Reviewers Rants: Breath of Fire III
When I was young I had the pleasure of watching my older brothers play Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II, as the youngest of three brothers, I didn't expect much more than to watch, and I was okay with that idea for the most part. I enjoyed the story, the art, the characters, and the gameplay. Each game was a masterful addition to the JRPG world (before there was any real difference between RPGs and JRPGS). As I grew older, I grew up to want to play those same games, but as we didn't own those games and the rental store had long since sold their copies, I decided to play Breath of Fire III. Breath of Fire III was a Capcom masterpiece in the same realm as Resident Evil, Street Fighter II, and most great RPGs of that time. In fact, it came around during a major era in the history of video games. The boom of 1998, the same boom that brought us Half-Life, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid, StarCraft, Banjo-Kazooie, Grim Fandango, Resident Evil II, Spyro...