/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6556064
I think that's maybe what I like about it. There's not ZERO story but a lot of it is still very brief. You meet new allies, fight villains, there's clear goals. But it's all very back seat. Characters have exactly enough personality to let you know what they're about with dwelling and they all have a unified goal of stopping a corrupt empire from conquering them all. Too many modern games confuse "depth" with MASSIVE info dumps and repetitive dialogue that amounts to characters repeating themselves, repeating each other or just prattling on about something inane.

I miss the days of "Hello, band of heroes. Our princess has ventured deep into a witches castle to save our king. Please help us save her." Cuz see right off the bat we actually do learn a lot about Nina in this example. She's impetuous. Something of a tomboy rather than a dainty princess and is motivated by a strong desire to save her father even if it means her own peril. So boom. I got it. This character is endearing. I don't know text box after text box telling me anything that her brief intro didn't already. Part of what I liked about old games like this was paying attention to the big things and filling in the gaps myself. And taking some inspiration from the official artwork.

Maybe it's my own hypocritical nostalgia talking, and I really don't deny it if it is, but I just get more out of a brief scene watching character sprites droop sadly slightly than watching some long drawn out high budget movie scene where characters wail at the top of their lungs.

Does anybody actually like this game? Seems pretty bland. Badass cover, though.

>>6138475
They aren't.
BoF's american box art is trash.

What's the best way into the Breath of Fire series? I heard that 3 is considered the best. Are any of the ports worth a look at?

I liked 1 more than 2. It's lighter on the story but I liked the overall adventure more. There was a forward momentum 2 didn't really have and you where always moving to some interesting scene or another and there was a more obvious end goal from the start.

>>4879723

I liked the pace of one. It was almost entirely forward momentum and what it lacked in plot it made up for in spectacle. It was never intended to be about the story and characters specifically but used them as a vehicle to create a world and move the player from event to event. It's all very face value, but that face value is endearing. It reminds me a lot of DnD campaigns Ive ran

Do wish we got the JP box art for the other games though

The BoF series.