

Registered trademarks and tradenames are property of their respective owners. More: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean on Wikipedia If the voice acting had been better, then I think this game would be much better remembered. It’s just a shame that the person responsible for the English voice translation was no director. I think Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is a great game. If you like level-grinders, then playing this game is a must.Īnd if you have a low tolerance for fantasy nonsense, then maybe this game isn’t for you… The downside is that the dialogue and voice acting are pretty poor, but thankfully these don’t scupper a great game. Crispin Freeman is the English dub voice of Heughes in Baten Kaitos Origins, and Katsuyuki Konishi is the Japanese voice. And the way you earn money is cool too: by taking photos of your enemies in combat! You are lead from one situation to the next – and one boss battle to another – in a very interesting way, which makes play compelling. The genius part is the combat – and the variety. That is: if you remember to select your new cards from the deck!īaten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is an esoteric kind of game. As the game progresses the cards you acquire improve, as do your moves. The combat system is quite innovative too – using cards (chosen from decks) for attack and defensive moves. Music-wise the game is stunning too, with a mix of orchestral pieces and dancier music used, depending on the situation. Few games look this good on the GameCube.

Graphically: the game is exquisite, mixing stunning 2D paintings with intricate 3D models to create a world unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is a brilliant Final Fantasy-style, level-grinding RPG, initially released by Namco on the Nintendo GameCube in 2003.
