Last month, it was brought to my attention the book “The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1” authored by Moses Norton and published by Bitmap Books contains issues with properly citing Dragnier (among other sources) and a factual error with one of the Breath of Fire II staff interviewed by Dragnier.

While a bibliography and assets reference list does exist at the end of the book, direct citations and footnotes on the pages where quotes are used are non-existent, making the sources unclear and dubious. Likewise, the bibliography and reference list often don’t provide enough information to clarify exact articles / URLs. As I looked through the book’s Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II content and sources, I found other inaccuracies and misattributions as well. I had reached out to the author and publisher individually. Both were very transparent and apologetic to me, but unfortunately at this point, the book will not be reissued with any corrections.

I am making this post not to disparage the author and publisher, but to simply set the record straight on the Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II content within the book. I strongly urge video game researchers, book authors, and publishers to take extra care when researching games. Please proofread and fact-check your work, and properly cite your sources.