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Oct. 5th, 2007 12:49 amSo I've started playing Baten Kaitos Origins today. I haven't gotten very far, just past the first boss, but so far I'm enjoying it a lot. I was a bit hesitant to pick it up, afraid that it would just be more of the same or would be comparatively lame, but if anything it's been an improvement so far. The graphics are slightly better, the soundtrack is about the same thus far, and the voice acting is just leagues improved over the first game. Which isn't hard, as the voice acting in the first game was basically liquified AIDS.
The combat system has been tweaked too. I wish they'd been a bit more blatant about how the new system works, the first few combats were confusing the fuck out of me, but once I found the Journal in my Quest Magnus I figured it out. It's hard to say which system is better, but this new one does have a lot going for it. I like how it requires faster fingers and more forethought than the original. I do miss matching defense items against their attacks, though. Also, apparently there's only three playable characters total in this game, which sort of sucks. Oh well.
I'm obviously not really going to be able to judge the game until the plot gets underway, but from what I've seen so far it looks to be an adventure at least on par with the first one, and with better voice acting to boot.
The combat system has been tweaked too. I wish they'd been a bit more blatant about how the new system works, the first few combats were confusing the fuck out of me, but once I found the Journal in my Quest Magnus I figured it out. It's hard to say which system is better, but this new one does have a lot going for it. I like how it requires faster fingers and more forethought than the original. I do miss matching defense items against their attacks, though. Also, apparently there's only three playable characters total in this game, which sort of sucks. Oh well.
I'm obviously not really going to be able to judge the game until the plot gets underway, but from what I've seen so far it looks to be an adventure at least on par with the first one, and with better voice acting to boot.
