Breath of Fire IV
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🙂 7.4/10
(Playstation - US, RPG)
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Capcom
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Capcom
Released On:
27 Apr 2000
Nina, the princess of Wyndia, and Cray, chieftain of the cat-like Woren tribe, are searching for Cray's relatives who disappeared under mysterious circumstances during a diplomatic mission. Flying through the sky on their sandflier, Nina and Cray are attacked by a worm shaped dragon. With their vehicle damaged, Nina returns to the city to find parts, bumping into a naked young boy named Ryu along the way, who is unsure of where he is. At the very same time, Nina is again attacked by a dragon. Confused by the strange events taking place, Nina agrees to help the young boy. Meanwhile, the ancient Emperor Fou Lu awakens from his slumber in his tomb. His plan is to return to the world of human, conquer it anew, and impose his iron rule on it.
This fourth installment of Breath of Fire IV is a fairly traditional Japanese-style RPG, with turn-based combat, party management, linear story progression, and other characteristic elements of the genre. As in Breath of Fire III , characters become stronger and learn new skills by performing tasks for "masters" living in different towns. Ryu, the main protagonist of the series, has retained the series' trademark gameplay element: the ability to turn into a dragon during combat. Breath of Fire IV is rich in mini-games of various types, including the popular fishing mini-game that was present in previous installments as well.
UPC-A:
013388210527 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
2932 (United States)
ASIN:
B00004XMRL (United States)
Sony PN:
SLUS-01324 (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This fantasy adventure game places players in a war-torn world where a fragile armistice is threatened by a princess's disappearance. You play as Princess Nina, who embarks on a solo quest to find her missing sister, Princess Elena, whose trail vanished near the former front lines. The game involves exploring the world and uncovering clues to locate Elena without reigniting the conflict.
Story
The Princess Vanishes!
In a far-away world, two continents float, separated by a vast swamp-land. For eons, no contact existed between them because ships couldn't sail across the expanse. When historic first contact was made, 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 Elena 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.
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 Elena.
Time passed with no sign of the princess. Elena's sister, Princess Nina, finally makes up her mind. She leaves on a journey in search of her sister - by herself.
How to Play
SETTING UP
Top View
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RESET BUTTON
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POWER INDICATOR
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POWER BUTTON
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CONTROLLER PORT
Front View
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CONTROLLER PORT 1
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CONTROLLER PORT 2
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POWER
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SONY PlayStation™
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OPEN BUTTON
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DISC COVER
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 1
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MEMORY CARD SLOT 2
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PLAYSTATION GAME CONSOLE
Set up your PlayStation® game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc.
Insert the BREATH OF FIRE™ IV disc and close the Disc Cover. Insert a game controller and turn on the PlayStation game console. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
MEMORY CARDS
To save game settings and results and to continue play on previously saved games, insert a MEMORY CARD into MEMORY CARD slot I of the PlayStation game console BEFORE starting play.
If you do not have a MEMORY CARD, the game will allow you to play without saving game settings and results. See page 11 for more information on saving game data.
STARTING A GAME
After loading BREATH OF FIRE IV, watch the intro sequence and then press the START button. The Title screen will appear. Press the START button again to begin the game.
At this point, you have a choice between starting a NEW GAME or re-starting a game with LOAD GAME.
NEW GAME
To start a new game, highlight NEW GAME and press the START or X button. Follow the on-screen instructions and name the main character. The game starts when you finish naming your player.
LOAD GAME
To load a saved game and resume play, you must have a memory card with saved BREATH OF FIRE IV files loaded in either MEMORY CARD Slot of the PlayStation game console. Highlight LOAD GAME and press the START button or the X button.
See page 11 for more information on saving.
GAME OVER
If the Hit Points (HP) of all your characters drop to zero in battle, your game is over.
OPTION
In Option Mode, you can adjust various settings. To enter Option Mode, choose OPTION in the Title Screen or Sub Screen.
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VIB(ration) - Turn the vibration function for the DUALSHOCK™ analog controller ON/OFF.
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DASH - When AUTO is chosen, you can dash only with the Directional buttons.
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CAMERA - Change the direction of screen rotation.
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D-PAD - Change control types to move your characters.
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MESSAGE - Adjust the speed of messages displayed on the screen.
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SOUND - Choose STEREO or MONAURAL
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BGM - Adjust volume for the background music.
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SE - Adjust volume for the sound effects.
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BUTTONS - Choose from four types to reset the button configuration.
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SCREEN - Adjust the screen position using the Directional button.
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DEFAULT - Reset all Option settings to default.
THE SUB SCREEN
In the Sub Screen, you can execute various commands. To open the Sub Screen, press the button in the World Map or Area Map.
Change characters with the Directional buttons.
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INFO WINDOW - Various explanations appear here.
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COMMAND - A list of executable commands. Choose with the Directional buttons and press the X button to accept.
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TIME - Total play time.
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ZENNY - Amount of money you have.
When an item is chosen, the Sub Screen on the right is displayed:
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INFO WINDOW - Various explanations appear here.
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COMMAND - A list of executable commands. Choose with the Directional buttons and press the X button to accept.
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ITEM LIST - Toggle between four item lists with the Directional buttons
SUB SCREEN COMMANDS
ITEM
Use or organize Items. You can carry up to 99 of each item. Items include Item, Weapon, Armor, Other and Treasure items which you cannot throw away.
SPECIAL
Abilities include magic and skills. Your characters will learn new magic as they increase their levels. Skills can be learned regardless of level (see page 15).
EQUIP
Each character can equip a weapon, armor and accessory.
STATUS
Check characters' status and abilities:
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INFO WINDOWS - Display various data.
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STATS - Display a character's statistics.
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EQUIPMENT - Lists the character's equipment.
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EXP - NEXT shows the experience points needed to the next level. TOTAL shows the total experience points the character has acquired.
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DATA - Data for fighting and points acquired in mini-games (Game pts.) appear here. For Ryu and Fou-lu, a list of transformable dragons also appears here.
STATS
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LV - Character's level. When a character levels up, other stats will increase.
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HP - Character's Hit Points. When it drops to zero, the character becomes unconscious and cannot fight.
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AP - Character's Ability Points used for magic and skills (see the Magic Spells section beginning on page 20).
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CP - The amount of Ability Points recovered for each turn when the character is resting in the Rear Rank in a battle.
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PWR - Character's offensive ability with weapons.
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DEF - Character's defensive ability. The higher this is, the less damage a character takes from enemies' physical attack.
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AGI - The higher this is, the better chance the character has of moving ahead of enemies.
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WIS - This affects the character's attacking ability with magic and defense ability from enemies' magical attack.
If you encounter enemies while moving in the
Controls
L2 BUTTON
Change character order
L1 BUTTON
Change view
DIRECTIONAL BUTTON
Move character
LEFT ANALOG STICK
Move character
SELECT BUTTON
Open Help Screen (during battle)
R2 BUTTON
Change character order
R1 BUTTON
Change view
▲ BUTTON
Use Personal Action
● BUTTON
Run
■ BUTTON
Open Sub Screen
X BUTTON
Check/Talk
START BUTTON
Pause
ANALOG MODE SWITCH
Toggle Analog (red) or Digital (dim) mode
SELECT and START buttons simultaneously
reset the game and return to the Title screen
▲ button on the World Screen
enter a camp
Directional buttons
Switch characters (in camp)
■ button (in Battle Screen)
look at information about the enemy
SELECT button (in Battle Screen)
open a Help menu
Enemies & Characters
RYU
The focus of this story, Ryu meets Nina while he is lying unconscious on a street in a desert town in the eastern continent. He has a Dragon's Eye, which empowers him 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 Elena. Though somewhat naïve, Nina is skilled in Healing magic.
FOU-LU
Fou-lu unified the western continent single-handedly with his paranormal powers and became the first emperor of the Fou Empire several hundred years ago. It is said that he predicted his own resurrection as he passed away.
CRAY
A young leader of the Woren tribe (cat people) in the eastern alliance, Cray joins Nina to search for Princess Elena, his childhood friend. He has a strong sense of responsibility and acts as the leader of the party.
SCIAS
A mercenary soldier, Scias was hired by the eastern side during the war and becomes the party's watcher. He is very quiet and aloof from the world, and can perform a powerful double attack with his sword.
ERSHIN
Ershin wears completely sealed armor to protect her from any kind of curse, so 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 who came to the eastern continent in search of dragons, and meets up with Ryu and his companions. She was brought up in the military and is excellent at attacking with both magic and weapons.
Tips & Maps
AREA MAP
The Area Maps are drawn in 3D and include cities, villages, dungeons, etc. You can talk to other characters, encounter enemies, and events occur here.
CHANGING YOUR VIEW
Change your view by pressing the L1 and R1 buttons (default) to see what's around you. The compass shows how many degrees you can change your view of the area.
WORLD MAP
In the World Map, you can travel long distances between Area Maps. Move your characters to a desired location and press the X button to enter it.
? Mark
While moving in the World Map, a ? mark sometimes appears over your character, indicating an area you can investigate by pressing the X button to find hidden routes, secret items, or encounter enemies.
CHANGE
Change your character order for Normal Screen and Battle Screen, affecting who is displayed on the Area Map and who participates in battles.
SETTING
Adjust various game settings.
SAVE
You can save your play data onto a MEMORY CARD from the Sub Screen when you enter it from the World Map.
SAVING GAMES
You can save your play data onto a MEMORY CARD by staying at an Inn, checking the Diary, entering a Camp, or from the Sub Screen when you enter it from the World Screen.
OFFENSIVE MAGIC
A list of magic spells designed for dealing damage to enemies, categorized by attribute, target, and effect.
ASSISTANCE MAGIC
A list of magic spells that inflict abnormal status, down status, or up status effects on targets.
HEALING MAGIC
A list of magic spells focused on restoring HP, curing unconsciousness, or removing negative status effects.
PHYSICAL SKILL
A list of physical skills that deal damage with various probabilities or multipliers, including a character-specific skill.
FOUR-ELEMENTAL SKILL
A list of elemental skills that perform minor or medium attacks based on fire, wind, water, or earth attributes.
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