Underplayed Gems

Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game (1997)

Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game cover
Platforms
PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A breezy side-distraction where you tinker with monsters, shop, and dabble in casino games at a relaxed, undemanding pace.

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About

Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game is a spin-off from the Arc the Lad series and a bonus expansion to Arc the Lad II, as it uses the player's saves from the second game so the player can compete in the tournament with his monsters, visit shops, trade items etc. In addition there is a collection of casino mini-games that complete the package.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.