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Breath of Fire IV

Breath of Fire IV is a single-player game that continues the story with these "dragon people," who gave their lives to eradicate the evil goddess and restore peace in their world. This time around, battle has…

80 27 April 2000

Breath of Fire IV is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 27 April 2000 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Breath of Fire IV is

Breath of Fire IV is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2000. It was published by Acer TWP. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a far-away world, two continents float, separated by a vast swamp-land. For eons, no contact existed between the two continents because ships couldn’t sail across the expanse. At last, when the historic first contact was made between the two powers, war erupted! After long and costly fighting between the Fou Empire in the west and an alliance of countries in the east, both sides exhausted all their strength and resources. With no other alternative, the two powers agreed to an armistice. One year later, Princess Elina vanished. She had been traveling in the east from town to town, exploring battlegrounds and visiting war veterans. Her trail vanished in a small town near the front line…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Breath of Fire IV holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 82 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 8500 or Ryzen 3 3100 or better, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1660(6GB) or Radeon RX 5600XT(6GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB.

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What it launched against

Breath of Fire IV launched on 27 April 2000, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Power Stone 2, Mega Man Legends 2 and Martian Gothic: Unification. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Power Stone 2, Mega Man Legends 2, Martian Gothic: Unification.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Breath of Fire IV — frequently asked questions

When did Breath of Fire IV come out?
Breath of Fire IV was released on 27 April 2000 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Breath of Fire IV?
At minimum, Breath of Fire IV needs Intel Core i5 8500 or Ryzen 3 3100 or better, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1660(6GB) or Radeon RX 5600XT(6GB) graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Breath of Fire IV?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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