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Arc the Lad Collection
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<p><i>Arc the Lad Collection</i> is a 2002 <a href="/facts/Video_game_compilation/MnzFSlJ1">video game compilation</a> developed and published by <a href="/facts/Working_Designs/wCs5VGtp">Working Designs</a>. It is the first English release of <a href="/facts/Sony_Computer_Entertainment/tnH01NqQ">Sony Computer Entertainment</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Arc_the_Lad/LdzLAlXK">Arc the Lad</a></i> RPGs for the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_(console)/z1vlbrvo">PlayStation</a>. Development started after the release of the original games, but the compilation was not released until 2002, extremely late into the console's lifespan. </p><p>The games form a <a href="/facts/Trilogy/0DFWzG2j">trilogy</a> with a continuous story throughout each. Although Arc is the main protagonist, each game features a new lead character. <a href="/facts/Arc_the_Lad_(video_game)/keMyW4bm"><i>Arc the Lad</i></a> (1995) sets the stage for the next two games and follows Arc and Kukuru as they discover a plot to restore the Dark One. <i><a href="/facts/Arc_the_Lad_II/b5xlSKzq">Arc the Lad II</a></i> (1996) introduces Elc, a young Hunter that becomes tangled in the plot and eventually joins the battle against the Dark One. <i><a href="/facts/Arc_the_Lad_III/qgLVX46e">Arc the Lad III</a></i> (1999) features Alec, a young Hunter with a mysterious past. </p><p>Each game expands on the previous one. <i>Arc the Lad II</i> features a much larger and less linear world than its predecessor, and it brings back the cast of <a href="/facts/Arc_the_Lad_(video_game)/keMyW4bm">the first game</a> in addition to having a new group of characters. <i>Arc the Lad III</i> features an upgraded graphics system, replacing the sprite backdrops of the first two games with <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics/zlWW6eaF">three-dimensional</a> backgrounds. </p>