Recap of Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter (RECAPitation) 

Good job. This review is longer than some people’s play throughs.

My first and only BoF and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Oh the nostalgia. Forgot my fastest finish but it was something absurd.

BoF5 was my favorite in the series. It had the best story, the best battle mechanics, and the limitations placed on the dragon transformation was very innovative. Once the dragon form was gained you could solo any boss in the game but at a cost. This required you to use your powers strategically.

This was one of my favorite games of all time when I was young , Great Job on the ReCap

Back then, I quitted this game halfway due to its difficulty. Thank you for this recap and it's nice to see that they made it to the top and saw sunlight.

The 1000-year world destroyer? Localization missed a chance to call him the Millennial Apocalypse.

This RECAPitation turned out a lot longer than I thought it'd be, given how short this game is. Although, I see you padded the runtime by including *all* the Regent battles, even though you only get to battle four of the six (Possibly seven, if you believe Mebeth is still a Regent and merely pretending to lead Trinity) in a single playthrough. Still, I'm glad you did, especially maintaining the dialogue regarding Hortensia and Jezuit's little bet. I'm also significantly impressed that you played this enough to unlock the bit of story regarding Deamoned's defeat by Origin. That requires a 1/256 D-Ratio and that's no small feat to reach. Nice work on this RECAPitation and as a proud Ranger, this game was a monumental grand slam of a hit for me.I will play this game again, for sure, and this RECAPitation quite possibly brought that date closer than originally intended. I'll rendezvous with you on the next battlefield, Ranger Black Mage. Easter Eggs found: Go even further beyond! - Goku from Dragon Ball Z Onward and upwards! - The Dark Prince from Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (I realize this phrase is used in a fair few places; I just picked my favourite example)

Thank you very much for this recap, I was too intimidated and frustrated by this game to ever play through it no matter how short it was. The uncertainty of its length, if I was playing it correctly and that replaying it was nearly mandatory turned me away. The story is better than I expected. The only thing I wish is that Bosch had more development with Ryu so I could give more of a care being that he's made so prominent later. He gets good amounts of personal development, but for the sake of any form of sympathy he needed a bit more connection to Ryu if for no other reason than to work out why Ryu and thus we should care.

A game to look at is Radiata Stories for ps2 I think

This is actually by 2nd favorite BoF game after 3. I didn't manage to get my D-ratio down below 1:128 without a guide, but I eventually got to the top.

The term "D-ratio" hits different than it did when this game first came out... 🤣

Thanks for recapping BoFV! I love BoF and this is one entry I've always been curious about but haven't had much patience for getting into. This feels like a worthy JRPG by any other name except as a Breath of Fire game.

I liked this game and loved the ending. It reminds me of suikoden 3 in that it took me a few times to get into it but it was worth it for both games

Easily one of my favorite games of all time, I love the sci-fi, meets fantasy, meets body horror, meets dystopian future type of presentation.

I've heard that many people didn't like this game, but honestly, it looks/sounds amazing and i need to play it!💖

Really fun game. One of the best on the PS2

Hoo boy! The Black Sheep and divisive game of the series. (In term of gameplay of course). I remember buying this game and immediately turned it back for Tales of the Abyss. I kind of made a safe decision choice.

Glad I’m not the only one who actually loved the game 😁

This needs a sequel.

man we need a new breath of fire it's been so long

Thanks a lot for your dedication to recap all the Breath of Fire games. Played them all but I failed on this one. Not even the part where some websites said "yeah, it's fricking tough from here on, use this repeatable cheat to become stronger" worked well enough for me and my time management back then. The game still was always fascinating and so far off everything known before. Thanks for giving everyone a chance to see the whole story

One of the most underrated awesome game of our times

I love the music, gameplay, characters, story and the atmosphere. I like the visuals and I think that combined with everything else, it worked out great.

The plot Is weird. So why didn't the humans just go to the surface ? Was it because they were trying to keep the dragons from the sky ? Whats the point of any of this. Nina as asthma so Ryu wants to try her some fresh are and people stand in his way for no reason ? And a dragon helps ? What did I miss :/

I was all cool with the D-Counter going up with using special moves that called for it, but what kinda killed the game for me was that it went up as you walked outside of battle, which completely ruined exploration for me. It felt like I was being rushed and couldn't take my time searching or even grinding if I wanted to.

What people fail to recognize is that this game the foundational blueprint for Souls game LONG before they were even a thing.... Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter expects you to fail A LOT hence the multiplicity of "restarts" you need to finish the game.

thank youuuuu ... played this when younger but my d-gauge would always fill up around the icy caves part....finally got to see the end

When I was younger, I think I stopped on my first play through and went back to 4…. Then I got bored and finally revisited…. I ended up doing multiple playthrough trying to get my D Rank as low as possible.. I wouldn’t be opposed to a sequel, not 1 for 1 sequel but one that explores what happens next

It was certainly a surprise when they went this route for this game, but I ultimately enjoyed it nonetheless.

Ayyy I’m at work rn so I can’t wait to watch this when I get home but this was the first game I ever played on the ps2. I didn’t know you needed a memory card to save files on it so I got really good at running the first half of the game.

You're russian in this was pretty good.

Grew up with breath of fire, this one was my favorite. 3 was second, something about the art style and the mechanics.

Will you make a recap for Tactics Ogre:Let Us Cling Together?

RIP Breath of Fire series

I know I played this when I was younger but I can't remember a single thing about it lol

Dragon Quarter is the one and only time I've ever pre ordered a game. And when I got it, I didn't end up playing it until like a year or two later. That's a big part of why I never did it ever again.

Honestly i couldn't beat this game and it was hella frustrating. This definitely helped me figure out if this was worth the stress of not transforming etc

Why is this starting to remind me of Metropolis?

Yes my #1 favorite Breath of Fire game I have it on PS2 and I completed it 3 times

Am I the only person that beat the game in the first playthrough?

If you play the game to beat the game, you will consider the game a flop. If you seek the challenge to obtain the Dragon Quarter Rating, you will have to play it several times and you will love the game. This is a Logistical, not a Tactical nor a Strategic game. You have to manage your resources, your Zenny, your skills, your armor that embeds the skills, your weapons, your backpack space, the Kokon-Horay Dungeon, the Fairys and Ants, and your experience points. The first playthrough is the hardest. It probably takes 10 playthroughs to get the Dragon Quarter Rating. The Ultimate Boss, Dover, is in the Kpkun-Horay Dungeon.

Sweet, BoF.

I love this game, it's tough as hell and I feel by today's standards of people enjoying souls, they should give it a shot.

Something prevented me from finishing this game, and I kinda put it back on the shelf. I almost forgot about it. I think I got to the part where I fought mutated Bosch and then ... Anyway, I finally knows how the story goes from this recap and that's enough for me. 🙂

I enjoyed BoF5, though I prefer 3 and 4. I enjoyed the world this one crafted. It doesn't feel like a BoF title to me, but I do think it carried the same spirit. It's one I am still working my way through as it's a very enjoyable game and certainly fun to watch speedruns of.

Controversial opinion, but Dragon Quarter is actually my favorite game in the series.

Giving it another go at it?

I remember playing this when it came out, not feeling impressed in the least by about... 1/3 of the way through. Put it away for a while. Went back to it over a year later and really dived into it, getting that coveted 1/4 ratio. Once you figure out all the mechanics it's really not so bad and just makes you fight smarter, not harder. It definitely does not feel like it belongs in the BoF brand, but it's a damn good game if you take the time to learn it.

i just got to thinking and I can't help but think that dragon quarter could have been the original ff13 done right especially because i see parallels between the d-counter and the l'cie curse

ニーナたん！かわええ！

There is zero chance all those "D-ratio" entendres were an accident 😂

Nice review yah it was a decent game just didn't like it that using dragon power slowly killed you but it was op when used.

So why did origin shove everybody down into that underground city when above the ground there was fresh air?

A LOWER SECTOR CALLED LOW SECTOR......... 👀......... OK THEN.

I didn't really care for this game but this makes me want to give it another go 🤔

Then Capcom killed the IP together with Megaman X.

300,000 copies? They tried something new, I give them that.

16:04 Chetyre= Four(Russian) Shi/"Four"=Death(Japan)

Can you do Xenoblade Chronicles?

When I played it way back it was a horrible game. Repetitive to the max. Ended up using a glitch to buff up my characters to beat the game. Nothing like the other Breath of Fire games. Miss for sure but I give credit for a newish idea

as a kid this game got a alot of bad sauce but i liked it i never completed it but i liked it

Played it and loved it After I got over the genre change… And went to GameFAQS because NO INSTRUCTIONS, *thanks GameStop!* XD

I feel like if this game hadn't been saddled with the Breath of Fire name and was an original IP, it would have been much more successful and a bigger deal in the history of games.

Hit

Loved the game.. Pity it is often seen as the underdog of the serie :/

Incomparable to Bof 4

I feel like it had the same problem as chrono cross. As a stand along it was a good game. But as a BoF game...its just didnt feel like it. Everything else about it was a mix bag, so I couldnt really enjoy it to the fullest.

It definitely was a Miss, however I feel that is because it was a head of it's Time. It is not a bad game. Had this been released after games like Demon's Souls, it possibly could have been more widely accepted. Going back through it now 😁

This game was so strange I won't say it was bad but it was strange and never managed to finish it. The the franchise pretty much fell off the face of the earth. (I'm not counting that mobile game as a legit bof)

I like that they tried something new especially since I love dungeon crawling but as a kid and as a adult I still hate how they penalized you for going dragon. That's like most of the appeal for me towards this series. Its the same reason why while I liked the story for BoF2 I hated how they treated the dragon mode.

Oh God you did the giant turd sandwich Freelancer Ryu blows

I never played it but it never sounded appealing. It sounded like the glitches I got in some RPGs where I had to restart. Or losing your memory card.

BoF IV was the OG. Best RPJ ever imo

Huge miss for me personally. Extremely far cry from the originals on SNES. This one shares barely any similarities aside from names and the concept of dragon transformations and dragons saving or destroying the world. The Anthropomorphic demi-humans that were a staple of the originals are nowhere to be found and I don't think I saw fishing anywhere either. The other ones all had charming themes peppered throughout, like even just the sprite animations of Ershin in BoF4 or the first visit to the Wildcat Cafe in BoF2 where they try to cook your group.

Thanks for the recap. Never did beat this because of its difficulty. The game is a far departure from the other games, and a major disappointment in the series - as evident by the total collapse of the franchise thereafter.

As a Breath of Fire game, total miss. As an game, pretty good.

A hard miss. I'm glad I only played a few hours of the game. Block Busters saved me from buying it.

This recap is the only way 98% of BoF fans will get the whole story, because the game itself is so horrible that no one can stomach a playthrough. I like the world and the story, but after like 10 tries, i think i've barely made it past 30-45 min of game play before i shut it off.

pff a miss.... Dragon Quarter is still one of the worst RPGs i have ever played

The game is a miss.

Not a fan of this game

This breath of fire game sucked!!