Breath of Fire III
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Breath of Fire III (1997)

by Capcom, Infogrames Europe
Platforms:
PlayStation
Genres:Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:Fantasy, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:
A MYSTERIOUS POWER...AN UNLIKELY HERO...A CLASSIC ADVENTURE... The lone survivor of a legendary dragon clan, a rebellious youth embarks on a great journey. One of discovery... and danger. The classic role-playing game now returns to continue the epic tales of Ryu and the dragon people. An inner power of uncertain origin matures Ryu into a warrior who ponders his purpose as he embarks on a mystical journey. What lies ahead is shrouded in mystery... yet strangely familiar. DRAGON GENE SPLICING LEGENDARY ROLEPLAYING AN EPIC 3-D ENVIRONMENT LEARN OR STEAL ADVANCE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES POWERFUL MAGIC NOW YOU POSSESS THE POWER TO CONTROL RYU'S DESTINY.
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It's one of the best JRPGs of the "golden age of JRPGs". It has unique story. It has unique graphics style. It has vibrant colors and intricate system. It's perfectly paced and balanced as it requires zero grinding and all bosses are reasonably powerful yet still challenging. And it has some iconic characters like Ryu and Ghar. Elidan
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user avatar@Elidanuser avatar@Elidan
February 17, 2025
It's one of the best JRPGs of the "golden age of JRPGs". It has unique story. It has unique graphics style. It has vibrant colors and intricate system. It's perfectly paced and balanced as it requires zero grinding and all bosses are reasonably powerful yet still challenging. And it has some iconic characters like Ryu and Ghar.
This was the game that got me started playing. I found it in my sister's attic summer of 1999, and read the manual every night until my birthday that September when my Dad got me a Playstaion. My brother's and I sat in front after a 32in TV every night for months as we took turns playing. Honestly the last good memories of my family are with this game and access to it needs to be preserved so I can share it with my children.
user avatar@arekxvuser avatar@arekxv
April 25, 2025
One of the best BOF games. I played it mostly on PSP since that is the latest english release. There is a mainland china port for PC which got released so this wont really be a port but it will need some help making it happen, but it is possible!
user avatar@Brianb012user avatar@Brianb012
January 05, 2026
This game has some great parts to it. I would love to play it on the PC since my ps1 has long since died. I still have my old game discs, but I would love to see it get the same kind of attention that Breath of Fire IV got here. I joined GoG for BoF IV, and was hoping that BoF III would be here too, though sadly it isn't. The fishing and dragon gene mechanics really made this game unique! Though if you get it GOG, please make it so my PS3 Dualshock controller's vibration will work with it! If you add that feature, since it originally came out before Dualshock controllers/games were a thing. BoF and BoF II are both available on Nintendo Switch's SNES thing if you are a Nintendo Online member, not sure if you need the expansion pack or not to get access to that, but since those are available there, seeing BoF III become available HERE would be freakin' awesome! Such vibrant colors to the scenery and characters too, and the ability to take screenshots would rock for that game too! :D
user avatar@timmusmaxuser avatar@timmusmax
January 10, 2026
This is such a GREAT rpg game. This is a coming of age story and a story of a group of people finding themselves and fighting for what they think is right. It also has an awesome skill system AND an amazingly beautiful 2.5d animation style that is breathtaking and continuously redone now. PLEASE bring it around so that I can legally play it again.
user avatar@Cueiluser avatar@Cueil
January 15, 2026
I finished beating this game in 98 the night before I shipped out to Marine Corps boot camp. I love this game so much and the memories I have of it will live on forever in my heart. I also think it has the best characters of any of the series.
My favorite PS1 JRPG, and in my top 5 games of all time. I first discovered Breath of Fire 3 while staying at my dad's for the summer as a kid in the early-mid 2000s. My step mom ran an antique shop (Better Homes & Bargains), she asked me if I wanted to test some used games for fun, so I did. Among those games were Breath of Fire 3, and Final Fantasy VII, another favorite of mine. I could only make it so far in BoF3 and FF7 before I had to go back to my mom's. Years later, I got into the emulation scene, and played the rest of BoF 3 that way, and it ended up being one of my top JRPGs. I also bought the physical PSP version later and replayed it on that. it's almost identical to the PS1 version. Breath of Fire 3 has many unique mechanics, especially for the time, such as it's dragon transformation system (the best one in the series), in which you combine up to 3 genes (which are found throughout the world), to transform into different dragons, with different abilities and stats, depending on the gene combination. Then there's the enemy skill system, which you get by examining enemies as they are about to use a learnable skill. There's also the master system, which influences a character's stat growth while they're apprenticed under a master, as well as teaching them skills after gaining a number of levels. There's a fishing minigame, which yields fish items that can be used in battle, or traded at Manillos (fish dude merchants - that you fish out of the water, quite comical, I know.) for useful gear and items. Finally, there's the Faerie Village, where you can build a village and run shops, services, and minigames, which can be incredibly useful (I liked BoF 2's Township system better imo, it could be even better with a potential remake). There IS a Chinese only PC port of BoF 3, so there is a possibility of getting it on here... but it would be backwards to work with. It would be easier to resort to officially sanctioned emulation, just saying.
user avatar@Risaxuser avatar@Risax
February 12, 2025
First JRPG I ever played. I obviously loved it; because being able to turn into a dragon was just the coolest idea I'd ever seen at that point. It was also one of the videogames that really inspired me to get better at English. I simply have to have it preserved so I can play it again without having to find and dust off my PS Vita.
user avatar@nillarduser avatar@nillard
February 12, 2025
In the age of newfangled 3D, BoF3 showed us that beautiful sprite work held up better than ever. It certainly wasn't the first JRPG I played, but it was the first one on the PSX that had me staying up all night and passing out infront of the TV because I just needed to see what happened next.
user avatar@poundsmackuser avatar@poundsmack
February 14, 2025
One of my all time favorite games. Would love to buy it on GOG. Spent years playing off and on as a kid. Helped me learn how to read well. Good story. Fun dragon gem combos, and an all around good adventure. Highly recommend.
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