Arc the Lad is a 1995 tactical role-playing video game developed by G-Craft and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.

Unlike Final Fantasy Tactics, Arc the Lad is not isometric, and all tiles are the same size and shape.

Compared to most tactical RPGs, Arc the Lad has smaller battlefields and fewer characters in battle, and offers a wider selection of actions.

This cleared save game data can be used to transfer characters' stats and attributes and items over to Arc the Lad II.

She is sent by the mayor of her town to extinguish this flame, but once she does, a monster called an Ark Ghoul appears and Kukuru flees.

Arc makes a promise to Kukuru to reignite the flame for her, but he is quickly struck down by the powerful Ark Ghoul.

The two were sent to battle some monsters where the party meets Poco of the drum corps, who was the only survivor from their latest patrol.

Given a ride to Millmana on the king's airship, Arc meets with the current ruler, General Yagun.

After passing Yagun's test (and trap) of strength, Arc and company seek out the Forest Spirit.

A courier delivers a message from Arc's father, telling him to find the book in the Ancient Monolith, which will guide him to the Guardians and their Stones.

At the Monolith, an old man named Gogen appears and reveals himself to be the "book" that Arc had been told to find.

In Alatos, the party meets a merchant named Chongara, who was instructed by Yoshua to guide them to the Guardian of Light.

Before departing, Chongara boards the Silver Noah, telling Arc and company that he feels besieged to assist them in their quest.

The party pleads with Iga until Gogen suggests that he and Arc duel in order to gain permission to access the mountain.

The Water Guardian lies in Zariban, a desert land once fertile, but rendered arid by the over-processing of energy stones.

Sneaking into the castle basement, they find the Fire Guardian held captive under Andel's command for energy experimentations.

After confessing his regrets to his nephew about having stolen the crown and throne from Yoshua, the king then dies, and the group escapes on the Silver Noah before the explosion destroys the whole castle.

Andel branded Arc and friends as criminals for the king's death and the castle's destruction and puts a bounty on the party.

Inside Sabatico Falls, they find the Ark, which tests their power first by having them fight a doppelganger form of the party.

Arc tells Kukuru to go to the Sabatico Shrine, who now has the power to strengthen the seal as the last means of protection from the Dark One.

The rest of the party return to the Silver Noah to set off and Kukuru watches them as they fly away to continue their mission of saving the world.

[7] A critic for Next Generation (a USA magazine reviewing the game as an import) gave it four out of five stars, applauding its "deeply-involved storyline", highly attractive graphics, attention to detail, "grand soundtrack which rivals any big-budget Hollywood production", and the overall sense of epic importance conveyed by the game's experience.

[9] Its budget re-release received a "Gold Prize" from Sony in May 1998, indicating sales above 500,000 units in Japan.

Localization changes include westernizing names; Sumeria became Seirya,[14][15] Ramada became Amaidar,[14][15] and Alibarsha became Zariban.