Luckily, Namco will follow the release of Symphonia with the upcoming Baten Kaitos. Those following coverage of Baten Kaitos know it employs an inventory and combat system structured around special cards. Magnus stands for Magna Essence and replaces the ever-popular mana found in most games of this type.
Ever purchase made in-game will center on these cards. Healing abilities and powerful magical attacks all stem from the numerous cards youll pick up along the way.
And speaking of magical attacks Namco has released two exclusive clips showing off a boss encounter in Baten Kaitos. The first clip depicts the main character, Kalas, saving Xelha from a hefty creature. Both characters use an assortment of attacks and abilities, showing off some of spell effects and voice-work done for the game. The second clips depict Kalas and co.
Though brief, each clip further highlights what's in store for RPG fans come November. Was this article informative? YES NO. In This Article. Humanity forges its existence on an archipelago of land floating in a yawning, endless sky.
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The battle system also uses Magnus , as each party member builds a deck of attack, defense and support items that can be played in turn. Each card has a set of numbers attached to it, and like poker, playing matching numbers or even straights can increase the potency of the effects tremendously. Coordinating your elemental affinities is also critical to success, as opposing elements simply cancel each other out: for example, 50 points of Fire damage and 50 points of Water damage in the same "action" cancel each other and result in a net attack of 0 damage points.
Set twenty years before the events of Baten Kaitos , it tells the story of a Power Trio that find themselves on the run when a faction within the Empire attempt to rid the world of the "Wings Of The Heart" in favor of soul-eating mechanization.
They are: Sagi, a elite soldier of the Empire who finds himself framed for the murder of the Emperor; Guillo, a sexless humanoid weapon animated by magic who unusually has a degree of sentience; and Milly, an enigmatic and spunky noblewoman. Under the command of the Empire's chief spymaster, they must work together to unravel the various conspiracies that plague the bureaucracy of the Empire and clear Sagi's name.
The game is far superior to the first in almost every respect: navigation through the world is quicker and easier, the battle system has been greatly streamlined notably removing most of the Fake Difficulty while retaining its strategic elements, the voice acting is vastly improved and the story expands upon the original exponentially.
With all these improvements, the punishing difficulty and the fact that it retconned away quite a few of the plot points from the first game can probably be forgiven. Sadly, the game was released during the death throes of the Gamecube it actually holds the dubious honor of being the final original game released for the system outside of Japan , so it received almost no press or consumer attention either in Japan or the West, and was unreleased in PAL territories.
Over the years , both the games have gotten some recognition as excellent RPGs for a system that didn't have too many. And the soundtracks of both games are often collectively considered Motoi Sakuraba 's finest work. Now with a character sheet! A third installment for the Nintendo DS appeared on a list of games in production, but it never got past the early stages of production and was later officially canceled.
Since then, there has been very little news of a new Baten Kiatos game, only unsubstantiated rumors, although fans have not lost hope for another installment.
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