Software:Lost Ark (video game)

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Short description: 2019 video game
Lost Ark
Lost Ark cover.jpg
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Amazon Games
Director(s)Keum Kang Sun
Composer(s)Yong Kim
Brian Tyler
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • KOR: December 4, 2019
  • WW: February 11, 2022
  • CHN: July 20, 2023
Genre(s)MMORPG, action role-playing
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Lost Ark[lower-alpha 1] 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 Europe, North America, and South America 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.

Gameplay

Lost Ark gameplay

Lost Ark is primarily focused on player versus environment (PvE) and exploration (questing, achievement/collectible hunting, crafting, etc.). It features player versus player (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 American, South American, and European regions 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]

Release schedules

In 2021, there were plans between Smilegate and game publisher HappyTuk (zh) to launch Lost Ark in Taiwan.[25] And than in January 2023, the Taiwanese servers launch was putting on hold, thus their server didn't get launched as they intended.[26]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic81/100[27]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Game Informer8.25/10[28]
GameSpot7/10[29]
GameStar79/100[30]
IGN8/10[31]
Jeuxvideo.com16/20[32]
PC Gamer (US)78/100[34]
PC Games8/10[35]
PCGamesN9/10[36]
Shacknews9/10[38]

Lost Ark received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[27]

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."[37] 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."[39] 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."[34] The Western release was also criticized for its high volume of bots.[40]

Notes

  1. ↑ Korean: 로스트아크

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Palumbo, Alessio (August 20, 2020). "Lost Ark MMOARPG May Be Finally Due West Next Year Thanks to Amazon Games". Wccftech.com. https://wccftech.com/lost-ark-mmoarpg-may-be-finally-due-west-next-year-thanks-to-amazon-games/. 
  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. https://massivelyop.com/2020/06/11/lost-ark-announces-a-registration-date-for-japanese-closed-beta-shows-off-a-guild-territory-feature-for-season-2/. 
  3. ↑ "Hack-and-Slash MMORPG Lost Ark Gets Debut Trailer, as Developer Considers Global Market". November 16, 2014. https://www.overclockersclub.com/news/37646/. 
  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. https://www.rpgsite.net/news/10096-amazon-games-enters-publishing-agreement-with-lost-ark-developer-smilegate-rpg-to-release-a-game-in-2021. 
  5. ↑ Messner, Steven (June 10, 2021). "Amazon Games is localizing one of South Korea's most exciting MMOs, Lost Ark" (in en-US). https://www.pcgamer.com/lost-ark-release-english/. 
  6. ↑ "Smilegate RPG's Lost Ark wins best prize at 2019 Korean Game Award". November 14, 2019. https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=944582. 
  7. ↑ "About" (in en-gb). https://www.playlostark.com/en-gb/game/about. 
  8. ↑ Parrish, Ash (2022-02-18). "Lost Ark is a grindy MMO that's perfect to while away the hours" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/18/22937386/lost-ark-amazon-games-free-to-play-mmo-diablo-clone. 
  9. ↑ "Lost Ark will be launched on November 7th, new information and Q&A from Media Day". September 17, 2018. https://lostarkdatabase.com/lost-ark-will-be-launched-on-november-7th-new-information-and-qa-from-media-day/. 
  10. ↑ "SmileGate to Develop Two Major Games with Unreal Engine 3". April 24, 2012. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/smilegate-to-develop-two-major-games-with-unreal-engine-3. 
  11. ↑ Gell, Adam (November 14, 2014). "MMO's Don't Look Much Better Than Lost Ark". https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2014/11/14/mmos-dont-look-much-better-than-lost-ark/. 
  12. ↑ Olivetti, J. (November 13, 2014). "Lost Ark is an isometric action MMO built in Unreal Engine 3". https://www.engadget.com/2014-11-13-lost-ark-is-an-isometric-action-mmo-built-in-unreal-engine-3.html. 
  13. ↑ Sellner, Mark (December 28, 2021). "Lost Ark bekommt DirectX 11 – Sieht besser aus und läuft auch noch flüssiger". https://mein-mmo.de/lost-ark-bekommt-directx-11/. 
  14. ↑ "Lost Ark: Bekommt nach dem Release Unterstützung für DirectX 11". December 31, 2021. https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Lost-Ark-Spiel-55037/News/nach-Release-Unterstuetzung-fuer-DirectX-11-1386469/. 
  15. ↑ "Lost Ark gets a straight performance boost with DirectX 11, surprising no one". February 14, 2022. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lost-ark-directx11-performance. Retrieved February 22, 2022. 
  16. ↑ 종화, 류 (November 27, 2019). "지금까진 테스트, 로스트아크 '정식 서비스' 12월 시작한다" (in ko-KR). https://www.gamemeca.com/view.php?gid=1604710. 
  17. ↑ "Diablo-like Lost Ark officially launches February 11 in the West". December 10, 2021. https://www.vg247.com/lost-ark-western-launch-date-pc-diablo-mmo. 
  18. ↑ "Lost Ark release date and gameplay trailer debut for Amazon's new MMO ARPG". December 10, 2021. https://www.gamesradar.com/lost-ark-release-date-and-gameplay-trailer-debut-for-amazons-new-mmo-arpg/. 
  19. ↑ "Lost Ark gets official release date". December 10, 2021. https://dotesports.com/mmo/news/lost-ark-gets-official-release-date. 
  20. ↑ "Lost Ark release date, time, early access" (in en). 2022-02-07. https://www.ginx.tv/en/lost-ark/lost-ark-release-date-time-early-access. 
  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.". https://twitter.com/playlostark/status/1478337022452457472. 
  22. ↑ "Lost Ark is launching in the Netherlands next week after all". July 8, 2022. https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/08/lost-ark-is-launching-in-the-netherlands-next-week-after-all/. 
  23. ↑ Warren, Tom (12 February 2022). "Lost Ark becomes the second most played game in Steam history after just 24 hours" (in en). The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/12/22930757/lost-ark-steam-most-played-game-launch. 
  24. ↑ Macgregor, Jody (13 February 2022). "Lost Ark breaks a million players, becomes today's top Steam game by concurrents" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/lost-ark-breaks-a-million-players-becomes-steams-top-game-by-concurrent-player-count/. 
  25. ↑ "Lost Ark – Taiwan server announced for highly-anticipated MMORPG". August 9, 2021. https://mmoculture.com/2021/08/lost-ark-taiwan-server-announced-for-highly-anticipated-mmorpg/. 
  26. ↑ "延後上市官方道歉聲明" (in zh-TW). https://landing.mangot5.com/template/lostark/event/230112_announce/index.html. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Lost Ark for PC Reviews". February 11, 2022. https://www.metacritic.com/game/lost-ark/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  28. ↑ Carson, John (February 28, 2022). "Lost Ark Review". Game Informer (GameStop Corp.). https://www.gameinformer.com/review/lost-ark/dungeons-and-demons. Retrieved March 2, 2022. 
  29. ↑ Wakeling, Richard (February 24, 2022). "Lost Ark Review - Why'd It Have To Be Snakes". GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lost-ark-review-whyd-it-have-to-be-snakes/1900-6417834/. 
  30. ↑ Zirkler, Dennis (February 26, 2022). "Lost Ark: Unser Test mit de finalen Wertung" (in de). GameStar. Webedia. https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/lost-ark-test-steam-review,3377621.html. 
  31. ↑ Moss, Gabriel (February 18, 2022). "Lost Ark Review". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/lost-ark-review. 
  32. ↑ "Test Lost Ark : la révolution free to play que tout le monde attendait ?" (in fr). Jeuxvideo.com. February 8, 2022. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/1527657/lost-ark-la-revolution-free-to-play-que-tout-le-monde-attendait.htm. 
  33. ↑ Serrano, Francisco Alberto (February 23, 2022). "Lost Ark, análisis. La fusión irresistible entre ARPG y MMO" (in es). MeriStation. https://as.com/meristation/2022/02/22/analisis/1645545671_594926.html. 
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Lane, Rick (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark review". PC Gamer. Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/lost-ark-review/. 
  35. ↑ Link, Daniel (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark im Test: So gut kann ein Free2Play-MMORPG sein - Jetzt mit Video" (in de). PC Games (Computec Media GmbH). https://www.pcgames.de/Lost-Ark-Spiel-55037/Tests/Review-Release-Wertung-PC-Free-To-Play-MMORPG-1388780/. Retrieved February 15, 2022. 
  36. ↑ Romero, Wren (February 28, 2022). "Lost Ark review – MMORPG excellence". PCGamesN. https://www.pcgamesn.com/lost-ark/review-mmo. 
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Zamora, Gabriel (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark (for PC) Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/lost-ark-for-pc. 
  38. ↑ Erskine, Donovan (March 5, 2022). "Lost Ark review: A tale for the ages". Shacknews. https://www.shacknews.com/article/129156/lost-ark-review-a-tale-for-the-ages. 
  39. ↑ Thorn, Ed (February 8, 2022). "Lost Ark review-in-progress: Diablo-like combat clashes with a very grindy MMO". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lost-ark-review-in-progress. 
  40. ↑ MacGregor, Jody (May 18, 2022). "Amazon Games says it's 'fighting a war' against the bots infesting Lost Ark". https://www.pcgamer.com/amazon-games-says-its-fighting-a-war-against-the-bots-infesting-lost-ark/. 

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