Baten Kaitos is a series of role-playing video games for the Nintendo GameCube and various other media tie-ins published by Namco Bandai and Nintendo. The series was conceived by co-designers Yasuyuki Honne and Hiroya Hatsushiba and developed by their respective video game development studios, Monolith Soft and Tri-Crescendo.
Premise[]
The Baten Kaitos series takes place in a world where humanity lives on a series of island-nations in the sky. These islands are the last livable remnants of a poisoned Earth that was devastated a thousand years ago in the War of The Gods. The residents of the sky however are prosperous having been aided by various advantages, including Wings of the Heart- the manifestation of the human spirit in the form of usable wings-, Magic, Magnus- a technology that allows the essence of an item to be stored within small card-like objects-, and Machina-mechanical technology. Their way of life however is in danger as the ancient Gods power begin to return and threaten the world.
Games[]
Games in the series are Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and Baten Kaitos Origins released on the Nintendo Gamecube. A cancelled Baten Kaitos 3 was planned for the Nintendo DS.
Future[]
On February 8th 2023 Nintendo announced the compilation Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster for the Nintendo Switch with a release on September 15th, 2023.
Trademarks[]
Found in both games of the series are vividly painted pre-rendered backgrounds, card based "magnus" battle systems, and plot twists regarding the nature of the antagonists.