Lost Ark review — a lot of content in an attractive package

Two types of games garner attention: those that innovate and those that refine. Portal, for instance, is a good example of an innovative game. It wowed players with new ways to engage with the game world. Refined games are titles that are so well crafted and polished that they stand out. Blizzard, in its heyday, made their fortune on these types of games. Each one was polished and tested much longer than other companies products and it showed in the end results. Lost Ark falls comfortably into this category as well.

Development began in 2011 to see the games 2018 release in Korea. Betas in Russia and Japan followed, giving the design team a lot of extra time to work with a live player base. While that can be good or bad, depending on the desired timeline, it has had a pretty significant effect on the games release in the North American and European markets — it is polished.