Lost Ark Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · February 28, 2022

For this Lost Ark Review we embark on an odyssey for the Lost Ark in a vast, vibrant world: explore new lands, seek out lost treasures, and test yourself in thrilling action combat as you seek the power of the Ark in this free-to-play, action-packed RPG.

Lost Ark Review Pros:

Beautiful graphics.
Download size.
Steam achievements.
Own in-game achievements.
Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller buttons.
Controller support.
Action RPG gameplay.
Graphics settings are direct X 9 or Direct X 11, Resolution, screen type, force 21:9 aspect ratio, lock cursor, brightness, auto-detect graphics, graphics preset quality, texture quality, shadow quality, character quality, particle quality, anti-aliasing, better depth of field, indirect shadows, auto-optimization (performance or quality), bloom effect, distortion effect, flare effect, motion blur and Hud size. (80/90/100/105/110 percent options)
Accessibility settings for mouse cursor (default/light blue/yellow/pink/light green), mouse cursor size, Colourblind filter, color filter intensity, and photosensitivity mode.
Five classes – Warrior, Mage, Martial arts male, Martial arts female, Gunner male, Gunner female, and Assassin.
Daily login bonuses.
Character creator – presets, face, hair, eyes, skin, special, name, and voice.
Six character slots.
Keyboard control setting presets can be set to attack with left or right clicks and what keyboard layout you are using. (qwerty/azerty/qwertz)
Excellent voice work.
The advanced class allows you to choose a discipline for your character. For each choice, you can view and test out what that choice entails, and shows an optional video and stats info.
On-screen button prompts.
Can skip some cutscenes.
Stunning locations.
Minimap along with a big map that stays on screen, and can be toggled.
Welcome challenges – an optional list of challenges to help guide new players through the game and learn what it offers.
Plays better with a mouse and keyboard.
Each running quest will assign a number and have that number shown on markers making it easier to manage.
Handy locate the button for showing where your objective is.
Discover and unlock fast travel points.
Adventurer journal keeps track of progress across all the missions, objectives, exploration, and dungeons.
Assign and have a pet accompany you and they have their own inventory slots.
Full emote system for you and your pet.
Mounts are used so you can travel faster.
Loot list complete with loot rarity.
Big boss encounters.
Play how you want.
EXP bar shows down the bottom of the screen.
Rapport is something you can build up by doing rapport quests, building it up increases the likely hood of new quests and rewards.
A nonstop stream of action and things to do.
The welcome challenges really help you see everything on offer.
You share the world with other players and you all share the enemies and interactive points.

Lost Ark Review Cons:

Very long boot up.
On our PC it uses a lot of CPU and locks up the pc until it boots up.
Long wait times to join a server.
The mouse cursor stays on the screen when using the controller.
The controller icons are not always prominent or obvious.
Hard to keep tabs on all the missions.
Not always clear on your goal.
It can spawn loading times for no reason.
Enemies respawn either too fast or too slow.
Can be an assault on the senses with so many people on screen and using abilities.
Story-sensitive cutscenes can only be skipped after an initial viewing.