Lost Ark

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5.2

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  1. Gryzorz
    Mar 4, 2022
    8
    It's decent, well built games. Combat is satisfying, and the game is NOT Woke.
    That's very refreshing, you can play caricatural females and males, which put an emphasis on how genders complement each other with their respective strengths instead of trying to pretend there are no differences.
    Games, to me, are also meant to dream, and definitely not force a political agenda down our    It's decent, well built games. Combat is satisfying, and the game is NOT Woke.
    That's very refreshing, you can play caricatural females and males, which put an emphasis on how genders complement each other with their respective strengths instead of trying to pretend there are no differences.
    Games, to me, are also meant to dream, and definitely not force a political agenda down our throats.
    Good thing that asians did not board that train !    … Expand
  2. OrangeJinjo
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    This is a tough game to rate.
    There's a lot to like about this game, but the things that are bad about this game really bring it down.
    Visuals: The game looks great. It runs smoothly because of its isometric camera angle, and animations are clean and responsive looking. The armor is a bit of a low point, a lot of quite frankly looks like trash, and you're stuck with the armor for    This is a tough game to rate.
    There's a lot to like about this game, but the things that are bad about this game really bring it down.

    Visuals:
    The game looks great. It runs smoothly because of its isometric camera angle, and animations are clean and responsive looking.
    The armor is a bit of a low point, a lot of quite frankly looks like trash, and you're stuck with the armor for extended periods of time while you upgrade your gear.
    The character models are pretty nice, but it's a little annoying that some features are locked behind classes. For example the mage archetype is only playable by females and is also the only archetype that can be a sylvain (elf). Everyone else is is stuck as a human.

    Story:
    The game really is lacking here, but I'm sure that's not a surprise to anyone that played it.
    It feels like your player character is a side character for the first 50 levels, and the characters that the story focuses on are really bland and boring. There are a couple good points here and there, and it definitely feels like you become more important later, but it's really hard to follow the story sometimes.
    The voice acting can be hit or miss and more often than not it's a miss.

    Gameplay:
    This is what gave me the most trouble. It's tough to rate this game because the good in this game is really good, and the bad parts of this game really put me off of it. I'll section this part off into pros and cons because there's a lot more to unpack here than the other sections.

    Pros:
    -The combat is very responsive, a lot of fun, and feels generally balanced.
    -There's a lot of small activities you can do in this game in terms of collectibles that can be a lot of fun to just chill and do instead of raiding.
    -The actual pve content such as abyssal dungeons and trial guardians are a lot of fun, and can offer a real challenge to players.
    -The pvp content is a lot of fun, and it feels like each class is able to hold its own. And as an added bonus it's all scaled so whales can't just pay for advantages.
    -I never really felt like I needed to or even wanted pay for anything, but I also stopped playing before I hit that point.

    Cons:
    -The gearing is a MASSIVE chore, even at lower item levels the chance based upgrade system can be incredibly irritating, and I've heard at later levels it just gets worse and worse.
    -There's caps on how much you can do daily/weekly once you start unlocking actual content. You can run chaos dungeons infinitely but only the first two times you run it during the day give you any real items. Abyssal dungeons you just straight up get locked out of once you've done them during the week.
    -It feels like the game doesn't want you to play one character, you're not 'forced' to make alts, but encouraged to so that you can juice your main character with upgrade materials.
    -You're heavily 'encouraged' to log in daily to do these menial tasks just so you can upgrade your gear.
    -The pve content is locked behind story, and story is locked behind item level, so in order to progress anywhere you have to do your dailies and grind out your gear upgrades.
    -There are for sure pay to win elements in this game. Some people might dispute this since there is a ceiling on it, but regardless you are able to swipe your credit card and gain an advantage over other players that don't pay.

    TLDR;
    Great looking and feeling game, with some really interesting pve and pvp, but the end game is incredibly repetitive and can be frustrating at times.
    It's free so I'd say you can easily get some enjoyment out of this like I did, but if you're looking for an mmo to play long term I'd say keep looking, unless you enjoy doing dailies.
    It's a shame because there really is a lot of good stuff in this game... It's just marred by anti-player systems.    … Expand
  3. Stup
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Déception de l'année, après Dying light 2.
    Un jeu MMO ou tout peut être fait seul.
    Si vous n'avez pas le même temps de jeu que vos amis vous allez prendre du retard rapidement et nous jouerez plus avec eux à cause des paliers. Soit les coréens n'ont pas de gout vidéoludique soit ils font avec ce qu'ils ont ! je déconseille fortement de vous lancer sur Lost Ark, votre touche G ne    Déception de l'année, après Dying light 2.
    Un jeu MMO ou tout peut être fait seul.
    Si vous n'avez pas le même temps de jeu que vos amis vous allez prendre du retard rapidement et nous jouerez plus avec eux à cause des paliers.

    Soit les coréens n'ont pas de gout vidéoludique soit ils font avec ce qu'ils ont !
    je déconseille fortement de vous lancer sur Lost Ark, votre touche G ne pourra que vous en remercier    … Expand
  4. ch1w4y
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    It's truly scary how big companies can manipluate critics for a game for some extra money. Because I can't understand how "profressional" game reviewer can give Lost Ark such a good score.

    I was very hyped for the game and played it alot since release. I never got in touch with Lost Ark before because I wanted to explore the game by myself and don't ruin my hype. But I really regret it    It's truly scary how big companies can manipluate critics for a game for some extra money. Because I can't understand how "profressional" game reviewer can give Lost Ark such a good score.

    I was very hyped for the game and played it alot since release. I never got in touch with Lost Ark before because I wanted to explore the game by myself and don't ruin my hype.
    But I really regret it today. The whole game is a p2w massacre and it manipluates people from the very beginning of the game that you don't have to pay for progression. People actually say that the game is p2p (pay to progression) but that's is just an excuse to hide the fact that the game is p2w.
    The best equipment in the game is not accessible for normal humans. Either you pay rediculous amounts of money or you will stuck at a low GS for ever. They made you think that you can have and do everything in the game for free but it's like in every f2p mobile game. You will hit a paywall that frustrates you and make you realise how unrealistic it is for you to be one of the top players.

    Do I need the GS really? Yes and no. The DPS scaling of higher GS is insanely high later on. There are plenty of statistic of korea that shows how p2w the game is.
    You can do the highest content in the game without spending money, yes. But i requires you to play the game for a very long time with alot of twinks and with very much time investment. This is not acceptable for casual players who enjoy the game but also want to enjoy everything of it. They have not a chance, only with money.

    I really wished that the western Version would have been more fair and equal to every player. We don't share the same mentality of status and money in the west like koreans do. Look what the most successfull mmorpgs are in the west. We don't like p2w games with scammy gambling upgrade mechanics, we want a consistent fair and equal progression.

    And I also want to mention that is game is everything but not a ARPG. The rewards you are getting from killing mobs is just not existing. We are able to kill thousand of mobs but the only way to obtain usefull loot from it is throuh the chaos dungeons. And you will ALWAY get the same **** over and over again just with different tier numbers. You don't even need to use your brain. This is the worst ARPG exerpience I ever had in my life. You surely to something wrong when killing monsters feels annoying and boring.

    And now a more personal thing. I really love housing, crafting and gathering in games. In FF14 I spent months in things like that. But why the hell is everything in Lost Ark time limited? Just let me do housing and crafting man. Ah well, yeah, I forgot the game is p2w, my bad. It's time limited so you cannot craft usefull battle items that are mandatory for raids for free when you invest time in the game.
    So even if you want to do the optional content in the game, you will realise pretty fast that i's not possible without waiting for week, months or even years for some stuff.

    the only pros I can give the game is the optic. It really has some very beautiful areas in the game.
    And some islands are pretty funny.
    The "hard" raids are okay. They are just not hard and the bosses have only 2 or max 3 mechanics you have to take care of. Pretty boring and easy.

    Biggest disappointment I had in the recest years.    … Expand
  5. CnPx98
    Mar 1, 2022
    6
    Its an alright game. I found that the map is a bit dead thou. Plus the overall game felt extremely rushed and then dragged out with these pointless quests. If they started off small then worked there way up into a big game this could have been so much better. Instead they tried to build a huge game in a small space of time and then filled it up with boring crap. Like you'll have a reallyIts an alright game. I found that the map is a bit dead thou. Plus the overall game felt extremely rushed and then dragged out with these pointless quests. If they started off small then worked there way up into a big game this could have been so much better. Instead they tried to build a huge game in a small space of time and then filled it up with boring crap. Like you'll have a really good quest, then when thats over you will then have 5 to 10 quests where you gotta collect an item, destroy 3 ..... , kill 5 ..... , etc... Then after 20 to 30 minutes of boring quests you will get another good one. As you can imagine this gets boring extremely quickly.
    The combat isn't bad. I haven't worked out the point in mana thou but it mite just be because I haven't progressed far enough. Although I did play this game quite a fair bit over the space of a week. No matter how many spells I cast I don't even use half my mana bar. By the time my spells recharge then my mana fills back up to 100%. Maybe you upgrade certain spells so they use more because I have unlocked almost all the spells in the game.
    Its not bad having no camera movement as of course the game was built around this bit I wish you could move it around at times. Plus the zoom feels weird aswell.
    Micro-transctions are basically robbery and extremely over priced.
    Loot is bare bones and isn't done well. Everything was the exact same accept different stats. Why not have perks with certain loot like this staff increases damage with fire spells or something?
    Lack of player freedom. After I get past all the tutorial part of the game (When you unlock multiplayer) I should be able to do what the hell I want.
    Everything is locked behind a level and a quest. You're treating the players as if they are dumb or something. Let me learn for myself. If i stroll into a dungeon and get my face stomped into a curb because everything is to high level then I won't go in that dungeon again for a bit but then I know there is likely some good high level items in there for later on. Everything in this game takes ages because its locked behind the story. The hole point in MMO's is player freedom. You explore places and find awesome stuff. This game doesn't do that. It's extremely linear. It tells the player everything rather than you finding it for yourself.
    There wasn't much I could do with friends. We couldn't run quests together or dungeons. If we were at different points in the game then we couldn't play together.
    I see exactly what they have done. It's like those mobile games where everything is fun at 1st than you hit that point where everything is at a boring standstill unless you spend money more money. The devs don't care about this game at all. Rather than thinking, how can we make a good product that the community will enjoy and want to invest in. It's been, How can we make a product that the community will be forced to invest in.    … Expand
  6. LostError
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Amazon Games' second failed attempt at an MMORPG really comes across as an expensive showcase for their server business.

    In this bad-in-every-way free-to-play nonsense, you are tasked with some generic medieval fantasy garbage. Does it have ANY redeeming qualities? Is any of it fun? Well, It's free - It's got that going for it. And the particles are VERY fancy, I'll give them that.    Amazon Games' second failed attempt at an MMORPG really comes across as an expensive showcase for their server business.

    In this bad-in-every-way free-to-play nonsense, you are tasked with some generic medieval fantasy garbage.

    Does it have ANY redeeming qualities? Is any of it fun? Well, It's free - It's got that going for it. And the particles are VERY fancy, I'll give them that.

    Maybe this snorefest is the type of game where you've got to find your own fun. Like how I'm finally having fun by roasting the game.

    Filled with outdated design, grindy quests, the same generic repeating mobs everywhere, and a poor party system. It'll have you thinking - Why don't we just play Destiny 2? That's free, fun, and it's in first person. Or why don't we play a new MMORPG that's actually innovated on the genre - like Zenith in VR.

    Amazon is really showing cluelessness and way too much caution. That they think they can just paint-by-numbers, repeat what everyone else is doing, and hope it does well.

    It's clear that some video games might be considered art, and some cash-grabs are DEFINITELY NOT!    … Expand
  7. JustOsvi
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Llevo casi 200 horas desde que salió el juego, este es un muy buen juego de MMO ARPG, si lo que buscas es una buena historia con un buen lore y una jugabilidad imparable con buenas animaciones de ataque este es tu juego. NO ES RECOMENDABLE SALTARTE TODA LA HISTORIA Y ESCENAS o simplemente te aburrirás ya que el punto del juego no es solamente hacer misiones o subir de nivel el personajeLlevo casi 200 horas desde que salió el juego, este es un muy buen juego de MMO ARPG, si lo que buscas es una buena historia con un buen lore y una jugabilidad imparable con buenas animaciones de ataque este es tu juego. NO ES RECOMENDABLE SALTARTE TODA LA HISTORIA Y ESCENAS o simplemente te aburrirás ya que el punto del juego no es solamente hacer misiones o subir de nivel el personaje solo porque si.

    El juego cuenta con diferentes características tanto multijugador como singleplayer además de tener arenas pvp totalmente balanceadas y una historia totalmente rica en lore por lo que puedes disfrutar toda la historia sin siquiera aburrirte y en caso de que llegues a hacerlo existen las historias secundarias y misiones para mejorar las relaciones con algún pnj/npc en donde incluso las escenas de historia existen hasta en secundarias que por lo general es algo que me encanto y es una total locura que los desarrolladores hayan puesto esto.

    Al terminar gran parte del modo historia hasta el nivel 50 se te desbloquea muchas areas del contenido EndGame que incluso vale la pena darle una gran oportunidad al juego y llegar a este nivel, además de eso existen las mazmorras abisales o mazmorras del abismo algo que seguro te encantara si te gustan las mazmorras con jefes difíciles con sus propias mecánicas de juego y maneras propias de derrotarlos en equipo. (Como dato pienso que lo mejor que tiene el juego son las mazmorras y la mayoría de sus escenarios, algunos me emocionaron muchísimo, otros me dieron muy igual y algunos estuvieron tristes)

    Un punto a observar es que si buscas animaciones super realistas, lamento decirte que esto no lo encontraras aquí pero eso solo sería como el 40% de las animaciones ya que la mayoría son muchísimo mejores.

    El soundtrack del juego va muy bien con el ambiente además de que no es para nada molesto a la hora de jugar o estar haciendo algo en especifico por lo que en las zonas de mapa será totalmente olvidable EXCEPTO en escenas donde el juego es totalmente importante como algunas escenas del modo historia y muchos otros valen la pena ser vistos.

    Todas las clases son muy frenéticas a su propio estilo incluyendo las de soporte que como opinión propia deberían haber más en las partys ya que tienen muy buenos buffos de equipo.

    Con respecto a las malas criticas de los servidores: Se me hace demasiado apresurado y absurdo para la gente que le pone una mala calificación los primeros días ya que es totalmente previsto que los servidores se petaran a esa magnitud LOS PRIMEROS DÍAS DE JUEGO, ¡hoy en día los servidores están perfectos!    … Expand
  8. lmaking
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    For those calling this game a button masher, they never even got to level 50. The progression through 1 - 50 is mainly to get a feel for the class and is meant to be easy in order for players to find THE CLASS for them. Not to mention the game looks nothing like a mobile game, even at the lowest settings. You can very obviously see that from any kind of gameplay videos though. The gameFor those calling this game a button masher, they never even got to level 50. The progression through 1 - 50 is mainly to get a feel for the class and is meant to be easy in order for players to find THE CLASS for them. Not to mention the game looks nothing like a mobile game, even at the lowest settings. You can very obviously see that from any kind of gameplay videos though. The game is fun and engaging and the combat is extremely rewarding. Keep in mind, at least 80% of the negative reviews are from EU, who are having stability and server issues. Everything on NA is top notch, haven't even had a queue time since the first week. The game is great and I feel will be my forever addiction. Only way to know if the game is for you is by jumping in and feeling it out for yourself. Good luck and have fun, guys. :)… Expand
  9. SyntheticMode
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    A lot of people are comparing this to Diablo. While certain things DO copy from Diablo....game play isn't one of them. Diablo is a constant dungeon crawler. Pure action. If carrying rocks 20 feet excites you then Lost Ark is right up your alley. Convoluted money system? CHECK! Missions between two NPCs 15 feet apart? CHECK! Waiting for a world boss to spawn and help to arrive....only toA lot of people are comparing this to Diablo. While certain things DO copy from Diablo....game play isn't one of them. Diablo is a constant dungeon crawler. Pure action. If carrying rocks 20 feet excites you then Lost Ark is right up your alley. Convoluted money system? CHECK! Missions between two NPCs 15 feet apart? CHECK! Waiting for a world boss to spawn and help to arrive....only to have a high level one shot it and cause you to wait another 30 minutes? CHECK!!! Bots swarming the chat and the environment? CHECK CHECK!! The dungeon gameplay CAN be fun...but its so few and far between. There are some truly amazing moments...but there is too much drudgery in between. Look, when the chat is filled with requests to come help break down "THE FENCE" and you get there and realize it is just a fence that has more hit points than world bosses, you get a clear picture of what this game is underneath. The fact that its this popular boggles my mind. It shows that people are DESPERATE for anything....even doing HOURS and HOURS of non-missions and very little combat. Its sad. Your main objectives in any given area are as follows: Go here. Talk. Move object. Emote to someone. Talk to someone again. Go to a previous area, run the entire length of the map to talk to someone for 2 seconds, teleport back to quest giver. BLAH!! One mission had me teleporting TWENTY times. I didn't see combat for a half hour.
    Don't take my word for it...download it and see. Its a convoluted mess of do nothing crap with some semi interesting dungeon diving.    … Expand
  10. binest03459
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    People who have never played are criticizing for p2w. In fact, You can enjoy all the contents for free.
    And the server problem is due to Amazon, not Smilegate.
    I read why there were so many negative reactions, and I completely understood it.
    There are only losers who are angry that people don't like their favorite rpg.
  11. SMPIT
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    well... to balance this score I will put a 10, a note that really counts would be 8..
    Reasons: Quest lines are more of the same, apart from the design of female characters that were done well... aimed at fetishes.. And having the RNG to improve equipment is something that I consider problematic, But the rest is excellent, it has a lot of content for play whether pve, coop, pvp, in short,    well... to balance this score I will put a 10, a note that really counts would be 8..
    Reasons: Quest lines are more of the same, apart from the design of female characters that were done well... aimed at fetishes.. And having the RNG to improve equipment is something that I consider problematic, But the rest is excellent, it has a lot of content for play whether pve, coop, pvp, in short, there are many more positives than negatives..I currently have 70 hours of gameplay, which I consider to be the beginning of the gameplay but at least I already have some background to talk about.    … Expand
  12. mutexin
    Feb 24, 2022
    1
    Totally mismanaged by the most incompetent publisher in the world. The only thing Amazon Games cares about is indoctrination with wokeness and money. The game is barely playable in the central european region because of the serious technical issues.
  13. Tatekei
    Feb 24, 2022
    3
    Lost Ark has the isometric top-down camera of Path of Exile of Diablo games.

    That being said it also has the traditional mmorpg elements. While Lost Ark has great graphics, fun gameplay, yea sure. However. Its a mash-up that may take hold with some, but not all. Personally. This game is visually beautiful but the combination of ARPG gameplay and camera doesn't mesh with MMO gameplay.    Lost Ark has the isometric top-down camera of Path of Exile of Diablo games.

    That being said it also has the traditional mmorpg elements.

    While Lost Ark has great graphics, fun gameplay, yea sure.

    However. Its a mash-up that may take hold with some, but not all.

    Personally. This game is visually beautiful but the combination of ARPG gameplay and camera doesn't mesh with MMO gameplay.

    THIS MAY NOT BE THE GAME FOR YOU!

    After 10 hours of gameplay, i personally have no motivation to go further. Great attempt guys, i applaude the effort but i personally will be passing on any more Lost Ark..



    Best, Tate    … Expand
  14. Metakaz
    Feb 24, 2022
    0
    Sexist backwards horror.
    See all other reviews with 0, I agree with all of them.
  15. UrbanEelf
    Feb 24, 2022
    9
    Al di là dei problemi di server del gioco che sono quantomeno giustificabili dal fatto che nessuno si era aspettato un milione e mezzo di giocatori tutti on contemporaneamente, al gioco penso sia impossibile dare una valutazione negativa. Il game design innanzitutto è spaventosamente bello e curato, ho visto qualcosa del genere forse in un altro paio di giochi e basta, quindi tanto diAl di là dei problemi di server del gioco che sono quantomeno giustificabili dal fatto che nessuno si era aspettato un milione e mezzo di giocatori tutti on contemporaneamente, al gioco penso sia impossibile dare una valutazione negativa. Il game design innanzitutto è spaventosamente bello e curato, ho visto qualcosa del genere forse in un altro paio di giochi e basta, quindi tanto di cappello. Per quanto poi all'inizio il gioco possa risultare noioso ad alcuni, dato che fino al livello 30 di content non c'è nulla ed è super lineare, basta stringere i denti per giusto una decina di ore forse e incominciamo a venir investiti di roba da fare (che comunque per fortuna ci viene data razionata e spesso con le dovute quest guida, in modo da imparare e abituarsi). Il gameplay è super divertente se piacciono i diablo-like, dove sostanzialmente bisogna macellare ondate di nemici ma sempre usando una minima strategia per evitare di venir travolti. Nel gioco è letteralmente impossibile annoiarsi, di content ce n'è anche troppo, tutto è curato davvero bene persino la miriade di tipologie di quest alternative alla principale che non vengono lasciate al caso o scritte da bambini di 10 anni. Il gioco lo straconsiglio, ma fate conto che è quel genere di opera che è davvero molto addictive: vi risucchia totalmente e avete sempre voglia di fare cose, perchè sprona a migliorare e a scoprire.
    Imbarazzante chi ha lasciato una recensione negativa per la questione server mostrando zero comprensione, perchè è comprensibile lo scazzo ma questo non giustifica il boicottaggio di un gioco.    … Expand
  16. Sintinedda
    Feb 24, 2022
    8
    Great game. Little bored about queue during start but now all is better, and we can play easily.
  17. Megamanxxx
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    very nice game with alote to do good to enjoy with friends or alone its not a AMAZON game so its only the servers its the problem the game its the best.
  18. Gox0405
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    This game is awesome. A lot of PvE content, and the PvP is the best of isometric games. Great competitive arena mode, where the ilevel dosent count, its perfect.
  19. Algebraman
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    If you are a fan of doing the exact same thing over and over again with **** animations, this game is for you
  20. Vic282
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    Es un buen juego al que es imposible jugar, su gestión horrorosa, el claro ejemplo de como no se hacen las cosas. Amazon en su distribución a fracasado gravemente. Lo que podría ser un éxito rotundo va ha lleva a que nadie juegue
  21. ChimeraX0
    Feb 23, 2022
    9
    I've been playing since west launch its very fun although i can see why reviews are mixed its amazing until you hit endgame
  22. AlexanderN21
    Feb 23, 2022
    1
    Bueno para pasar el rato, el mundo y la jugabilidad lo mejor. Pese a querer ser innovador solo parece la combinación de diferentes mecánicas de otros juegos anteriormente vistos.
  23. Darakshow
    Feb 23, 2022
    8
    The game is great, the gameplay is very satisfactory, but the quests are messy, walking simulator, talking to NPCs, and play /encourage, but the whole game is functional, and has a great community in SA, the fun is guaranteed
  24. Celey
    Feb 22, 2022
    3
    Zdecydowanie spędziłem w tej grze najwięcej godzin w ciągu ostatnich dni. Szkoda tylko że 95% czasu to kolejki.
    Gameplay wciągający do czasu aż znudzi się grindowanie gorsze niż w grach typu PoE.
  25. verbicide
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Does not work at all on Linux and SteamDeck. Lazy devs/publishers not bothering to do simple 1 hour job of flipping the Easy Anti Cheat linux support switch.
  26. Hirslay
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Worst customer support ever. Asking for a lot of help with missing crystal aura (paid, missed 4 days out of 10!), missing mount reward for "celebration of launch" LMAO. WORST SUPPORT EVER. AMAZON HOW COULD YOU RUIN SUCH A GAME
  27. Rational-Review
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    Definitely don't get influenced by the 0 star rage reviews. The game isn't without its issues, but it isn't that horrible. While only similar in some respects to Diablo looks and combat, the game has a lot of grind aspects to it that are definitely part of the free to play model. And this isn't necessarily a negative because I tend to enjoy fast progression, currency management, and quickDefinitely don't get influenced by the 0 star rage reviews. The game isn't without its issues, but it isn't that horrible. While only similar in some respects to Diablo looks and combat, the game has a lot of grind aspects to it that are definitely part of the free to play model. And this isn't necessarily a negative because I tend to enjoy fast progression, currency management, and quick tasks to do to kill some time. I've spent 25 hours playing it so far and haven't spent a dime. I may just to say I purchased it, but I also think it's got a lot of work ahead of it to improve and keep it competitive.

    While it may be popular in South Korea, not everyone is a fan of the anime style characters. I don't find it appalling, but the graphics aren't awful for the art style it employs. And the story isn't complicated or stunning, but it goes quickly with great looking dungeons.

    It's free. Try it. Don't buy it.    … Expand
  28. LadiesMan217
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    How is this free? I'm 30 or so hours in and I would gladly have paid for the experience so far. The parallels between this game and one that rhymes with Shmiablo are very noticeable. That's not a bad thing. Lovely monsters and some impressively designed levels. Can't speak to the end game but the first 30-40 hours have been a blast. That alone makes for a great game. Minus two forHow is this free? I'm 30 or so hours in and I would gladly have paid for the experience so far. The parallels between this game and one that rhymes with Shmiablo are very noticeable. That's not a bad thing. Lovely monsters and some impressively designed levels. Can't speak to the end game but the first 30-40 hours have been a blast. That alone makes for a great game. Minus two for Server-lock 8 gender-lock.

    The game is polished and hasn't crashed once the entire time. Only minor, hard to spot bugs for the most part. Kiss your friendships good-bye and jump right in!    … Expand
  29. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Feb 21, 2022
    4
    As someone who has thousands of hours in poe I thought this game would be a breath of fresh air in terms of combat and rpg progression but...
    this game is first and foremost an mmorpg. Busy work, sensless quests, a dog shi te story, horrible voice acting. The combat is serviceable but nothing special. The customization of skills is decent but nothing special.
    On top of that its F2p    As someone who has thousands of hours in poe I thought this game would be a breath of fresh air in terms of combat and rpg progression but...
    this game is first and foremost an mmorpg. Busy work, sensless quests, a dog shi te story, horrible voice acting. The combat is serviceable but nothing special. The customization of skills is decent but nothing special.
    On top of that its F2p paytowin gallore and so on.
    Do not recommend    … Expand
  30. dragontear
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    This game is currently in an unplayable state and dev's just dropped a bombshell that situation won't change if you're playing on any of the servers that were introduced at launch. 3-4 hour queues to get into the game just to realize you're not be able to go into any instance like chaos dungeons, abyss or guardians that are the core of PVE progression in this game because the lag is so bigThis game is currently in an unplayable state and dev's just dropped a bombshell that situation won't change if you're playing on any of the servers that were introduced at launch. 3-4 hour queues to get into the game just to realize you're not be able to go into any instance like chaos dungeons, abyss or guardians that are the core of PVE progression in this game because the lag is so big time to confirm you want to enter (30 seconds) runs out before it pops up, and most of the time it doesn't even pop up just throws an error.… Expand
  31. Gameboysammy
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    The game is pretty fun. I've played for about 60 hours so far and there is a lot to explore. Once you unlock sailing the game opens up extremely. The story starts out like most high fantasy games, but quickly turns into One Piece the MMO. Each island is a new experience that is more wild than the last.i would highly recommend if you are looking for a good isometric game to play.
  32. PauloHGurgel
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    O jogo se resume a apertar a tecla "G" até chegar no level 50. As missões são cansativas e repetitivas. Minha nota é apenas pela a gameplay nos momentos de batalha... os gráficos são bons, os efeitos, a física do jogo... Mas sinceramente é um porre até chegar no level 50.
  33. B2BigAl
    Feb 20, 2022
    3
    One of my biggest disappointments in years. Been waiting for this to release for so long, and it’s just bland as dry toast. There’s nothing original to see here, it’s like a game that was designed by a committee of bean counters who have never actually played a game, they just know which games made money so they threw them all into a blender and this is the crap that came out. The combatOne of my biggest disappointments in years. Been waiting for this to release for so long, and it’s just bland as dry toast. There’s nothing original to see here, it’s like a game that was designed by a committee of bean counters who have never actually played a game, they just know which games made money so they threw them all into a blender and this is the crap that came out. The combat and graphics are decent, but that’s it. The quests and story are so boring and generic it’s painful. There’s a million different systems in place to try and milk you for overpriced in game purchases, to the point you just feel overwhelmed. I know people have said “it really gets good in the end game”, but I can’t bring myself to suffer through that in the hopes that the game might get good at some point. Lost Ark feels like every other cheap, mobile ARPG I’ve ever played, and honestly, that’s where it belongs.… Expand
  34. CircleX
    Feb 20, 2022
    4
    This is a mediocre ARPG, plain and simple. It looks flashy and they throw things to do at you, but this is game is the worst example of "press button - things explode" gameplay. There isn't any tactics to the skill usage. You just use whatever is off cooldown and things die.

    True story: my 4 year old daughter was able to play for long stretches without dying while pressing 1 button at a    This is a mediocre ARPG, plain and simple. It looks flashy and they throw things to do at you, but this is game is the worst example of "press button - things explode" gameplay. There isn't any tactics to the skill usage. You just use whatever is off cooldown and things die.

    True story: my 4 year old daughter was able to play for long stretches without dying while pressing 1 button at a time on a controller. Yeah, combat is that poor.

    Also, the story is terrible and lazy. The quests are boring. You spend 75% of your time riding past enemies on your mount. You don't even bother fighting. Just ride right past. Might as well just have a "quick travel to mission marker" feature, because the experience would be exactly the same but take less time.    … Expand
  35. Edjusch
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Even though the server situation was horrible for the first week of release (and even the three-day headstart), I was able to dig in 120 hours of gameplay and man, I haven't been addicted to a game so much for the last 10-15 years at least. The gameplay is a delight and it hasn't felt like simple button-mashing a single second in fight. To me the gameplay gets even better the more you getEven though the server situation was horrible for the first week of release (and even the three-day headstart), I was able to dig in 120 hours of gameplay and man, I haven't been addicted to a game so much for the last 10-15 years at least. The gameplay is a delight and it hasn't felt like simple button-mashing a single second in fight. To me the gameplay gets even better the more you get into late game because the dungeons and raids are designed in a brilliant way, quite challenging but super fun. I actually don't understand people saying it's too "grindy" - to me the leveling went on fast and the necessary quest-steps are done very quick usually. And the best thing is, it's completely free to play! You do not have to spent a single coin of real money to enjoy the beautiful tons of content.

    I have never written a game review in my life yet but I felt like I need to give the developers credits here for blessing us with this awesome game.

    The only game I really put more hours into right from the start was WoW when it was originally released as beta and nothing has ever even gotten close to it. Well this game has and I feel like it will be lots of hours more.

    Do yourself a favor and play this game! Or wait - please don't so I can get into the game without having any server capacity problems :-)    … Expand
  36. Cleitonx1
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    diablo + path of exile + fat quest, é isso, pega lvl 50 que o jogo começa
  37. ArcZ7
    Feb 20, 2022
    2
    Its a fun game and has tons of potential even for a f2p with heavy cash shop. Sadly the launch for eue is messed up and the servers can barely keep up making it unplayable for everyone.
  38. DGilpin
    Feb 20, 2022
    1
    A fun game ruined by constant server and matchmaking errors on the European centres, the devs are making no signs or indication that they will fix this, even 7 days after launch, avoid this game until it has been fixed, or entirely as by the time they fix it, most content will be dead
  39. ZoltyKot
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    Worst experience ever with game that could be good given proper launch and support. Currently i can't event use items and services i paid for. Not worth your time.
  40. Azygous
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    game Looks like a mobile mess, and spamming skills feels like ****, Also the quests are really annoying
  41. N1ghtw1ng
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Damn you Amazon, stop over-advertising this generic P2W soulless shovelware as it is Equal to Western games. Is America ran out of games?
  42. tlfcksksxk
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    This game is more like a mobile rpg rather than for pc. Boring quests, not up to date graphic quality, and no-brain skills which make users just pumps them.
  43. MacheteDontText
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Feels like a mobile game for PC. Retail on steroids, everything is super streamlined and arcady, loot and something to click around every corner, immersion doesnt exist, and most of all not really multiplayer. I hate its guts.

    edit: If you want a SOLO ACTION game then its quite alright, but i m pissed thats its neither an arpg nor an mmo, not even close
  44. Wiesior
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Censorship and queues. All costumes are not available in shop. No breast slider. No breasts physics.
  45. Silkenspirit
    Feb 19, 2022
    3
    The environments look good and it can be fun to play with friends. That's about where my enjoyment of the game ends. Classes are restricted by gender currently. Every single female character is in stilettos with no way to change footwear. Ultra thin with large upper bodies. Zero variation. If you play a male class you get the amine beefcake body type or you get Dante from DMC.

    I found    The environments look good and it can be fun to play with friends. That's about where my enjoyment of the game ends. Classes are restricted by gender currently. Every single female character is in stilettos with no way to change footwear. Ultra thin with large upper bodies. Zero variation. If you play a male class you get the amine beefcake body type or you get Dante from DMC.

    I found very few classes to have an actual flow to their gameplay. It was often a series of disjointed abilities that didn't compliment each other or simply served to fill time between cooldowns of abilities that actually mattered. Every class, of it's 8 abilities you get to test prior to making a decision, had 3-5 abilities that literally did the same thing with a slightly different flair. Berserker had 5 downward slash abilities: two typical slashes, one slow one, one short hop slash, and one slightly larger hop slash. None did anything different than each other, just an animation and some damage. Why did this need to be 5 different abilities? Why not one with upgrade variations that changed what it did or how it looked? I ended up with the demonblade rogue class for most of my playtime, which also had about 4 minor variations to "two slashes" with no additional effects. Upgrading skills also seems to come down to more damage, speed, or some resistance to crowd control while mid-animation.

    The story is terrible. Voice acting probably hurts it more than anything. After about 10 minutes I found myself already skipping every piece of dialogue or cutscene I could. Which, turns out, is not all of them. Lots can't be skipped, I guess they're "too important" to the story to skip.

    Overall game bad. Just play Diablo or Path of Exile.    … Expand
  46. Simeta
    Feb 19, 2022
    9
    An enjoyable game, I have always loved ARPG games like Diablo & Grim Dawn. So when I found out that a ARPG-MMO had been released I couldn't wait to give it a try. After almost 100 hours played on it, here are my thoughts below.

    Pros: - Good Graphics. - Unique classes and sub classes. - Currency is account bound so it makes having alt characters very useful. - Dungeon and group play    An enjoyable game, I have always loved ARPG games like Diablo & Grim Dawn. So when I found out that a ARPG-MMO had been released I couldn't wait to give it a try. After almost 100 hours played on it, here are my thoughts below.

    Pros:
    - Good Graphics.
    - Unique classes and sub classes.
    - Currency is account bound so it makes having alt characters very useful.
    - Dungeon and group play has fast queue times.
    - Guild week long tasks make being in a guild more fun than just doing raids every night.
    - Easy to grind to level 50 to open up all the end game content.
    - Can easily play the game free to play as long you are not into a rush to get things.

    Cons:
    - Main quest story line can be a little strange at times.
    - Some quests feel like they were inserted as a filler, like having to move a box or deliver a letter to someone standing next to the quest giver.
    - Europe having server problems since launch, Amazon seems to under estimate how popular the game is.
    - As game is a port from Korea, it's art style may not be for everyone.
    - Upgrading late game gear relies on the RNG gods looking down on you in a good way.

    If Lost Ark is on your to try list and you are in Europe or South America where the most server problems are happening due to not enough servers for demand. I would wait a few weeks to a month for it to calm down.    … Expand
  47. hinoto
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Lot of bots and gold seller.
    Too many lags. Group Dungeon fail almost all time.(because they can't fetch data)
    Server overloadeds. News regions added without possibility to transfer all character, subscription and belonging, so it's useless.
  48. cristine201
    Feb 18, 2022
    10
    Doesn't make any sense why so many 0rates..
    The best game ever.
    Super interesting things are hidden everywhere and detailed qualities of character are new for me.
    It is quite well made game.
    Just try it.
  49. Wiggywoo22
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Unplayable trash. They should refund everybody who paid money to play. 4 hour queues even after the new servers BECAUSE THERE IS NO FREE SERVER TRANSFERS.
  50. Thiagoh88
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    BORING !!! Mobile adaptation... boring quests, boring skills progression and boring story line ...lol
  51. TamT
    Feb 18, 2022
    5
    It's really repetitive hahah and although the playstyle is pretty interesting it doesn't really give a sense of interaction much.
  52. ThomasWilson
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    This game is just a P2W grind with almost no creativity, and full of censorship, despite they would sell with Female character, therefore lacking bikini/bikini armors. I cannot tolerate the goons who is shilling this trash to be equal with western games.
  53. nerfer
    Feb 18, 2022
    10
    40+ hours in, well worth the 5+ year wait. The game really opens up after level 30+. fun, skillful pvp, fun co-op with friends (4 player co-op, up to 8 for raids). if you loved diablo 2 you'll likely love this. It's everything diablo 3 could have been, but wasn't.
    The character art is really great, puts D3 to shame honestly, much more fun 8+ skillsets with customization that could go a    40+ hours in, well worth the 5+ year wait. The game really opens up after level 30+. fun, skillful pvp, fun co-op with friends (4 player co-op, up to 8 for raids). if you loved diablo 2 you'll likely love this. It's everything diablo 3 could have been, but wasn't.
    The character art is really great, puts D3 to shame honestly, much more fun 8+ skillsets with customization that could go a bit further in terms of being able to make your class feel different, but I think instead of diablo's way of building 3-4 different potential builds into a single class, Smilegate split them up into different sub-classes to push for more alts. I honestly prefer this as it lets them push each sub-class further.
    In regards to NA launch, it was the smoothest mmo launch i've ever experienced, got in instantly on early-access and there was a slight delay on official launch of a couple hours. i haven't experienced any kind of lag, runs buttery smooth on max settings even if I keep my zbrush/maya/browsers streaming vids open in the background. Party system works great, but I wish it would do more to keep parties together when in the same area, but easy enough to swap channels when needed.
    There's a ton of depth to the game, you're not going to learn everything you need to in a day, this isn't your grandma's diablo.
    The dungeons/raids are the shining point of this games PvE. Super fun to go through with friends or solo.
    I haven't really spent too much time yet doing pvp, so i can't comment too much on that yet, but from what I've experienced I'm pretty confident that I'm going to enjoy it a lot.
    I really don't get the hate for this game on launch, I guess NA launch was better than some other regions. This is a hack-n-slasher's dream through and through. If you grew up with diablo 1, 2, and all the other hack-n-slashers of the early 2000's, you're likely going to have a blast with this game. Don't listen to all the child-tantrum 0 reviews, try it out if you're on the fence (it's free after all) and form your own opinion. I feel like a lot of the 0 reviews out there have never played a hack-n-slash in their lives.    … Expand
  54. Disscar
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    It sucks like every P2W sucks.

    I don’t even know what were they thinking
  55. finalflash
    Feb 17, 2022
    0
    I've been in login cue for 15 hours since Saturday morning, 15! At this point i spent more time in login cue than i have in game (and this doesn't even include the "Cannot connect to server. Exiting the game W0x3-SPCLFWN1N2NT" issue, if you get that, you can even forget to cue, you won't be playing today).

    The game in it's current state is unplayable and as long as this isn't fixed, the    I've been in login cue for 15 hours since Saturday morning, 15! At this point i spent more time in login cue than i have in game (and this doesn't even include the "Cannot connect to server. Exiting the game W0x3-SPCLFWN1N2NT" issue, if you get that, you can even forget to cue, you won't be playing today).

    The game in it's current state is unplayable and as long as this isn't fixed, the game will get 1/10 from me (it doesn't matter how "good" a game is if half of the players aren't able to play it.)    … Expand
  56. Hemler
    Feb 17, 2022
    4
    Realment és un gran joc. Però no entenc com Amazon ha fet que els servidors a Europa provoquin tota cua. Haguessin tingut una màquina de fer diners, però ha provocat que molta gent pari de jugar, perquè no tothom es pot permetre esperar tres hores de cua.
  57. JohnExiv
    Feb 17, 2022
    0
    Extreme Wartelisten bevor man einloggen kann. Von 40 Stunden Spielzeit konnte ich nur 8 tatsächlich spielen. Der Rest war in der Warteschleife. Macht keinen Spaß!
    Und es wird von Tag zu Tag schlimmer. Jetzt bekommt man nicht mal mehr die Serverauswahlseite angezeigt und das Spiel beendet sich selbst. Ich könnte mir in den .... beißen dafür gezahlt zu haben. Zurück gibts das Geld auch    Extreme Wartelisten bevor man einloggen kann. Von 40 Stunden Spielzeit konnte ich nur 8 tatsächlich spielen. Der Rest war in der Warteschleife. Macht keinen Spaß!
    Und es wird von Tag zu Tag schlimmer. Jetzt bekommt man nicht mal mehr die Serverauswahlseite angezeigt und das Spiel beendet sich selbst. Ich könnte mir in den .... beißen dafür gezahlt zu haben. Zurück gibts das Geld auch nicht mehr. Gute Geschäftspolitik für Amazon und Steam. Kassieren und keinerlei Gegenleistung erbringen. Glückwunsch!    … Expand
  58. paziek
    Feb 17, 2022
    0
    Game once you are in and there are no lags (between 2 AM and 10 AM) is really good, I would say maybe even 9/10.
    The problem is queue times in EU and end-game dungeons lagging for most of the day and half of the night that you can't even enjoy most of the end-game content. You either sit in queue for hours, you ATTEMPT to enter queue for hours or you sit for hours trying to enter dungeon.    Game once you are in and there are no lags (between 2 AM and 10 AM) is really good, I would say maybe even 9/10.
    The problem is queue times in EU and end-game dungeons lagging for most of the day and half of the night that you can't even enjoy most of the end-game content. You either sit in queue for hours, you ATTEMPT to enter queue for hours or you sit for hours trying to enter dungeon.
    I would thus rated this game overall 4/10, but since there are people rating it 10/10 even tho they mention queue issues I think it is unfair for average score if I would have given it the rating I think it deserves.
    Remember - queue issues and lags ARE part of the game and if they suck then you NEED to rate this game accordingly.    … Expand
  59. Dekri
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    Best game ever. Amazon and their servers are **** tier.
    Game is brilliant.
    Balanced pvp, nice lore, beauty skills.
  60. Seinekar
    Feb 17, 2022
    3
    Your average corean F2P MMO, but on a isometric ARPG format. Something like a Diablo 3 clone (combat is quite similar) but with F2P MMO elements inside.

    It could indeed use an "autopath" function and play itself like many mobile MMOs wich plays quite similar. It locks endgame content behind a campaign wich basically consist on getting from point to point getting and completing quest.    Your average corean F2P MMO, but on a isometric ARPG format. Something like a Diablo 3 clone (combat is quite similar) but with F2P MMO elements inside.

    It could indeed use an "autopath" function and play itself like many mobile MMOs wich plays quite similar.

    It locks endgame content behind a campaign wich basically consist on getting from point to point getting and completing quest.

    Combat is irrelevant as enemies doesn´t gives you noticeable exp or drop. Same goes for Sidequest, they could be completely removed from the game and would make no impact whatsoever.

    Playing with friends makes no sense, as the campaign is so easy and straightforward that teaming up will just slow you (there are little combat, and most missions are, again, just to get from A to B for the most part)

    When you reach endgame you´ll be overwhelmed by the amount of different kinds of "tokens" to purchase different kind of stuff. And the renowned endgame content wich you can finally play with friends, will be gated. 2 tries per day.

    That being said endgame consist on running the dungeons (just 2 times per day/characters, encouraging you to make alts) to farm gear and materials to craft gear wich will enable you to get to next tier dungeon. Sounds somehow ok-ish, until you find your progression artificially locked by daily chances or whatever.

    And again, the annoying missions persist as dailies: run from A to B then go to C and talk to D wich will send you E.

    So overall: its your regular F2P MMO, now with isometric view.

    If you are into those kind of games, go ahead. Its more of the same stuff. Otherwise, stay away.    … Expand
  61. Spacebird
    Feb 17, 2022
    0
    Constant server issues, hour long queues and random disconnects.
    Honestly feels like a disguised mobile cashgrab.
    Buggy and poorly translated text and UI.
    "The fun part" starts at level 50 but getting there is incredibly tedious.
    Endgame starts with info-dumps about many, many overly convoluted systems.
    Cherry on top is the aggressive pay-to-win cash shop.
  62. Ginzer
    Feb 17, 2022
    9
    Do not get fooled by negative reviews from the ones, that cannot play the game. I personally find the game really enjoyable, story is ok nothink so you would trow your jaw from the joint but still ok. Other aspeks are really funny, characters are well made and dungeons beautiful. Many places in this game are graphicly really well done. Some of the reviewers are saying that the combat isDo not get fooled by negative reviews from the ones, that cannot play the game. I personally find the game really enjoyable, story is ok nothink so you would trow your jaw from the joint but still ok. Other aspeks are really funny, characters are well made and dungeons beautiful. Many places in this game are graphicly really well done. Some of the reviewers are saying that the combat is button mashing, but never says what they are comparing the game with so. Diablo is much worse in button mashing and doing the same stupidity over and over again expecting s**h ....oh wait.Also the UI is somewhat messy because of so many things, hat you can collect, but true game needs many collectibles and items to collect again kids do not know what they want. Give it a try, wait for the servers to gain stability. This one s totally worth a try.… Expand
  63. Lukoly
    Feb 17, 2022
    4
    Honestly the atmosphere is so bland it is baffling. Over-the-top animations which at first seems very nice but ends up being repetitive quickly. Insanely easy gameplay all the way through leveling, It seems like it wants to do everything and just ends up being so forgettable.
  64. jals10293
    Feb 16, 2022
    3
    I've been playing for about 100 hours now and I honestly don't think I'm going to continue. Honestly a pretty major letdown after so much relentless pushing of the game from many content creators.

    The combat starts out good, it's very flashy and meaty-feeling, but it begins to get repetitive after a bit and unlike many other MMOs it takes a very long time to get new skills, which ends    I've been playing for about 100 hours now and I honestly don't think I'm going to continue. Honestly a pretty major letdown after so much relentless pushing of the game from many content creators.

    The combat starts out good, it's very flashy and meaty-feeling, but it begins to get repetitive after a bit and unlike many other MMOs it takes a very long time to get new skills, which ends up making your character feel stagnant in terms of power.

    The races suck. Each class being locked to a single race is honestly garbage. Want to be a Mage? Well, you HAVE to be a female elf so you can play as a Sorceress then, tough if you wanted to play as any other race or as a male character. And if you thought the World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV character creators were limited, they look like PSO2 next to Lost Ark's customization.

    The story is a joke. It's not even good for a laugh, it's the most soulless basic fantasy storytelling I've ever seen in anything. Before the game EVEN STARTS you're given a backstory where your character has already killed tons of important enemies presented as a slideshow. The fact that I've heard people compare this game's story to RPGs like Final Fantasy XIV or The Witcher is ludicrous.

    I will say the game LOOKS very nice though, if you're into a game for just the graphics this is probably the best MMO on the market visually currently. There are a few graphical bugs though, mainly to do with hair (longer hairstyles clip a LOT with armor too), and some of the running animations are almost comedically bad.

    The endgame is also, from what I've seen of it, incredibly grind-y. Maybe that's your thing. But personally I think I'm going to pass. If you're a casual player MMOs like FFXIV or PSO2 are probably worth your time more.    … Expand
  65. moviestalker
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    Ah yes, Login Queue Similator 2022 .. ups .. I mean 'Lost Arc' .

    Being a korean mmo it has all the grind, all the weird character art style and all the p2w cashshop items.
    There's really no sugar coating these facts: You can either accept this game the way it is or you don't. Sadly I couldn't, but I hope the people who do are having a blast.
  66. Delaluz
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    I think irrespective of how good a game is - having to queue for 2hours to enter the game reminds me of the 1980s when I put my cassette in my commodore64 and waited for it to load. Thanks Amazon for the fond trip down memory lane.
  67. Uncngo
    Feb 16, 2022
    5
    Above average graphics and nice combat. The story is okay. But the gameplay loop is extremely repetitive. Leveling system is unrewarding. By playing for about 10 hours, you would have an idea of how the end game would be.
  68. PongPong
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    It boasts excellent and beautiful production, and the unique characteristics and stories of each island are interesting. People who suit their tastes are expected to be very immersed and raise their levels. I am very interested in the story of each NPC in this game. And I'm looking forward to the end content.
  69. Xiones
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    Installiert und die Server sind down. Am nächsten Tag versucht, wieder nicht online. Die nächsten zwei Tage versucht uuuund deinstalliert. Never play on a patch day? Der Spruch ist veraltet. Never play on a patch week or month or even worse. Da ich es nicht testen kann, gibts die 0 Punkte.
  70. zeukin
    Feb 16, 2022
    9
    Haven't had this much fun in an mmo rpg since WoW's Legion expansion. The game is fast paced, it doesn't try to jerk you around with pointless questing, the combat feels good trying to string together different types of combos and it gets more and more satisfying as you put points into your skill and tree. The world is vast and the scenery is gorgeous and the transition from game play toHaven't had this much fun in an mmo rpg since WoW's Legion expansion. The game is fast paced, it doesn't try to jerk you around with pointless questing, the combat feels good trying to string together different types of combos and it gets more and more satisfying as you put points into your skill and tree. The world is vast and the scenery is gorgeous and the transition from game play to cut scenes is seamless which really makes you feel like you're part of a dynamic story.… Expand
  71. hi93
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    fine tuned amazing game, gotta put in hours to really get to know the game :)
  72. Scherzade
    Feb 16, 2022
    8
    Server que is the nasty part you need to go through though. I felt quite satisfying while playing through for the quests. not bad. after all its free game, so you could give a try.
  73. Aroyi
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    Decent graphic, Intresting story line, fanatastic combats.
    This game is not for all, but well-made.
  74. Kafinated
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    A Super Solid Eastern MMO with dedicated Devs. Story is below average at first, but picks up quickly and has a wealth of interesting and meaningful side quests. There is no lack of content, this game having been under active update and development in the KR and RUS regions for years, and at the current rate would take me over a year to finish out all of the content on offer. The graphicsA Super Solid Eastern MMO with dedicated Devs. Story is below average at first, but picks up quickly and has a wealth of interesting and meaningful side quests. There is no lack of content, this game having been under active update and development in the KR and RUS regions for years, and at the current rate would take me over a year to finish out all of the content on offer. The graphics and animations are stellar, and combat feels both impactful and skilful, specifically when getting into Guardian Raids, Chaos Dungeons, and Abyssal Dungeons.

    On top of this the game is free to play, although it does have a cash shop and this shop is the main source of revenue for the game. The cash shop consists of primarily quality of life upgrades and skins/mounts, but there is ways of directly using the cash shop to gain power in a way that some may call pay to win. The Devs at this time have stated that they will be watching the cash shop and opinions of the players closely, and making changes if they deem it necessary, even if it cuts into their shop revenue. This statement is backed up by the Dev's track record of having done this in the past in other regions.

    Overall I am excited to see where this game heads, and in its current state could continue to be one of if not the current most popular MMO in the west, having surpassed 1.3M Concurrent players on steam, if only 20% of the peak players are retained in the game, that means it would still have a healthy player base of over 250k players. Far more than a majority of current MMO's in the west.    … Expand
  75. MitVerlaub
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    12k PPL in the queue, waiting for several Hours.
    Finally joining the Game, then da da daaaaaam. Maintenance !!! 2 minutes before the Maintenance they announced the server gonna be gone for 30 minutes.

    So... lets wait again several Hours for they lack of Brain.
  76. caemenium
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    All i want to say is ignore every positive/negative posts here. Just download and play game like i did and decide it's good or bad only by yourself.
  77. LeavingOpinion
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Trying to connect 3 times.
    All times waiting about 1h.
    After 1 h get error while connect to server.
    Can't even test the game.
  78. murican
    Feb 15, 2022
    1
    The game is a huge let down, I don't care about the login queue times since it's a release date and of course there will be tons of ppl. But the bugs, glitches, duplication bugs that tons of ppl do even now. Barely any interaction between people. Graphics are decent but game play is what you would find in a mobile game. I thought it will be better than the KR version since i play it onceThe game is a huge let down, I don't care about the login queue times since it's a release date and of course there will be tons of ppl. But the bugs, glitches, duplication bugs that tons of ppl do even now. Barely any interaction between people. Graphics are decent but game play is what you would find in a mobile game. I thought it will be better than the KR version since i play it once in a while but its very P2P at least in the PvP aspect. In PvP you dont need to pay a cent since its braindead easy. We did the final raid on KR server with no hit run in 5 tries. Overall its a good as a singleplayer game diablo like game but they need to add more interactivity.… Expand
  79. AxCarnifex
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Mirad, voy a ser lo mas honesto con vosotros posible, AMAZON NO SABE HACER JUEGOS.

    El único motivo por el que todos estamos intentando jugar a esto es porque prometía algo que no ha cumplido. Obviamente que no os recomiendo meter ni un solo euro dentro del juego, porque no se lo merecen, hasta los jugadores que tuvimos que pagar para jugar antes de tiempo hemos tenido que jodernos    Mirad, voy a ser lo mas honesto con vosotros posible, AMAZON NO SABE HACER JUEGOS.

    El único motivo por el que todos estamos intentando jugar a esto es porque prometía algo que no ha cumplido.

    Obviamente que no os recomiendo meter ni un solo euro dentro del juego, porque no se lo merecen, hasta los jugadores que tuvimos que pagar para jugar antes de tiempo hemos tenido que jodernos con un contenido no admite devolución porque "OTRA VEZ" a Amazon o la empresa encargada de los servidores no le ha salido de las narices hacer las matematicas de que si tienes a los cuatro streamer top moñecos de turno entrando a los mismos servidores vas a tener problemas, pero es que va mas lejos de eso.

    El juego esta mal animado, la calidad de los personajes se reduce automaticamente una vez creado el personaje, no es ilusión óptica vuestra pasa de verdad y es pasable, pero es que los monos todavía van y ponen escenas especificas que te acercan a los personajes y en las que las animaciones que están incompletas igual que las lineas de audio de los personajes no principales, te hacen sentir que estás viendo "WARCRAFT III: REFORGED" pero es peor porque te estaban vendiendo un juego tipo diablo 3 pero mejor, y bueno en cierto modo tenían razón, es como diablo 3, los servidores funcionan como tu amigo Paco cuando se ha pasado de la tercera copa.

    Literalmente la historia funciona y esta bien porque se han limitado a copiar y copiar cosas, pero una tras otra es que a lo poco que vengas de jugar otros juegos MMorpg te ves todas las copias y referencias que han metido de otros juegos. ¿Qué aún así te puede gustar el juego? Obvio, es fácil de jugar, es entretenido y todo lo que quieras y puedes echar unos jajas con tus amigos y te pueden gustar detalles de la historia.

    PERO TODO ESO SERÁ SI NO TE COMES UNA COLA DE 19.000 PERSONAS O 6.000 lo que viene a ser ¿Qué? 2 a 6 horas de espera y cuidado, que como el juego se cuelgue, te quedes afk, o pases mas de 20 minutos en un sitio leyendo habilidades y mecanicas propias del juego y el servidor de por hecho que no estás te vas para la calle a llorar un rato. Y dirás "A ver pero lo de los servidores es temporal, el juego es nuevo aunque use mecanicas del año de matusalem, ya lo solucionaran todo que acaba de salir"

    Bueno el tema es que retrasaron el lanzamiento free to play, le quitaron un día entero a la gente que pago para preparar la salida del free to play y aún así, la ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, y llevan diciendo de que van a solucionarlo y meter servidores desde que ha salido, tirando los servidores abajo por mantenimiento para "parches" que no solucionan nada.

    Y ♥♥♥♥♥ sabéis que me esta hasta dando pereza escribir todo este texto pero seguramente si te lo estás leyendo es porque estas en la cola esperando, como yo toda esta mañana, para que se caiga el servidor y me tenga que comer otra cola de 6 horas.

    RECOMIENDO JUGAR LOST ARK: NO, PERO NO POR EL JUEGO EN SI, QUE AUNQUE TENGA ERRORES Y PAREZCA UN JUEGO SACADO DE 2012 CON UNA HISTORIA GENERICA POR LO MENOS SE TE PUEDE HACER DIVERTIDO Y ENTRETENIDO, SI NO PORQUE LITERALMENTE LA MISMA COMPAÑÍA QUE COMPRA AVIONES Y TIENE MILLONES DE CENTROS DE DISTRIBUCIÓN PARA QUE A TI TE LLEGUE TU TACITA CON LA CARA DE PUTIN EN UN DÍA TE ESTA INTENTANDO VENDER LA MOTO DE QUE NO SABIAN QUE LO SERVIDORES IBAN A PETAR DESPUÉS DE QUE LES HAYA PASADO LO MISMO CON SU ANTERIOR LANZAMIENTO.    … Expand
  80. Rocknrolla2701
    Feb 15, 2022
    2
    The game is next to impossible to log in to in EU.

    No refunds given by amazon on any packs you may have bought, even though there is a time limit on some of the items purchased, like an aura that gives extra rewards for completing quests etc. The graphics in the game are from 2010 perhaps, every npc that gives you a quest has a mini cut scene that you need to spam your g key or left    The game is next to impossible to log in to in EU.

    No refunds given by amazon on any packs you may have bought, even though there is a time limit on some of the items purchased, like an aura that gives extra rewards for completing quests etc.

    The graphics in the game are from 2010 perhaps, every npc that gives you a quest has a mini cut scene that you need to spam your g key or left click to progress the scene.

    The music when you say walk into a room is perhaps 20 seconds of music on a loop. It's free to play, but not really worth it if you can get in.

    Combat is repetitive you have 8 abilites you just spam.    … Expand
  81. mroowol
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    In the current state of the EU servers, I advice you to avoid this product. Either you get in queue of 25k ppl (average waiting time 4-5 hours), or you don't get in queue at all (Error [10027] because of heavy traffic).
    Premium Aura which has been bought with real money as a product, cannot be used, and is counting down, with you or without you in the game itself.
    AGS and Smilegate just    In the current state of the EU servers, I advice you to avoid this product. Either you get in queue of 25k ppl (average waiting time 4-5 hours), or you don't get in queue at all (Error [10027] because of heavy traffic).
    Premium Aura which has been bought with real money as a product, cannot be used, and is counting down, with you or without you in the game itself.
    AGS and Smilegate just underestimated the number of players in EU. All servers in EU are at full capacity till they brake, while other regions (WNA, ENA, SA) are not even beeing full, and have "good" status. The developers just underestimated EU.    … Expand
  82. Stegoman666
    Feb 15, 2022
    1
    After 4 days playing for many hours I can say that the launch was a failure, that the queues for hours to enter to play is a brutal lack of foresight, and that later the experience in the game is very basic. There are no elaborate quests like other games in the genre. You have to go from A to B, but you never take more than 20 seconds to complete the quests. This game is a joke. When youAfter 4 days playing for many hours I can say that the launch was a failure, that the queues for hours to enter to play is a brutal lack of foresight, and that later the experience in the game is very basic. There are no elaborate quests like other games in the genre. You have to go from A to B, but you never take more than 20 seconds to complete the quests. This game is a joke. When you go to a party with friends it is almost impossible to enter dungeons if the server is very laggy. The graphics are like 10 years ago and depending on the language, there are buggy voices. At least I have not paid for this deception, I have already learned well from Cyberpunk 2077.… Expand
  83. nextgengameflop
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    This game released about a decade too late. Story and gameplay are incredibly uninspired and dull.
  84. ismentis
    Feb 15, 2022
    1
    The levelling is one of the most tedious **** ever. Uninteresting story with horrible quest pick up interface, rewards everywhere (mobile games do this), loads of UI menu's that have red dots all the time, mobile looking game crap, hardly see anyone for that MMO vibe, side quests worst ever, gender locked crap.
    But at least the combat is one saving grace.
  85. BahamutxD
    Feb 15, 2022
    4
    Combat, graphics, art are quite good. There is no problem there. The story is terrible and voice acting amateur.

    The monetization system behind the game with mobile like mechanics, systems over systems that create infinite loops of gameplay for the sake of making you pay is what really kills the game. If you can ignore all the multiplayer/fight for progression part of the game - its    Combat, graphics, art are quite good. There is no problem there. The story is terrible and voice acting amateur.

    The monetization system behind the game with mobile like mechanics, systems over systems that create infinite loops of gameplay for the sake of making you pay is what really kills the game.

    If you can ignore all the multiplayer/fight for progression part of the game - its a fine game you'll enjoy. If you play this as an MMO/community game and you are willing to engage in its endgame... you better prepare your wallet or free up several hours a day for months to be able to do it.    … Expand
  86. xStrangerx
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    P2W or Grind to win game. It forces me to play multiple characters just to funnel resources to my main. Lost ark doesnt repect players time.
  87. Ybarion
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Fresh, fun and smooth experience when you get through the log in queues. Lot of content in the endgame, lots of ways to grow your character and explore.
  88. PNdrak
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    IMHO one of the most player friendly games out there, it respects your time, battles are fun, tones of enemies on the screen, cool dungeons and raids. I understand frustration with server queues but other than that - great experience :)
  89. docFornix
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Dreadful interface, mediocre graphics, poor quest lines. If a mobile-like cash grab experience is what you're looking for, this is your game I guess.
  90. Sempuken
    Feb 15, 2022
    5
    First of all let me say. I was giga-hyped for this game. Pre-ordered founders packs etc., and hit it hard out of the gates. While the game looks gorgeous, and the combat is mildly interesting…

    **combat is a mess of random skills and dodging. The “mechanics” are all super avoidable and uninteresting, and there is nearly no challenge even at end game…you literally have to try to die if you    First of all let me say. I was giga-hyped for this game. Pre-ordered founders packs etc., and hit it hard out of the gates. While the game looks gorgeous, and the combat is mildly interesting…

    **combat is a mess of random skills and dodging. The “mechanics” are all super avoidable and uninteresting, and there is nearly no challenge even at end game…you literally have to try to die if you wanted to**

    Even with this, it was entertaining enough, but I paused to realize the “combat” is maybe 5% of the game.

    I have four level 50 characters, and you honestly spend the majority of your time sailing around on your boat to small islands full of mindless story quests like: “kill 10 rats” just to collect the materials to boost your items to overcome whatever ridiculous gate you have placed on your character. Once you hit the arbitrary ilevel, you unlock some more story quests in which you ride your mount from point A, to point B, and press your “G” key to ignore them. All until you find yourself in the same position again—grindfest.

    The “raid” and various “dungeon” content lasts around 10 minutes each, and you are back to sailing around for rat killing.

    There are a lot of positives about the game, but I definitely cant’t suggest it if you are a traditional aarpg lover. This is an mmo, and an extremely grindy one.

    Don’t let the flashy character skills and combat persuade you…it’s very rare in this free to play, let down. 5/10. Could be an 8 with some actual decent combat and less grind.    … Expand
  91. GM_Phobos
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    5 hours of queues to play indicates that amazon has learned absolutely nothing from the New World experience.
  92. TPLaMar
    Feb 14, 2022
    8
    Very good gameplay. Room to improve the other stuff that’s less important.
  93. Sopy_the_sheep
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Combination of WoW and Diablo? What an insult for those Classics. Big content makes not a big game.
    Just a huge marketing bubble, never again Amazon.
  94. cyberjonesy
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Gets boring very fast. Almost feels like this game should have an autoplay feature like the mobile games its trying to copy.
  95. augustus80
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    It's well polished and gorgeous to look at. There are some very fun moments, especially in solo dungeons. But the leveling and overall progression feels hollow and unrewarding. I never died once from level 1 to 30 ish and gear seems to be the exact same thing over and over with slightly increased stats.
  96. Regardo
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    It is a good game. If...really if you can play. The queue is extreme. 6+ hours waiting if you are lucky to get in the queue.
  97. Alucado
    Feb 14, 2022
    1
    Fantastic game i would say but i cant play cuz servers all time busy ... Awesome evening when u launch game and u are 18000 in queue ...
  98. dummy123
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Some genius decided to open overcrowded founder servers for f2p crowd. If you want to play, you are in 16k queue and wait 3h for connection. After that you get random disconnect. Servers are part of the game, so it is a 0
  99. Kiaski
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Injugable por culpa de las colas en los servidores, no se puede ni seleccionar servidor están todos llenos.
  100. raiden85
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    Outstanding game in every aspect. Simply awesome. Free to play, a lot of people playing, beautiful graphics.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. CD-Action
    Apr 11, 2022
    70
    Interesting character classes, enticing atmosphere, visual attractiveness, satisfying combat – Lost Ark hit the mark on everything one expects from a good action RPG. I could feel my character’s power from the very first step in this interesting, varied world, and saw potential for one of the best Diablo’s cousins in years. It’s a pity that the MMO aspects of Lost Ark forced some compromises and simply get in the way of enjoying the satisfying Diablo-esque side.
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  2. Hey Poor Player
    Mar 30, 2022
    90
    Lost Ark is literally great enough to re-ignite my passion for MMORPGs after 15 years. That’s not a joke, and it’s not something that I’m just saying for the sake of this review. Because of that, I don’t know that I should be reviewing this game so much as I should be thanking it. I’m incredibly happy to have finally found an MMO that I can look forward to playing every day, and, if you’re willing to take my word at all, I think you’ll find that you’ll end up the same way once you sit down with this game for yourself.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Mar 24, 2022
    70
    No classic, then, but Smilegate has delivered a big, silly, characterful romp that's best experienced with friends. [Issue#370, p.118]
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