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Breath of Fire IV

Critic score1 critic
First release
Apr 27, 2000
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Action, Fantasy, Science fiction

Breath of Fire IV is a single-player game that continues the story with these "dragon people," who gave their lives to eradicate the evil goddess and restore peace in their world. This time around, battle has broken out between two powerful continents, and the fair Princess Elena has disappeared during a tour of the war-torn region. The princess's sister, Nina, who reigns o'er the Windia Kingdom, vows to retrieve her missing sibling. She meets Ryu along the way, who joins the epic quest

Also known as Breath of Fire IV: Utsurowazaru Mono, Breath of Fire 4, BOF4, 龙战士4

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PlayStation
Apr 27, 2000
PlayStation
Nov 28, 2000
PlayStation
Aug 03, 2001
All 12 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 31, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 30, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 06, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 15, 2003
PlayStation 3
Jul 06, 2011
PlayStation Portable
Jul 06, 2011
PlayStation 3
Aug 16, 2011
PlayStation Portable
Aug 16, 2011
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 25, 2025
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
martial arts, anime, magic, turn-based, summoning support
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Critic Score
80

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