Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean 2003

Is it still worth playing?

Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo's role playing game for the GameCube, released in Japan in 2003, North America in 2004 and PAL territories in 2005. You do not play the hero Kalas but a self named guardian spirit who guides him and his party across a kingdom of floating islands. That role is part of the story. You answer through preset dialogue options, characters sometimes address you directly, and answers that fit a character's mindset strengthen your bond, which brings benefits in battle. Beyond that, everything runs on Magnus, magical cards that capture the essence of items, over 1,000 of them, from food or medicine that heals to weapons or armor to equip. Playing a voice the characters answer to, rather than the hero, still shapes every conversation today.