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This game is truly a bizarre fantasy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First off, the cover is misleading. Looking at it, one would get the impression that this was a game for kids. While it is suitable for kids, people of any age can enjoy this game. This game is truly a bizarre fantasy. It seems to be set in a midevil world, yet there are futuristic themes in it as well. Dragons rule the world, and the Dark Dragon clan wishes to unlock the secret of Tyr, the goddess of Destruction. You play Ryu, a Light Dragon Warrior in your quest to destroy Zog, the evil emperor plotting to conquer the world. That is your quest. As I have said, this game is takes place in a technological society, yet it is also midevil like as well. The soundtrack is probably the best soundtrack ever, in any video game. Beautiful music. As for the graphics, well today their outdated, obviously. I'd love to see this game remade on the PS3.

Old SNES Game on the GBA!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: T.R.C.

Breath of Fire by Capcom for the Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Micro and Nintendo DS. This is yet another port from the SNES to the GBA system. Breath of fire is one of the lesser-known RPG's that turned out to be really good.

You start out as a young teen and your town is under attack from the DARK dragons.

Your older sister sacrifices herself to save you and the town. Thus starts your quest for revenge. You meet up with a Princess, a Thief, a Bad Merchant, a Wolfen-Hunter, a Mole person, the Brute Ox, and a Sorceress. All of them have talents you will need to get your revenge. Be prepared for a 20 hour-long quest.

Graphics 7/10 - For a GBA based game the graphics are good. There are some movie-like full motion videos.

Music 5/10 - Same as the SNES version, Capcom could have updated it.

Gameplay 9/10 - Fun and addictive, some of the mini-games like fishing, digging, and hunting were lots of fun.

Battle System 6/10 - The same turn based system we all know and love, with the addition of being able to turn into a dragon and morph into a mix of the people on your team. The magic system is earned in levels and by finding the spells.

Overall 7/10 - The game was fun and kept me entertained until the very end.

My only complaint is that they could have updated the story and the music a bit. Burn Baby Burn!

Aww cmon! Its a great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As much as people complain about this game having no plot I still love it. The characters are really neat. Instead of your obligatory healer mage figher thief you get a hero who can turn into dragons, you get a healer with bird wings. everyone in your party has something unique about them ...except karn....who is basically a load until he learns to fuse with other characters...

Maybe im sick but I wish Bleu was my girlfriend! something about that snake body and those fangs... Did I say that out loud? What I meant was...shes a good....warrior... Actually shes the best damn character in the game hands down. So make sure you put the snake lady in when shes available.

I dont see why people are bitching about difficulty, being lost, and clicheness. I think FF has spoiled everyone personally. Anyone ever play FF1? Disaster!! In fact go play FF1 then come back and play this game. Sure you dont get any rewards for things, your not some bloody mercenary. What do you want anyway? I personally tire of some jerk chucking a new sword at me every time i save his town/life/family. Its like gee guy think you could have let me have that before I was almost eviscerated by the beastie over here?

This is a strictly old school experience, but its fun. Yeah sure the main character is a mute, but....cmon...just...make up things for him to say...like "whoa!" or...."I have a bad feeling about this..." Thats what I do.

I will say that after awhile you might get tired of equipping items with charming names like Slm clk.... Slam Clock? Salem Clerk? what the hell is it!!!

Another classic SNES game on the GBA.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Here is another classic game that i somehow missed. People who complain that this game has outdated graphics or sound dont really seem to understand that this was a SNES game & the start of the new series. Very few ports gets a graphic upgrade but playing this game on the DS will make this game look great. Anyways this game gave me alot of entertainment. I would get stuck in various places not knowing where to go & even though the save points were pretty rare in this game they were available. I never had a problem with the saving in this game & i think with some of the newer games they tend to have too many save points. Overall i think this is a great game & a true RPG like Final Fantasy.

Right up there with Final Fantasy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Im a big rpg player and out of all the games ive played, BOF is one of my top favotites. It has a solid story line with Ryu who is out to stop the dark drangons whom threaten to take over the world with the power of the goddes Tyr and find his sister who was captured by the dark dragon clan. Along the way Ryu meets up with seven companions who in turn are out to stop the dark drangons who have wronged them, Nina, Bo, Carn, Gobi, Ox, Blue, and Mogue. Each character posses their own unque abilities as which is common in all rpgs and are essential to the game. What is unique is that Ryu can transform himself into the dragon and you must searc the continents to find his other dragon forms and eventually transform into the ultimate dragon, Angi (not sure of the spelling).

For those of you who wish to obtain all of Ryu's dragon forms, all you have to do is aquire the Rod 5 which is in a chest under Tunland and then fish in all the wells to obtain the dragon armors needed to be allowed in the dragon shrines. In one such well you will obtain a slab inscribing how to obtain the ultimate dragon power. Once you have all the other powers (not angi) you go to the water canve and go all the way to where you got the ring and decend the steps into the water to go underwater to a small cave....that is where angi lies.

The most diffucult part of this game for me was getting thru the dream worlds where things get twisted and walls disappear...you'll know what i mean once you play...it is very frustrating...but the game is a lot of fun, and i would recommend it to anyone who needs to find a good rpg to play.

(...)ive played this game thru five times and know it inside and out. Play it, im sure you'll love it.

hate

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 16
Date: March 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game and couldnt wait to play it when I first got my GBA, but then I kept getting stuck in the same place and had no patience and then when I saved it didnt show and I had to keep starting over,uggh maybe that just my game but man im staying away from breath of fire and most roleplaying games (no patience). The only thing I liked was the graphics, but if you have great patience go ahead and buy, be my guest.

Very engaging RPG

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy aside, Breath of Fire is one of the longest-running RPG series around, and the handheld version of the first adventure gets decent treatment. Yet despite the re-appearance of the game's fresh visuals and unique play aspects, the lifeless narrative doesn't provide the immersive experience that you'd expect. Originally released by Square on the Super NES in 1994, Breath of Fire arrives on the Game Boy Advance with enhanced cinemas, but otherwise remains unchanged. You play as Ryu, a lone hero who can also transform into a variety of powerful dragons. During the course of Ryu's quest, various characters join your party, each with their own personal demons and diversions that involve the entire team. An RPG's lifeblood is a strong story, but BoF's narrative is remarkably uninvolving. You'll spend a lot of time engaging in mundane tasks-"talk to A, then B, then A again, and then C"-and navigating a series of seemingly endless mazes. Even the turn-based battles lack flair, except for the boss battles. Be prepared to spend a lot of time with this one, but a new Dash feature speeds you through the game and saves batteries. BoF delivers a tight visual and audio package. Colorful sprites fill the screen with arresting colors and special effects, while the soundtrack provides decent music accompanied by muted sound effects. Workmanlike controls feature easy menu navigation and responsive character movement. On the whole, Breath of Fire is an enjoyable RPG that easily kills spare time. Just don't expect a thoroughly involving adventure on the same level as later games in the series.

Faithful Rendition of a Tired, Flawed Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 15
Date: March 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Firstly, I've played a lot of RPG's over the years, and own every game in the Breath of Fire series as well... but you'd think that if Capcom was going to re-release an old copy of a game (which had glaring flaws so bad in spots it practically defined what NOT to do for the entire RPG genre,) they'd have at least fixed them (as in Square's classic FFIV; which they remade the RIGHT way with the Chronicals re-release).

You'll see no such thing here. The graphics appear horribly dated in the world and town/dungeon map screens, although the isometric battles look surprisingly good, and include a fair ammount of animation. That's where everything goes downhill, however. The music is boring and repetative for the most part, the storyline isn't anything terribly new (especially since they've made three sequels with practically the same storyline; even including the two SAME main characters in every 'remake,') and the translation is shoddy at best.

That said, is this a bad game? Not entirely. It does have a few redeeming values, such as being one of the first pioneers in the video-game roleplaying genre, or being able put an entire audience of insomniacs to sleep for a good long while. It's just not a GOOD game either.

As for gameplay - the combat system is superb... except for the minor details that you tend to die quite often (ESPECIALLY during boss battles,) and since save points are quite the rarity, you are often sent all the way back to your last play session. While the skills and transormation system is really something new, the impossible boss fights, every third step random encounters and repetative music make it a chore to play through.

As for the gameplay... try to imagine going from town to town, seeing the ONE major important person in town, going into a dungeon, dying, dying again, finally beating it, returning to town to talk to aforementioned important person and having him or her tell you, "Good job. The next town is to the north." Repeat this for the entire duration of the game. Enough said.

Unless you're a die-hard fan of the BoF series or you LOVE doing the same thing over and over again, (may I suggest 'Hoshigami' for the Playstation? Yes, THAT repetative, pass on this game. 'Classic' is not synonomous to 'Great,' and this game is a picture-perfect definer of this.

Why join ryu

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: March 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The only flaw i could find with the characters, is that they have NO reason to join you.

A Good Pick-Up

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game, the graphics are a little outdated, and the sound repetitive, but the gameplay is unmatched. The spells are truly amazing,and the bosses are challenging. I you like RPG's, and got a GBA, I suggest Breath of Fire as a pick-up title.Take my advice, this is a game really easy to play, but hard to master.

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