Seven heroes from seven different Worlds have been brought to a mysterious temple on a remote island and transformed into statues. Seven heroes who are chosen to bring harmony back to the universe: Miriene the witch, Lux the tetsujin, Reeshina the grappler, Tokio the ninja, Kamio the ogre, and Mesia the priestess. The seventh hero is you, the protagonist of the game - either Remeer the knight or Ferris the female warrior. Your first task will be to release your companions from the statues they are locked in. You must travel to the Cat World and retrieve an important artifact. But your main objective is to visit all the seven Worlds and find the seven mystic arks, the items that will re-unite those Worlds and bring peace to them.
Mystic Ark is an RPG closely connected to 7th Saga . You travel on overworld maps, visit towns, buy equipment, and descend into dungeons. The combat is turn-based and viewed from a third-person "over-the-shoulder" perspective. The battles are not random: the enemies can be seen as white dots on your radar, and if you don't want to fight, you can sometimes outrun or avoid them.