Lucent Heart

Lucent Heart Classes

• Warrior – Warriors are front line melee fighters that can either soak damage or deal it. At level 10 they branch into Gunners or Knights.
  • Gunners later promote into either Comet Marksman or Nova Sentinels at level 36.
  • Knights at level 36 can advance to Solar Guardians or Celestial Templars.
• Mage – Mages wield elemental magic and support skills, and at level 10 they specialize into Priests or Wizards.
  • Priests eventually advance into Dawn Prophets or Sun Commissioners at level 36.
  • Wizards promote into Moon Flame Envoys or Galaxy Sages at level 36.

All characters begin as Beginners in Lucent Heart and unlock their first real class choice at level 4 after completing introductory quests. From there, the job changes listed above lead to a total of eight distinct class paths by level 36.

Lucent Heart Review

Lucent Heart is a 3D anime-themed fantasy MMORPG that wraps traditional questing and dungeon crawling around a surprisingly deep soulmate and dating system. The setting mixes a cursed, storm-touched world with bright, cute visuals and dangerous creatures. Players are chosen by the gods to protect the realm of Acadia, and like in Zodiac Online, every hero is bound to an astrological sign that subtly shapes their destiny and recommended role.

You will spend time working through quests, fighting monsters, running dungeons, and dueling other players, but the game just as strongly nudges you toward finding a partner through its Cupid matchmaking feature. Once you have a soulmate, you can tackle couple-oriented content, enter PvP together, and even go on special duo adventures. Pets and mounts add flavor, from helpful companions to the now-iconic alpaca mount, and the game’s many emotes and dance battles give it a lighthearted, social feel.

Exploring Wanderland, the Gameplay

Moment-to-moment play in Lucent Heart is mostly built around questing and crafting. The game throws a steady stream of tasks at you as you move through its fantasy world, so there is usually something to click on or kill. New players arrive in Thereall, the central city of Acadia, which acts as the main hub. NPCs scattered around town and the surrounding fields assign quests, often with straightforward objectives.

Most early missions fall into the familiar “hunt and gather” pattern. You will be sent to defeat quirky enemies like Sprouts, Cave Frogs, Psycho Clowns, Busy Bees, Werewolves, Tattered Scarecrows, and Floating Magician Hands to collect specific drops. One quest might send you to Cole’s Farm to gather 20 blades of grass from Ragged Scarecrows, while another asks you to pick up 12 sprigs of parsley from Thunder Clan Giants. There are also flavor quests, such as helping villagers by destroying haunted masks animated by a violent storm.

The downside is that many of these objectives require farming large numbers of the same creature or resource. Cutting down dozens of mutant seedlings or wolf packs in a row can quickly start to feel like a grind, especially if you are used to more varied quest design. In return for your time, you earn coins, experience, and occasionally rare drops when you turn in tasks.

Some quests send you into instanced dungeons, such as sewer-like underground mazes. These areas have trap doors, twisting tunnels, and treasure chests, and you often use the minimap to avoid getting lost while delivering messages or retrieving key items. Movement is flexible, supporting mouse-click movement, auto-pathing, or standard WASD controls. A trailing line of magical dust appears when you travel manually, which gives exploration a small but stylish visual touch.

Weapons & Executioner’s Blow

Crafting is one of Lucent Heart’s stronger systems and gives you a reason to farm beyond basic leveling. The blacksmithing profession, for example, allows players to forge an array of weapons and shields. Visiting the Blacksmith Shop drops you into a room filled with huge furnaces. Interacting with them opens a crafting interface showing recipes that become available as your profession level rises.

You can create items like the Knife of Understanding, Clearness Scepter, Reinforced Heavy Shield, Long Sword, Sword of Knowledge, Wisdom Dagger, Rapid Knife, and Sword of Energy. Each recipe has a list of required materials, so you will be out hunting specific monsters to gather steel ore, tree branches, bass crystal fragments, magic gems, first elements, silver nuggets, and glass. Once you have enough of each component, you can craft the weapon and take it into battle.

Combat itself is fast and familiar to anyone who has played older action-leaning MMOs, and it feels somewhat similar to Hero: 108 Online. Skills are mapped to hotkeys, and tapping the right key fires off a particular ability. Depending on your class and build, you will be using attacks like Relentless Assault, Shield Slam, Tremor, Adrenaline Surge, Vengeful Blade, Rend, or Executioner’s Blow. The skill bar has a limited amount of space, and when you combine that with extra buttons for emotes and social features, the interface can feel cramped and outdated.

Cupid the God of Love

Where Lucent Heart truly stands apart is its relationship and matchmaking system. The Cupid feature is more than a gimmick; it behaves like a simplified in-game dating service. Aspiring lovers, whether Warriors or Mages, can talk to Cupid, the God of Love, to begin the process of finding a soulmate.

Forming a soulmate bond involves several steps and is more detailed than just clicking “add partner.” Players fill out a form specifying what they want from a partner, including preferred Zodiac sign, time zone, level range, gender, and other traits. You can keep it broad or get very specific, and there is space for a short written description of yourself and the kind of partner you are hoping to meet, which feels very similar to a small online dating profile.

When Cupid matches two players, they start as regular friends. It is then up to the pair to talk, adventure together, and decide if they want to commit to the relationship. A compatibility test must be passed before they can officially become a couple and enjoy soulmate benefits. Once the bond is confirmed, soulmates can level together, run instances, explore, get married, and use exclusive couple emotes. You might see pairs kissing in the middle of town or blowing kisses at each other while fighting monsters.

The overall social toolset is quite rich. There are many animated emotes for chatting, joking, or roleplaying, and at any time players can initiate dance battles. These rhythm-style encounters are both playful and competitive, letting you chain different dance emotes to create your own routine while Japanese-style pop music plays in the background. The game hosts events for dance-offs, dungeon runs, and PvP clashes, with winners often rewarded with large amounts of currency or rare items.

Stylishly Dressed Alpacas

Gear progression in Lucent Heart is driven mainly by quest rewards and crafted items, with vendors filling in the gaps. Shops in Wanderland can be sparse, and each vendor only offers a small stock, but they still play an important role when you need upgrades or consumables.

From merchants you can pick up equipment pieces like the Acropolis Knight Helmet, Chest Armor, Battle Boots, Mystic Chaos Ring, Enigmatic Origin Earring, Precise Sniping Necklace, Stone Smashing Anklet, as well as food and potions such as White Toast, Multigrain Bread, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Fortune Cookie, Blue Mana Potion, and Red Healing Tonic. Many of these provide boosts to movement speed, attack power, or casting ability, so stocking up before a long dungeon run is useful.

Character appearance options are notably limited, so even with gear upgrades you may not stand out as much as you would in more modern MMOs. Mounts and pets add more personality and convenience. These are typically unlocked through quest chains or level milestones, and one of the most recognizable is the alpaca mount, complete with a red scarf, which lets you ride instead of running everywhere. However, most of these cosmetic and convenience features are time-limited if obtained for free. To keep mounts and pets permanently, players generally need to purchase them through the game’s Item Mall, which makes the cash shop an important part of long-term customization.

Final Verdict: Good

Lucent Heart ends up being a charming, socially focused MMORPG with a clear identity. You step into the role of a brave knight or caster, battling the forces threatening Acadia while the world’s changing weather and astrological themes shape its inhabitants. Standard MMO activities are all here, from questing and dungeon crawling to crafting and guild PvP, but they are framed around the idea of playing with others, especially a chosen soulmate.

The integrated matchmaking system is the main draw. It lets players search for partners, become couples, enter duo-only instances, unlock special quests, earn shared bonuses, show off couple emotes in public, and even go through in-game marriage ceremonies. For players who enjoy roleplay or building long-term in-game relationships, this is a strong hook.

On top of that, the six crafting professions provide additional depth, and side activities like dance battles and guild conflicts give you alternative goals beyond pure leveling. While Lucent Heart is often compared to games such as Hero: 108 Online and Zodiac Online, its emphasis on social connections, emotes, and romance helps it stand on its own. If you like anime-style MMOs and are particularly interested in soul mate systems and community-driven play, Lucent Heart is a worthwhile title to check out.

Lucent Heart Links

Lucent Heart Official Site
Lucent Heart Wikia (Database / Guides)
Lucent Heart Official Guide
Lucent Heart Facebook

Lucent Heart System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Operating System: XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
CPU: Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
Video Card: GeForce 3 Series / Radeon 8500 or better
RAM: 512 MB
Hard Disk Space: 2 GB

Recommended Requirements:

Operating System: XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or better
Video Card: GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9200
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Disk Space: 4 GB

Lucent Heart Music & Soundtrack

Lucent Heart Additional Information

Developer: Playcoco (Subsidiary of Gamania)
Publisher: Suba Games
Game Engine: Gamebryo

Closed Beta Date: December 12, 2013
Open Beta Date: January 10, 2014

Foreign Release:

Taiwan / Hong Kong: February, 2008 (Zodiac Online)

Japan: August, 2008 (Zodiac Online)

South Korea: April, 2009 (Zodiac Online)

Development History / Background:

Lucent Heart, also known as Zodiac Online in Japan, was developed by Taiwanese game developer Gamania and built using the Gamebryo engine. The game originally launched in the U.S. back in 2011 through Gamania’s own Beanfun service but was shut down due to a lack of popularity. The game was later re-licensed by SubaGames. Lucent Heart was awarded the best new game award in 2008 by Webmoney Awards in Japan and was the most successful Taiwanese online game on the Japanese market. Despite its lack of success in the West, the game has been profitable for Gamania in Japan.