Breath of Fire III

Lots to like mechanically but my god this is some of the most atrocious pacing I've experienced

I think the biggest flaw of BoF games as a series is that the stories are just bland and unmemorable, but this game has the most amount of memorable scenes and while it feels disjointed and cliche at times. I think the fact that I gave a shit about anything that was happening puts it above the rest. Even the annoying shit like the mini-games and the desert are things that are at least lodged in my brain and make me think of this.

story is awesome and memorable up unto the end. we all knew Teepo was not dead yet, but the encounter with him was so badly written, that I just did not feel any emotions during that whole scene. this game has so many cool locations, side stories and mechanics. and man, that jazzy soundtrack is something i keep coming back to multiple times a year.

Really like a lot about this game, great characters and atmosphere, solid combat, simple yet interesting story. It also has some cool mechanics like the Faerie Village and Master System that feel very advanced for the time it was released. Yet its pacing and overall difficulty can be very annoying at times. Still worthwhile for sure, the BOF series is extremely underrated in general.

I really like the story and the atmosphere especially of the later parts, but I never could fully wrap my head around how the combat was supposed to work and just powered through the bosses with the ("correct") dragon forms

Really fun and the soundtrack is great. Some of those minigames are complete ass though. I SCREAMED when I ran out of crysm for that crap in the lighthouse.