

Despite a smaller player base than some other MMOs, this one still feels vibrant and social.

If I had to define Lucent Heart in two words, they’d be dating and dancing. But wait (as the infomercials like to say), there’s more! If those staples were all there was to Lucent Heart, then it wouldn’t be worth a look, because they’re ordinary at best and none of them are implemented in a way that makes them better than other free-to-play games. The standard MMO staples are there: levels, classes, quests, looting, dungeons, and grinding (lots of it). MMORPGs in today’s saturated market, especially the free-to-play ones like LH, live and breathe on anything they can grasp to define their own uniqueness. This is a game that knows its niche and doesn’t make an attempt to disguise it. To put it in gamer terms, relationships require more grinding than anything else.įrom that perspective, Lucent Heart may be the most accurate portrayal of relationships I’ve seen in a video game, and considering the state of the modern MMO, I’m surprised I haven’t seen it sooner. There are occasional romantic moments as well as drama, but there’s also a whole lot of neither in between. The truth is, real relationships require a lot of work, and more often than not they can be rather uneventful.
