Bandai Namco has surprise-dropped two classic Baten Kaitos RPGs on PC via Steam. Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster are the remasters of Nintendo GameCube role-playing games Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and Baten Kaitos Origins, both of which launched around 20 years ago. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean was developed by Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo and published by Namco for the GameCube back in 2003.
Prequel Baten Kaitos Origins released three years later for the same console. The remasters, first released for Nintendo Switch in 2023, feature enhanced visuals and new gameplay features that help with progression, including eliminating random battles, an auto-battle function, and a 1-hit kill option. Here’s the official blurb from Bandai Namco: Bandai Namco released Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster on Steam as a ‘Month-1' edition that includes concept art, character designs, and development documents — but it’s only available until July 17, 2024.
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