Arc the Lad II
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| Developer(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment, Arc Entertainment |
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| Writer(s) | [*] |
| Series | Arc the Lad |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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Arc the Lad II
Arc the Lad Collection
PlayStation Network
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| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
Arc the Lad II
Arc the Lad Collection
PlayStation Network
Arc the Lad II is a tactical role-playing video game developed by ARC Entertainment for the PlayStation and is the second game in the Arc the Lad series. It was released in 1996 in Japan, and released in North America on April 18, 2002, as part of Arc the Lad Collection. The Japanese version was published by Sony Computer Entertainment, while the North American release was published by Working Designs.
The story continues from the first game, although the focus shifts from Arc to Elc. It expands from the gameplay of the first installment, with a larger world and a more diverse cast. An anime was made based on this game.
World Map
Battle System
Hunter Jobs
(This section reflects the events that take place in the anime of Arc the Lad and not the events of the video game version of Arc the Lad II. As such, the events described in this section, while similar, disclose a dissimilar unfolding of events and ending.)
Arc the Lad II begins with a flashback of one of the last surviving members of the fire tribe. Soldiers fire on the villagers, killing them. A boy, Elc, screams and cries about his family's deaths and manages to summon fire to attack the killers. Elc eventually passes out and is taken to the "facility" by the soldiers, along with the Fire Guardian. Elc awakens from his nightmare to find his good friend Lynx. Lynx tells Elc to get ready to undertake a job. Elc is a hunter, a person who takes on small jobs for money, who lives in the city of Prodias.
Elc ends up at Aldia Skyport, where a crazed ninja named Alfred takes a woman hostage. Elc busts through the window, and tries to subdue him with his fire abilities, but Alfred ends up escapes by running through an aircraft. While on board, Elc hears a noise coming through a room, and there he meets Lieza, a country girl, and her wolf beast, Paundit. She proceeds to explain that she can "talk" to monsters, and asks Elc not to tell anyone. Elc then runs off, only interested in capturing his quarry. Alfred, upon seeing Elc, summons bat monsters to help him fight off Elc but Lieza and Paundit help the rogue hunter succeed in taking him down. After beating Alfred, members of the local mafia, the Cabal, had appear to recapture Lieza and Paundit. Firing their guns, they had shot Lieza and killed Alfred. Elc escapes with an injured Lieza and heads to Indigos, to ask his friend and fellow hunter, the wind ninja Shu, for assistance.
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