Breath of Fire III

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  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Feb 9, 2016
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  • Summary: The last of an extinct race, one with unimaginable powers. Ryu is a dormant dragon, awakened by miners, transformed into an innocent child. Now, as an outcast from society, Ryu must remember his fiery past and regain his powers so he can fulfil his epic destiny.

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  1. Brash Games
    Mar 1, 2016
    60
    I’m not sure if I’ll ever return to Breath of Fire III. While the story did intrigue me at times, there’s not much intrigue or wonder in the world and no real urgency in your quest. From the get-go you’re given a pair of ‘pals’ and you’re supposed to like and care about them, but I couldn’t care less.

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  1. Zalpa
    Dec 3, 2017
    10
    Best RPG of all time. I played it yers ago and I haven't found any game better than Breath of Fire III. Offers a huge variety of charactersBest RPG of all time. I played it yers ago and I haven't found any game better than Breath of Fire III. Offers a huge variety of characters and customization.… Expand
  2. YoshiFan
    Mar 5, 2016
    10
    The best RPG ever made, because of all the different gameplay elements. It looks great, sounds amazing, feels smooth, features super-funThe best RPG ever made, because of all the different gameplay elements. It looks great, sounds amazing, feels smooth, features super-fun characters, and offers you endless ways to build each member of your party. Were most RPGs are one-dimensional in the way you level-build, BoF 3 features 15 different masters you can apprentice your characters under--each with different skills and stat gains. You can also learn skills from monsters you encounter, and trade them with other characters.

    Countless hours can spent fishing, or building your own fairy village SimCity style. There's just so much to see and do, and it all features that Capcom-tight gameplay we know and love.

    Breath of Fire III is a masterpiece, and one of the best games I ever played.    … Expand
  4. gigagamer
    May 1, 2018
    10
    Best RPG i've ever played. Hours upon hours of puzzles and mysteries. Many characters to meet, plenty of fish to eat, takes much time to beat!Best RPG i've ever played. Hours upon hours of puzzles and mysteries. Many characters to meet, plenty of fish to eat, takes much time to beat! Great game!… Expand
  5. LordPakos
    Sep 7, 2021
    10
    This game was amazing and it's still amazing. Play it because it's worthy. Become a Dragon
  6. SuperSourSauce
    Nov 1, 2017
    10
    Final Fantasy fans think inside the box.

    Ultima guys think outside the box. Dragon Quest players think about the box. Breath of Fire    Final Fantasy fans think inside the box.

    Ultima guys think outside the box.

    Dragon Quest players think about the box.

    Breath of Fire loyalists know what the box is thinking.

    Doesn't that beat all? Well... this game... Breath of Fire 3... certainly beats all.    … Expand
  7. r3giment
    Feb 28, 2021
    7
    First time playing it was in 2021. Definitely a wonderful game. A GOOD game! Is it a great game? One that stands amongst games like FF7,First time playing it was in 2021. Definitely a wonderful game. A GOOD game! Is it a great game? One that stands amongst games like FF7, Suikoden 2, Chrono Trigger? No it doesn’t. Not even close. There’s a lot to like.
    - great characters
    - interesting world map/locations and NPCs
    - simple story. Nothing grandiose or too complicated for its own food - and one of my favorite sequences in any RPG: crossing the Desert of Death!! So epic. - dragon gene system But by god there’s a lot NOT to like. For one - game developers that opt to use simple pixel graphics/ 3D environments (vs pre-rendered backgrounds) tend to have nauseating long and boring dungeons with no character. This plagues BOF3 throughout the entire game. It’s too easy to copy and paste dungeon walls to expand them vs having a team of artists create pre rendered backgrounds. - terrible dungeons - lazy recycled enemy designs with different colors - clunky controls that can’t seem to move diagonally - the ship controls, thank god it wasn’t a common thing to travel by ship - terrible onboarding: skill notes / inks were glossed over. The fairy village ? Yeah no you better google because they won’t tell you anything. Same goes for the masters. So important yet so glossed over. Imagine playing this game without google or a guide ?
    - God awful jazz soundtrack.
    - overall, story didn’t close many loops. So simple I’ll never forget the details. So simple I’ll probably forget it down the road. 7.5 out of 10.    … Expand
  8. WithFieryTruth
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    A decent game completely ruined by a game-breaking glitch.
    I had been playing the PSP version for a good 15 hours or so when I arrived at the    A decent game completely ruined by a game-breaking glitch.
    I had been playing the PSP version for a good 15 hours or so when I arrived at the block puzzle in Angel Tower, but it's impossible to proceed from there, because the easternmost block gets destroyed the instant I try to move it, no matter in which direction.
    I've tried reloading my save, leaving the area and whatnot, but nothing helps. That one block cannot be moved without breaking, and since it's actually needed to proceed to the next area, I am now unable to progress any further in the game and have thus effectively wasted hours of my life on a game that is literally impossible to finish.    … Expand

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