2d games ARE still commercially viable!

Mmm, Dofus has a new series, called Wakfu. In case you don't know what Dofus is, Dofus is a MMORPG game designed in Flash, featured turn-based third-person fighting. It uses 2d sprites overlaid on an isometric terrain. Isometric terrains are 2d images that look 3d.

Wakfu has just showed how incredible Flash is. The graphics system is terribly awesome, with rich colours to accompany the game. And because it's a 2d game, the game is able to feature many animated scenes that those 3d MMORPGs could never replicate.

I suppose it appeals to a different group of gamers altogether.
And perhaps, the attraction of both games isn't that its anime RPG. RPG gets tiring, no matter how beautiful the graphics are. But that a turn-based fighting system promises a much more interesting and long-term enjoyable gaming experience. Turn-based strategy can be fun sometimes.

See the really really interesting in-game Flash trailer of Wakfu here! Even if you don't like the in-game video, there's this introductory Flash movie that's really high quality. If only all American cartoons looked like that.... http://www.wakfu.com/en/media/video.html

Konjiki no Gash Bell rocks!! Don't say it ain't.

1. Konjiki no Gash Bell OP3 [Mienai Tsubasa] - Takimoto Takayashi
2. Bad Day - David Powter
3. Bleach OP1 [Asterisk] - Orange Range