There has been quite a bit of buzz about Free Realms coming out of E3! Make sure you check out the photos posted on Massively.
Kotaku even called FR “The Best MMO at E3″ which is awesome to hear considering my Luke is a senior designer on the game. Granted, there wasn’t much MMO news at E3 this year…but still good to hear the positive buzz about the game.
I’m looking forward to it. The feature list makes it sound like something that I could spend some time in alongside my current games I play:
Experience a vibrant new world that’s an exciting mix of real-world and fantasy.
Be a wizard one day, and a warrior the next, without having to make a new character.
Join your friends in the game and adventure with them, wherever they are, no matter how long they have been playing.
When you’re ready for some excitement, head out to the wilderness and battle challenging enemies like giant spiders and forest trolls in fast-paced, strategic battlegrounds.
Cooperate with or compete against other players in battle!
Explore, quest, and collect items that you can wear, use or display.
Play a wide variety of mini-games to craft armor, weapons, potions, clothes, furniture, and many other items.
Grab a root beer at the inn and hang out with your friends while a rock band plays on the stage.
Interact with humorous, unique characters, become their friends and receive emails from them!
Raise a dog or cat and teach it to be the kind of pet you want—shy, brave, or funny.
Decorate your own house and grow a variety of plants and flowers.
Send links, share images and videos, and chat with friends from your own, personal, customizable social networking page!
The web character creation looks pretty neat too.
Expect me to follow this game relatively closely. In other ‘kids game news’ I received an invite to try out Wizard101. I installed it and so far it seems to have an issue with dual monitor support because it isn’t loading textures for me. =/
