Originating on the SNES all the way back in 1993, the Breath of Fire series is now 30 years old. It's one heck of a milestone, but then Capcom hasn't touched the franchise for what feels like an age. The Japanese company's last attempt at reviving the property came in 2016, when it launched the free-to-play, browser-based Breath of Fire 6. It was shut down less than two years later.
Still, we think it's a series worth celebrating, at least for a brief moment. Breath of Fire arrived on PlayStation with its third instalment — suitably named Breath of Fire III — in 1997. The game was very well received, and many consider it a classic. It was later ported to the PSP in 2005.
Breath of Fire IV followed III few years later, in 2000. A fellow PS1 title, it was largely overshadowed by the launch of the PS2, despite being another fantastic RPG.
We actually wrote about our love for Breath of Fire IV a few years back: