To the end of the journey of glittering stars...

User Rating: 8.8 | Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean GC
Baten Kaitos is a very fine game. i was looking for a game to pass some time with and i found it in Baten Kaitos. the backgrounds are prerendered through which the 3d characters move and they are very well drawn. also the style in which everything is done, from buidings, creatures to clothing, it is all highly original. combined with a superb soundtrack this is a great game to loose yourself in, you'll be playing 60 to 80 hours.
You play as a spirit guardian who watches over a boy named Kalas and the partymembers that join him in his quest to defeat the evil empire. Sometimes te characters on screen start talking to you, which is kind of awkward, but fun. When you encounter enemies the game switches to a battle screen. There you get to play cards which you collect. The pase of the battles is pretty high so it never feels like a cardpaying game, more like an actiongame.
The game has a few minor points : there's a lot of collecting going on and there are many special combos you can make with the cards; i was looking a lot at walkthroughs on the internet to get the most out of the game. This is one of those games where it is very pleasant to have a strategy guide next to you. So I suggest you find one when you want to play this game. Like I said the game is very beautiful, in a way that's also a drawback, it has something girlish to it. Anyway, when you start playing this game and you get new characters to the party as the story evolves you won't be bothered by that. you're in for a magical adventure.
I'm looking forward to it's prequel.