to game play. Unlike most MMORPG’s they take the battle to the grid. What I mean by this is that you will play the battles on a grid like layout. Every turn you are given a certain amount of movement points and action points (these refill every round). If you have ever played games like Final Fantasy tactics, you’ll pick this up really quick.
This is not the only endearing point. This is well a childish, cute type of game. The characters are very cartoon like, and the classes have a funny appeal to them. Like for instance the Sadida, which are the summoner type class, look like tree people, the male Scram, the rogue type class, are walking skeletons. The enemies are also cute. You will mostly fight sheep, small birds, and flowers. Also a lot of the equipment that you will obtain also looks cutesy, with some capes and hats look like something you might find in a kids fairy tale story.
The game unfortunately has some down points. When playing and leveling up you will begin to notice that some of the higher level powers just don’t really do that much, and well are pretty pointless. I played the game with three different types’ f characters, and I rarely use any new powers beyond the starting five. The other big problem is that through all the time I played the game I COULD NOT FIND ANY SHOPS! This is annoying because it takes many levels before you get the ability to make your own equipment. Now yes there are well over 70 other players that will sell what they have either made or have obtained, but half of the stuff is to high level for beginner characters.
Dofus is fun, but mainly for beginners to the MMO style games. It lets you easily try out many classes and see what you might like. The game is also a fast install and the system requirements are low. If you are looking to get into MMO’s and need a good test game to get used to the style, or have a kid that might want to play a light hearted game Dofus is a nice game to start with, and its FREE.

George Scherer