79
Comes close to achieving the goal of combining a great offline quest with a great online experience. The most obvious missing piece: a compelling story. Second would be a full-fledged quest (your journey is mission-based, therefore eliminating some of the freedom that comes with an RPG). Third, End of Darkness can be repetitive at times.
60
A well-crafted game, but it's so by the books in so many ways that it never really gets off the ground.
69
A unique upgrade system, online competitive modes, and semi-linear mission structure can't shine the way they're supposed to if they're supplemented by poor AI, repetitive progression, and a storyline that's nowhere near as powerful as its predecessor.
8
Played on PlayStation 2. Gameplay: GREAT. Story: GOOD. Graphic: GOOD. Music/Sound: GREAT. Dialogue: GOOD.
3
After the 1st four games being great, especially the one before this, Twilight of the Spirits, I've naught to say about this except what was Cattle Call thinking? They bungled this. Moreover, some story elements of this either alters or discards significant plot-lines from its predecessors. And the fact that it's no longer a tactical game is one thing, but that it's a horrible attempt at an action game is another. If this series is ever brought back, it's this game's battle system and plot-lines that need to be discarded, as it goes back to its roots.
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
PlayStation 2
Released On:
Jun 14, 2005
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Mixed or Average
59
User score
Generally Unfavorable
4.2
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79
Comes close to achieving the goal of combining a great offline quest with a great online experience. The most obvious missing piece: a compelling story. Second would be a full-fledged quest (your journey is mission-based, therefore eliminating some of the freedom that comes with an RPG). Third, End of Darkness can be repetitive at times.
70
The simple combat system works really well for the game and the storyline for me was really interesting. I would have liked more diversity in the single player mode, but the online mode really helped out its cause.
65
Repetitive button-mashing gameplay and recycled graphics and music keep Arc the Lad: End of Darkness from being on the A-list, but the online multiplayer modes are enough fun to give this game a try.
60
It's doubtful that it will spawn any new recruits.
55
Too convoluted and mechanically routine to recommend to anyone except the most subbornly devoted. [Aug 2005, p.84]
50
This isn't quite an awful game; stick around long enough and the story picks up. But it's too bland to be worth more than a rental unless you're a hard-core fan.
30
I can't definitively say this is the worst RPG I've ever played. But this does make my Worst 5 of all time.
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Apr 14, 2020
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Played on PlayStation 2. Gameplay: GREAT. Story: GOOD. Graphic: GOOD. Music/Sound: GREAT. Dialogue: GOOD.
Oct 3, 2019
3
After the 1st four games being great, especially the one before this, Twilight of the Spirits, I've naught to say about this except what was Cattle Call thinking? They bungled this. Moreover, some story elements of this either alters or discards significant plot-lines from its predecessors. And the fact that it's no longer a tactical game is one thing, but that it's a horrible attempt at an action game is another. If this series is ever brought back, it's this game's battle system and plot-lines that need to be discarded, as it goes back to its roots.
Summary(Also known as "Arc the Lad Generation" in Japan) Arc the Lad: End of Darkness takes place five years after, yet in the same world as Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits. Players take the role of Edda, a young man whose youth is marked by a "boring island life". His serenity is shattered, however, when he meets Kirika, a rude young wom... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
