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Post by superlocke on Aug 27, 2011 1:35:18 GMT -5
Hey everyone, just felt like I had to post a little notice for everyone that Breath of Fire 4 (one of my absolute favourite rpgs of all time) is now on the PSN. Didn't even realize myself till now, but it went up a week ago it seems. 6 bucks (canadian store) so y'know... if anyone's got some free time and a little spare change, check this one out! You won't be disappointed! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM2ITOQvzpsI know the trailer is no gameplay but man... classic classic rpg.
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Post by Nalacakes on Aug 27, 2011 6:18:11 GMT -5
Oh! That opening movie brings back some nice memories. I was really fond of BoF4 back in the day too, and always preferred it to the generally much more well-liked BoF3. I don't recall a lot of it now, but I remember loving the setting, the interesting combo system, the very Asian-influenced soundtrack, and how ambiguous its heroes and villains were. ^_^ You've got me wanting to replay it now!
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Post by superlocke on Aug 27, 2011 11:10:25 GMT -5
If I've convinced even one more person to go play BOF4 either again or for the first time, then I've done my job lol and yeah I agree, I really liked it more than 3, though 3 may have had a better dragon system, I need to replay 3 still to decide.
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Post by Nalacakes on Aug 27, 2011 13:31:23 GMT -5
I liked the washed out palette in BoF4, personally, and thought it lent itself well to the story and setting. ^_^ I also vastly preferred its soundtrack to 3's, though 3's has really grown on me as the years have gone on. I really like both, in any case. To be honest, though, I actually like Dragon Quarter more than all the other games in the series put together. :'D [/blasphemy]
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Post by superlocke on Aug 27, 2011 14:10:07 GMT -5
I never got the chance to play Dragon Quarter unfortunately :/ I rented it once and my ps2 died before it loaded up. I really wanted to, I bought the BOF Official Complete Works artbook the other day It's so good.
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Post by Yakra on Aug 29, 2011 15:23:40 GMT -5
I liked the washed out palette in BoF4, personally, and thought it lent itself well to the story and setting. ^_^ I also vastly preferred its soundtrack to 3's, though 3's has really grown on me as the years have gone on. I really like both, in any case. To be honest, though, I actually like Dragon Quarter more than all the other games in the series put together. :'D [/blasphemy] One more person who liked the way BoF4 looked! I loved the pastel-ish tones it had. A lot lot. :'D I used to find... some of the earliest enemies in the game kind of... 'eatable-y' beautiful. ^ ^; And.... maybe I'm just looking back at it from a very biased, happy memories point of view, but in my mind it's still one of the best looking games~ I think I want to get this PSN release! Portable BoF4! <3 (If I was to not count BoF5's soundtrack, I think I kind of found BoF4's soundtrack the nicest too. It had some very lovely sitar and tabla-like sounds in it's tracks~ *___*)
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Post by Raison D'etritus on Aug 30, 2011 20:04:19 GMT -5
I've also yet to play Dragon 1/4. It appeals to me, but not as a priority.
And I actually wasn't in love with BoF4. It was certainly a good game, and I beat it in only two weeks (which seldom happens), AND I liked it much more than 3 (which I felt started to drag by the time I was done with it. . . and that was when I was still in school, when I gave more time to gaming), but for some reason the story simply didn't grip me in a "fantastic experience" sort of way, despite being made up of some really great elements (can't remember the Alter Ego deity's name, but he rocked!).
It was certainly beautiful to behold though, featured lovable characters, and it did one thing perfectly that I REALLY wish more RPGs would learn to implement: unobtrusive dungeons! Short, interesting, monsterfilled areas which you could pass through and continue the game without hours of frustrated mindless slogging in search for a save point. Most RPGs like to make you feel like you're in a REAL dungeon. . . which, frankly, isn't fun. Or they like to make you feel like you're in a very unrealistic dungeon, because nobody fills their friggin' dungeons with stupid puzzles!
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Post by superlocke on Aug 31, 2011 11:19:58 GMT -5
I guess it's a matter of personal preference, I for one loved all the characters and the setting of BOF4.
and whoaaaa, hold on now, if I had a dungeon I can guaranTEE that sumbitch would be chock full of puzzles. I don't want no lame-brained adventurers getting whatever it is I'm hiding.
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Post by Gamemusicfreak on Aug 31, 2011 12:08:45 GMT -5
Don't know why I never played BoF III or IV, but I plan on getting this, I just have to get a memory stick larger than 1 gigabyte, or a PS3.
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Post by Nalacakes on Sept 3, 2011 14:36:24 GMT -5
One more person who liked the way BoF4 looked! I loved the pastel-ish tones it had. A lot lot. :'D I used to find... some of the earliest enemies in the game kind of... 'eatable-y' beautiful. ^ ^; And.... maybe I'm just looking back at it from a very biased, happy memories point of view, but in my mind it's still one of the best looking games~ I think I want to get this PSN release! Portable BoF4! <3 (If I was to not count BoF5's soundtrack, I think I kind of found BoF4's soundtrack the nicest too. It had some very lovely sitar and tabla-like sounds in it's tracks~ *___*) Haha, yaaaay. Sometimes it amazes me how similar our tastes are. I too wanted to eat some of the earlier monsters. Especially the Eye Goos. :'D I started playing it again recently, having been inspired by this topic, and it's not just nostalgia talking! While the 3-D backdrops and models look a bit dated, the sprite animation is still super-nice for a PS1 game. Oh! I never thought about it before, but I suppose it must be kind of nostalgic hearing such Eastern-influenced music in a game when you hail from the Middle East yourself. ^^ I always got sort of similar feelings hearing some of Yasunori Mitsuda's very Scottish and Irish-y tracks!
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Post by cronorei on Sept 5, 2011 5:46:39 GMT -5
I'm sure at least one of you is decently far in by now. Is it just a straight iso of the PS1 release we got or did they add the censored scenes back in? Some of them are pretty damn important.
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Post by Nalacakes on Sept 5, 2011 6:22:58 GMT -5
Sorry, I'm playing a Japanese copy from the disc, so I couldn't tell you.
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Post by Raison D'etritus on Sept 5, 2011 8:20:45 GMT -5
I didn't even know about that. What was cut?
It might explain why I felt there were loose ends left at game's end. I don't remember the specifics, but I felt things weren't finished. I was disappointed to learn from a faq that I DID get the best ending.
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Post by Yakra on Sept 5, 2011 10:08:11 GMT -5
Haha, yaaaay. Sometimes it amazes me how similar our tastes are. I too wanted to eat some of the earlier monsters. Especially the Eye Goos. :'D I started playing it again recently, having been inspired by this topic, and it's not just nostalgia talking! While the 3-D backdrops and models look a bit dated, the sprite animation is still super-nice for a PS1 game. Oh! I never thought about it before, but I suppose it must be kind of nostalgic hearing such Eastern-influenced music in a game when you hail from the Middle East yourself. ^^ I always got sort of similar feelings hearing some of Yasunori Mitsuda's very Scottish and Irish-y tracks! We do end up oddly liking a lot of the same stuff, ne? Infact, to some extent, whenever you mention some game in your board babblings, that I never got the chance to touch, I do tend to mark it aside in me mind as a 'must try someday'. *sets up the Fai as a judging meter?!* I picked up the PSN version the other day, and somehow, probably because of the reduced scale, the graphics actually seem 'wa! godly!' to me. X'D Like... very good quality 'PSP-visuals'! And yes! It does oddly does feel a wee bit nostalgic, hearing such instruments in game compositions. X'D ('Wa! A tabla! <3!') And somehow, loving it more, for using the instrument like so in such a piece. Which is kind of odd really... as the kiddy me who got fascinated with this actually hated the eastern classical instruments. X'D (Random mixes like so got me to re-listen and actually like the real instruments?! *stabbed by all the music-y people here*) I'm sure at least one of you is decently far in by now. Is it just a straight ISO of the PS1 release we got or did they add the censored scenes back in? Some of them are pretty damn important. I did pick up the PSN release, but didn't get very far at all, before throwing my attention back to the... er... unending Tactics Ogre (@__@'''). What I did play of it though, and judging from most other PSN releases, I'm assuming it's a straight straight port? I didn't even know about that. What was cut? I'm not fully fully sure but.... from what I remember from random youtube linking-to's and watchings, I thought it was mainly three surrounding Nina and Ursula and Ryu and... er... their clothings. :'''D And one kind of gruesome and.... well.... a bit way more relevant than bathing or misplaced hands? :'D
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Post by cronorei on Sept 5, 2011 19:50:25 GMT -5
The one with Fou-lu is the biggest deal. I have screenshots of them with translations put in, but it would still be nice if they were in the game. Actually if anyone wants to read them here. imgur.com/RoGvU&LaQC7&rKiVn
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Post by Raison D'etritus on Sept 7, 2011 12:18:47 GMT -5
Ah, thanks guys. Most of those were negligable (though they really shouldn't have been cut), but the important one probably gives some answers, if I still remembered the questions. --I do recall part of my problem was that at least one character was left alive and unresolved at the end... I think it's a safe bet who.
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Post by cronorei on Sept 7, 2011 14:43:17 GMT -5
That person is always alive and well. iirc they ran out of budget and had to wrap the game up early.
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