Baten Kaitos to be released in the U.S.

[Weltall]

That's the only reason you didn't like it?

Being considerably worse than what I expected from the sequel to my all-time favorite game is reason enough.

I didn't mind the combat frequency at all, since you had to fight a lot to learn your deathblows. Plus, combat is quick. Much quicker than Saga.

Then there was the issue that the environments were at a static angle, and you didn't have the same freedom of movement you had in Gears. The storyline was also quite inferior and the game felt much shorter.