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Not just my favourite game in the series, but one of my favourite games of all time. The aesthetic, music, battle animations, mentor system and gem splicing were so bloody good.

One of the absolute most memorable rpgs of all time. Definitely the best in the series. Till this day I still wish they would have just continued with this storyline with the same pixel art. I can dream.

My personal favourite bof game for sure. I still remember having a friend over for the night and he fell asleep while I was fishing all around the world to get the fish needed for the lightning element sword. When I finally found the spot I was cheering , he woke up cheered too and then my dad came in angry as f***. It was already early in the morning. Good memories 😁

I brought Breath of Fire 3 on a whim, and had never played any of the other titles back in the day. The gameplay, music, and visuals really hooked me and it is one of the best PS1 games in my opinion.

After playing through all the breath of fires extensively, my 2 favorite ones are still Breath of Fire 2 and 4~

Such a classic, a true gem of the PSX and easily within my Top 10 of the system.

Favorite RPG of all time. Could've used a little bit more fleshing out with story and characters. I wish there was a direct prequel/sequel to this game!

what ? the dialogue made this one of my top 5 favorite games of all time. The story in this game is positively beautiful, when you get to the end and realize the person standing there is teepo, man, the first time I played this my heart dropped. God I love this game I replay it once a year, with speed up, it’s 2022 you don’t need to play with slow text you choose to do that. also it’s pronounced “Ree-You” and “R-eye”

I don't even remember the dragon system in BOF 4, I just remember not being able to finish it after being spoiled to BOF 3. I think this game hit it right on the head.

Right in my childhood, one of the first jrps I ever played together with Lunar series, its a shame that capcom screw things up with this series after BoF 4 :(. Cant wait for you to cover Valkerie profile (which in my opinion is one of the best games ever) or saga frontier 2, which I personally dont enjoy the level up system but really liked story and the fact you follow up the legacy of your chatracters.

Breath of fire is still one of my favorite franchises to this day. I wish it would return, it was a true gem.

This game was the best in the series. It had the best story, characters and dragon transformation system.

As someone who has only played the 2nd, it is one of my favorite rpgs of the era but I also feel that if you are not playing the game with a guide you’ll miss out on a lot of the content that makes it special and that can really hinder the overall exp jumping back and forth from games to guides.

This is one of my favorite games of all time. The sprites are a work of art and the music score is epic. The game play is fun and that dragon gene mechanic is fun to use. The skills are unique you can only let one character have one at a time so you can strategize in multiple ways. Plenty of exploring and figuring things out. This game is so good!

I adore Breath of Fire 3. I bought it as a teenager and played it to completion, and it stands out as one of my favorite RPGs. The dragon gene system in particular is super cool, and I was disappointed that it wasn't brought back for IV. I wouldn't blame anyone for saying they think IV is better, but otherwise it really has no challenger for best game in the series.

The desert dungeon still gives me nightmares, only flaw in this awesome game.

BoF 3 was one of the first games I ever bought after moving out on my own for the first time. Would love to go back and play the entire series, again.

I remember this game. It was thoroughly enjoyable. Also, I like how you start your videos with the music from Chrono trigger ☺️

Literally playing it now and loving it so much. It's so charming and the sprite animations are so well done. I just can't get enough of it.

Going into this game blind when I was younger, I so utterly blown away when you run into Rei again as an adult after the game had me convinced he was a temporary party member who died. Still one of my favorite moments I've ever experienced in a JRPG, and glad I got to experience it spoiler free. And I personally really liked how long you remain as kid-Ryu in BoF3, it helped sell the epic shift when you turn into an adult and reach the main section of the game. It is also a big part of what sold the whole reveal that Rei was still alive to me. As that was quite a long time ago by this point in the game.

“BoF 3” is in my top 5 JRPG’s of all time. Such an amazing game, story, and characters!

Not just the best in the series, but one of my all time favorites, really wish it was on all current systems.

Omg you made it!!!! You finally made it!!!! I hope I didn’t bother you for the last couple months begging you to cover this game. This is why you are my favorite game review channel! I am so stoked!!! I gotta know what did you think about mixing up the dragon genes to find out what dragon you would get?? I loved that

Definitely my favorite of the series. There are some really funny parts in the kid section of the game, but also some pretty dark stuff like how the Nue Chimera died trying to protect its kids from you... not realizing that they were already dead from starvation. Or Peco's 'father' asking you to euthanize it. It's a savage setting, and Ryu arrives in it as a nude child before seeking to slowly make something of himself. There are a few annoying parts like the desert and having to train Beyd to fight Ziggy, but the majority is well-flavored JRPG fare.

I remember the different trainers you can encounter and the fishing mini game.

I love this series and is the first RPG i ever played. One thing a want to say is at the start of the game they didn't want to kill Ryu, they wanted to recover the body to be studied since dragons were extinct, like finding a frozen Mammoth in current times, what they didn't know is that Ryu whas in stasis inside the chrysm thanks to Deys as explained later in the game.

Awesome review and retrospective as usual... thank you!! Most memorable thing for me had to be how unpredictable the story was -- it has consistent twists throughout, but gets REALLY weird in the final act.

I love the game and I actually thought the beggining was great. I love how everything escalates for the party as kids that part is so memorable to me It was like watching an adventure movie with serious consequences.

Def my favorite. It just always makes me want to continue the story and grow into the most powerful being in the game. It really equates to watching an awesome anime

FINALLY SOMEONE TO REVIEW THIS GEM! only been trying to talk this up for my whole life.

This is one of my fav rpg and still play this game once in a while just to experiment on masters

Probably my favorite RPG ever. I think it was one of the first rpg series I ever played back when I had my super nintendo. Great memories along with super mario rpg, chrono trigger, and final fantasy 3(6), and then final fantasy 7, legend of dragoon, parasite eve, and many more

This is one of my favorite games I replay both bof 3 & 4 about once a year or so

Thanks for giving some love to a childhood favorite of mine

omfg as a kid i played thru this but never beat the last area (the ship or w/e) and i just played through it again at 34 like 3 months ago... the ending with teepo killed me, felt like i was looking for him for 20 years :((

The Things that stick out to me the most about BoF3 that I really liked was Ryu's Dragon Gene System, it was so much fun experimenting and finding the best combinations for the situation at hand. I think that was 1 of the Crowning achievements for BoF3. The 2nd in my opinion was the Fairie Village, turning that humble shack into a thriving village is fun and fulfilling, plus your rewarded for it with some really good stuff. The 3rd, I think that would have to be the Fishing mini game, if you commit to understanding/mastering this mini game you get some really good equipment. The Things that I felt needed improvement, the 1st is the Master System, the master system had a flaw in it that I very much disliked and that was you get abilities after getting levels, so if you get to level 99 and you didn't find any masters (which I feel is extremely unlikely) or ignored them and changed your mind after getting to level 99 with every character your unable to learn anything from any master, BoF4 fixes this with you achieving certain goals for the masters to learn abilities. The 2nd thing that I felt could be improved is making abilities learned from enemies more worthwhile, they just aren't all that useful, with some exceptions, it's more fun learning all of those moves then it is useful, especially in the end of the game. I wanted to add a 3rd one but I just can't think of anything. All this said, I love BoF3 so very much and everything that I didn't really care for didn't matter because of how well made this game is.

So many games came back ( hell even grandia ), capcom should release a breath of fire collection on modern systems :).

I played 2,3 and 4. Bof 3 was by far the best and the best turn based Rpg Ive played.

Many would appreciate a Breath of Fire remaster collection!

only ever played through the 1st one. Finished it at least twice in the 90s. Loved it, great rpg

I think BoF II will always be my favorite since it was my first game ever but I do like III more than IV as far as the PS1 games go. III's dragon system was much better in my opinion. Thank you for the video, always great to remember a classic!

Love your vids bud. Just wanted to tell you that. I have very distinct memories of this game. You nailed the pros and cons perfectly.

While I personally believe that BoF 4 is better in almost every way, 3 has so much heart I can tell why it's so many people's favorite. It's awesome to see you cover it. BoF is one of the best non square enix jrpgs. Fantastic music too.

This is the best in the series for sure. Also Peco is the strongest character because by the time he joins you will have unlocked a lot of Masters so he immediately gain stats points to the role you want him to play since he starts at Level 1.

How is it I have notifications turned on and I still miss these. Ugh. I love BoF3 and 4. Such an interesting system

I have this on ps1 but I haven’t played it yet! I’ll have to give it a shot! Although I’m currently playing through legend of mana for the time being

Never played any other BoF or any RPG games for that matter when I picked this game up out of sheer curiosity for the anime art style and I was so glad I did back then. Everything about it was so fun and my final battle with the boss was so epic, grinding was never a chore to me, from the sprites to the soundtrack to the battlesystem, story to characters anyone of those could turn me off as I was more into fighting games and as it turned out I was absent from the arcades during my time playing BoF3 lol;. Thank you for sharing this Gem and letting me see Ryu Momo Nina Garr Rei and the rest of the cast again.

What a great bonus it would be if you could recruit Teepo in a possible new game +!

Bof3 was my first bof game and god damn it was amazing. To this day i never beat the final boss but i want to go back and play it

Now I want to play both of the again these games took me throw slot of game informer/internet searching. Are there any games with this type of feel nowadays

Currently playing BoF 4 right now. I'll come to this one next

My all time favourite Breath of Fire title. The main reason were the charming character interactions and of course, the fishing. ;) You have my like and subscription. Great channel! Best regards from Germany

One of my favorite rpg’s of all time, except that desert…that I could do without. I remember playing without a guide and being lost in that damn desert for days strait. Imho it’s one of the best examples of sprite work in the history of gaming. They are so colorful and clean, not to mention expressive. 2 and 4 are wonderful too, but 3 will always be my favorite

I only played BOF 4 and it was a phenomenal game. One of the coolest games I've ever played.

The soundtrack for 3 is hands down the best work done in the series.

I haven’t played BoF III yet, but having played and really enjoyed BoF IV, especially for its aesthetic, I’m excited now knowing III is so highly regarded. Thanks for another great video 🙂

I just beat BOF3 for the first time. The story and especially the gameplay were great and an improvement over the first two games. Unlike the first two titles, I didn't feel the need to grind that much save for the final dungeon. Though I was not a big fan of the overworld design being too linear, I did enjoy the skippable random battles. Even though I am OK with RPGs with high encounter rates, I think this design choice is a good idea especially for those new to the genre. It seems like Capcom took some inspiration from FF6 which was released 3 years prior. For instance, the Master system in BOF3 was somewhat similar to the Espers in FF6; while you can simply switch between FF6 espers, you have to backtrack to the location of the BOF3 masters to gain stat bonuses upon leveling up. As for the minigames, I actually enjoyed playing them a lot especially the fishing game where you can catch Manillos to purchase exquisite weapons and items. I think the fact that certain dungeons that require you to have specific companions in your party is a big let down. Perhaps having some dialogue clues from NPCs would be helpful or make these sections optional for backtracking and exploration. Another flaw that really annoyed me is when you have Garr in your party, he often gets stuck between people and in tight corners so many times because he is just so big. This makes me constantly switch party leaders just to get him back on screen. The music in this game just rocks. It is definitely something I can listen to all day and not get bored. My only complaint is that the 1st overworld theme in BOF1 (Starting the Journey: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aa-iprNnsNGVpKc.html) and the 2nd overworld theme in BOF2 (Breath of Fire: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpqTasmQma3ZdKM.html), which are basically the same song, is not present in this game. Some might say that it may not be fitting or relevant for the story, but it could have been an opportunity for Capcom to introduce a very catchy and recognizable tune similar to Mario's World 1-1 and Zelda's Overworld Theme. Overall, I thought Breath of Fire 3 is an amazing game and definitely one that I will be replaying many times in the future.

I've yet to play Breath of Fire 2 or 5 but of the Breath of Fire games I have Breath of Fire 3 is my favourite, Breath of Fire 4 is just a little bit too difficult and it genuinely disturbed me when I was young and that still echoes today and is the reason why bof4 isn't getting any uploads on my KZfaq channel rn despite it being a lets play I'm currently doing.

Playing the 2nd one on switch online thing. Wish the 3rd & 4th were available on consoles

I love this game... and tried to complete it twice... but somehow just failed to... hopefully it can come to ps4 so I can get another chance...

I only ever played this one (it's the only one I own) but I never finished it. I got up to (if I recall correctly) this part where you leave the Junk Yard area either while waiting for the boat or just after it and you have to do a fishing mini game. That was my problem with it. The annoying mini game/quest sections they shoehorned in. The worst being training Beyd. That almost made me quit right then and there. It takes way too long each time and brings the game to a grinding halt each time. I still have the game and my save file intact so I might pop it back in and finish it but we'll see. The sprite art however is phenomenal. That one boss enemy that's a giant eye was awesome.

You dang right its the best in the series. Best music, best COLORFUL sprite work (looking at you BoF4 with all your browns and muted tones). BoF3 has some hangups like Nina being borderline useless, heavy reliance on Momo being in party for unlocking a part of a dungeon that you wont find out about and have to redo it, Master system being hella aloof. But its the best and has the best fishing minigame in any JRPG (imo).

This and 4 was my jam

Well doesn't that beat all! I love this game. Edit: To elaborate, this game is just so solid overall. So many clever little additions, and nicely balanced. It may be a bit grindy in dungeons, but the overworld has no battling (plus that delightful fishing game). The individual characters' unique out-of-battle actions, and the camera rotation factor give a little something extra to exploration. The apprentice system is a stroke of genius; so great for character customization, and fun to discover. Each character has a neat backstory, and the overarching story is suitably grand; but the whole game has a really nice whimsy to the way it unfolds. The various towns are all unique and delightful. And the music---as strange as it is on the first play---is outstanding! (I wish this was ported to Switch so I can play it again in comfort...)

This is my favorite RPG ever. I'm sure it has something to do with nostalgia. I also love dragon quest 7 if that tells you anything.

It appears Capcom in general is underrated as far as the genre.. I’ve been playing some Dragons Dogma and Monster Hunter Stories 2 fairy recently and I’m like holy I’m impressed with their rpg expertise..

Total classic!

This is in my opinion the best BOF in the series which so it also makes it my favorite. So another great job by u in this review. Also in my opinion...ur definitely in my tops of favorite game reviewers i just love everything u do and how u do it. Keep up the good work my friend.

Hell yeah, played this over ff7! Made me love jrpgs, and is one of my fave games of all time!!!

Best game in the series. One of my favorite games and rpgs of all times

I really did love this game when it came out not many views on this game 😳 great review bro this is the best of 5he BOF

Absolutely adore this game

Could you do a video on Dark Saviour? On Sega Saturn 🪐

My favorite ones in the series are 3 and 2, I think I prefer 2's story more, but I like 3's characters, gameplay, and music more. At the same time, my favorite incarnation of Nina (My favorite character in every Breath of Fire game) is the Nina from 2. So, I have a hard time deciding which one I like more, maybe 3 just for a little bit. I don't like the other BoF games much, tho.

Fun game. Not my favorite RPG of all time, but still a solid good time to be had. I agree that the story dragged on at some parts of the game and it's a bit grindy at times, but that just makes it feel like it's part way between classic 2D RPGs and the modern ones with all the regular creature comforts that you've come to expect in a perfected formula. Kind of like a bridge in the gap between the two. I get the music not being a hit with everyone. Some tracks are pretty forgettable to me, but there's still some good hits in there IMO.

It's a solid RPG, but I personally liked 2 and 4 a little better.

Short answer yes, long answer, just play them all!

I cant decide between BoF2, or 3 or 4. All three of these are masterpieces, but I think BoF3 edges them out because it has the best aesthetics, world, and one of the BEST master and dragon Fusion systems. BoF2 shaman fusion was also amazing, but then BoF4 has Fou-Lu and Ursula so it gets tough again lol.

Fantastic as always, Xygor! BoF III is my favorite in the series. Thank you for the great video!

This game is up there with FF6 and Chrono Trigger.

This is definitely the best in the series. They finally got the dragon system somewhat balanced. In BOF1 it was way too overpowered and made the game easy. In BOF2 it was underpowered in an already difficult game. In BOF3 they tied the power of the dragon to how much AP it costs to transform and maintain. The system worked so well it carried over to BOF4.

I can't understand how anyone would not enjoy the soundtrack, yeah it's jazzy and funky, that's why no other game sounds like it.

The music though....

This game was amazing, BoF IV tried to pull a Majora's Mask and ended up doing a KotOR II lol. BoF IV should have either done something different from III in design or just made it a sequal. maybe do the games in blocks like DragonQuest.

i havve this still for ps1 but never finished it i have completed the first game and made it to the final dungeon the the 2nd but the 3rd didnt keep my interest , i dont like the music and find the over world map to be meh but i loved the gene system and liked the master system. as for charcters Garr and Rei were my favorits with Peco being lest favorite and Momo being kinda low too.

Would love a PS4 port/remaster

I still think BoF4 is the best in the series for the sprite work alone but 3 still stands as one of the best PSX JRPG’s imo

Honestly, I enjoyed Breath of Fire 3 more than any other JRPG on PS1. Interesting character builds combat-wise, not your typical brooding, datk story of FF ilk of the period.

This is one of the best out there, hope they remake it with modern graphics

This was my goddamn childhood. I'm glad you enjoyed some parts of your review though I can't agree with everything you said. I do agree that Breath of Fire 3 was the Breath of Fire Magnum Opus, they're best game made. Breath of Fire 4 was nice and I never played Dragon Quarter they just didn't measure up to Breath of Fire 3. I found the dialogs pretty well done and entertaining. Not sure what you expected. The fact that it's more polished compared to the horrible translations from the previous installments also made it officially a better game. It's sad that not many even know this game exists. It's a true hidden gem but it was ignored due to the Final Fantasy 7 hype. Breath of Fire series died sadly. I have been waiting for a Breath of Fire VI. And it's out... just some shitty mobile game. They did a lot of amazing things after Breath of Fire 2. Masters, Dragon Gene system, Skill Examine Learning, Camping. Introduces many combat tactics to employ. Min/maxing etc. And don't get me started on that music. And the fishing was always iconic for Breath of Fire games, this was took fishing to the grand finale. The sprite animations and art was at it's peak at this time.

Literally my favorite game of all time (followed by SotN and Chrono Trigger). I have lost count of how many times over the years I've played it all the way through. I love everything about it. The masters, learning enemy skills, the fishing, the faerie village, the music. All of it adds up to be my personal #1 game ever. If only Capcom would pull their heads out and see the potential of the series if given to the right team. 3 was the pinnacle, and the franchise spiraled the toilet after it. 4 was a massive downgrade in just about every conceivable way. 5 was an unmitigated dumpster fire. And 6... Well, we don't speak of 6.

Definitely the best in the series, but unfortunately wholly forgettable. I forgot I even beat this game back in the day. Watching this video brought back forgotten memories.

i love almost everything about this game and it is the best of the series though i do hate a few parts though specifically and that is WHAT THE F IS BEYOND THE NORTHERN CHECKPOINT. thats literally the only area in the entire game they hint of other cities being in and yet they deny you from seeing anything beyond it. i wish they kept it like BOF & BOF2 where you can eventually just start flying through the whole world and explore hidden areas but BOF 3 has literally no hidden areas, virtually no sidequests that are worthwhile that get you to explore more of the world. BOF 3 is the smallest of the entire series for world map wise and its almost strictly story with nothing extra thats worth going back to do but that still doesnt change that story wise its the best though and still my favorite out of the 4 and no i refuse to acknowledge 5 as part of the series.

I’ve owned the PSP version for over a decade and still haven’t played it. It maybe time.

3 probably has the best battle system. the dungeons would have been fine if the game removed random battles. the music is overall good, but the game does have pacing issues (although 1 and 2 have some pretty bad pacing moments) and does have some annoying mini-games. the story does not feel so cohesive to the first 2 games as if there were plans to make it a sequel but ultimately was sidelined. it is supposed to be a sequel to 1, but its connection is very loose outside of the mural.

BoF 3 is absolutely the best in the series. 4 is good too, but just a few points behind overall. 2 and 1 are both solid for how old they are. 5? What 5? huh? 6? 4 was the last one in the series. lol Would love some remasters to crisp everything up. The Dragon Gene system is the best transformation system out of the series.

BoF2 was my first RPG. I would beat BoF 1 first tho, but BoF 3 for me is the best one. 4 comes close. Funny enough I got my first copy of BoF 3 because a Hollywood Video upon checking when I returned the game, found that it had already been returned. Game in hand and a poker face as best I could muster. I replied "Oh? Oh! Yeah, right, this must be a different game." and I just walked out thinking I had stolen a game lol

Best in the series for sure 💯👍 i got it day 1 amazing memories.

Hoping this comes to the PS Plus Premium tier. Sony has a chance to knock the revamped service out of the park.