<s>
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
ARC	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
moves	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
tactical	O
aspects	O
present	O
in	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
more	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
story	O
starts	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
Disaster	O
(	O
the	O
global	O
disasters	O
from	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
II	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Eteru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
joins	O
them	O
and	O
together	O
they	O
meet	O
Lieza	O
(	O
from	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
II	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
running	O
a	O
monster	O
ranch	O
with	O
Paundit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
seems	O
the	O
Academy	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapping	O
people	O
and	O
it	O
appears	O
Shu	O
(	O
from	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
II	O
)	O
is	O
helping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
taking	O
some	O
jobs	O
in	O
Testa	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
meets	O
Tosh	O
,	O
the	O
protector	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
its	O
precious	O
Water	O
Orb	O
(	O
Tosh	O
being	O
from	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
speaking	O
to	O
Iga	O
(	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
character	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
and	O
Marsia	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
spellcaster	O
from	O
the	O
Spell	O
Institute	O
who	O
knows	O
the	O
thief	O
personally	O
,	O
discover	O
the	O
thief	O
,	O
Tikva	O
,	O
is	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
making	O
a	O
promise	O
that	O
he	O
'll	O
help	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
he	O
can	O
,	O
Leshalt	O
send	O
the	O
team	O
back	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
bump	O
into	O
his	O
grumpy	O
brother	O
,	O
Velhart	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
swordsman	O
in	O
Parute	O
and	O
second	O
the	O
best	O
warrior	O
only	O
to	O
Gruga	O
of	O
Brakia	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
from	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
II	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeling	O
unconfident	O
of	O
herself	O
,	O
Marsia	O
decided	O
to	O
ask	O
Sania	O
(	O
from	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
II	O
)	O
in	O
Paysus	O
city	O
to	O
replace	O
her	O
in	O
learning	O
Giga	O
Plasma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guild	O
suggest	O
that	O
an	O
amnesia	O
merchant	O
named	O
Chongara	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
)	O
knows	O
its	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
RPGFans	O
review	O
criticises	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
weakest	O
Arc	B-Application
The	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
game	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
