Baten Kaitos: one of the greatest betrayals in jrpg history.

one of the greatest jrpg plot twists!

[Nekoko]

what's insane is that if you replay the game and know where the end magnus is given, when you look at your inventory you see that the end magnus is gone right after the scene with Melodia

[dartz]

I remember this twist from back when I originally played the game. It really is 1 of those twists that sticks with you years later. It was so well done back then, it's amazing. Monolith Soft didn't do a twist near that level again until Xenoblade Chronicles 1, although they were a little more hinted at. I'm so glad Baten Kaitos finally got a remaster after 2 decades of obscurity. Now younger players can have this twist stick in their minds.

[josegarin]

Being betrayed from a party member is one thing, being betrayed from the protagonist is in another level.

[jqg]

This was a defining moment for me growing up. I did not see this twist coming

[Tonytonytonyyy]

This game was amazing on the GameCube. They need to bring this back. Gibbari reminded me of Wakka from ffX.

[felixramonarmeroperez]

What I really love about how this scene is played out is how Kalas looks like he is addressing you, the player, as if he was actually using you, the very person who has been playing the game.

[yuuyou]

Imagine if the game stopped right there
LOL

[AEonLuxray]

I HAVE ASSEMBLED ALL 5 PIECES OF EXODIA, YOUR GAME IS OVER

[JeremazingShots]

I bought this game at Launch, and unfornetnly it took me 20 years to finally pick it up and really give it a proper recently just go to this Twist....WOW! That was great!

[zengram]

All the pieces were there from the beginning, and you never noticed them

[ChronoMune]

Pretty genius to include the player as an actual participant and viewer in the game, for it to make sense that there’s someone/thing kalas is always acting for

[Demi-Joker]

No one:
Me jumping off a jungle gym at a playground when I was a kid:
4:22

[YelenaSkunky]

I really like the fact that The Great Mizuti is chilling and having fun during a dramatic scene.
Still, the story is amazing.

[Minako_Meleph]

Ho gods, I'm glad I played that part with Kōsuke Toriumi's voice, thanks for the remaster being japanese voices only! 🙏
His voice was top notch considering this mindblowing moment, that I experienced for the first time

[javiervillalobos]

Me, these edibles ain’t shit, five minutes later 4:22

[almondjoy]

Melodia's voice acting is on point to me.
Fits her manipulative personality well!

[drakenpriest]

Still wish they made a anime out of this ones. Still consider this game my alltime favorite.

[PeachyMushroom]

The Baten Kaitos franchise was truly a unique and intelligent offering to gaming. I think more kids should get to play these types of games apart from the usual. Loved it as a young teen myself back in the mid 2000s.

[fitforchrist]

This was two betrayals simultaneously, the way they pulled this off was genius

[LOREWITHBLAZER]

Damn I never notice how bad the voice acting is
but this was the best plot twist