Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

An original role-playing game for Nintendo GameCube from the team behind Xenosaga. The game uses cards for everything, from combat to buying items. The cards are also a central part of the story, as they are holders for "Magnus", short for "Magna Essence". Magnus is the true nature of everything in the world, including swords, spells and even apples collected in the city where your adventure begins. A real item can be transformed into Magnus form and stored in a blank card. It can then be removed from the card and transform back into the real form. Detailed CG cutscenes that tell the story and turn-based combat sequences.