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This site is dedicated to the dragons.
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, high-quality promotional artwork files for the original PlayStation release of Breath of Fire III have been unearthed from old GamePro magazine press discs.
Dragnier has also converted the artwork in the newly-established Breath of Fire III artwork page, complete with appropriate file names for each!
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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.
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Breath of Fire fans, it’s a Dreamlist come true! After campaigning for over a decade, and recent teases from GOG, the PC version of Breath of Fire IV has been FINALLY re-released and made available for purchase on GOG (Good Old Games)!
Like the re-releases of Resident Evil 1 – 3 and Dino Crisis 1 & 2 before it, GOG has made Breath of Fire IV DRM-free and optimized the 2003 PC port to work on contemporary PCs and has a humble price tag of $9.99 USD. They’ve even incorporated controller and vibration support, among other improvements, which you can find below.
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In the first week of March, The Great Capcom Exhibition was revealed to be held in the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan from March 20, 2025 to June 22, 2025.
Early snippets revealed the exhibition to include CGI character displays, framed game artwork, and a Character Parade, where newly-drawn animations of various Capcom characters (including Breath of Fire III’s Ryu and Nina) walk along a 52-foot / 16-meter long wall towards the entrance of the museum. The exhibit includes a number of interactive and visual experiences celebrating Capcom’s 40+ year history. We’re delighted (and relieved) to say that Breath of Fire is included in this celebration.
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Good Old Games (GOG) has taken to Facebook, Twitter/X, BlueSky, and r/breathoffire to spotlight the growing number of votes for Breath of Fire games on its recently debuted GOG Dreamlist program.
GOG has specifically acknowledged the growing number of votes for Breath of Fire IV on the GOG Dreamlist, and encouraged fans to continue voting, sharing stories, and “telling the entire gaming world why you love these games and want to see them preserved and easily accessible again.”
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Good Old Games (GOG) revealed a new wishlist entitled “GOG Dreamlist” today. With GOG Dreamlist, users can add and vote on legacy games that they want to see added to their storefront, and every mainline Breath of Fire game is featured (yes, even 6).
Let’s band together and vote for every Breath of Fire game in the GOG Dreamlist! You can also visit each page and share your own personal memory of the game; we highly encourage doing this.
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This interview was originally published on Reddit on March 21, 2022 via our BreathofFireFans account.
Dragnier is proud to present an interview with two former American staff who worked on Breath of Fire II! Chris Kramer and Justin Berenbaum both used to work for Capcom USA (known back then as Capcom Entertainment) and are given special thanks in the Breath of Fire II Authorized Game Secrets Prima strategy guide.
On February 6, 2024, Capcom Japan released a big survey on their Capcom Town 40th Anniversary website, allowing fans to vote for their favorite Capcom games, characters, among other topics. The results were released on June 11, 2024, and I’ve gone through the results to give you the complete breakdown of Breath of Fire votes!
Today, on the 30th anniversary of the North American release of Breath of Fire, Dragnier is proud to present an interview with the man behind the legendary Western box art: Dev Madan!
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For nearly four months now, I’ve been hard at work on Dragnier: a fan site to celebrate all things Breath of Fire. While I’m nowhere even close to the finish line, I wanted to take this opportunity to “soft launch” the site and introduce it to fans pining for more BoF content.
Introducing Dragnier, an up-and-coming Breath of Fire Fan Site! Read More »