Breath of Fire IV

THE GOOD:
-The rocking playstation RPG now for PC!
-Gameplay that beats everything.

THE BAD:
-Too many bugs in the game, some even get you stuck.
-Nothing added to the conversion of the game. In a few words, an exact copy of the PSX original.
-No manual????
-near to impossible battles sometimes.

SUMMARY:
Breath of fire is a game that rocks. I always wanted to have it, but I could never buy a PSX version. Now that the PC version is out, I ran to the store to get my copy. I arrive home, rip the plastic package off and open the inviting box. What now? No manual? With the thought it is normal for ports, I install the game and start to play. As I played the previous BoF games, It didn't take me long to figure all functions of the game out. The graphics are ok, though a little dated, and the battle system rocks. After I reached Chapter 3 however, the misery starts. First of all there is a movie that doesn't seem to work with any...

THE GOOD:
A long and thrilling story, tons of secrets, items and weapons. Unique characters, atmospherical music. 60 to 80 hours playtime if you want to find most of the secrets. High replay value.

THE BAD:
Unfortunately, some hang-ups / bugs and glitches. Some battles are ultra-hard.

SUMMARY:
Capcom set up another great sequel of the BoF Series, introducing 3D dragon sequences, new chars and two well known heros: Ryu and Nina.
The graphics are, well, BoF like. Old-fashioned but typical and recognizable.
BoF4 is a good example showing that a good storyline can make high-end render-graphics unnecessary.
Let's hope that Capcom will give us a patch to rectify some minor and major bugs that make the game hanging up sometimes.
Wanna hear more? Okay: go and buy this game now. Play it.