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Breath of Fire III was my first in the series, and frankly, it became and will always remain one of my favorite games of all times. The story, the music, the animations and characters...all of it just blew me away at the time! I absolutely love this series, and really enjoyed this video. Honestly, just the best time in RPG history back in the PS1 era. 🙏🏼

BOF4 is still one of my favourite games of all time. I would love to see it updated with some modern tweaks.

Nothing can be the jazzy goodness of BoF3's sound track.

BoF3 and Star Ocean 2nd Story are what basically started my love for JRPGs. Theyre not perfect but they will always hold a special place in my heart.

When I think back at Dragon Quarter, it feels like like a proto roguelite game. The game added that hard time limit to beat get to the end and encouraged you to bank items for a future runs. All it was missing was a system to randomize the dungeon rooms.

I’m torn between 2 and 3 as my favorite, but I completely agree that we need the series to return!

BoF IV sprites and animation are one of the best in that era and I love the pastel palette they used -- I get this distinct, otherworld vibe from it.

I think most are sleeping with how the story was presented in BoF4. It tackled more mature themes and has a darker tone when compared to other installments of the game. I fell in love with it the first time I played it when I was in grade school. And after a replay on the recent years, it is my favorite now.

Bof3 was and is my favorite and now playing back through it with my children has given me even greater appreciation for it.

Why didn't you talk about the Township in BoF2? It was what made it such an amazing game for me. The first game just had so many amazing secrets to find, like becoming a vendor in Gobi's hometown. Plus you could actually clear most of the dungeons of all enemies and stop getting random encounters in BoF2. I loved the first 3 games so much!

BoF2 I loved the concept of building a little town, choosing different layouts and inviting different people, each of which gives you useful bonuses like a secret fishing spot or weapon shop. Of course the cooking was OP cause you could literally boost stats but was just so time consuming. Basically that was a theme of BoF2 as well, that last dungeon wasn't called Infinite for nothing xD

YES YES YES , Love Breath of Fire series , I still remember buying breath of Fire 1 from a video game store and getting my mom to order number 2 from some video game catalog for Christmas

I’m one of the few that absolutely loves dragon quarter. The story was amazing to me and it’s ending is fantastic

Awesome review. I enjoyed Breath of Fire 4 a lot. It brought me to my childhood all again. Just a small gripe... Ree-You please. It makes me jump everytime you read it the "american way".

I got into this series from the very beginning!! 1 and 2 are what got me into turn based RPGs!! I will always remember being 7 years old and the excitement I got when I defeated the final boss of the first game!! I have great love and respect for this series!!

Dragon Quarter still had one of the coolest endings of any JRPG I’ve played. I don’t want to spoil it, but the way you beat the final boss gave me chills, and was such a huge payoff after what you have to be careful of so much throughout the game.

Breath of Fire 2 was my first entry into the series (emulation though), and even if BoF3 has the more intricate dragon system, there's something about 2 that I just keep coming back to and like more. Especially with the polished script. Also I personally quite like Dragon Quarter and it's rogue-like gameplay, but I get that it's such a drastic departure from what fans wanted, expected and liked that it is doomed to be the black sheep (mostly because I'm not counting 6 and I don't know any who really do). Still, I hope one day we'll get a remake or collection of the series with improved scripts. Capcom's gone back to give Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ace Attourney and Ghost Trick new and polished remakes, maybe one day good fortune will shine upon Breath of Fire as well...

I loved the look of 4, but 2 and (especially GBA 2) was my favorite. The Shaman system just blew my mind.

BoF3 was my first PS1 game. It'll always hold a special place in my heart. I spent HOUSE grinding to try and beat the horse brothers early on. I was CONVINCED there was a secret if you beat them

BOF 4 will forever be one of my favorite BOF Games (I loved the Plot and even read the Manga years later) along with 3, I kinda liked Dragon Quarter too.

The main mechanic of Dragon Quarter wasn't even mentioned. The game encourages the player to restart the game if they die as Ryu can restart with increased stats every time it is done. It is also the only way to achieve the 1/4 status by game's end.

Never played Breath of Fire growing up, but like 3ish years ago now I found out about em and gave em a try. BoF 1 had a real pretty style to it and interested me, but story didnt grab me enough to finish it. 2 on the other hand instantly became one of my favorite games ever and I still think about it a bunch. and this was with the offical translation, it was just so good I didnt mind that at all. Loved everything, the party is one of my favorites ever, the art is gorgeous and the battle themes ill never forget. 3 i also enjoyed, but it hasnt stuck with me as much as 2 has. 4 is also cool but i definitely enjoyed 3 and 2 more. One day i gotta give Dragon Quarter a shot and maybe I'll have a better time going in knowing how drastically different it is. Safe to say Breath of Fire is like my favorite RPG series ever, and this is as someone who only discovered them fairly recently. They're so good!!!! Its like my ideal RPG series, from the world to character design. I've liked rpgs, but always kinda struggled to find ones that clicked with me, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest never did, but I instantly fell in love with Breath of Fire, which in turn lead me to try out Wild Arms and Suikoden, also games i've really enjoyed. Happy to see these rpgs ive really enjoyed get revivals by way of indie successors. I'm definitely lookin forward to Tears of Magic and love what I've seen so far. Excited to see what the devs have planned not only as a BoF fan, but also just to see what they have in mind for their game!

Just stumbled across this video and, seriously, good job! I was born in the 90's so for me my first Breath of Fire was BOF3, but the first one I completed and replayed a hundred times was BOF4. I've played the other games and, personally, BOF4 will always be number one because of that, but also I think it is the best as, sadly, the last good modern BOF. Never going to forget being stuck on Won-Qu for days and days, then having my friend over who gave it a try. The whole part was dead and Ryu had like 80 HP or something. My friend goes "well, all or nothing" and does a single melee attack which... Was the last hit needed to beat the boss! I have tons of stories about this game and consider it my favorite of all time, mostly because of the story and the in depth perspective on duality that it has and Fou Lu as a character. Absolutely amazing.

this is gonna be a must watch from me DAWG 😎👍🏼👍🏼

Great retrospective, loved it! This series needs to make a return and I really wish Capcom would take note. Bring Back Breath of Fire!

3 and 4 were amazing! I seriously hope the series returns soon.

I just completed BOF3 and I’ve enjoyed every bit of it, I’ve started to get into the series a few years ago. Even going through the hardest bosses and enemies and leveling up to get through Myria Was worth it, too Breath of Fire III had a great story and Character and enemy designs. This will hold a very special place in my heart. Thanks for making a video about a retrospective, I’ll now check out the other games since I’ve beat the 3rd game.❤😊

I actually don't remember whether I started with III or IV. Back in 2008 when I was about 7, my father dusted off the PlayStation he bought whilst in Australia along with Breath of Fire IV. Before letting us play the games, he went out to buy the third game which he did not have then. We were ecstatic with my siblings. After all, back then, we hadn't really played any video game at all. I distinctly remember falling in love with both games. III was colourful, filled with easy-to-understand dialogue, whilst the other was written in a language I knew nothing about, but whose graphics transcended the language barrier. Unfortunately, I wouldn't get to enjoy the latter fully until over ten years later as the disk was scratched... I played III at a slow pace, it almost felt like I only managed to progress bit by bit. As I grew up, I kept returning to that game regularly. When I finished it back in 2018, it almost felt surreal! A game I started over 10 years ago was finally behind me. I loved the characters, the story progression, the worldbuilding, the graphics, the music, everything! It forever holds a special place in my heart and, even though I've replayed it since, nothing has ever come close to the experience of beating it over a long period of time, growing up with Ryu. I restarted a BoFIV save file in late 2019/early 2020 through the magic of emulation. By that time, I was pretty good at English meaning that the moonrunes that were once in this game made sense at long last to me. It's a great game, with a nigh perfect atmosphere. Then, after finishing it up, I picked up BoFII and 1 almost simultaneously. I feel like a lot of their appeal comes from people who played them at the time. Whilst good games relatively for the time, they don't really feel either unique or really polished anymore, especially the second one. It's really a shame, as for SNES games they were very likely high quality when they were released! Still, I love the series!

howd i miss this? love this series edit: 100% agree on your opinion of 2 being the best. with translation and 2x exp patches it really is a great experience.

BoF 3 was actually my first and then I played 1 and 2 over on the GBA. Played BoF IV way later and never played anything other than that. I've got to say that 3 is still my favorite to this day, a combination of nostalgia, awe inspiring graphics and music as well as a serviceable story where you just grow alongside Ryu (Rei is also super likeable). I don't think BoF can come back to this era in a satisfying way that seems financially feasible tbh, but I will always cherish the memories I have with BoF3 and 2.

Always been interested in this series. Thanks so much for making the video! It was very well done. And you’re not wrong about never saying never. Capcom has been knocking it out of the park with remakes and remasters.

BoF2 has always been my favorite in the series, too! It's the next game I'm going to replay for a review on my channel, so I'm curious to see if I still liked it as much as I did when I was younger.

I played this game around the same time Super Metroid came out, around 1993. I was like 7-8 and it was introduced to me through an older friend who I'd watch play. Eventually I'd go on to play it myself and also Breath of Fire 2. Those two games were my first RPGs ever.

This was a really great video, thanks! ☺️

Absolutely loved the BPF 3 ost. The mostly jazz influenced music made the grinding and traversing the game much more easy! The city pop influenced tracks, some of the more essier going muzak/lounge style songs and even the thematic jazzy ones too! Definitely a main trope of capcom music of that era, which was excellent in almost all their titles on the ps1.

Thank you for the awesome video about one of my all time favorite video game series! I love this series! You get to transform into dragons! I Love dragons! My favorite game of the series is BOF2! It was the game that introduced me to the series and has a very special place in my heart. The battle against the first demon in the game Barubary, the demon with the big tail, is ingrained into my memories! He looked SO COOL! And his Boss battle music is one of my all time favorites! BOF3 is a close second with Garr being my favorite BOF character! I've only played the first 4 games and only beat the first one. I love this series so much I bought the Breath of Fire Official Complete Works book! I would love for a BOF collection. That would be so cool. I'm so glad you mentioned Tears of Magic! So excited for that game!

BoF3 is my favorite RPG in terms of experience. It really feels like you went on an adventure with friends. It also has loads of secrets and equipment has neat little extra effects which gives extra depth. The first BoF is my second favorite. It is more traditional, but the atmosphere is great and it feels a bit more cohesive then BoF2.

BoF3 was my first expedition into JRPGs that were not Final Fantasy. I agree with you on the dialogue, but it's still holds a special place of reverence in my heart.

Not sure how this came up in recommended but glad it did. Love this series growing up and played through all of them tons of times. BOF3 was definitely my favorite and I still go back to play it every so often. Quarter I couldn't stand since it actively put a clock on how much you could use the dragon system, if you use to much you literally die with IIRC no way to reduce it. My only gripe about your critique is that most games of BOF1/2 era had the same poor text translation or limitations due to being 16 bit and only have 5-8 letters to work with. Only in re-releases or ports were a lot of those updated for games like FF, the originals had a lot of abbreviations. Translations weren't really given a good team until gaming started to become main stream and more affordable in the late 90s and early 2000s. Best example I can think of is SOTN was translated by one dude in a handful of months timeframe, with little to no direct access to the team that worked on it to bounce ideas off of. But bad translations are what make gaming iconic and stand out more. As we wouldn't have things like "All your base belong to us" or "what is a man but a miserable pile of secrets"

I would say my favourite was 2. I still remember someone writing the wrong way to get Bleu in the manual and wasting way too much time trying to get her.

BoF 1 and 2 are so nostalgic for me. I wish they would remake them with quality of life improvements. Those soundtracks bring me back to childhood. 3 was great but the rest I couldn't get into...

Great video! I only played the first 4 entries, but didn't finish BoF 4 because my PC died at that time and couldn't back up the save file :'c. I tried BoF 6 and uninstalled it pretty soon after seeing how BAD it was. BoF 2 is my favorite entry in the series, and one of the videogames I love the most. I got it as a Christmas present in 1997 or 1998, and it took me 2 years to finish the game and I got the sad ending. It was heartbreaking. I'm a native Spanish speaker, so as a 7, 8-year-old kid I had no knowledge of English at the time and had to play the game along with an ENG-SPA dictionary. This motivated me to learn English and other languages in the future. Personal anecdote: I remember believing that when the Dragon Tear started to blink in all colors (on the stats screen of a companion), it was time for that character to say goodbye and it made me sad because I didn't want them to leave the party. This game was and is a rollercoaster of emotions, the only game in my life that made me tear up a good number of times or straight up cry like a baby. Especially the story revolving Rand. Regarding the OST of the game: A few weeks ago, as I was enjoying it here on YT, I saw a comment saying that the composer had less than a month to work on it, and if that is true, then that would explain how short they are and why some tracks feel underwhelming. Despite this, "Thank you, everyone", is a banger. If only all tracks were this long....

I can feel the story of the game through the music. So much adventure, emotion, intrigue, and excitement. Utterly brilliant soundtrack.

I've played IV and Dragon Quarter, and I liked them both, especially IV. The art style and music really appeal to me. I don't remember the story that well though

Breath of Fire 3 and 4 were some of my favorite games on the PS1, actually got them both on a Vita awhile back and they're still as great as I remembered them. The spritework still holds up, would love to see games in that style still coming out but alas everything is 3d sprites now. At least there's still all those old great games to play. lol

A wonderful beautifully edited trip down nostalgia lane :)

Thank you for this video! I absolutely loved this series as a kid and I still do. The very first game I ever played was breath of fire 2 on super Nintendo. I would love a remaster on current gen systems.

Capcom would make a huge mistake in shelving this franchise indefinitely but it does feel like that’s the case. Such great games and I hope that they’ll at least be remastered and released on virtual consoles. Fingers crossed.

Great retrospective. I personally love Dragon Quarter. My fave in the series and one of my favorite rpgs overall for the PS2. It's very distinct in both it's gameplay and art style, and I applaude the daring move to make a very short game where you are expected to replay it to get the whole experience. But I will absolutely agree that it misses everything expected of a BoF title and is probably (at least in part) to blame for killing the series.

Great video. Instant subscribe. 👍

BoF II and shortly after, BoF 1 were my first rpgs. My uncle got me into them and subsequently, into rpgs in general. I remember getting his bad habits as well. Whats that? Its 5 am on a Saturday morning? Have a been asleep? uhh... yeah, I just woke up early. I used to tell my grandma that often. I remember each of them to such fine detail. I got a free copy of III from Hollywood Video some years later after renting it once. I went to hand it in and the lady scanned it. It beeped and she looked confused. I asked what happened and she just replied "You have already returned your rental." I was like, oh. Ok. Have a nice day :D and biggity bounced. This was around the time I bought a copy of Tactics Ogre. I was so happy I played BoF III the near completion. I got stuck in the damn mindscape. I should really replay it. Damn I love this franchise. FF6 is my favorite rpg ever but BoF 1-3 hold a place near and dear to me. Good video.

I thought dragon quarter was a masterpiece in replayability and I wish more games had a replay mechanic like it. The mechanics mixed the best of jrpgs and a diablo' ish crawlers into a cohesive addictive game.

Dragon Quarter was amazing as a game. I love challenging games, and that one had it! I went through from the beginning to the end without resetting once. It was absolutely nail biting not knowing what was coming around the corner, and I had a few times I almost died and would have lost an hour or more of progress.

My memory's of breath of fire are mostly 2 fold. 1 loving three, but never being able to get past that stinking desert. And 2, my brother raving how good 2 ways lol I would LOVE a remaster of the first 4 at least I adore BoF3s jazzy soundtrack. The song you played, from the town, has got to be one of the most iconic songs ever

I literally grew up w this series. Loved every one... until 5 happened, I then moved on. I always really, REALLY liked 2, but if I'm being honest with myself, I'd say 3 and 4 were the best ones. Especially 4, for me that's probably the best imo. Sad what eventually happened to the series. 🤷

I actually love Dragon Quarter. I play it all the time. The game has one of the better New Game pluses as well.

I only ever played the first two Breath of Fire games, but man did I love them, flaws and all. I was already a huge RPG fan by the time the SNES came around (thanks largely to Ultima: Exodus, Dragon Warrior, and FF1), so I gobbled up every RPG I could. BoF1 was my first introduction to JRPGs having more heroes than you can actively bring with you (I was also a huge fan of Shining Force), and I liked that characters had specialty abilities when leading the party. As mentioned in the video, the combat felt fluid (and something of a spiritual ancestor to Suikoden's combat system, which feels very familiar because of it), the music was spot-on, and exploration was usually pretty profitable, earning you items/gear a little ahead of your current level. The Dragon transformations were always fun to use, though I only really used them when necessary since I tried to rush through normal fights. For the record: Nina, Bo, Karn, Bleu, and Katt will always be among my favorite characters in JRPGs. I wanted to like Sten and the aquatic characters Gobi and Jean, but the former showed up a bit too late for me to really appreciate back in the day (aside from shaman transformations), and while Jean is a definite upgrade to Gobi, both felt lacking and pretty much were just underwater transportation and Shaman Transformation bait.

BoF3 was the first ever JRPG I'd played and has a very special place in my heart. Thanks for the nostalgia trip

If Konami was able to resurrect Bomberman and Suikoden, I'm sure Breath of Fire will come in some form in the future.

BOF 3 and 4 were the high point of the series.

While I can’t take credit for this theory, someone said that Ryu got weaker in every incarnation. In 1 he could transform, maintain and use his ultimate dragon form endlessly. In 2 he took penalties and in 3 it was severely temporary after powering up. 4 he was completely unable to achieve it without (no spoiler,) and in 5 he can’t control it at all only suppress. Even the artwork on this thumbnail shows a more mythical Ryu as the original and he slowly becomes more mortal looking as the games advance.

BoF IV was the first game I played in the series and I’d say it’s definitely one of my favorite games of all time. The best part for me was definitely the way the narrative was told through 2 different POVs.

BoF 2 is my favorite snes game next to Earthbound

Did you purposely mispronounce Ryu’s name for comments?

Good video and vibes. Hope they use this gold mine of I P in the future

Got excited when you mentioned number 6 as I didn't know it was a thing. Then I got disappointed very quickly lol. Hope breath of fire makes the comeback it deserves one day.

I really loved BF2's soundtrack

BoFV is my favorite. A no frills Dragon form that can kill any boss, three party members that are all very useful if used right, and my first introduction to what is now basically a rougelite, a genre I love very much and the only example I have played of one in RPG form (this might be me being ignorant). Also, such a beautiful soundtrack. 3 is my second favorite, leaning into that old 90s anime vibe I still dig.

BoF 3 still my favorite. I really love the Rei/Teepo Arc at the beggining, the soundtrack, the transformations, the plot, the design of adult Ryu... this game is really good!.

I'm a certified old fart now, but BoF3 was one of my favorite games growing up. I actually played through it a few months ago after having not played it for probably a decade or so. While it's still my favorite in the series, I have to admit that it is not as perfect as I used to think. After becoming adult Ryu, you spend a huge chunk of time retracing steps to get back to where you were pre-timeskip and after getting there the game seems to be in a hurry to wrap up any lose ends and finishes. I think this is because there is no solid antagonist for the game to focus on as Adult Ryu. Instead the plot is about a journey of self discovery more than a Save the World plot. It's also absurdly easy if you make use of the Master system, which I totally ignored as a kid. I still love the dragon gene system and the characters are my favorite in the series. I believe there is a rebalance mod out there that I'd like to try sometime.

I enjoyed this so much, this was a whole walk in a memory lane, I never played Dragon's Quarter, but hearing the reviews, I'm glad I didn't lol

I always felt BoF was very underappreciated. The franchise easily stands against Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana and Dragon Quest. Even Dragon Quarter I thought was an incredibly solid competitor to its contemporizes of the time, but to be honest that's mostly me speaking as more of a sci fi fan then a fantasy fan. I know it's a small thing, but I was absolutely fell in love from the township mechanic in BoF2. I had just finished Terranigma for the first time (Still one of my favourite JRPGs of all time) and loved the town development in that, even if it was very basic, so seeing a similar system appear in another JRPG I was enjoying right was the best icing. I really hope Capcom end up remastering 3 and 4 at least. I mean, SE is pumping out ports and remasters like Chrono Cross, the Mana franchise and the SaGa franchise, Even Capcom themselves have the Megaman Battle Network franchise coming out as a complete compilation... it's not a huge stretch to think they wouldn't do the same for BoF.... right.... RIGHT?

The first game was the best. The dragon forms and how Karn could morph. Just bigger and better than the others.

I still vividly remember being in awe of all the small details during BoF3's combat. I hadn't played any RPG at that point that made a distinction between whether the character was getting ready to attack or use an ability. I flipped out when Adult Ryu dropped his sword and went into that charging magic stance! haha

I love Bof 3. I still remember if you get Peco trained under Fahl from level 1 and put him on position 1 and use defensive formation it literally breaks the game.

1:01 flashing lights, epileptics beware

Not sure what was more nostalgic, the walk down memory lane w/this series, or listening to you mispronounce "Ryu" in the same way I (and many others) used to for the entire video. It's actually pronounced "Ree-You"; りゅ - Ri-Yu- instead of らいゆ -Ra-i-Yu-). Disregarding the spelling though the two names have different meanings that make it pretty clear which is the proper pronunciation: "Ryu" means "dragon" in Japanese while Raiyu means "thunder". Grammar lesson aside, very nice video. BoF 3 is my personal favorite of the entire series w/5 being my least...and we don't talk about 6 :D One of my favorite mechanics from BoF3 was the multiple ways to get awesome equipment for your characters. Too often in modern RPGs you just buy equipment upgrades but I particularly remember being able to get awesome gear from fishing, stealing, dungeon crawling, defeating monsters and sending your faeries out exploring. It made doing all of these things actually worthwhile as opposed to either just checking of a list of things to do or being simple ribbon abilities. That aside, didn't "Tears of Magic" not get funded through Kickstarter?

Suikoden 1, 2 , Alundra, BoF 3 , legend of dragon, wild arms , soul blazer , legend of Gia , Gandria , Vandal Hearts ( just some) I went from 1 to another in succession year after year , my teenage year spent in these adventures .. I consider it a privilege to have grown with these .

BOF2 for me by far

Complains about translation issues. Mispronounces 'Ryu' about 10,000 times. :D

Finally, someone who doesn't sleep on BoF2. I also believe it was the best in the series.

Thx for this So many good memories my favourite part of bof 1-2 and 3 was fusions surprised you left it out of the review actually :-)

I appreciate this video, but come on man. At least say Ryu's name correctly. "Righ-yoo" is typical 90s English mispronunciation of his name.

Ryu is pronounced “ree-you”… strange that you’re making a video about the series yet don’t know that.

BOF 4 is the first one I played. Love the whole series, but that one will always hold a special place in my heart

I like Dragon Quarter because it's Logistical. There is the Plot, the Management of various Resources such as Zenny, Save Tokens, Experience Points, and Backpack Space. Most players would simply play through to beat the game, which is understandable for most games. In this game, it takes several playthroughs to achieve the games main goal, the Dragon Quarter Rating. Normal players beat Chetyre and it's over. Those who play for the Dragon Quarter several times, taking advantage of the Scenario Overlay Feature, to get to the point where they beat Dover, the Ultimate Boss to rack up the points needed for the Dragon Quarter.

I'd love to see this series get a remaster. I like the idea of playing as a villain like you do in BOF4.

Awesome video! I've heard amazing things about Breath of Fire III but haven't tried it yet. Have BoFIV on my PS Vita and I'm really enjoying it

Played bof4 a few years ago and loved it. Now playing bof3 and quite liking it. It's a really good franchise with some awesome qualities, sad that it hasn't seen better titles after bof4

I played III first and loved it. My cousin takes his online namesake from Rei. There are so many things to love about 3. I once grind until Teepo, Rei and Ryu were all in their mid-20s to try and take down Balio and Sunder. My child mind really, really wanted to keep Teepo and Rei. Somehow I thought IV was even better. I had to go back and play the original, which I honestly enjoyed greatly, though I played it with a guide to not miss the secret dragon forms. I'm not gonna knock you for saying Rye-you, the same way the American Street Fighter pronounces it. But let that be bad enough, Hollywood pronounces that name the same way you do. It's Ree-you. But I might have to take some points for the pronunciation of 'Fu-lu'. I always thought it was pronounced 'Fow-lu', but I can't actually find anything to back that up. I remember getting to the conclusion of that game and actually being convinced by Fou-Lu's argument. I destroyed my party the first time through. My group of friends adored the games in the series to such an extent that the jarring change to Dragon Quarter prompted a years-long game of discreetly hiding it in someone else's house just so that THEY own a copy of Dragon Quarter. Better anyone else than you, of course. We all despised it that much. Finally, I believe someone destroyed the disc to end the game of hide-and-not-play. The graphics were off-putting, yes, but the complete 180 degree change from the art direction, the combat system, the (once again) toning down of the dragons and it's customizations. The rogue-lite feel to restarting and restarting and restarting. There are very few games with Dragon in the title that would have made for a worse fifth installment to Breath of Fire. An appalling failure. As much as I love the series, it deserved to just go dormant after this one. I never even tried to attempt VI. The damage done to the series was so great, I brushed it off without knowing it was Japan-only.

I was a big fan of “X-Men” at the time “BoF 1 & 2” was released. So Jim Lee’s art for the cartridges of the “BoF 1 & 2” always caught my eye when I’d see the ads in “Electronic Gaming Monthly” magazine, which I read EVERY month back then.

Thank you!

naw i definitely like when child ryu in bof 3 gets so confident that he swings the sword with both hands in a mighty strike, instead of wiggling it at the enemy like a wimp.........but my favorites are 2 and 4 for sure

Had to stop by and say BOF is one of my top series

My favorite gaming franchise of all times

BoF4 was the first Jrpg I ever completed as a kid, and it's still one of my favorites today, I would love to see it ported to the latest consoles, especially the Switch.

Breath of fire 3 & 4 was incredible good! I miss that good old time..

I Remember my older brothers playing the first game. I love the character design. Then BoF II was my 1st experience playing a Jrpg. For me as I said, the character design of this game was mind blowing, i think it still is. The transformations with the shaman sistem. One of my favorites combinations were Kat's, Sten's and Jean. But when BoF III came out... Capcom went crazy with dragon transformations!! Adult Ryu's transformation secuence is still my favorite to this day. How he charges up, drop the sword, screams and the black sphere forms. Man! It almost felt like Dragon ball z. I spent hours and hours in this one. Even replayed lots of times through the years. Will always love the Ryu Rei and Teepo chapter. It gives purpose to the journey. And when you finally get to see what happens with Rei... bruh... anyways. Yup my pick for the best are these two. Even tho the battle sistem in BoF 4 was the best. The aesthetic was beautiful , and the sprite animation is top notch.

I completely understand why BoFV got so much hate, but at the time I played the game SO much and had a ton of fun with it.