Arc the Lad (video game)
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| Developer(s) |
Sony Computer Entertainment G-Craft |
| Publisher(s) |
Sony Computer Entertainment (Japan) Working Designs (North America) |
| Director(s) | Kou Satou |
| Producer(s) | Ryoji Akagawa Toshiro Tsuchida |
| Programmer(s) | Katsutoshi Yamamoto Masato Shimajiri Chikara Yanagimachi |
| Artist(s) | Ryuichi Kunisue |
| Writer(s) | Team A.T.T |
| Composer(s) |
Masahiro Andoh Hirotaka Izumi |
| Series | Arc the Lad |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation PlayStation Network |
| Release |
Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad Collection
PlayStation Network |
| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad Collection
PlayStation Network
Arc the Lad is a tactical role-playing video game developed by G-Craft for the PlayStation and is the first game in the Arc the Lad series. It was released in 1995 in Japan, and released in North America on April 18, 2002, as part of Arc the Lad Collection. The Japanese released was published by Sony Computer Entertainment, while the North American release was published by Working Designs. It was the best-selling Japanese PlayStation game of 1995 with over a million copies sold. Arc the Lad was followed by two direct sequels and many games that make up the series.
The story begins as the young girl Kukuru goes to put out the Flame Cion. At the same time, the hero Arc begins his quest to search for his estranged father, who left him and his mother 10 years ago. The two meet after Kukuru has put out the flame and is attacked by monsters.
Arc the Lad is a tactical RPG. In battle, the player has an area where each character may move, much like Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre. The areas the player can move are marked by blue tiles, and when using a melee attack on an enemy, the player can attack an enemy at any side the player can reach, and a cursor will be above the enemy to let the player know that he can attack the enemy. If the player uses magic or special abilities to attack the enemy, there will be a red set of tiles that show the player the range in which the spell or attack will reach. Unlike Final Fantasy Tactics, Arc the Lad is not isometric, therefore all tiles are the same size and shape.
Outside of battle, the character must select given areas on a map to access them. For example, to reach a battlefield, dungeon, or castle, the player will be given a general world map, to which the player will select a continent, then a map of the continent will be displayed. The player then must select a highlighted area to enter it. The game will always prompt the player to save once the player has selected and area to go to. Virtually no towns can be selected in this game. Only dungeons, small areas, and fields may be selected.
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