Breath of Fire IV

I can't understate this - if I hadn't played this game, I would have never gotten so deeply involved in the world of video games. I would never have started developing my own games. I wouldn't have the same love for storytelling and RPG systems. Breath of Fire IV is a triumph, and absolutely deserves your attention as a masterful execution of the JRPG genre.

This is the apex of what pixel art could be. Ive never seen anyone doing an anime-like JRPG with so many frames as in this game. The mix between 3d and 2d made capcom the first to do the so called 2.5d today. The map is giant and we spend a lot of time in game, almost 35 hours just to beat the main story. We have the fishing game, as common in japanese culture. We have lots of things to collect, including transformations and different dragons. This game was so well written, not even 5 or 6 could match it. It was a mark in games industry and a shame they couldnt manage properly, as it could have become capcoms own final fantasy. Thank you for putting this game on store. This made my month.

For those of you who played it, you know what I'm talking about. I legit saw a streamer tearing up when THAT scene happened, I could hear him choked up and it was the same for me, this game gave me emotional trauma as a kid... and I would not trade it for anything. Amazing game, amazing story, the pixel art is the highest quality during Capcom's heydays. Now maybe I can finally convince some of my friends to try it, their tear will sustain me for years.

First of, a big thank you to GOG for making this a reality. Game preservation is important, doubly so when said games are amazing, like BoFIV. As someone who is a big fan of the BoF series, and someone who recently (end of 2024) decided to 100% BoFIV, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this game is so very much worth your time. It was made in the era, when Capcom were at the top of their game. The sprite work and animations alone are worth the price of admission. I've read somewhere that even an idle animation for a humble goo creature is like 30 different frames in this game. That's vild! All in all you owe it to yourself to play this game, if you have even a passing interest in jRPGs. (The only question I have at this time is: is it censored like the western PSX version? I guess time will tell.)

To continue to release gems like this game; hopefully they can get games like Xenogears and other classic PSX era RPGs