I really loved the experience of playing Baten Kaitos.
As someone who couldn't played the original, its great to play one of MonolithSoft master works. The beautiful backgrounds and art style in general, the addictive card gameplay and the tales of Kalas and Xelha really make me realised why Baten Kaitos had a name in Gamecube's era.
And that's why I can't understand why this port was done with such haste that has framerate problems, and it's control of choosing the card's number so erratic sometimes (breaking combos and thus making fighting more tedious). Maybe they weren't as confident that the game wouldn't be played by many, but I think this game deserved more care and (maybe) time.
And even with it's flaws, I think this game deserves an opportunity to anyone who want to experience a good time and play something "refreshing" (if you didn't play it!) in the genre!
As someone who couldn't played the original, its great to play one of MonolithSoft master works. The beautiful backgrounds and art style in general, the addictive card gameplay and the tales of Kalas and Xelha really make me realised why Baten Kaitos had a name in Gamecube's era.
And that's why I can't understand why this port was done with such haste that has framerate problems, and it's control of choosing the card's number so erratic sometimes (breaking combos and thus making fighting more tedious). Maybe they weren't as confident that the game wouldn't be played by many, but I think this game deserved more care and (maybe) time.
And even with it's flaws, I think this game deserves an opportunity to anyone who want to experience a good time and play something "refreshing" (if you didn't play it!) in the genre!