Archive EntryPreservation Record
Baroque
Shelf markLIB-0041
Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record
2008Game
Catalog Information
- Original Title
- バロック
- Release
- 2007 (Japan) · 2008 (North America)
- Developer
- Sting
- Publisher
- ATLUS
- Platform
- PlayStation 2
- Region
- NTSC-U/C · North America · SLUS-21714
- Medium
- Pressed optical disc · PlayStation 2 retail edition
- Subjects
- Action RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Sting · Preservation
Archival Status
- Custody
- Permanent archive holding
- Reference Copy
- Complete in box: case, pressed disc, manual, and original cover insert
- Condition Report
- Complete in box. Light shelf wear consistent with age. Preserved as a playable reference copy.
- Acquisition
- Private acquisition · August 2026
- Filed
- August 4, 2026
Curator Notes
Baroque reached North America as an Atlus localization of Sting’s PlayStation 2 remake — a tower descent through a ruined world that already had a late-1990s pedigree before this generation’s rebuild. The Japanese remake arrived in June 2007; Atlus published the NTSC-U edition (SLUS-21714) on April 8, 2008.
The shelf keeps the Atlus keep-case because that is how the work entered this region’s retail channel. Earlier Saturn and PlayStation versions are neighboring history; they are not invented here as stand-ins for the pressed PS2 copy in custody.
This filing widens the PlayStation 2 RPG holdings beyond Persona without forcing Baroque into another series map it does not need.
Collection Documentation
Acquired in August 2026 while expanding the PlayStation 2 physical shelf.
The retained copy is the North American PlayStation 2 edition published by Atlus (SLUS-21714). It remains complete in box with manual and cover insert, and is kept as the reference copy for this filing.
Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.
Preservation Notes
- Access Hardware
- Sony PlayStation 2; compatible North American PlayStation hardware
- Original Hardware
- Sony PlayStation 2 · NTSC-U/C
- Playback Compatibility
- Pressed for North American PlayStation 2 consoles. The retained disc remains the primary access copy.
- Preservation Concerns
- Optical-disc aging and surface damage remain the principal risks. The disc is stored upright in its original case under stable, dry conditions; printed materials remain housed with the copy.
- Edition History
- PlayStation 2 remake first issued in Japan on June 28, 2007 (SLPM-66747). The North American Atlus localization followed on April 8, 2008 (SLUS-21714). A contemporary Wii edition and later reissues are neighboring objects and are not this filing.
- Access Status
- The original physical edition is out of print and circulates through the secondary market. No current digital edition replaces this North American reference copy.
Connections
- Editorial Record
- Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.
Artifact Documentation
Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.
Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.
Stewardship History
A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.
Collection Documentation entered
Connections established
Curator Notes entered
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0041.
Preservation Notes entered
Published to the public shelf