Arc the Lad

Arc the Lad is a tactical role-playing game developed by G-Craft for the PlayStation and is the first game in the Arc the Lad series. It was released in Japan in 1995 and was released in North America on April 18, 2002, as part of the Arc the Lad Collection. The Japanese version was published by SCEI, while the North American version was published by Working Designs. It was the best-selling Japanese PlayStation game of 1995, with over one million copies sold. Arc the Lad was followed by two direct sequels and many games that are part of the series. The story begins when the young girl Kukuru goes to extinguish the flame Cion. At the same time, the hero Arc sets out to find his estranged father, who abandoned him and his mother 10 years ago. The two meet after Kukuru extinguishes the flame and is attacked by monsters.