Gaming Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

[Ninjaman]

I rented this game awhile back and today I thought why didn't make a thread about this game then. Anyway, this game is the fourth installment to the Arc series. This is the first Arc game to be experienced fully in 3D. I only played this game for a while, to the beginning of the chapter: Love and Hate.

In this story, a whole new race is introduced, the Deimos. The Deimos are kinda half-human and half-monster. The Deimos and the humans despise each other greatly and are constantly fighting one another. However, one human woman falls in love with a male Deimos and the two bear twin boys, one's a human and the other a Deimos. Of course, the Deimos are furious with the two falling in love. Soon enough, the Deimos and the human are separated, each bearing one of the twin. Now it's the present and the twins, Kharg the human and Darc the Deimos, have grown older, both unaware that destiny will draw them together and learn that they are brothers.

The graphics to this game are just wonderful compared to the previous three games. Players will see many different types of facial expressions from the characters. Players can also expect to see cinema scenes. And the skills and magic aren't that bad either.

Speaking of skills and magic, the original battle system of Arc the Lad has gotten a bit of updates. An addition too the battle system is the tension system. When your characters get attacked, their tension meter rises. When it is full that same character can team up with another to attack an enemy, as long as both characters are in range of the enemy. Unlike the other games, players will always get a chance to heal before battles because as you choose you characters for battle, you get the option to heal or equip your characters. How convenient! One thing that's a bit bothersome about the battles is that the difficulty can tend to be in question. One battle can be very easy while the next one can be hard as heck.

This latest Arc the Lad is very good IMO. However, I find it only second to Arc the Lad 2. Mainly because in the fourth, it feels kind of limited because there's not many sidequests compared to 2 and 3 with the Hunter Guild. I feel that this game is mostly about the story and less about the sidequests. Not that I'm complaining, but it's always nice to have other types of adventures. But then again I haven't even beaten the game, so I don't know what's up ahead.

So, anyone have any comments about this game?

[Guest Tidal]

I own the game and I think it is awsome I love to play as Darc. Kharg is to much of a pansy.Darc Rules cuz He has Volk and well... Volk!

[morpheus13]

i think this game is so great i find choko and bebedora to be the funniest characters in the game. i like them because of their skills as well as the way they talk. i also like darc because at least he knows what he wants and he's not afraid to do whatever it takes to reach his goals. but i don't like kharg because of every thing always being about him when he should be greatful of the life that he has led compared to darc.

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]I love Bebedora. *huggles her* :D

The game itself, so far, is quite good- much better than I was honestly expecting. I think i'll go play it.[/color]

[Guest King_Cloud690]

I have beaten the game and I think that it is GREAT! I mean I love the way the battle system is set up and everything! I like Kharg better because he is stronger in my game!(If only he kept the wings lol)The thing I like about Darc tho is the Pyron! It does wicked damage in a wide area!