We’re nonetheless pinching ourselves that Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster is actual. Revealed in the course of the February 2023 Direct, the remaster comprises each GameDice RPGs in a single package deal. And, shortly after the gathering was introduced, writer Bandai Namco revealed a brief Q&A detailing what this remaster entails.
One level of competition many had with the primary recreation, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, is the voice over. The English dub has some infamous voice performing points which sound just like the voices have been recorded by way of a tin can. And on this Q&A, Bandai Namco has acknowledged that the gathering will solely have Japanese voiceover.
That will in all probability come as a little bit of a disappointment for some — Origins‘ dub was extraordinarily good, and the Japanese-only possibility signifies that we can’t have the chance to listen to these voices in English over right here. Particularly in Europe, the place the second recreation by no means launched right here.
On the plus facet, in addition to enhanced visuals, the gathering will probably be bringing in new options reminiscent of “encounters-off, auto-battle, skip cutscenes, and auto-save to make it much more accessible to new gamers”. It’s at all times sensible to see these options added into traditional RPGs, so individuals can play the best way they need.
Bandai Namco additionally confirmed that the remastered assortment’s body charge, file measurement, decision, and the variety of save slots. Here are the entire specs and particulars:
– Screen Resolution: TV Mode at 1920×1080 (*works at as much as 2K decision)
– Frame Rate: 30fps
– Compatibility: Nintendo Switch Lite
– Online features – (#gamers): N/A
– Offline features – Paid service: N/A
– Paid DLC: N/A
– Game file measurement: 8GB
– microSD/SDHC/SDXC reminiscence card required: x
– Number of saved knowledge:
– Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean: 30
– Baten Kaitos Origins: 30
Before you recognize it, it’s going to be summer season, and you will be shuffling your deck of playing cards and getting learn for battle in two cult traditional JRPGs from the GameDice period!
Are you proud of Japanese-only voiceover? Get your playing cards proper within the feedback and tell us!
