Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
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Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits' English cover.
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Developer(s) | Cattle Call[1] |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Director(s) | Yoshihiro Yamamoto |
Producer(s) | Yoshihiro Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto |
Composer(s) | Koji Sakurai Takayuki Hattori Yuko Fukushima Masahiro Andoh Takashi Harada |
Series | Arc the Lad |
Platforms | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network |
Release date(s) | PlayStation 2
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Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (Arc the Lad: Seirei no Tasogare "アークザラッド 精霊の黄昏" in Japan) is the first of two Arc the Lad games for the PlayStation 2, the second being Arc the Lad: End of Darkness. The game was re-released in Japan as a premium box set. It came out in North America under the title Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits, but when released in Europe the title was renamed Arc: Twilight of the Spirits. The game was also produced by certain members of Zener Works Inc, developers of Okage: Shadow King
On December 4, 2015, during PlayStation Experience, Sony Computer Entertainment announced it's plan to port PlayStation 2 games to the PlayStation 4, Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits being one of the planned titles for the service in the future.
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Plot
The game takes place in a fantasy setting populated by humans and a race of humanoid monsters known as Deimos, focusing on their power struggle over elemental relics known as Spirit Stones. The two main protagonists of the game are the human-Deimos Kharg and his brother, Darc. Kharg wishes to destroy the Deimos, as he was raised by humans, and Darc wishes to rule the Deimos and destroy the humans for their own protection; the story follows the pursuit of their respective goals.
Reception
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The game has received average reviews upon release. GameRankings gave it a score of 74.70%,[2] while Metacritic gave it 72 out of 100.[3]
References
External links
- Official website (Japanese) (archived from the original)
- Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits at MobyGames
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- Articles with Japanese-language external links
- 2003 video games
- Arc the Lad
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation Network games
- Sony Computer Entertainment games
- Tactical role-playing video games