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Breath of Fire IV

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4.7/5

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4.7

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Breath of Fire IV
Description
In a far-away world, two continents float, separated by a vast swamp-land. For eons, no contact existed between the two continents because ships couldn’t sail across the expanse. At last, when the historic first...
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based - JRPG
Tags:
Atmospheric, Role-playing, Turn-Based, Classic, Great Soundtrack, show 5 more... JRPG, Magic, Combat, Good Old Game, Only On GOG
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4.7/5

( 674 Reviews )

4.7

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Product details
2003, Capcom / GOG, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Win10/Win11, 2.0 GHz, 2 GB, 100% compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 600 MB...
Time to beat
36 hMain
43.5 h Main + Sides
57.5 h Completionist
40.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description


In a far-away world, two continents float, separated by a vast swamp-land. For eons, no contact existed between the two continents because ships couldn’t sail across the expanse. At last, when the historic first contact was made between the two powers, war erupted!

After long and costly fighting between the Fou Empire in the west and an alliance of countries in the east, both sides exhausted all their strength and resources. With no other alternative, the two powers agreed to an armistice.

One year later, Princess Elina vanished. She had been traveling in the east from town to town, exploring battlegrounds and visiting war veterans. Her trail vanished in a small town near the front line. Nobody knew her whereabouts!

The Eastern Alliance wanted to avoid sending a large army to the front. Such a move would be a political blunder, breaking the armistice and stirring up hostilities. It became impossible to carry out a large-scale search for Elina. Time passed... with no sign of the princess.

Elina’s sister, Princess Nina, finally makes up her mind. She leaves on a journey in search of her sister – by herself.

Ryu
Ryu meets Nina while he is lying unconscious on a street in a desert town in the eastern continent. His race and native land are unknown. Ryu has a Dragon’s Eye, which empowers him with the amazing abilities to transform into a dragon and summon dragons.
Nina
The princess of Wyndia, a town of the Fae tribe (winged folk). Nina meets Ryu on her journey to seek her lost sister Elina. Though somewhat naïve, Nina is skilled in Healing magic.
Scias
A mercenary soldier, Scias was hired by the eastern side during the war. Scias becomes the party’s watcher. He is very quiet and aloof from the world. Scias can perform a powerful double attack with his sword.
Cray
A young leader of the Woren tribe (cat people) in the eastern alliance, Cray joins Nina to search for Princess Elina, his childhood friend. He has a strong sense of responsibility and acts as the leader of the party. His high offensive and defensive abilities are very dependable.
Ershin
Ershin wears completely sealed armor to protect her from any kind of curse. Since she wears the armor all the time, no one knows her real face or background. She meets the party in a mysterious place polluted by a curse and decides to join them.
Ursula
Ursula is a middle-class leader of the Fou Empire. She came to the eastern continent in search of dragons, and meets up with Ryu and his companions. Ursula was brought up in the military, and knows very little about worldly concerns. She is excellent at attacking with both magic and weapons.
Fou-Lu
Fou-lu unified the western continent single-handedly with his paranormal powers. He became the first emperor of the Fou Empire several hundred years ago. Despite his youthful look, he has mystic dignity. It is said that he predicted his own resurrection as he passed away.

Here’s how we ensured that this masterpiece is better than ever and what you can expect with GOG’s version of the game:


  • Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11
  • Both 2 localizations of the game included (English and Japanese)
  • Improved DirectX game renderer
  • New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling, Anti-Aliasing, and more)
  • Improved audio engine (restored missing environmental sounds and audio configuration)
  • Improved keyboard and mouse support
  • Improved Warehouse and Crane minigames
  • Improved F9 exit screen
  • Issue-free battle and combo system (all crashes have been fixed)
  • Issue-free cutscene scripting
  • Issue-free task switching
  • Full support for modern controllers (Sony DualSense, Sony DualShock4, Microsoft Xbox Series, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Logitech F series and many more) with optimal button binding, vibration, hotplugging and wireless mode


Let’s go back in time to the PlayStation 1 era and reminisce about how Breath of Fire IV was presented to gamers back in 2000:


After centuries of war, the two lands bordering an impenetrable swampland have finally reached an armistice. Mysteriously, the noble Princess Elina disappears somewhere near the war-ravaged front lines. Distraught, her sister Nina goes in search of the Princess alone and on her journey, meets a mysterious young warrior named Ryu. Their destinies soon entwine. The next chapter in the epic tale of magic and mystery now unfolds. The fate of what lies ahead rests in your control.

FEATURES:


  • Stunning New and Improved Graphics – High Resolution, Animated Characters in Vast 3-D Worlds
  • More Than 200 Spells to Learn and Master – Unlock New Magic From Opponents
  • 2 Epic Intertwining Storylines – Follow the Fates of Ryu and Fou-Lu – A Classic RPG Adventure!


Texture filtering modes can be changed via DirectX Settings configuration tool.

Press F9 key on the keyboard to return to main menu or quit the game.












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Time to beat
36 hMain
43.5 h Main + Sides
57.5 h Completionist
40.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based - JRPG
Tags:
Atmospheric, Role-playing, Turn-Based, Classic, Great Soundtrack, show 5 more... JRPG, Magic, Combat, Good Old Game, Only On GOG
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2003-05-30T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Capcom / GOG / Capcom
Size:
527 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Suggestive Themes, Mild Animated Violence)
Game features
Cloud saves
Controller support
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
日本語
audio
text
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What improvements we made to this game:
1.0 hotfix4 changelog:
  • Fixed audio engine inaccurate panning (noticeable in the opening cutscene).
1.0 hotfix3 changelog:
  • Fixed higher than expected CPU utilization (thanks Xeshra for the feedback).
1.0 hotfix2 changelog:
  • Added a PSX-like graphics option with the newly available “Point sampled” texture filtering to make the gorgeous pixel art stand out even more. The “Bilinear” texture filtering option has also been implemented.
1.0 hotfix changelog
  • Improved support for controller hotplugging.
  • Added full support for Sony DualSense Edge, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia, and NVIDIA Shield controllers.
1.0 changelog:
  • Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
  • 2 localizations of the game included (English and Japanese).
  • Improved DirectX game renderer.
  • New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling, Anti-Aliasing, and more).
  • Improved audio engine (restored missing environmental sounds and audio configuration).
  • Improved keyboard and mouse support.
  • Improved Warehouse and Crane minigames.
  • Improved F9 exit screen.
  • Issue-free battle and combo system (all crashes have been fixed).
  • Issue-free cutscene scripting.
  • Issue-free task switching.
  • Full support for modern controllers (Sony DualSense, Sony DualShock4, Microsoft Xbox Series, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Logitech F series and many more) with optimal button binding, vibration, hotplugging and wireless mode.
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User reviews

Posted on: April 26, 2025

emanneg00

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Games: 25 Reviews: 1

Dreams can come true!

One of my favorites tittles of all time playable on the PC, Finally! Such a great game and the enhancements hold up.

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Posted on: April 27, 2025

RancidDinosaur

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Games: 104 Reviews: 1

Reunited with a long lost love...

When I was very young my family was gifted this game to play on the original PSX. We didn't have a lot of extra money and lived in a small town so I never had a memory card. I would play and try to leave the PSX on to get as far as I could. Of course it would get turned off and I'd have to start over. Flash forward to the PS2 release and I still have my copy. Memory card in hand I finally sat down to play. I cannot recommend this game enough to anyone who loves an RPG. I find the details beautiful, the story so in depth and interesting. It has so much to it, so much you can do on the side and I really, really don't want to spoil it for anyone going in fresh. I have griped for years how there is no convent way to play without an emulator or the cost of an arm and leg. Please, if anything about the characters or story even slightly catches you give it a chance. Explore, do side stuff, goof off and collect things. One day I'll catch that final fish I've never caught... one day... Thank you so much for releasing this. I'm so excited and happy to have people try it out and I hope dearly to see people play it for the first time.

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Posted on: April 27, 2025

nosferatus013

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Games: 93 Reviews: 9

I'm liking it so far but...

This game is my jam. A retro ps1 style JRPG with quality story, gameplay and art. My great caviat is that prompts show keyboard controls even when using a gamepad. I only play with a gamepad so this is frustrating to say the least. On top of that, when mapping gamepad buttons on the menu it doesn't show my xbox style controller botton names. It shows numbers. As if it is not recognizing my type of controller. I guess I have to say that the game is great but gamepad implementation is sad.

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Posted on: April 27, 2025

kadanine

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Games: 13 Reviews: 2

A charming restoration

I never had the opportunity to play the original game back when it was released and it seemed, like so many other incredible jrpgs of that era, to be lost to time. This is a lovely port that shouldn't be missed if you love traditional turn based japanese role playing games such as Grandia, Final Fantasy and Popolocrois.

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Posted on: April 27, 2025

Evil1t

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Games: 107 Reviews: 2

Just great

I can only praise the GOG for their job.

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