However, the player does not directly play as the game's protagonist as in most JRPGs, but rather, as a self-named " guardian spirit" that directly interacts with the protagonist through preset text dialogue tree response options.
BATEN KAITOS SOUNDTRACK SERIES
In the years following, Monolith Soft staff have mentioned the desire to return to the series should the opportunity ever arise.īaten Kaitos plays as a Japanese role-playing video game. Outside of the cancelled Baten Kaitos DS, no further entries have been announced or released, with the team largely focusing on other projects, like the Xenoblade Chronicles games. Despite this, a prequel, Baten Kaitos Origins was green-lit and released at the end of the GameCube's lifespan, receiving a similar reception itself. The game was noted for its unique battle system, which included aspects of turn-based and action-based battle systems, collectible card games, and poker.ĭeveloped specifically for the GameCube due to its lack of JRPGs in its game library, the game was generally well received by critics, but received lukewarm sales. The concept is used as a plot device, for in-game item management, and as a basis for the card-themed battle system. The game is focused around the concept of "Magnus" - magical cards that capture the "essence" of items found in the in-game world. In it, the player assume the role of a " guardian spirit" – an unseen player avatar – who guides protagonist Kalas and his party of companions in an adventure across an aerial floating island-based kingdom in the clouds. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo, and published by Namco, for the Nintendo GameCube.
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