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Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and Baten Kaitos Origins are now on Steam with improved graphics and new features to aid game progression, making them even easier to play!

What works
  • Unique and deep card-based combat system
  • Engaging and immersive fantasy story with plot twists
  • Beautiful pre-rendered backgrounds and art style
  • Excellent soundtrack by motoi sakuraba
  • Quality-of-life features like speed up, auto-battle, and new game+
Things to keep in mind
  • No english voice acting included by default
  • Slow and sometimes tedious combat pacing
  • Baten kaitos origins lacks localization in some languages
  • Some ui and control issues, especially on pc
  • Certain bugs and broken achievements remain unfixed

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Cooperation, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Expression.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Domination

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  • Expression

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