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Lost Ark
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Amazon Games
Director(s)Keum Kang Sun
Composer(s)Yong Kim
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • KOR: December 4, 2019
  • WW: February 11, 2022
Genre(s)MMORPG, action role-playing
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Lost Ark[a] is a 2019 MMO action role-playing game[1][2] co-developed by Tripod Studio and Smilegate.[3] It was released in South Korea in December 2019 by Smilegate and in the EU, NA, and SA regions in February 2022 by Amazon Games.[1][4][5] Lost Ark cost around US$85 million to develop.[6] The game received generally favorable reviews and is among the most-played games on Steam.

Gameplay

Lost Ark gameplay

Lost Ark is primarily focused on PvE and exploration (questing, achievement/collectible hunting, crafting, etc.), but features PvP elements as well.[7] Players start by customizing their character which they can then level up by completing the storyline.[8] Reaching level 50 unlocks access to tiered endgame dungeons and raids, at which point most further progress is tied to the character's gear score.

Development

Lost Ark's development began in 2011[9] under the codename Project T.[10][11] The game uses Unreal Engine 3.[12] It originally only supported DirectX 9[13][14] but was updated to also support DirectX 11 prior to the western release in 2022.[15]

Release

Lost Ark was fully released in South Korea on December 4, 2019, and in North America, South America, and Europe on February 11, 2022, with Amazon Games serving as the global publisher.[16] Users that pre-purchased one of four founder's packs could play 3 days early on February 8, 2022.[17][18][19][20] The game was initially unavailable in Belgium and the Netherlands due to the countries' stringent loot box regulations,[21] with the latter later reversing its decision.[22]

Within twenty-four hours of its release, Lost Ark became the second most played game on Steam.[23][24]

Reception

Lost Ark received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[25]

PC Magazine praised Lost Ark's combat, writing, "Abilities look good, sound sufficiently powerful, and feel great to use. You can’t help but feel like a combat god when you divekick a crowd, and blast fodder monsters into bloody chunks."[35] Despite enjoying some of the minigames, Rock Paper Shotgun disliked the game's structure and felt, compared to other MMOs, Lost Ark had little to offer: "Some may relish the chores, the gradual progress of the EXP bar, and the allure of shiny loot rewards... Yet, there's nothing I've seen so far in the game's questing and progression that makes it stand out from the competition."[37] PC Gamer liked the combat abilities, but criticized the story: "Lost Ark can be a captivating adventure, which makes it a shame that the main story is simply not that compelling. The central cast of characters are a largely one-dimensional carousel of exhaustingly noble heroes and villains."[32] The Western release was also criticized for its high volume of bots.[38]

Notes

  1. ^ Korean: 로스트아크

References

  1. ^ a b Palumbo, Alessio (August 20, 2020). "Lost Ark MMOARPG May Be Finally Due West Next Year Thanks to Amazon Games". Wccftech.com.
  2. ^ Neal, Chris (June 11, 2020). "Lost Ark announces a registration date for Japanese closed beta, shows off a guild territory feature for Season 2". Massively Overpowered.
  3. ^ "Hack-and-Slash MMORPG Lost Ark Gets Debut Trailer, as Developer Considers Global Market". Overclockersclub.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Vitale, Adam (August 20, 2020). "Amazon Games enters publishing agreement with 'Lost Ark' developer Smilegate RPG to release a game in 2021". RPG Site.
  5. ^ Messner, Steven (June 10, 2021). "Amazon Games is localizing one of South Korea's most exciting MMOs, Lost Ark". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Smilegate RPG's Lost Ark wins best prize at 2019 Korean Game Award". Pulsenews.co.kr. November 14, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "About". Lost Ark - Free to Play MMO Action RPG. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Parrish, Ash (February 18, 2022). "Lost Ark is a grindy MMO that's perfect to while away the hours". The Verge. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lost Ark will be launched on November 7th, new information and Q&A from Media Day". Lostarkdatabase.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "SmileGate to Develop Two Major Games with Unreal Engine 3". Unrealengine.com. April 24, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Gell, Adam (November 14, 2014). "MMO's Don't Look Much Better Than Lost Ark". Hitc.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Olivetti, J. (November 13, 2014). "Lost Ark is an isometric action MMO built in Unreal Engine 3". Endgadget. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  13. ^ Sellner, Mark (December 28, 2021). "Lost Ark bekommt DirectX 11 – Sieht besser aus und läuft auch noch flüssiger". mein-mmo.de. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Lost Ark: Bekommt nach dem Release Unterstützung für DirectX 11". pcgameshardware.de. December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lost Ark gets a straight performance boost with DirectX 11, surprising no one". Rock Paper Shotgun. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  16. ^ 종화, 류 (November 27, 2019). "지금까진 테스트, 로스트아크 '정식 서비스' 12월 시작한다". 게임메카 (in Korean). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "Diablo-like Lost Ark officially launches February 11 in the West". December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Lost Ark release date and gameplay trailer debut for Amazon's new MMO ARPG". December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Lost Ark gets official release date". December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  20. ^ "Lost Ark release date, time, early access". GINX. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  21. ^ Lost Ark [@playlostark] (January 4, 2022). "Unfortunately, we will not be able to support Belgium and the Netherlands due to local laws and regulations regarding random in-game items" (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Lost Ark is launching in the Netherlands next week after all". July 8, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  23. ^ Warren, Tom (February 12, 2022). "Lost Ark becomes the second most played game in Steam history after just 24 hours". The Verge. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  24. ^ Macgregor, Jody (February 13, 2022). "Lost Ark breaks a million players, becomes today's top Steam game by concurrents". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Lost Ark for PC Reviews". Metacritic. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  26. ^ Carson, John (February 28, 2022). "Lost Ark Review". Game Informer. GameStop Corp. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  27. ^ Wakeling, Richard (February 24, 2022). "Lost Ark Review - Why'd It Have To Be Snakes". GameSpot. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  28. ^ Zirkler, Dennis (February 26, 2022). "Lost Ark: Unser Test mit de finalen Wertung" [Lost Ark: Our review with the final rating]. GameStar (in German). Webedia. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  29. ^ Moss, Gabriel (February 18, 2022). "Lost Ark Review". IGN. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  30. ^ "Test Lost Ark : la révolution free to play que tout le monde attendait ?" [Lost Ark Review : the free to play revolution that everyone was waiting for ?]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  31. ^ Serrano, Francisco Alberto (February 23, 2022). "Lost Ark, análisis. La fusión irresistible entre ARPG y MMO" [Lost Ark, analysis. The irresistible fusion between ARPG and MMO]. MeriStation (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  32. ^ a b Lane, Rick (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  33. ^ Link, Daniel (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark im Test: So gut kann ein Free2Play-MMORPG sein - Jetzt mit Video" [Lost Ark Review: A free2play MMORPG can be this good - now with video]. PC Games (in German). Computec Media GmbH. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  34. ^ Romero, Wren (February 28, 2022). "Lost Ark review – MMORPG excellence". PCGamesN. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  35. ^ a b Zamora, Gabriel (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark (for PC) Review". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  36. ^ Erskine, Donovan (March 5, 2022). "Lost Ark review: A tale for the ages". Shacknews. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  37. ^ Thorn, Ed (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark review-in-progress: Diablo-like combat clashes with a very grindy MMO". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  38. ^ MacGregor, Jody (May 18, 2022). "Amazon Games says it's 'fighting a war' against the bots infesting Lost Ark". PC Gamer.
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