Arc The Lad Nets European PlayStation Network Release Date At Last

After a series of mishaps, delays and bitter tears, Monkey Paw has finally announced that the English language version of Arc The Lad is on its way to the European PlayStation Store on January 18th

by Sammy Barker Mon 16th Jan 2012

Now you can enjoy Arc The Lad in your native tongue -- as was originally intended.

The revered tactical RPG launched back in October, albeit in Japanese rather than the intended English. At the time, Monkey Paw said it was working on a "fast and efficient" fix for the release — but months passed without an update.

Now the developer's apologised for the delay, explaining that "a game of Arcs complexity needs to be in English".

"Working Designs wonderfully localized version is still one of the most appreciated tactical RPGs of all time," said Monkey Paw's Ray Almeda. "So we can now present the full depth of story in English that was needed to enjoy this game."

How the game got mislabelled in the first place, we'll never understand. Still, at least the mistake's getting rectified — albeit rather belatedly.