Baten Kaitos review - 5 Reasons It's the BEST GameCube Exclusive
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Baten Kaitos is a card-based JRPG for the GameCube. It has yet to be re-released on any other consoles and therefore has become a bit of a forgotten gem.
I hope you like my first video.
0:00 - Intro
2:02 - #1 - Voices
3:36 - #2 - Camp
5:15 - #3 - Adventure
6:45 - #4 - Battles
9:01 - #5 - Opening Cinematic - Ігри
Friends we've finally been acknowledged! I'm so excited for the remasters 🎉
This game along with Tales of Symphonia and Final Fantasy X were my introductions to jrpgs. It’s been my favorite genre ever since!
I loved this game so much, but I don’t know anyone else who played it. I’m glad to see it get some love!
This game is super underrated, probably one of my favorite games of all time, love the unique spin on turn based combat, the story’s depth and twists, the attention to detail and seemingly endless side context. One of the best rpg games to date
Admittedly the voice acting is cheesy, but it doesn't detract from the experience for me.
There's a bizarre charm about the bad voice acting, at least for me.
I'm really happy to see that Baten Kaitos 1 and 2 are getting remastered for Switch!
No longer forgotten. Remaster coming to the switch
"Baten Kaitos is distinctive and unforgettable, yet the game has been forgotten."
This game felt like the visual spiritual successor to Chrono Cross. Not story wise or anything. But the visual style felt right at home with the visuals used in Chrono Cross. But an amazing game in its own right.
That's exactly what it reminds me of!
Ohhh wow. I had remembered playing a really fun, card-based JRPG on the Gamecube that was set up in a Walmart and I always asked my mother if we could go to that Walmart if we had to do any shopping. I couldn't remember the name of this game for years though, so it's amazing to finally see just what I was playing :D
They just announced the remaster for Switch!
Just started my first ever journey with BK this past week after getting it for a STEAL on eBay! Can’t wait to tear into it!
I was always interested in these games but my brother was the one with the Gamecube and he was tired with card based RPGs after he beat Lost Kingdom 1 and never got either of them, and now my physical copy of the Switch remasters finally came in the mail just in time for the weekend.
Awesome review! The pr bgs from this game is partially what drew me to it. But as an MTG and Battle Network player, the card battle system also attracts me
This looks phenomenal and I am so excited to finally play this this summer
I'm glad to know there's someone who shares my enthusiasm for this game!
I wish they would remake this game. There's still nothing like it. That battle system is a lot of fun.
Now for the switch
Here's hoping a remaster is announced in a couple days.
Is a year good enough?
Lol
The art style looks on point.
I’m looking forward to playing this game for the first time this year. I love Monolith Soft.
Bro, the Voice acting is the best!
Ok bestie you popped offfff on this one yassss
Campy is exactly the word that describes baten kaitos best. Also the Story is pretty damn good and original, so thats a 6th reason
Nothing wrong with Camp
I’m playing it right now. I love it!
still can't believe this is being re-released, glad to see it get a second chance with people, I've tried to play it a few times, never reached the weirder dungeons but it was such a fun game
I'm over a year late in coming across this review, but you sir have perfectly explained why this is one of the best gamecube games, period.
I had discovered the game in 2004, when the clerk at my local video game store I frequented at the time gave me a demo disc while purchasing for my then starting gamecube collection. I was instantly interested from the demo, and wanted the game. Unfortunately, perhaps do to the issue you mentioned of low sales, I couldn't find the game for years, and the one or two times I was able to find it, I couldn't afford it. It wasn't until 2011 during a trip to gamestop that I found it on the gamecube shelf, and instantly snatched it up. it quickly became my favorite RPG.
I know I'm not the only one here who was excited when the whisperings and murmurs started surfacing about an HD remaster, so when they officially announced it, I let out a scream of excitement, damn near scaring my friends of whom I was in a voice call with at the time, made even more excited by the extra bit of news that I hadn't heard in the rumor mill, that it's sequel-prequel, Baten Kaitos Origins would be packaged along side it
as you mentioned the bad voice acting being an actual positive for the game (totally agree, btw. I had mentioned it as being bad but in a good way years ago in a top 5 RPG podcast I was in), it's a shame that the remaster will not be bringing the english voice acting with it, but I think overall, it will still be a great remaster
im here for the Remake rumor hype
Just bought this game for 40€, such a cool looking game, cant wait to play it (the original, not the remaster)
In case it hasn't been said yet: the voices are much better mixed if you change the sound options from Stereo to Surround.
I am glad the Internet does not forget that masterpiece. One of my favourite games fromy teenage years and one of the best soundtracks ever.
was best game i played on the game cube none of my friends had it only me .. the days with THPS 1/2 the resident evils monkey ball kids today wont ever get them
Aside from the port of skies of Arcadia I can’t think of a better RPG than Baten Kaitos on the Gamecube* So epic and memorable. The battle system is very unique even if a bit long winded making the game take much longer to go through but it was a very special game with so much to enjoy and get enveloped in. I loved it.
Not forgotten anymore, time for that sweet remaster
god tier music, awesome backdrops, great battlesystem, nice story.
when i played it when it was released i didnt care too much about the campyness or the quality of the voiceacting.
my main problems were that there is only an intro cinematic and none during the game and the world seemd too 2d, and one had to use a microscope to make out anything of the visuals sometimes because the characters on the maps and in the cities were too zoomed out.
Love this game! But why does it look so crisp and clear in this video? What setup do you have?
It's coming back!
Only game where you can troll the end game boss by spinning them with Gibari.
This game is finally getting a remake
Gotcha Force, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2&3, Star Fox Assault, Pokémon Gale of Darkness, Kirby's Air Ride, Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, Smash Bros Melee etc...
I hope the rumors of a Switch remake/remaster are true
seems deeply inspired by Final Fantasy X and I live that!
Good news!!! 🎉🎉 this one’s getting a remake!
I was originally going to get it's prequel first, but I had to turn it down because it was very expensive.
I heard the original Baten Kaitos is actually affordable and the perfect start for any newcomer of the series.
Yes, the original is more affordable, the combat system is easier to learn and the environments, pacing and strategy are all better in the original too.
The prequel is good, has very interesting and hectic combat, however, the story relies heavily on being familiar with the original so start there first.
@@avideogameodyssey3204 Yeah, I will definitely get the first game before it gets too expensive.
I remember the prequel being around 40 to 50 bucks years ago, but the pandemic skyrocketed it's price, now costing over 150 which is infuriating.
I really wanna play Monolith Soft's holy grail on the Gamecube.
I don't have a source for this, but I'm pretty sure the "tinny" effect on the voices were an intentional choice. Since you (the player) were playing the role of the guardian spirit, the idea was that all of the characters you hear are being heard from whatever spiritual world you're currently in. They were going for an eerie, otherworldly effect, but they never explicitly communicate this, so it just sounds shoddy.
As for the performances themselves... maybe just a combination of poor direction or not hiring professional VAs?
Good point. Yeah, I remember reading this on a message board but I couldn't find any kind of proof. It's an interesting idea. I kind of like the myths and different justifications around the VO, it adds a 'lost in translation' vibe that feels very quaint and very typical of GameCube-era games.
I've heard that too. It's frustrating--the sound quality is just fine in the opening cinematic, which has me believe they knew they needed better sound.
Yeah I always assumed the Tinniness was because of the way our character (the spirit) heard or interpreted the voices of people in the world. Kinda like how you hear your own voice if your ears are covered.
Shame the English dub won’t be in the re-master, but happy to be able to play it again all the same 😊
I just started it today, but it looks different, did you use an hdmi adapter or the component cable?
I originally played it on a Gamecube with component. However, the easiest way for me to capture this footage was via Dolphin emulator and I was unsure what would be best for viewers, giving the video the clean look it has hear, or sticking with the less appealing but more authentic resolution the actual game has.
The G4 review is so bad it's funny 🤣
Sagi!?
I can't wait to play this on switch
Just did the raspberry pico mod chip hack. Got this game and all top gc games. Sweet.
Good news!
Guess what time it is? Remake time!
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is another exclusive that never got ported anywhere else sadly.
That will come…after FE4-8 get remakes first.
Im not from North America so i dont understand what you mean by "CAMP", like.. something thats kinda bad but endearing? if so what does the portrair art has to do with camp? great video though! ive always wondered if this game was any good
Yeah, exactly, camp but endearing, and usually excessive in some way - I would say the portraits are kind of exceesive. Oh and thanks for watching, I am actually from England!
I’ve not played my xeno cron on my 3ds yet or my gc tales of sym and skies of Arcadia.
Yessssss gooooood feed this starving fandom
Just downloaded on my phone
I feel you styill undersold this game. Almost nobody mentions the fact that some card change over time. I don't know any other game that has any function like this.
Hey, wake up. Remaster is coming to the Switch
afaik the tinny sounds are a problem with the dolphin emulator, unfortunately no work around exists it seems
I planned it first with an actual Gamecube and the real disk and, well, it's still super tinny
No it's supposed to be...
The prophecy has been fulfilled.
Just three more weeks
The original opening cinematic had different voice actors and I was super excited when I heard it. Then the voice actors they obviously went with were a significant step down.
All voice actors were horrible
@@sparkofcuriousity are you aware of what I'm referring to? The original trailer that was the same as the intro but had way better voice actors?
@@SeveredLegs hmm.. maybe im not! Was there a different intro then? If so i wasn't aware of that.
@@sparkofcuriousity yes I just looked it up a minute ago. Search the E3 2004 trailer and you should be able to tell the difference in voice quality right away.
@@SeveredLegs Just checked it out and yeah, it's much better. It's such a shame. It's also a shame a 3rd one never got to be made. They were supposed to be a trilogy i think.
One of the best RPGs of all time and definitely the best combat systems to this date that only very few games come even close to.
My only problem with the game was and always will be, it's way to easy. There are like 2 fights in the whole game that can even pose a challenge (if you have a bad deck) and if you are well leveled, have a decent deck and have a bit of luck to get the right numbers you can literally kill the final boss in a single attack.
Sadly Baten Kaitos Origins sucks hard, it's like they didn't even understand what made their game so good in the first place.
I recently got this game for around 30 dollars disc only but look great no scratches I keep them safe all my games on a cd case and i gotta say when I first started I laughed at the voice acting I love cheesy goofy yet bad voice acting they sound like a 4kids dub love it lol
Great find, glad you like the cheesiness too! Definitely 'so-bad-it's-good' territory.
@@avideogameodyssey3204 it it’s lol I love cheesiness of games
The voice acting almost made me stop playing the game. At first i laughed but as i went on playing it felt soooo excruciating.
5:02 - Feeling gay....
Feeling gay....
Feeling gay....
Feeling gay....
Clearly, the composer based the music on the character's costume design.
Glad I am not the only one who hears that 😂
Good thing you made this vid because now we have the remasters. Well done soldier 🫡
Easily one of the best. But the game play did get old after a while.
Some of y’all never played chaos wars and it shows when talking about bad voice acting
You should play BK Origins
Hey, I got about 25 hours (halfway) through Origins. The battle system is incredibly unique and fun, and the story seemed like it was moving around some very interesting territories, but I found the pacing really slow and the re-used locales from the first game really bogged things down for me and kind of killed my enthusiasm after a while.
I definitely want to pick it up again soon and have another crack at it.
@@avideogameodyssey3204 The game's voice acting for BTO is quite memorable. Every character's voice actor(s) nailed the mark, unlike the first game. It's the tale that I found more memorable, 15 years later.
Absolutely love Monolithsoft/Gears but never played this game. The combat just didn’t look interesting
I gotta keep it real witcha, you’re pronouncing the name of this game about as wrong as humanly possible. Nice video though.
BK was the worst RPG and one of the worst games I've ever played. It's a hard pass on the remasters. The battle mechanics are just so obtuse and chance based that they suck all enjoyment from the game.
The voice acting was so god awful like every Monolith Soft game but it was such a good game.