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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: SantaC on July 13, 2010, 03:57:21 PM

Title: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: SantaC on July 13, 2010, 03:57:21 PM: Which "two series" rpg is better? These are the only two jrpgs i know that revisits the same gameworld. Gotta love Baten Kaitos though, I'll go with those games because of superior story.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: magus on July 13, 2010, 04:01:27 PM: final fantasy x + baten kaitos
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Third on July 13, 2010, 04:11:35 PM: I still haven't played the Baten Kaitos games. Heard good stuff about them.

I liked FFX and FFX-2, btw. Both games are at least one billion times better than FFXIII.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Positive Touch on July 13, 2010, 05:11:39 PM: never played bk but i'm sure ffx-2 crushes it because it's so omg fun. GREAT combat (best in the series) and tons of content (although lots of the mini-games are shitty) makes for one of the best games in the series. ffx tho is dated and dull, with a battle system that takes to long to go anywhere and way to many awful cutscenes.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: SantaC on July 13, 2010, 05:23:21 PM: Quote from: Third on July 13, 2010, 04:11:35 PM
I still haven't played the Baten Kaitos games. Heard good stuff about them.

I liked FFX and FFX-2, btw. Both games are at least one billion times better than FFXIII.

OMG, go play Baten Kaitos now! The universe is pretty damn amazing and one of the more underrated rpgs. They were overlooked because gamecube sucked.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 05:39:10 PM: Baten Kaitos Origins is like my 2nd favourite game of all time. Just so fucking awesome. The first game is decent. The VA for the main characters in BKO is pretty much the best Ive heard in a game.

FFX is a repulsive turd, never played FFX-2

edit: which got me thinking, what are my top 5 games ever?

1. Killer7
2. Baten Kaitos Origins
3. Symphony of the Night
4. ?
5. ?

cant think of what goes in slot 4 and 5. Help me out guys
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: magus on July 13, 2010, 07:06:51 PM: both baten kaitos are averagish rpg,i liked the first because it was like "we have cloud land,where people live on cloud,then we have sweet land! then we have towerofdruaga land!" but the second recycled so much stuff it was pointless and boring

x-2 suffers from a similiar fate but at least the rest of baten kaitos origin is decent where x-2 has a horrible plot,a dumb job system and tons of pointless secret put in there just to entice you to buy the guide

so really just play the original of both and ignore the sequels
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:10:14 PM: You couldnt be more wrong. BKO trounces the original in so many ways, yes its the same world but tons of new locations are explored.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Positive Touch on July 13, 2010, 07:11:48 PM: Quote from: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 05:39:10 PM
edit: which got me thinking, what are my top 5 games ever?

1. Killer7
2. Baten Kaitos Origins
3. Symphony of the Night
4. ?
5. ?

cant think of what goes in slot 4 and 5. Help me out guys

number 5 is wizards & warriors
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: magus on July 13, 2010, 07:16:14 PM: Quote from: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:10:14 PM
You couldnt be more wrong. BKO trounces the original in so many ways, yes its the same world but tons of new locations are explored.

i didn't finish the game but i played up to the holoholo bird
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:18:22 PM: Vagrant Story is probably number 4.

Dont know what number 5 is , I mean I like a lot of Xbox 360 games but only a couple have made me gone "whoa". These are: Mirrors Edge (much more fantastic in hindsight, than when I played it), Bionic Commando, BC Rearmed and Mass Effect 1 & 2, off the top of my head.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:19:46 PM: Quote from: magus on July 13, 2010, 07:16:14 PM
Quote from: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:10:14 PM
You couldnt be more wrong. BKO trounces the original in so many ways, yes its the same world but tons of new locations are explored.

i didn't finish the game but i played up to the holoholo bird

Awww, did the Holoholo Bird own you? Was no one around to wipe your poor baby butt?
spoiler (click to show/hide)
j/k :P
[close]

Seriously though, the game gets so good in the second half
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: magus on July 13, 2010, 07:21:57 PM: nope
actualy i killed the holoholo bird on my first try which disappointed me a lot since everyone was like "OMG THE HOLOHOLO BIRD IS SO HARD!"
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:23:52 PM: I think I died once or twice on him, but If you just wail on the baby birds with your best attacks the big bird went down easy. Guess all the people who said the bird is hard had a crappy deck or something
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: magus on July 13, 2010, 07:30:08 PM: you know what was hard and awesome?
this fucker here
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNKX1AdZdJQ&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 07:36:02 PM: oh man, that fight sucked :( and when you won, you had to do it again!

I lent my copy of BK to a friend and he gave up at that part haha. Hardest boss fight in the game.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 13, 2010, 07:54:52 PM: Baten Kaitos loses automatically due to it's shit card-based battle system.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 13, 2010, 07:58:46 PM: Only correct answer is BG 1 + 2 :patel
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on July 13, 2010, 08:06:20 PM: My lovely Baten Kaitoses. I'd really like another one.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: tiesto on July 13, 2010, 09:01:01 PM: Even though I was pretty "meh" on the first Baten Kaitos, Origins was just so utterly amazing that it even improved the first game. I liked FFX, but wasn't a fan of X2 at all... so definitely the BK series.

Too bad that Baten Kaitos DS rumor never panned out, maybe we'll get another one now that work on Xenoblade is done. But knowing Nintendo, Monolith will make another one and then they won't bother translating it. :'(
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 13, 2010, 09:16:36 PM: Yeah no DS Baten Kaitos sucks :( a PSP game would be godly but will never happen either.

I hope Xenoblade gets an English version too :(
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Beezy on July 14, 2010, 12:41:33 AM: Quote from: Mr. Gundam on July 13, 2010, 07:54:52 PM
Baten Kaitos loses automatically due to it's shit card-based battle system.
please leave
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: The Sceneman on July 14, 2010, 12:49:03 AM: co-signed
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Positive Touch on July 14, 2010, 12:53:35 AM: no but fuck card battle systems for real
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Ichirou on July 14, 2010, 12:56:48 AM: I only have Baten Kaitos Origins, never been able to find a copy of the first one in decent used condition.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Beezy on July 14, 2010, 01:04:32 AM: Both BK games have great battle systems, it was just too slow in the first one.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: demi on July 14, 2010, 01:41:29 PM: Neither
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: BlackMage on July 14, 2010, 02:06:15 PM: people here like FFX-2.. i mean yeah it has a nice battle system but other than that wow.. i mean.. wow
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 14, 2010, 02:08:44 PM: Synthesizer Patel, a Final Fantasy scholar and self-proclaimed bastion of good taste, absolutely loves FFX-2.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: BlackMage on July 14, 2010, 05:22:47 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on July 14, 2010, 02:08:44 PM
Synthesizer Patel, a Final Fantasy scholar and self-proclaimed bastion of good taste, absolutely loves FFX-2.

gay people get a pass on that game. you others though.. smh
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 14, 2010, 05:38:44 PM: Quote from: Ichirou on July 14, 2010, 12:56:48 AM
I only have Baten Kaitos Origins, never been able to find a copy of the first one in decent used condition.

Slime got me the first one for EB Secret Santa a few years ago. I wanted to like it, but I couldn't get past the card-based system.

I ended up buying Origins out of habit when it was clearenced at Toys R Us.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: Third on July 14, 2010, 05:55:36 PM: FFX-2 is great. You are gay if you don't like it.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: MoxManiac on July 14, 2010, 06:38:27 PM: FFX was okay. Never played FFX-2. BK and BKO are amazing though.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: billyofcourse on July 15, 2010, 02:22:54 AM: hater's gonna hate. Started a new game on FFX-2 today and I'm having a blast, just like I did on my last play through.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: naff on July 15, 2010, 03:04:31 AM: I have only played FFX but it was pretty sweet finding all those Al Bhed primers and the capturing monsters for the Monster Arena was pretty cool. BK Origins looks sweet too, I dunno about X-2 I never thought about it before as I heard bad things about it but it's interesting to see some proponents of it here. Might take a look someday. I really should check out BK Origins though.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: demi on July 15, 2010, 03:19:06 PM: BKO is shit because they make you share a deck of cards instead of having separate ones for the characters. BTW
Title: Re: Final Fantasy X + X2 vs Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Post by: SantaC on July 15, 2010, 04:56:59 PM: Quote from: demi on July 15, 2010, 03:19:06 PM
BKO is shit because they make you share a deck of cards instead of having separate ones for the characters. BTW

On the other hand you only needed 17-18 cards in that deck. The less you had, the greater the chance you dished out more damage.