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Instruction booklet · August 1994

Breath of Fire

Role-playing (RPG)1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Recognized by Capcom as their first traditional role-playing video game, Breath of Fire would set the precedent for future entries in the series, and features character designs by company head of development Keiji Inafune, as well as music by members of Capcom's in-house sound team Alph Lyla.

Specifications

Released
August 1994
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Square
Players
1
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Breath of Fire
Themes
Action · Fantasy
View
Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

8
8
7
8
9
EGM · five reviewers
8
7
7
6
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
75/100 (51 ratings)
GameFan
274/300
Game Informer
9/10
Electronic Games
A+
BE KIND, REWINDAugust 1994
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Vol. 4 · No. 155Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of August 5, 1994
Aug. 3

Stephen Breyer is sworn in as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.

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