I actually found you from your Mario videos and I know those are more popular, but I really enjoyed this video the most man. Great work, it convinced me to pick up the collection on Steam
I still have my GameCube copy and I just recently got back into this game and I feel the same as when I first started playing it , it’s honestly my favorite rpg ever made for GameCube 😊
@1:10:36 - This is where I lost it back in the day... and remains one of the main reasons why Baten Kaitos remains in my top 3 favorite RPGs of all time. None of us saw this coming, and to be blind-sided so hard like this... it was such an emotional moment. I was literally sobbing. (I never played the English release, but played a Japanese import shortly after it was released)
...I really think that the English localization might have greatly affected the impact of Kalas's character... because when I was playing the original on the GameCube... I never got that feeling that he was "an ass". He was a little naive here and there, but I never felt that he was being a dick for no reason. I really need to play through the remaster to see if my opinion has changed since my Japanese ability has greatly advanced in these past 20 years... lol
@1:14:15 I entirely agree with you here. I had my own fair share of struggles with MANY of these boss fights, and even some of the mazes gave me trouble... I still remember being pissed about it back then, so you've gotta know it was REAL anger... lol But from a narrative and creative perspective, the game did SO MANY THINGS right--and new for the time--that I was absolutely enamored with it.
Amazing Sakuraba OST, Honne backgrounds, actually fun turn-based combat, a lot of fun interactivty and light puzzle solving. Maybe the most underappreciate JRPG ever
I actually found a store I’ve been going to recently that has a ton of old video games and consoles, I just got a Wii from the place along with some games but there are so many different games and consoles there
Just got the remaster of this one and the prequel First video because this game lives rent free in my mind Has since I found it in a pawn shop in 2008 Baten kaitos is one of the best jrpgs I've ever played
I remember when I was younger not understanding the game and not enjoying it then playing it as I got older and falling in love with it I am still thankful my parents got me it for Christmas even if I didn't like it at first
As a big xeno fan i picked this up a few months ago and just recently finished it and then started the second one. Its Super good, i love how you can see the things that would make xenoblade 2 (specifically) great in the future. That And the esoteric stuff just really really fuckin does it for me lol. Witch is good because before i started baten Kaitos i had just beat xenosaga 1. Anyway give it a try if you haven't, its worth a time through.
Monolith soft ALWAYS makes a battle system that is unique and enjoyable, even when it has flaws. I absolutely love the card based mechanics, although yes discarding should be a thing
the card numbers in the corners is a bigger problem in the remaster than it was in the original game, due to design of the gamecube controller, where there were little notches around the control sticks, so it was easy to select those corners. In that version, the headache does what it's supposed to do, just changing things up ever so slightly to through you off your game. With a switch controller, you're spot on. Maybe they should have accounted for the different controller and swapped these two input-conditions
Great review! I love the GameCube version of this game, and I loved the voice acting even though Xhella’s acting was pretty bad. I feel like most other characters did great though, and I wouldn’t want to play the remaster without the English voices. I also thought Geldoblame had a GREAT voice.
I attempted a 100% run of Biting Kratos. I missed one thing that no one ever mentions. ....Never again. Its not like theres some cool hidden reward for a 100% Gathering. But still.
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I actually found you from your Mario videos and I know those are more popular, but I really enjoyed this video the most man. Great work, it convinced me to pick up the collection on Steam
I still have my GameCube copy and I just recently got back into this game and I feel the same as when I first started playing it , it’s honestly my favorite rpg ever made for GameCube 😊
@1:10:36 - This is where I lost it back in the day... and remains one of the main reasons why Baten Kaitos remains in my top 3 favorite RPGs of all time. None of us saw this coming, and to be blind-sided so hard like this... it was such an emotional moment. I was literally sobbing. (I never played the English release, but played a Japanese import shortly after it was released)
...I really think that the English localization might have greatly affected the impact of Kalas's character... because when I was playing the original on the GameCube... I never got that feeling that he was "an ass". He was a little naive here and there, but I never felt that he was being a dick for no reason. I really need to play through the remaster to see if my opinion has changed since my Japanese ability has greatly advanced in these past 20 years... lol
@1:14:15 I entirely agree with you here. I had my own fair share of struggles with MANY of these boss fights, and even some of the mazes gave me trouble... I still remember being pissed about it back then, so you've gotta know it was REAL anger... lol But from a narrative and creative perspective, the game did SO MANY THINGS right--and new for the time--that I was absolutely enamored with it.
Amazing Sakuraba OST, Honne backgrounds, actually fun turn-based combat, a lot of fun interactivty and light puzzle solving. Maybe the most underappreciate JRPG ever
I actually found a store I’ve been going to recently that has a ton of old video games and consoles, I just got a Wii from the place along with some games but there are so many different games and consoles there
I'm playing through the remaster. It's every bit as good as i remember. Thanks for the great video!
Baten Kaitos is such an amazing game. I'm really glad I already found it in 2004.
Looking forward to your video on Origins.
Just got the remaster of this one and the prequel
First video because this game lives rent free in my mind
Has since I found it in a pawn shop in 2008
Baten kaitos is one of the best jrpgs I've ever played
I remember when I was younger not understanding the game and not enjoying it then playing it as I got older and falling in love with it I am still thankful my parents got me it for Christmas even if I didn't like it at first
As a big xeno fan i picked this up a few months ago and just recently finished it and then started the second one.
Its Super good, i love how you can see the things that would make xenoblade 2 (specifically) great in the future.
That And the esoteric stuff just really really fuckin does it for me lol.
Witch is good because before i started baten Kaitos i had just beat xenosaga 1.
Anyway give it a try if you haven't, its worth a time through.
My favorite song in the game is chaotic dance
Monolith soft ALWAYS makes a battle system that is unique and enjoyable, even when it has flaws. I absolutely love the card based mechanics, although yes discarding should be a thing
the card numbers in the corners is a bigger problem in the remaster than it was in the original game, due to design of the gamecube controller, where there were little notches around the control sticks, so it was easy to select those corners. In that version, the headache does what it's supposed to do, just changing things up ever so slightly to through you off your game. With a switch controller, you're spot on. Maybe they should have accounted for the different controller and swapped these two input-conditions
I'll be back after beating the game
49:00 ahh yes the reason I never finished the game
Great review! I love the GameCube version of this game, and I loved the voice acting even though Xhella’s acting was pretty bad. I feel like most other characters did great though, and I wouldn’t want to play the remaster without the English voices. I also thought Geldoblame had a GREAT voice.
Xelha literally sounded like a preschool teacher carefully sounding out a storybook for a bunch of small children.
Wouldn't it have been interesting if Color Splash had gone the Baten Kaitos route with the battle system...
Monolith Soft sure has developed a lot of interesting games beyond Xenoblade, I myself would like to try their DS game Soma Bringer at some point.
You have to make a review for xenoblade chronicles saga
I attempted a 100% run of Biting Kratos. I missed one thing that no one ever mentions. ....Never again. Its not like theres some cool hidden reward for a 100% Gathering. But still.
What a video! This is my favorite game (cube, haven’t tried remaster bc I am still mad about the voices lol).