Arc the Lad doesn't have an enormous amount of brand cachet in Europe as SCEE infamously only brought one instalment overseas. That entry was PlayStation 2 debut Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Sprits, which was needlessly renamed Arc: Twilight of the Spirits because that's what European companies used to do at the turn of the century.
Now the very same game's coming to the PlayStation 4, as confirmed by the PlayStation Blog. Set to release on 12th January, the role-playing port will see you battling over crystals or something – the plot summary's one amnesiac away from being bog-standard anime fare. This is the latest PS2 title to take advantage of Sony's new emulation strategy, so expect Trophies and all of the usual bells and whistles.
We're sure that at least one of you is excited about this, but as we explained above, Arc the Lad was never popular on these shores. Maybe this is the property's opportunity to prove that we need a native PS4 instalment?
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
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I bought this cheap at one of those "club "stores, played it for an hour, decided I didn't like strategy JRPGS, then traded in my PS2 and never played it. Still have the game on disc though, I like the cover so I display it.
@rjejr Now's your chance to play it!
i still have this on PS2, pretty decent game actually
Ugh, this series is just awful.
@get2sammyb You'll have to put me down as one of those people who won't buy a game I already own. I'm sure in 20 or 30 years we'll have one of those retro boxes that will play all of my PS1, PS2 and PS3 discs. PS4 and PS5 game discs will probably just play on a PC by then, or a slot in the side of a Sony tv.
Maybe they could call it Sony-Con. At least it would only need 1 DVD type slot and not 3 cartridge slots.
@rjejr I would love a system that could play Gamecube, Xbox Original, Sega Saturn, dreamcast, ps1/2, emulate PSP perfectly, not DS or 3ds cause that might involve a second screen of some kind, costly.
A disc based retro system please! Maybe in the next 20 years.
As for this game. Isn't it one of those gems people want for collection but can't find too easy in shops? I can't find it anywhere but I know it goes for about €6 in cex here.
As much as I love the idea of backwards compatability of ps2 on ps4, I want to play my discs not pay €15 to download them, but sure, anything to get Sony out of a hole lol. I'll stick with my ps2 slim thanks.
I hope Persona 3 FES gets this treatment...P5 seems so far away...
ooooooh yess i love this series even played the originals on nes/snes etc woooop tbh this isnt as good as the other games in the series it lacks something but its ok but i love all rpgs lol
would love a grandia remake
Lad culture has hit a high point.
I think they rereleased grandia 2 on steam a few months back, so you never know it could come to ps4.
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