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| From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $41.99
New (9) Used (20) from $41.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 2095
Platform: Playstation
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
UPC: 013388210527
EAN: 0013388210527
ASIN: B00004XMRL
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Solid story | | • | Effective battle system | | • | Extraordinary musical score |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Breath of Fire IV is a single-player game that continues the story with these "dragon people," who gave their lives to eradicate the evil goddess and restore peace in their world. This time around, battle has broken out between two powerful continents, and the fair Princess Elena has disappeared during a tour of the war-torn region. The princess's sister, Nina, who reigns o'er the Windia Kingdom, vows to retrieve her missing sibling. She meets Ryu along the way, who joins the epic quest
Amazon.com Review
You don't have to be a hard-core gamer to notice that innumerable--not to mention impressive--role-playing games (RPGs) have been released for the Sony PlayStation. Although the fourth installment in the Breath of Fire series is a fine RPG, it's doesn't quite hold a flame to the best of the aforementioned alternatives. Breath of Fire IV is a single-player game that continues the story with these "dragon people," who gave their lives to eradicate the evil goddess and restore peace in their world. This time around, battle has broken out between two powerful continents, and the fair Princess Elena has disappeared during a tour of the war-torn region. The princess's sister, Nina, who reigns o'er the Windia Kingdom, vows to retrieve her missing sibling. She meets Ryu along the way, who joins the epic quest. Breath of Fire IV's gameplay is refreshingly simple, with only a few minor additions to its predecessor's battle system. Most noticeably, a new combo system lets spells dish out more damage than when cast alone, by working in conjunction with other spells. As before, Ryu can transform into a dragon or hybrid half-human, half-dragon creature to gain special attack powers. The party will pick up other drifters throughout the game, some of whom have the power to transform. Each town opens up a new set of subquests and minigames (yup--there's another fishing game here, folks), both of which add longevity and replayability to Breath of Fire IV, although not everyone will appreciate the mandatory nature of these diversions. Like many Japanese-bred RPGs, the musical score and crisp sound effects are excellent, but there is very little voice talent in the game. In all, Breath of Fire IV is a solid, although not fantastic, RPG. --Todd Mowatt Pros: - Solid story
- Effective battle system
- Extraordinary musical score
Cons: - Average graphics
- Sometimes-awkward control and camera angles
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
 B of Fire 4 April 27, 2008
This game took the breath of fire title to new levels. I love this game very much.
Best of the series; one of the top ten RPGs of all time September 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before I go into my review, I'd like to point out that some people reviewing the game seem to have done so without PLAYING the game. The [...] review, for instance, talks about "stragglers, some of which can transform." No one in this game except Ryu can transform. That reviewer also states that the game is a continuation of the ongoing BOF storyline, which it isn't at all, as the Goddess Myria has nothing to do with this game. Another reviewer mentions that the game has only 8 directional control, unlike the Final Fantasy games. Well, that'd be because the game uses 2D sprites, not 3D models, and for every angle there has to be a different sprite. Unlimited directions simply are not possible in a 2D game - even if it's on a 3D background. Moving on...
What Breath of Fire IV has that so many RPGs lack, is a solid, coherent story that doesn't rely on the Japanese convention of pseudo-philosophical and over-convoluted mish-mash. The characters are fleshed out pretty well, some better than others, but all with some measure of substance.
The battle system is brilliant - following the standard formula enough to make it simple for newcomers to the series or genre to jump right in, but adding enough complexity to reward the long-time RPGers who crave a little something extra. The combo system and all of the variations on the standard attacks that it creates make combat much more interesting.
The character animations for combat and cut scenes are incredible. Capcom used 3,000 frames of animation for every major character, which is simply unheard of in 2D games, and the pastel art style makes them well-integrated into the 3D backgrounds. And speaking of those backgrounds, there is a lot more attention to detail in every location, from small meaningless objects in random rooms to the splendor of the Emperor's Palace. This game is - for its generation - simply gorgeous.
The music is of collectible quality - Yoshino Aoki delivers a performance that makes the rather odd jazzy tracks of Breath of Fire III a distant memory, and puts her on the same tier as some of the bigger name composers. The eastern-influenced themes go well with the overall Asian aesthetic, making the games various elements gel together seamlessly to provide complete immersion.
I really can't say enough about this game, but my final words are simply this: Buy it.
Good hard fun June 27, 2007
This game has dragons, swords, and a great storyline. It's a challenging game, but it doesn't get too hard. It is fun and filled with mini games.
A MUST HAVE GAME August 10, 2006
This Is the best game I ever played on playstation 1 and I wish it can be made again on the playstation 3 console.
One of the Best RPG's Ever April 12, 2006
This game is one of the best RPG's I've ever played. The game has a great storyline,great graphics, and fantastic gameplay. So if you want a good RPG for the Playstation this game is for you.
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