Baten Kaitos is indeed a JRPG with a card-based battle system (good), a zany PS2-era plot (the main character speaks directly to the player, who he views as a spirit), a cracking Motoi Sakuraba soundtrack, and art direction by Yasuyuki Honne (Chrono Cross, Xenosaga, etc.) with lush prerendred backgrounds. It’s a little weird artifact of the era and I’m curious how I’d feel about it nowadays.