imo Fou Lu is one of the most memorable antagonists ever coz this game allows me to play as him so i can feel his resolve . Also his animations are all cool af, that win animation.
That's what I mean. It seemed like he came back to rule the world and be peaceful at the end. But humans made him hate the world, so he wanted to kill everything.
This is where i got my Username and Gamertag from, but im pretty sure i got it spelled completely wrong as i was going off memory when i starting using it Years ago, but i have stuck with it all these Years and will continue to use it.
@@BLU3D4Y They could, but maybe they would do it like they are with the Legend of Mana Remaster coming out. Pretty much kept it the same but added in a few features to improve it some.
BoF 3 i still my fav in the series probably cause its the one i played the most and the dragon system was fun since you could kind of fuse with your allies to make different dragon forms
i fcking love BoF3 its also my fave in the series though i have yet to properly sink my teeth into Dragon Quarter despite being poorly received at the time it came out i believe they were honestly seriously trying to innovate and come up with something different and interesting
@@YoungPadawan85 BoF Dragon Quarter was honestly good if you accept it's experimental nature and focus more on story and character development, you'll find a lot to like in the game. Although yes the game can be vey hard and unforgiving at times.
@@YoungPadawan85 What ^^ said is correct. So long as you go into BoF:DQ with the knowledge that it is not a "BoF" game, eliminating preconceived expectation, then its a fun game, and challenging. DQ is a Japanese take on a survival rpg with some BoF IP assets.
@@bloody4558 Seems to me you're the one getting triggered. Its so funny, you conservatard fucks bitch orders of magnitudes more than the "SJWs" you pussies cry about.
Breath of Fire was so unique, it's really sad that Capcom completely abandoned the series (Bof 6 will never be considered by me as a game). BoF 3 and 4 alongside Xenogears were the games I played the most as a teenager. Back then I used to imagine how they would look in the future with even greater graphics and art style
I loved the Fou-Lu chapters. Utsurowazaru Mono ( more recent manga) adaptation of these chapters made it specially brutal and heart breaking. I really wish we get a proper BoF sequel in the future, I mean Dragon Quarter was OKAY, but it's not of "Breath of Fire" quality. And no breath of fire 6 will never count in my book huhuhu :( That said, this vid made me want to play it again for the umpteenth time XD
Unfortunately, it wasn’t illustrated by Yoshikawa so it felt rather lacking in that department. And Dragon Quarter was even more rushed than this one, so while it barely reached those standards, it made up for it with really cool ideas -- gameplay & story-wise.
I would love it if Capcom did a breath of fire remastered edition were you get one through four I’ve never played any of them myself but I would love to own at least 4
This was my first BOF. I haven't played it's predecessors, but I want to. Though, because this was my first one, and because of how it captivated me, it'll always be my favorite.
I finished this game about 10 days ago. It is so irritating to find out it was censored in so many ways.. I guess this happened to nearly all JRPGs in the 90s..
I think the story, characters, and gene system from BoF 3 puts it ahead of this one for me. I definitely appreciate this one. With this FF7 remake coming out to great hype maybe someone will get inspired to make a new BoF or do a big remake of one of their games. Either way it's my favorite rpg series.
At first I didn't like BOF4, but replaying it years later would make it a favorite of mine. I wish Capcom would pick up the series again and make a proper BOF game for modern consoles. I wouldn't mind if it were 2D sprites and 3D background either!
In Deis's case I really believe she's the same from the three first games, however, I dont think the 4 takes place before the 1. I remember clearly she said she belongs to another world and the humans from BOF IV's world summoned her in order to turn her into a goddess
Hold the phone, to my understanding, 4 is a predecessor to 1. This was the beginning of the dark dragons vs the light dragons. This is how Deis and Myria came into this realm of existence.
Interesting stuff! I'm def of the opinion that the game is a prequel though - 3 main reasons: *SPOILERS* 1. In the end, the dragons are no longer gods and ‘live out their lives as mortals’. Big set up for the genesis of the Brood. Also, ‘gods’ of this type (gods of the natural world, so to speak) aren’t present in the other BOF games. 2. Yuna escapes and seeks to create another Endless god. Set up for Myria. 3. Deis remains in the world - it’s her BOF origin story.
I remember rage quitting dragon quarter and thinking it was the dumbest game ever. A year later when I understood the game more I came back and it became one of my favorite bof games of all time! A hint for anyone wanting to play it. You can't beat it on your first or maybe even second play through, it's more of a dungeon crawler than a open world game like it's predecessors. Accepting that helps out immensely! You do get more powerful with each play through since you keep a portion of your experience though to level up your character's at each beginning. There's also an experience exploit that can make you a God if you learn it. Enjoy!🙂
From playing all the games, I can say, it IS a prequel. The series truly starts at BoF4. The game takes place during the time when the world's ocean was choked by mud and silt. This is because the great desert was expanding which caused myria in part 3 to raise her tower and try to protect the world. However, Myria was a created endless made by Yuna. And he even reveals during the end credits that he can make more endless. Even though Capcom will never confirm it, the entire story arc of BOF4 points at it being a prequel to three and the start of the series which would mean the series goes from 4, 3, 1, and finally 2, with possibly 5 (Dragon Quarter) being a sequel to part two somehow.
This feeling of nostalgia will hardly ever be felt by new kids generation nowadays when they grown up... most of them who only play mobile game that lack of story and repetitive gameplay will never have some attachment or memories regarding the game when they grown up... To me, even though ps1 graphic quality isn't up to par with nowaday games' graphic quality, it still hold precious to me... the feeling of satisfaction when I finish this game when I was kid just more than words can describe... I'm glad in my childhood I played games like Breath of Fire 4, Suikoden 2, and the likes...
this is a game that i start over and over, and because i where playing magic the gathering at one of those times, after reaching the whole explanation about the endles deis give, i consider the endelss being some kind of plane walkers who move to other dimensions by sumoning, instead of free will, in their world they are "normal" but in other worlds their feauteres are perceived as divine since their nature is no bounded to that place. traped in there until other summoning or killed
As I recall, the Endless in BoF4 are actually summoned beings from other universes. So Deis presence does not mean it is a prequel or sequel (at least not lore/world wise, maybe for her though)
One of my favorite games! The combo attacks - The story and being able to play as both the protagonist and the antagonist! the final choices you can make! Way ahead of it's time. Personally i believe it is one of the best games ever. When games had an actual good story and were not based only in good graphics and fancy attacks and ultimates.. I'm so glad i grew up with these kind of games and when games were in an experimental state, trying to improve slowly but steadily. And of course, not having any damn DLCs so the company can make more money out of it, by adding cheesy things the fan base wants... Gosh... I miss these days...
Very tempted to do a second playthrough of BoF4 but I'm trying to work on my backlog...but BoF4 is such an awesome game and that nostalgia factor....fuuuck...
I don't think I ever will stop thinking of me 5 as an underappreciated title. But got to admit nr 4 was the king everything was just wow even a bit boring section of it were still wow and I loved the graphic style and the switch in battle system. Plus the dialog was fun despite the over all story was heavy
You mentioned it would have been better to have it release on the ps2, but I’m sure I’ve heard that Sony had some policy in place ensuring that sprites weren’t used but rather 3D polygons in their entirety for all PS2 games. I know that’s not the case for everything (such as collections like Metal Slug) but this may have meant alterations and would have lost the ps1 visual and that art style is so well done. Generally I tend to see BoF3 heralded as the favourite but 4 is a great game too. I played BoF3 at launch and loved that but never got to play IV till years after the release and it didn’t quite suck me in like 3 did. The fishing game was great. Fishing for a whale if you got far enough was a funny moment.
I think Ryu and Fou-Lu in BoF4 are the split avatars of Lodon, the main Dragon God in Breath of Fire. My theory is BoF4 takes place in an alternate universe where they summon gods form other universes. Dies we know is a God and sister to Myria. and when Ryu and Fou-Lu reuinite at the end they become Lodon once more. The Infinity Dragon. Least this is the route I came to. Lodon is the God of the Dragons (Or Brood as they are also called.) So when he was split into two, each half represented a Dragon Clan. Light Dragon Clan being Ryu and Dark Dragon Clan being Fou-Lu.
Rei and teepo were just direct copies of BOF3, and the way that they put them in this game is like an alternate universe where they never found Ryu in woods after he escaped his captors
Never knew about the sub title, or all those mobile games. Now they said it wasn't a prequel but left it kinda open ended to be interpreted that way. My theory is, they did that intentionally. Neither confirming or denying certain plot overlaps from previous games, mainly Deis, *SPOILER* being Myria's sister from previous entries is a pretty big deal. I think they originally intended to explain this eventually after Dragon Quarter, but didn't forsee DQ basically killing the franchise.
the sailor said that to cross sea you have to be a badass or something then ursula strip (jokes in japan works differently but if you translated to english maybe looked like that)
Funny thing is that when I was a kid (around 2000), I played this in a pirated copy but instead of getting the JP or Eng sub it is subbed in my country language (at that time English speaking people are very rare) the best part is that instead of using the NA version of the game it was using the JP version so I was confused when the video said "controversial censorship" since I remember as clear as a day about the peeking and the beheading part. So basically my country pirate not only pirated the game but also localized the game. not from English but from Japanese which is more rare at that time since Japanese cultures like anime and video game are not that well known in my country at that time. MFW the pirate is smarter than most of the country population back there.
From the 3rd in the series I knew Deis as the sister of Myria the goddess. I've never heard they were of the brood like Ryu but deity outside of them and humans. Perhaps lost in translation? Anyways I always liked how this progressed the classic style of turn based RPGs unlike the ways FF6 and others went about it with strange time constrictions for each characters turn which rushed the experience.
You said the fact that Naga, the blue haired girl, appears in Breth of Fire IV is a connection with the first 3 games, maybe sequel or prequel. That is not the case. I remember well the plot. Here is the expanation: Fu-Lu was summoned from another world. Since the summon was badly done, half of his self did not come at the same time. The people in the Western Continent summoned him to be their emperor and to conquer all of the continent. Their goal was to summon a magical being with a lot of power to unify the continent. When he did conquer all of the continent, he became bored and decided to go to sleep to wait for the arrival of his other half. So he arranged the fake death and slept in his tomb until it arrived. 300 years later, his other half arrives with no memory: it is Ryu. In the case of Naga, she was summoned before Fou-Lu/Ryu, but the technique was even worse. Only her soul was summoned and it somehow was put in the robot character in the game. That is why she has no body of her own. To sum it all up: Breath of Fire IV appears in another world from an alternate reality but they know the secret arcane to summon the dragon people from the Breath of Fire I, II and III universe and drags them in their alternate dimension. I would like to see your reply on this.
The localization is so rushed they spoiled Deis' name and the Endless early in the game in the conversation on the camp, before travelling to Mt. Glom to fix the King Sword.
Pretty sure BoF III is considered the best in the series moreso than IV, though its very close up there as well. I don't care for IV too much; Ryu's journey didn't feel that personal to me(felt more about Nina and Cray finding Nina's sister with Ryu as a tag-a-long); nothing like Fou-lu, which I thought was done MUCH better and felt much more personal with the things he had to go through. On some side note: One thing that always bothered me was that Yuna escaped. I think there were hints(at least 1 cutscene of him after) that gave an impression that maybe you would be able to find him to "finish" that storyline once and for all, but would never come to pass. Can't tell you how many hours I wasted looking for a solution that was never there(keeping in mind, this is a couple months after NA release, so not much internet resources like today).
My favourite breath of fire. The music and art is so good.
The music was the worst.
@@nunyabusyness5608 i disagree. Very moody ost. The oriental theme for random battles and bosses gives me eargasms.
chinese themed rpgs was rare at that time, difference of nowadays.
Not to mention unique story development as the game progress
@@williamzeo2493 its more of korean theme. The emperor regalia and the music is korean, heck even the dragon spell and dragon name is korean.
imo Fou Lu is one of the most memorable antagonists ever coz this game allows me to play as him so i can feel his resolve . Also his animations are all cool af, that win animation.
Also you could sympathize with him wanting to wipe out humans.
@@matthewbarnard9067 I still feel sorry for him and Mami...
That's what I mean. It seemed like he came back to rule the world and be peaceful at the end. But humans made him hate the world, so he wanted to kill everything.
His battle theme music stays in my head to this day ❤️
Just dont piss superpowered individuals or entities.
The town, battle system, artstyle, music, minigame, atmosphere, everything is great..
Ahh the OST of this game is so nostalgic.
Yeah !
Agreed. For 4 years ive been using the dream sequence music as my alarm clock tone.
I'm so obsessed with this game, I always came back for nostalgia at least once a year, I wish they remake this masterpiece.
I miss this Game. This is one Game that needs a Remaster.
This is where i got my Username and Gamertag from, but im pretty sure i got it spelled completely wrong as i was going off memory when i starting using it Years ago, but i have stuck with it all these Years and will continue to use it.
Tyler Erickson oh yeah that is so true
@Daniel Knight I would be fine with that, I enjoyed that Game as well.
But then they may replace the handdrawn character model with some 3d model - see "Secret of Mana"....
@@BLU3D4Y They could, but maybe they would do it like they are with the Legend of Mana Remaster coming out. Pretty much kept it the same but added in a few features to improve it some.
BoF 3 i still my fav in the series probably cause its the one i played the most and the dragon system was fun since you could kind of fuse with your allies to make different dragon forms
The story is so suprisingly unexpected long.
Yes, bof 3 all the way.
i fcking love BoF3 its also my fave in the series though i have yet to properly sink my teeth into Dragon Quarter despite being poorly received at the time it came out i believe they were honestly seriously trying to innovate and come up with something different and interesting
@@YoungPadawan85 BoF Dragon Quarter was honestly good if you accept it's experimental nature and focus more on story and character development, you'll find a lot to like in the game. Although yes the game can be vey hard and unforgiving at times.
@@YoungPadawan85 What ^^ said is correct. So long as you go into BoF:DQ with the knowledge that it is not a "BoF" game, eliminating preconceived expectation, then its a fun game, and challenging. DQ is a Japanese take on a survival rpg with some BoF IP assets.
i loved 4, but 3 was my favorite for sure. I loved the fishing, fairy village, learning moves from monster system, and the gene system!
Sadly BoF would meet a lot of SJW complaint on it's naked fairies and that one naked godess, if it was released nowadays
@@bloody4558 Seems to me you're the one getting triggered. Its so funny, you conservatard fucks bitch orders of magnitudes more than the "SJWs" you pussies cry about.
@@cjohnson3836 Am I really getting triggered though? I'm not the one with insults or political alignment assumption.
3 n 4 best in the series
Same. I think this is a pretty common sentiment!
Man this give me nostalgia. This is one of those rpg i treasure the most. but the part with nina's sister made me sad
which also made it even fucking better
all the rage to unleash =D
Lol plot twist ng kabataan ko yun. Pisting doktor yun eh
do we have a psp version of this?
I hate the fox-guy still alive in the end
Spoilerrrrr, i haven't finished the gamee
Oh my, I want a "breath of fire legacy collection" so bad...
Everytime i see bof4 review, i miss my home. The nostalgia is flooding on my brain.
Same man, hits u hard more than anything else for some reason
More sad than happy
Who remember trying to find that dragon in the plains ? it gave me BoF 3 desert flashbacks
I do... I bet spent 3 or 4 hours running around looking for that fucking thing.
nahh quite easy for me since i'm instinctively following the bird.
it was easy for me since I read about it in gamefaqs
@@3X0SK3L3TON a person who follow the walkthrough, check ✓
@@fakedimas2627 a person who follow his instincts on what is important hint in the game, check ✓
Ahh my childhood memories, I haven't finished this game before, I should play it again in some other time
Got so much memories on this game, this is the golden age for JRPG
I really wanted a BOF3 with BOF4 sprites T_T, they tease us very hard with Rei and Teepo cameo.
Breathe of Fire 3 for me. I love Rei and Teepo and the music ohhh man! I know all the music used in there.
I need this game to release on the switch so I can replay this game again with more depth
Breath of Fire was so unique, it's really sad that Capcom completely abandoned the series (Bof 6 will never be considered by me as a game). BoF 3 and 4 alongside Xenogears were the games I played the most as a teenager. Back then I used to imagine how they would look in the future with even greater graphics and art style
I loved the Fou-Lu chapters. Utsurowazaru Mono ( more recent manga) adaptation of these chapters made it specially brutal and heart breaking.
I really wish we get a proper BoF sequel in the future, I mean Dragon Quarter was OKAY, but it's not of "Breath of Fire" quality. And no breath of fire 6 will never count in my book huhuhu :(
That said, this vid made me want to play it again for the umpteenth time XD
Unfortunately, it wasn’t illustrated by Yoshikawa so it felt rather lacking in that department. And Dragon Quarter was even more rushed than this one, so while it barely reached those standards, it made up for it with really cool ideas -- gameplay & story-wise.
The memories! Still a favorite of mine, even though Sony and I don't get along anymore.
Capcom needs to resurrect this beloved series.
I would love it if Capcom did a breath of fire remastered edition were you get one through four I’ve never played any of them myself but I would love to own at least 4
the only thing that i didnt know when i play the game is that this was the last good BoF that capcom ever made.
Oh my..brings back lots of memories💕 good story, good music, good game. Yep, just good. Thanks for brigning this back;)
Me encantan tus vídeos a veces me cuesta entenderlos pero los juegos son mis favoritos y somos fans de los juegos RPG así que excelente Canal ♡
Love 3 & 4 equally. We need remasters
This was my first BOF. I haven't played it's predecessors, but I want to. Though, because this was my first one, and because of how it captivated me, it'll always be my favorite.
Same
Saw the thumbnail, didnt even watch the video but... this is 1 of my TOP favorite games
Watched it, good video and completely accurate
Whenever I heard the music it bring back good memories when I played this game with my friends
Wow, the opening music train-wreck me in nostalgia
Thanks for this series, Erick. Nice to know these added trivia for the games we love :)
I finished this game about 10 days ago. It is so irritating to find out it was censored in so many ways.. I guess this happened to nearly all JRPGs in the 90s..
I trully love this game, it was my first jrpg that I've played seriously :3
I played this over and over til i got to level 74 when i last played it. The art in fairy village is very unforgettable
You need to do this for the rest of this series too, especially 3
and if you can, Golden Sun series?
The music on the start of the game is really something. I cant describe it well. Just make me ready to do some adventure.
There is a parallel universe somewhere, where instead of the Tales series, Breath of Fire is now in its 11th installment.
Same thought with suikoden
smoke weed everyday music is on
I think the story, characters, and gene system from BoF 3 puts it ahead of this one for me. I definitely appreciate this one. With this FF7 remake coming out to great hype maybe someone will get inspired to make a new BoF or do a big remake of one of their games. Either way it's my favorite rpg series.
This is one of my fav jrpg. The battle system is one of the best. Nice graphics and interesting characters.
At first I didn't like BOF4, but replaying it years later would make it a favorite of mine. I wish Capcom would pick up the series again and make a proper BOF game for modern consoles. I wouldn't mind if it were 2D sprites and 3D background either!
I always wanted to know who was responsible for BoF sprites... thank you for this.
I wonder is Yoshikawa also worked on 3
This video is making crave for the series, 3 is actually my favorite but 4 isn't shabby either. I can't get into 1 and 2 but 3 and 4 are such gems.
My no. 1 playstion game here from the Philippines
Thank you Erick for this I love this game I recently bought The Breath Of Fire 1-5 materials art book on ebay such amazing art work.
my favorite is 3 but i love this one too
In Deis's case I really believe she's the same from the three first games, however, I dont think the 4 takes place before the 1. I remember clearly she said she belongs to another world and the humans from BOF IV's world summoned her in order to turn her into a goddess
The first RPG i`ve ever played.
Thanks for this video, Eric. So many memories.
I couldn't find a playlist with "10 Things You Didn't Know About" videos? Please do more of this videos, suggestion: Suikoden 2, Digimon World 3 xD
Hold the phone, to my understanding, 4 is a predecessor to 1. This was the beginning of the dark dragons vs the light dragons. This is how Deis and Myria came into this realm of existence.
The first breath of fire game I finished. It is nice to see people are still talking about it
Interesting stuff! I'm def of the opinion that the game is a prequel though - 3 main reasons:
*SPOILERS*
1. In the end, the dragons are no longer gods and ‘live out their lives as mortals’. Big set up for the genesis of the Brood. Also, ‘gods’ of this type (gods of the natural world, so to speak) aren’t present in the other BOF games.
2. Yuna escapes and seeks to create another Endless god. Set up for Myria.
3. Deis remains in the world - it’s her BOF origin story.
i miss my nina pepehans
why suikoden and bof series has to die
I loved every breath of fire. 2 is my favorite followed by surprisingly Dragon Quarter then 3 and 4
True I agree 2 was my favorite followed by dragon Quarter
I remember rage quitting dragon quarter and thinking it was the dumbest game ever. A year later when I understood the game more I came back and it became one of my favorite bof games of all time! A hint for anyone wanting to play it. You can't beat it on your first or maybe even second play through, it's more of a dungeon crawler than a open world game like it's predecessors. Accepting that helps out immensely! You do get more powerful with each play through since you keep a portion of your experience though to level up your character's at each beginning. There's also an experience exploit that can make you a God if you learn it. Enjoy!🙂
From playing all the games, I can say, it IS a prequel.
The series truly starts at BoF4. The game takes place during the time when the world's ocean was choked by mud and silt.
This is because the great desert was expanding which caused myria in part 3 to raise her tower and try to protect the world. However, Myria was a created endless made by Yuna. And he even reveals during the end credits that he can make more endless.
Even though Capcom will never confirm it, the entire story arc of BOF4 points at it being a prequel to three and the start of the series which would mean the series goes from 4, 3, 1, and finally 2, with possibly 5 (Dragon Quarter) being a sequel to part two somehow.
This was THE game,that hooked me up totally to the JRPG genre and 1 of the game which shaped my taste in games.The other game is the Soul Reaver.
This feeling of nostalgia will hardly ever be felt by new kids generation nowadays when they grown up... most of them who only play mobile game that lack of story and repetitive gameplay will never have some attachment or memories regarding the game when they grown up...
To me, even though ps1 graphic quality isn't up to par with nowaday games' graphic quality, it still hold precious to me... the feeling of satisfaction when I finish this game when I was kid just more than words can describe... I'm glad in my childhood I played games like Breath of Fire 4, Suikoden 2, and the likes...
I started this game in 2001 and finally finished it in 2017 lol my favorite BOf and i think objectively speaking the best one for the series.
this is a game that i start over and over, and because i where playing magic the gathering at one of those times, after reaching the whole explanation about the endles deis give, i consider the endelss being some kind of plane walkers who move to other dimensions by sumoning, instead of free will, in their world they are "normal" but in other worlds their feauteres are perceived as divine since their nature is no bounded to that place. traped in there until other summoning or killed
The phrase Erick hates most:
"Only in JAPAN!"
rsrs
Good seriea of doing 10 things you didnt know. Top 10 lists are fun but education is king
If only this game inherit genes system from the third title, this game is a legend for me!
awww that opening music trigger my memory
As I recall, the Endless in BoF4 are actually summoned beings from other universes. So Deis presence does not mean it is a prequel or sequel (at least not lore/world wise, maybe for her though)
One of my favorite games! The combo attacks - The story and being able to play as both the protagonist and the antagonist! the final choices you can make! Way ahead of it's time. Personally i believe it is one of the best games ever. When games had an actual good story and were not based only in good graphics and fancy attacks and ultimates.. I'm so glad i grew up with these kind of games and when games were in an experimental state, trying to improve slowly but steadily. And of course, not having any damn DLCs so the company can make more money out of it, by adding cheesy things the fan base wants... Gosh... I miss these days...
True definition of quality
It's great except the ending seems unfinished.
Very tempted to do a second playthrough of BoF4 but I'm trying to work on my backlog...but BoF4 is such an awesome game and that nostalgia factor....fuuuck...
I don't think I ever will stop thinking of me 5 as an underappreciated title. But got to admit nr 4 was the king everything was just wow even a bit boring section of it were still wow and I loved the graphic style and the switch in battle system. Plus the dialog was fun despite the over all story was heavy
You mentioned it would have been better to have it release on the ps2, but I’m sure I’ve heard that Sony had some policy in place ensuring that sprites weren’t used but rather 3D polygons in their entirety for all PS2 games. I know that’s not the case for everything (such as collections like Metal Slug) but this may have meant alterations and would have lost the ps1 visual and that art style is so well done.
Generally I tend to see BoF3 heralded as the favourite but 4 is a great game too. I played BoF3 at launch and loved that but never got to play IV till years after the release and it didn’t quite suck me in like 3 did. The fishing game was great. Fishing for a whale if you got far enough was a funny moment.
I think Ryu and Fou-Lu in BoF4 are the split avatars of Lodon, the main Dragon God in Breath of Fire.
My theory is BoF4 takes place in an alternate universe where they summon gods form other universes.
Dies we know is a God and sister to Myria.
and when Ryu and Fou-Lu reuinite at the end they become Lodon once more. The Infinity Dragon. Least this is the route I came to. Lodon is the God of the Dragons (Or Brood as they are also called.) So when he was split into two, each half represented a Dragon Clan. Light Dragon Clan being Ryu and Dark Dragon Clan being Fou-Lu.
Rei and teepo were just direct copies of BOF3, and the way that they put them in this game is like an alternate universe where they never found Ryu in woods after he escaped his captors
Im playing this game right now on my psp! Man what a gem of a game!
Man, one of the first rpgs I bought for PS1. ❤
Never knew about the sub title, or all those mobile games. Now they said it wasn't a prequel but left it kinda open ended to be interpreted that way. My theory is, they did that intentionally. Neither confirming or denying certain plot overlaps from previous games, mainly Deis, *SPOILER*
being Myria's sister from previous entries is a pretty big deal. I think they originally intended to explain this eventually after Dragon Quarter, but didn't forsee DQ basically killing the franchise.
The style, the song, the story, THE NOSTALGIA
I like both 3 and 4. So different and so good. Def in my top rpgs of all time :)
the sailor said that to cross sea you have to be a badass or something
then ursula strip
(jokes in japan works differently but if you translated to english maybe looked like that)
This game is absolutely a prequel. BOF3s final dungeon AI describe BOF4s areas in detail.
My fave BoF game, the manga makes it even better.
This game is truly a masterpiece. Nice pick you got in the video.
Funny thing is that when I was a kid (around 2000), I played this in a pirated copy but instead of getting the JP or Eng sub it is subbed in my country language (at that time English speaking people are very rare) the best part is that instead of using the NA version of the game it was using the JP version so I was confused when the video said "controversial censorship" since I remember as clear as a day about the peeking and the beheading part.
So basically my country pirate not only pirated the game but also localized the game. not from English but from Japanese which is more rare at that time since Japanese cultures like anime and video game are not that well known in my country at that time.
MFW the pirate is smarter than most of the country population back there.
New Erick Landon video. Today is a good day!!
From the 3rd in the series I knew Deis as the sister of Myria the goddess. I've never heard they were of the brood like Ryu but deity outside of them and humans. Perhaps lost in translation? Anyways I always liked how this progressed the classic style of turn based RPGs unlike the ways FF6 and others went about it with strange time constrictions for each characters turn which rushed the experience.
Old school RPGs have the best plot and story telling component. Rare breed for games in this era
You said the fact that Naga, the blue haired girl, appears in Breth of Fire IV is a connection with the first 3 games, maybe sequel or prequel. That is not the case. I remember well the plot. Here is the expanation:
Fu-Lu was summoned from another world. Since the summon was badly done, half of his self did not come at the same time. The people in the Western Continent summoned him to be their emperor and to conquer all of the continent. Their goal was to summon a magical being with a lot of power to unify the continent. When he did conquer all of the continent, he became bored and decided to go to sleep to wait for the arrival of his other half. So he arranged the fake death and slept in his tomb until it arrived. 300 years later, his other half arrives with no memory: it is Ryu.
In the case of Naga, she was summoned before Fou-Lu/Ryu, but the technique was even worse. Only her soul was summoned and it somehow was put in the robot character in the game. That is why she has no body of her own.
To sum it all up: Breath of Fire IV appears in another world from an alternate reality but they know the secret arcane to summon the dragon people from the Breath of Fire I, II and III universe and drags them in their alternate dimension.
I would like to see your reply on this.
one of my favorite ps1 game and legend of legaia
my fav...i still remember i need 1 hour to beat the boss in my first game
i agree BoF4 is the LAST iteration of the series they killed the series in 5 and i think they tried making a mobile of this
Deis is a goddess in each of the games
I really like these videos having played 2 AND 3 AND JUST DECIDED TODAY TO DOWNLOAD 2, fantastic coincidence¡¡¡
the last one about censorship is super weird
because japan is the one known for having heavy rules against showing any kind of dismemberment
I loved all 4 titles, I really loved playing BOF4 an amazing title which I still have
This was the first rpg game I ever played and was really hard considering that I was about 11 years old at the time
We need that updated complication release of these.
Prettz from Legend of the Crystals, without his armor; Looks almost exactly like Breath of Fire 4 Ryu.
WOW!!, its explained me, how yuna get back the dragonslayer
I played this game in ps1 and pc emulator in my childhood.
I remember as a child emailing capcom when BOF2 when it came out because they censored a part of it. Unfortunate that they didn't listen to me then.
The localization is so rushed they spoiled Deis' name and the Endless early in the game in the conversation on the camp, before travelling to Mt. Glom to fix the King Sword.
Pretty sure BoF III is considered the best in the series moreso than IV, though its very close up there as well. I don't care for IV too much; Ryu's journey didn't feel that personal to me(felt more about Nina and Cray finding Nina's sister with Ryu as a tag-a-long); nothing like Fou-lu, which I thought was done MUCH better and felt much more personal with the things he had to go through.
On some side note: One thing that always bothered me was that Yuna escaped. I think there were hints(at least 1 cutscene of him after) that gave an impression that maybe you would be able to find him to "finish" that storyline once and for all, but would never come to pass. Can't tell you how many hours I wasted looking for a solution that was never there(keeping in mind, this is a couple months after NA release, so not much internet resources like today).
I've never played a breath of fire game but recently purchased BOF4. I still want to buy BOF3 at some point as well and try that one too.
the music is very nostalgic
true masterpiece