
It makes sense mechanically and there are even bursts of adrenaline rush when you manage to pull off a big combo. I think Baten Kaitos Origins is a perfect example of why characters are so important.īut let's start at the beginning with the gameplay. Not in a "i've come this far, might as well" way but i finished it because i wanted to. Because as far as the game side of it goes, it didn't really work for me. Players can acquire cards in many different ways, including trading, buying, winning as spoils of war or by creating them themselves.īaten Kaitos Origins is a weird game for me. There are more than 600 different Magnus cards in Baten Kaitos Origins, some of which have truly fantastical properties. Unlike traditional RPGs, where characters gain levels in categories such as strength and agility, the majority of leveling-up occurs by procuring better Magnus cards. After playing the game for a few hours, players will acquire a ship that lets them visit areas in the order of their choosing, allowing them to either pursue optional side quests or blast through the main mission as they see fit. In the initial stages, the player's party will progress in a linear fashion, moving from one area to the next along a set path. Blamed for the death, he's now on the run with two friends - a robot named Guillo and a young woman named Milly. The hero, a blue-haired young man named Sagi, was sent to assassinate the Emperor but found the job had been done for him. In addition, players will learn about the origins of the world itself and why the Lost Ocean is returning. It explains how the diabolical Emperor Geldoblame rose to power, and it also fills in many details about the heroes from the first title. Baten Kaitos Origins takes place 20 years before the first Baten Kaitos game.
