<s>
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2006	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
Tri-Crescendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ocean	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
guardian	O
spirit	O
"	O
–	O
an	O
unseen	O
player	B-Application
avatar	I-Application
–	O
who	O
guides	O
protagonist	O
Sagi	O
and	O
his	O
party	O
of	O
companions	O
in	O
an	O
adventure	O
across	O
an	O
aerial	O
floating	O
island-based	O
kingdom	O
in	O
the	O
clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
mid-2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
JRPG	O
and	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
game	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
and	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
guardian	O
spirit	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
break	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
party	O
through	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
typical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
series	O
uses	O
a	O
mechanism	O
where	O
all	O
in-game	O
items	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
magical	O
cards	O
called	O
"	O
Magnus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
all	O
characters	O
now	O
use	O
cards	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
deck	O
and	O
play	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
hand	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
separate	O
decks	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
game	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
world	O
twenty	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
pre-set	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
option	O
selections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
scenes	O
foreshadow	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	O
Geldoblame	O
,	O
corrupt	O
and	O
fixated	O
on	O
power	O
,	O
instructs	O
his	O
new	O
subjects	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
five	O
"	O
End	O
Magnus	O
"	O
that	O
have	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
announces	O
his	O
intention	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
scientist	O
Georg	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
ends	O
on	O
a	O
still-frame	O
of	O
a	O
baby	O
with	O
one	O
wing	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Kalas	O
in	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
note	O
about	O
the	O
story	O
being	O
continued	O
in	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
relatively	O
newly	O
created	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
had	O
largely	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
flagship	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2005	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
Origins	O
subtitle	O
to	O
better	O
indicate	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
retained	O
its	O
2	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
subtitle	O
of	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Beginning	O
of	O
the	O
Wings	O
and	O
the	O
Heir	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
for	O
context	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
3D	O
characters	O
over	O
2D	O
art	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
with	O
fully	O
3D	O
battles	O
,	O
a	O
format	O
popularized	O
during	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
's	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Honne	O
had	O
pitched	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Mother/Earthbound	B-Application
,	O
involving	O
a	O
claymation	O
styled	O
background	O
,	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
rejected	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
revisited	O
and	O
implemented	O
in	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Origins	O
in	O
the	O
magical	O
town	O
of	O
Sedna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Honne	O
on	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
as	O
a	O
freelance	O
scenario	O
writer	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
for	O
Origins	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
internal	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
staffer	O
Koh	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
to	O
arrange	O
and	O
compose	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
;	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
61	O
individual	O
tracks	O
of	O
music	O
are	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
Origins	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
translated	O
and	O
localized	O
by	O
8-4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
dates	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
titles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
Nintendo	O
published	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
being	O
pushed	O
towards	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
launch	O
and	O
early	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Hirohide	O
Sugiura	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
just	O
wrapping	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
it	O
was	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
or	O
cost	O
to	O
port	O
it	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
largely	O
traditional	O
control	O
scheme	O
being	O
incongruent	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
new	O
motion-controlled	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
it	O
made	O
more	O
sense	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
concept	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
action	O
game	O
Disaster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
restricted	O
by	O
sticking	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
then-aging	O
technical	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
;	O
some	O
content	O
was	O
cut	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
strictly	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
and	O
budget	O
restraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
an	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
release	O
in	O
mid-2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
bundles	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
and	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
together	O
as	O
one	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
great	O
gems	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
naming	O
it	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
for	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
GameZone	O
largely	O
echoed	O
their	O
sentiments	O
-	O
praising	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
sidequest	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
some	O
could	O
be	O
scared	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
difficulties	O
in	O
battles	O
and	O
grinding	O
involved	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
15	O
on	O
the	O
weekly	O
games	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
roughly	O
14,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
had	O
been	O
announced	O
concurrently	O
to	O
Origins	O
but	O
development	O
was	O
halted	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
published	O
a	O
report	O
of	O
a	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
3	I-Application
being	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
event	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
rumored	O
titles	O
surfaced	O
,	O
a	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
title	O
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Honne	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
entered	O
pre-production	O
planning	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
development	O
on	O
Origins/2	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
details	O
differed	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
materials	O
and	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
retained	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
though	O
Honne	O
still	O
recalled	O
some	O
details	O
from	O
memory	O
-	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
,	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
(	O
not	O
the	O
rumored	O
DS/3DS	O
entries	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
large-scale	O
adventure	O
exploring	O
land	O
,	O
sea	O
,	O
and	O
sky	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arrangement	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
theme	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Valedictory	O
Elegy	O
"	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
2014	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
composed	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
composer	O
,	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrangement	O
also	O
returns	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
