Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter is a video game developed and published by Capcom. It was released in 2002 for just one platform, the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony. The title is classified as being a role playing game, with a third person perspective, with influences ranging from anime and manga to cyberpunk and sci-fi.

The world in which the game takes place is named Deep Earth, mainly because of the fact that the main locations are underground caverns crisscrossed by a huge network of tunnels and labyrinths. The inhabitants of this fantasy world have never laid their eyes upon the sky or the sun. Technology is very well developed but the society is governed by very strict rules, according to which all the citizens are divided into classes. Everyone assigned is dependent on his D-ratio.

The protagonist is Ryu, initially a low level guard who finds a silent girl called Nina from a monster. He begins to discover that he has the power to change the world of Deep Earth for the better.

The combat mechanics of the game are turn based, with all characters having a fixed number of action points that they can use. There are a number of monsters and other citizens that you must fight against and the battles are highly tactical affairs. Regular attacks are complemented by combos and the game is notable for the lack of magic users. The main character can, however, turn into a dragon at any point in the game.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Bosch: Combos

Twin Wake: Snakebite + Lion Smash

Press R2 + Circle and repeatedly press X. You will do a more potent amount of damage when you hit your last move.

Bosch: No shield

In the last battle before you lose Bosch, put explosion on his shield and he will lose it during the battle.

Ryu: Best sword

Ryu's best sword is the Dragon Blade. Youi can find it after you have completed the game the first time through. If you have a café, one of the ants sitting there will tell you that there is a strange weapon in the Genetic Processor. When you go through the Genetic Processor with Bosch, you will see Odjn. Stay in that room and go the opposite direction of the exit door. You should see stairs going down.

Go down the stairs and you will be on the ground instead of the platform. Keep going until you see a sword sticking out of the ground. It will be glowing. Pick it up and it will say "Sword???". Get it appraised and you will have the Dragon Sword.

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