YouTuber says: Amazon censors and changes MMORPG Lost Ark heavily in the west

Lost Ark is a South Korean MMORPG scheduled for release in Europe and North America in 2022. A YouTuber shows in a video that Amazon is visually adapting the game to the West. The female characters have more demure clothing, and many characters are darker than the South Korean and Russian versions. Cutscenes were also missing.

What are the changes that the video shows?

What's with the cutscenes? Lost Ark has an "Affinity" system. You can build relationships with certain characters over time. Reaching the highest level unlocks a cutscene that shows the character in an intimate moment. Like having a date with them.

According to the YouTuber, these scenes are missing or significantly censored in our version of Lost Ark.

Amazon says: Original outfits still in the game

What does Amazon say about this? Amazon commented on the outfits a few days ago. A statement read: "The original outfits have not been removed, but they are not as prominent anymore, and additional options have been added for players."

There is no statement yet on the other two changes.

Missing cutscenes are hotly debated

What's the reaction? Hardly anyone seems to have a problem with the fact that some figures are now black. Although one criticizes that it was made a bit simple – it would be better if the facial features had been adjusted instead of just the skin color.

The tricky point for some players is that cutscenes and therefore content have been cut out of our version of the game. One wishes for a clear announcement from Amazon. At the moment there is still hope that the cutscenes were only missing in the beta, but will be added in the release.

The discussions about the change in the forum already has almost 200 comments. It shows that it is a sensitive topic that some people are very concerned about, because any intervention in a game is forbidden for "political reasons".

But others say: They don't mind such visual changes at all, they believe Amazon should adapt the game more to the players' wishes.

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