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Arc the Lad

A tactical RPG series with a consistent timeline and recurring characters.

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Toshiro Tsuchida is the creator of the tactical role-playing game series Arc the Lad, which was first developed by G-Craft.[1] By 2018, worldwide sales of the Arc the Lad series had surpassed 3.7 million units.[2]

Timeline of the series

9 releases, 1995–2018. Select one to open its entry.

  1. 1995Arc the LadPlayStation
  2. 1996Arc the Lad IIPlayStation
  3. 1997Monster Game with Casino Game
  4. 1999Arc the Lad IIIPlayStation
  5. 2002Arc the Lad CollectionPlayStation
  6. 2002Arc the Lad: Kishin Fukkatsu (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
  7. 2003Arc the Lad: Twilight of the SpiritsPlayStation 2
  9. 2018Arc the Lad R

Dates: Wikipedia: Arc the Lad (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Making and release

It was notable for being the first game to feature an orchestral soundtrack.[3] A spinoff titled Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game was released in Japan on July 31, 1997.[4] The latest game, Arc the Lad R, was released on August 25, 2018 for iOS and Android in Japan.[5] Sony Computer Entertainment published the initial Arc the Lad title in Japan on June 30, 1995, with G-Craft handling development.[3]

ARC Entertainment developed Arc the Lad III, the last PlayStation entry in the series, which launched on October 28, 1999.[3]

What the cited sources add

Christian Nutt's 2005 preview states that End of Darkness continues directly from the story of Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits.[6] The same preview notes that End of Darkness takes the series in an entirely new direction.[6] According to Nutt, End of Darkness shares the same world as Twilight of the Spirits, with many of the same locations and characters.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Arc the Lad" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Front Mission World Historica - Report of Conflicts 1970-2121", MediaWorks, March 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Arc the Lad" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "【事前登録】過去の英雄たちもプレイアブル化！『アークザラッド2』の10年後を描いた完全新作『アークザラッド R』スマホで登場 | スマホゲーム情報ならファミ通App" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Arc the Lad" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Thom Moyles, "Arc theLad Collection at GameCritic", 2002 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Arc the Lad" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Arc Arena for PS", GameSpot; PlayStation.com(Japan), 2007-12-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Arc the Lad" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sato, "Arc the Lad R Announced For Smartphones, Takes Place 10 Years After Arc the Lad II", 2018; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Christian Nutt, "Arc the Lad EoD preview", 2005. facts only, no text reused. ps2.gamespy.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Arc the Lad (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

Related entries

Named in this entry

Arc the Lad (video game)Arc the Lad IIArc the Lad Collection

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