{{Short description|2002 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter | image = Breath of Fire - Dragon Quarter Coverart.png | caption = Japanese box art | developer = [[Capcom Production Studio 3]] | publisher = [[Capcom]] | director = Makoto Ikehara | producer = Hironobu Takeshita | designer = | programmer = | artist = Tatsuya Yoshikawa | writer = Yukio Andoh | composer = [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]] | series = ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' | platforms = [[PlayStation 2]] | released = {{vgrelease|JP|November 14, 2002|NA|February 18, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-04-16 |title=Press Releases |url=http://www.capcom.com/news/news.xpml?prid=450047 |access-date=2023-04-21 |archive-date=2003-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030416073720/http://www.capcom.com/news/news.xpml?prid=450047 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>|EU|November 28, 2003<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-01 |title=What Was New?! |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news011203whatwasnew |access-date=2023-04-21 |archive-date=2023-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124195014/https://www.eurogamer.net/news011203whatwasnew |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]] | modes= [[Single-player]] }}
'''''Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter'''''|ブレス オブ ファイアV ドラゴンクォーター|Buresu obu Faia Faibu Doragon Kwōtā|lead=yes}}}} is a 2002 [[role-playing video game|role-playing game]] by [[Capcom]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]. It is the fifth entry in the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series.
==Gameplay== ''Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter'' is a [[role-playing video game]] that deviates drastically from previous games in [[Breath of Fire|the series]], and is the first using fully [[3D computer graphics|three-dimensional graphics]] for characters and environments.<ref name="GSpot" /> Players control their characters from a third-person perspective as they navigate a number of environments including dungeons and towns where they may interact with non-player characters. While previous ''Breath of Fire'' games took place in [[fantasy]] environments containing open areas, ''Dragon Quarter'' features a [[science fiction]] motif that sets the game in a series of bunkers 1000m below the surface in an industrialized, post-apocalyptic environment.<ref name="Official">{{cite web |url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/dq/ |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Capcom]] |year=2002 |accessdate=2010-06-22 |title=ブレス オブ ファイア V ドラゴンクォーター |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522220459/http://www3.capcom.co.jp/dq/ |archivedate=2010-05-22 }}</ref> Players must travel upward through a network of tunnels while battling enemies and collecting keys. A map system alerts players to nearby doors, treasures, and enemies.<ref name="ManualCombat" />
Rather than experiencing the entire game in a single play-through, ''Dragon Quarter'' is designed to be played through multiple times to experience the whole story.<ref name="ManualSOL">{{cite book |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Instruction Booklet |year=2003 |publisher=[[Capcom]] |id=SLUS-20499 |page=27}}</ref> Using the Scenario Overlay (SOL) System, specific plot points and game areas are only accessible if the player's D-Ratio number is high enough. Players' D-Ratio is initially 1/8192 and can only be raised by restarting the game and using the ''SOL: Restore'' function, which allows the player to begin a new game while carrying over all accumulated items, equipment, and skills previously acquired.<ref name="ManualSOL" /> Progress is saved to the PlayStation 2 [[memory card]] using limited save tokens found during gameplay. Players may suspend their game as many times as they wish by creating a temporary save at certain areas in the game, which is deleted as soon as it is loaded.<ref name="ManualSave">{{cite book |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Instruction Booklet |year=2003 |publisher=[[Capcom]] |id=SLUS-20499 |page=26}}</ref>
At a certain point in the game, the player can use [[dragon]] abilities and a D-Counter appears on screen.<ref name="IGN" /> When the D-Counter reaches 100 percent, the game ends and the player is sent back to their last permanent save. The meter raises continually as the player uses the abilities and can only be lowered by restarting using SOL: Restore.<ref name="IGN" />
Battles use the Positive Encounter and Tactics System (PETS), described by [[Capcom]] as a "combined real-time and turn-based combat".<ref name="ManualCombat">{{cite book |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Instruction Booklet |year=2003 |publisher=[[Capcom]] |id=SLUS-20499 |pages=18–23}}</ref> A battle begins when a character encounters an on-screen enemy, and the player can employ a pre-emptive strike. Combat can be avoided by setting traps or leaving food. In combat each character takes action according to their "agility" statistic. The participant has free movement in the battle area during their turn. Characters are allocated Active Points (AP) at the start of their turn with the number decreasing with each step and attack they make. There are three levels of attack with higher levels costing more AP but doing more damage. Attacks may be strung together into combination attacks.<ref name="ManualCombat" /> New weapons provide new attacks and Attack Skills can be found scattered throughout the game. A battle is won when all enemies are defeated or have fled, with victories earning the player [[experience point]]s.<ref name="ManualCombat" />
==Plot== Humanity has fled the devastated surface to the underground where the upper classes inhabit higher levels with better air. [[Ryu (Breath of Fire)|Ryu]] is a low level citizen who rebels against the government to save the life of [[Nina (Breath of Fire)|Nina]], who cannot survive underground due to experimental surgery to convert her into an [[air purification]] machine. Ryu can transform into a dragon.
Ryu must ascend with Nina and the ever-watchful Lin from a kilometer below ground to the surface, traversing dark passageways and fending off encounters. On the lowest levels are those with low D-ratios; as one ascends the inhabitants' D-ratio increases. D-ratio determines social status. The highest D-ratio a human can achieve is 1/4 - this is the Dragon Quarter of the title, a one in four chance of linking with an available dragon.
There are two subplots; the first concerns the six mysterious rulers of the underground world, ubiquitous in their ability to acquire and act on information. These rulers reveal a legend that a boy with the power to become a dragon will return the world to the surface. The second subplot is a rivalry between Ryu and Bosch, an entitled, monomaniacal elitist. Bosch initially uses Ryu as his lackey to increase his rank, but inadvertently releases Ryu's ability to become a dragon. Seeing this power, Bosch undergoes dragon fusion and gains the ability to also become a dragon.
Ryu invades the upper levels. Three of the five regents which govern Ryu's world have fallen to his blade before he faces Elyon, aka "Origin", the leader of the Regeants and first host of the dragon Odjn. Elyon acknowledges none have come closer to reclaiming the surface world than Ryu. He summons two pieces of himself that he had banished to extend his life. After a fierce battle Elyon is defeated and Ryu notes that Elyon was "Odjn's first", alluding to Elyon's responsibility for humanity not reclaiming the sky hundreds of years ago. Ryu, Lin and Nina approach the hatch itself, where Bosch intercepts them, now containing his own true dragon, Chertyre, instead of a mere construct. Bosch is defeated and gives himself over to Chertyre to manifest himself in the world again. Ryu is forced to use his D-Breath attack to channel Odjn's power against Chertyre. This brings his D-Counter to 100%, something to be avoided during other points in the game. Ryu's D-Counter rises far above 100%, and he finally defeats Chertyre and opens the way to the surface. As he lays dying, Ryu tells Lin and Nina to go on ahead, that he'll catch up with them in a moment.
As Nina and Lin ascend the spiral staircase to the surface, Odjn appears, asking if Ryu has any regrets. Ryu says he has none, and that reaching the surface was his only goal. Odjn exults, telling Ryu that it was not Odjn's power which brought Ryu this far, but Ryu's own determination. As Lin and Nina grieve, Odjn restores Ryu's life.
==Development== ''Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter'' was announced by [[Capcom]] at the 2002 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in [[Los Angeles]] as the first game in the series to appear on the [[PlayStation 2]].<ref name="GSpot1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2866426.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124052603/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2866426.html?tag=result;title;1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-24 |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |date=2002-05-20 |accessdate=2010-06-25 |author=Kasavin, Greg |title=E3 2002: Breath of Fire heading to the PS2 }}</ref> The project was headed by series veteran Makoto Ikehara, who was inspired to create the game's dystopian setting by the 1994 [[alternate history]] novel ''Gofungo no Sekai'' (五分後の世界, ''lit. The World Five Minutes From Now'') by [[Ryū Murakami]].<ref name="Book">{{cite book |title=Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Official Design Materials |publisher=Enterbrain |isbn=4-7577-1441-6 |language=Japanese |year=2003}}</ref> The unique gameplay and high challenge were to differentiate it from previous entries in the series, which Ikehara felt were too easy compared to other role-playing titles. The level of difficulty increased as development progressed.<ref name="Book" /> Character design was handled by Tatsuya Yoshikawa, who had provided the artwork for all previous games in the series. He modelled Elyon on the antagonist of the [[Breath of Fire IV|previous game]], Fou-Lu, because he wanted to use the character again.<ref name="Book" /> To give the dragons Odjn, Dover, and Chetyre a distinct identity, they spoke [[Russian language|Russian]] during cutscenes and were named after the Russian numbers one (один, ''adeen''), two (два, ''dva''), and four (четыре, ''chyetirye''). Unlike the Ryu protagonists of previous ''Breath of Fire'' games, the Ryu in this game is a normal human being, characterized by Yoshikawa as "an average person like you might find anywhere", with his only extraordinary features being his strong will and sense of justice.<ref name="Book" /> The game was released in Japan in November 2002 under its regional title, ''Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter'',<ref name="Official"/> and was dedicated to the memory of Capcom employee Yasuhito Okada.
Some features were cut from the final version including an online mode and a fishing [[minigame]] similar to earlier titles.<ref name="Book" /> The dragon Odjn was originally conceived as a "cutesy" companion to Ryu and his team before becoming large and menacing, with his early design instead being used for Cupid's pet Oncotte.<ref name="Book" /> Story points considered too shocking were removed, including a locked room in the Biocorp Labs containing headless duplicate bodies of Nina, and Nina's surgeon's resemblance to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="Book" /> Ikehara wanted to include a [[cutscene]] showing how the surface world became uninhabitable, but was unable to do so.<ref name="Book" />
A week before the game's release in Japan, Capcom USA announced it would release ''Dragon Quarter'' in North America in February 2003.<ref name="IGN1">{{cite web |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/376/376911p1.html |title=Breath of Fire V: New Details |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2002-11-11 |accessdate=2010-06-25 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629133535/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/376/376911p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This version appeared at the 2003 Capcom Gamers' Day under its official English title that excluded the numeral "V".<ref name="IGN2">{{cite web|title=CGD '03: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter |url=http://mediaviewer.ign.com/ignMediaPage.jsp?channel_id=70&object_id=482049&adtag=network%3Dign%26site%3Dps2%26genre%3Drpgviewer%26pagetype%3Darticle&page_title=CGD+%2703%3A+Breath+of+Fire+Dragon+Quarter |date=2003-01-16 |accessdate=2010-06-25 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The game was released in Europe in November 2003<ref name="CapEuro">{{cite web |url=http://www.capcom-europe.com/games/Breath-of-Fire---Dragon-Quarter-Sony-PS2 |title=Breath of Fire - Dragon Quarter (Sony PS2) / Capcom Europe |publisher=[[Capcom]] |year=2003 |accessdate=2010-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527111101/http://www.capcom-europe.com/games/Breath-of-Fire---Dragon-Quarter-Sony-PS2 |archive-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> featuring changes to the game's mechanics. The soft save function was removed so the only way to save the game was to create hard saves using save tokens. To compensate, there are roughly twice as many save tokens throughout the game.
On February 16, 2016, Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter was released on the Japanese [[PlayStation Store]] as a "PS2 Archives" digital title for [[PlayStation 3]]. The title was delisted from the store in early 2019.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
===Audio=== The music was composed by series newcomer [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]], who had contributed soundtracks for other role-playing titles such as ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' and the ''[[Ogre Battle]]'' series, along with sound producer [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] who oversaw the development of each track.<ref name="OST">{{cite web |title=RPGFan Soundtracks - Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter OST |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/bof5/index.html |author=Holtzworth, Christopher |date=2003-01-08 |publisher=RPGFan |accessdate=2010-06-25 |archive-date=2009-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230061903/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/bof5/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A five-song promotional album called the ''Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Mini Image Soundtrack'' was given away to attendees of the 2002 [[Tokyo Game Show]] and sold on Capcom's online store.<ref name="Mini">{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/925 |title=CPDA-1020 / Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Mini Image Soundtrack |publisher=VGMDb |year=2002 |accessdate=2010-06-25 |archive-date=2010-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024100747/http://vgmdb.net/album/925 |url-status=live }}</ref> A full soundtrack on two discs was released in December 2002 by Capcom's music label [[Suleputer]].<ref name="OST" /> ''Dragon Quarter'' features the vocal song "Castle・imitation" by [[J-pop]] performer [[Chihiro Onitsuka]] as the game's ending theme, which was included on her 2002 album "Sugar High".<ref name="CD">{{cite web |title=Breath of Fire CDs |publisher=Dragon-Tear.net |accessdate=2010-06-25 |url=http://www.dragon-tear.net/newnmk/?it=bof/bofcds.html |archive-date=2011-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103834/http://www.dragon-tear.net/newnmk/?it=bof/bofcds.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, the soundtrack was included on the 11-disc ''Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box'', containing music from every game in the series.<ref name="Box">{{cite web |title=RPGFan Soundtracks - Breath of Fire OST Special Box |date=2006-09-25 |accessdate=2009-06-09 |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/bofbox/index.html |author=Strange, Derek |publisher=RPGFan |archive-date=2009-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210032902/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/bofbox/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews |1UP=B+<ref name="1UP">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/breath-fire-dragon-quarter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019164724/http://www.1up.com/reviews/breath-fire-dragon-quarter |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-19 |date=2004-05-09 |title=Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter Revie for PS2 from 1UP.com |accessdate=2011-07-02 |publisher=1UP.com }}</ref> |Edge=7 / 10<ref name="Edge">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |date=June 2003 |page=98 |publisher=Future Publishing |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review}}</ref> |EGM=7.7 / 10<ref name="EGM">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |date=April 2003 |page=112 |publisher=Ziff Davis Media |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review |issue=165}}</ref> |Fam=32 / 40<ref>''プレイステーション2 - ブレスオブ ファイアV ドラゴンクォーター''. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.81. 30 June 2006.</ref> |GI=8 / 10<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=GameStop Corporation |date=March 2003 |page=79 |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review |issue=139}}</ref> |GamePro=4 / 5<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=February 2003 |author=Star Dingo |publisher=IDG Entertainment |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review |issue=163 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/28321/breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607072041/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/28321/breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter/|archivedate=2011-06-07}}</ref> |GSpot=8 / 10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter for PlayStation 2 Review |author=Kasavin, Greg |date=2003-02-25 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/breathoffiredragonquarter/review.html |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2010-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131030410/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/breathoffiredragonquarter/review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |IGN=8.2 / 10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |publisher=[[IGN]] |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review |author=Dunham, Jeremy |date=2003-02-14 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/386/386227p1.html |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2010-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531191526/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/386/386227p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |Play=8 / 10<ref name="Play">{{cite journal |journal=[[Play (UK magazine)|Play]] |publisher=Imagine Publishing |date=June 2003 |page=52 |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review}}</ref> |PSM=7 / 10<ref name="PSM">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PSM]] |date=April 2003 |page=37 |publisher=Future US |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Review}}</ref> | |GR=78%<ref name="GR">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/561476-breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter/index.html |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2010-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602151254/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/561476-breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |MC=78%<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=2011-07-02 |archive-date=2011-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210134511/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter |url-status=live }}</ref> }} ''Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter'' was the top-selling game in Japan during the week of its release in November 2002 at 80,059 copies.<ref>{{cite web |author=Winkler, Chris |date=November 22, 2002 |title=Breath of Fire V Tops Japanese Charts |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2002/2192.html |publisher=RPGFan |accessdate=2009-02-10 |archive-date=2009-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016035346/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2002/2192.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It went on to sell 140,073 copies by the end of that year,<ref>{{cite web |title=GID 927 - Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter - PS2 - Garaph |url=http://garaph.info/softwareindividual.php?gameid=927 |publisher=Garaph.info |accessdate=2009-02-10 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721205319/http://garaph.info/softwareindividual.php?gameid=927 |url-status=live }}</ref> qualifying it for a re-release in July 2003 under [[Sony]]'s "PlayStation the Best" label at a lower price. The game was given an 8.5 out of 10 average by Japanese ''Hyper PlayStation 2'' magazine,<ref name="Hyper">{{cite journal |journal=Hyper PlayStation 2 |language=Japanese |issue=12 |pages=108–109 |title=New Game Reviews |date=December 2002}}</ref> and a 32 out of 40 score by ''[[Famitsu|Weekly Famitsu]]'', earning it the magazine's silver award.
Many North American reviewers commented on the changes made between ''Dragon Quarter'' and earlier games in the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series, with ''[[Game Informer]]'' claiming that "If anything, Dragon Quarter will likely tear the Breath of Fire fan base apart...it's unlike anything you've experienced before"<ref name="GI" /> and ''[[IGN]]'' calling it "a tough pill to swallow for returning fans."<ref name="IGN" /> ''IGN'' praised the title's "enormous" combat strategy, [[steam punk]] atmosphere, and soundtrack, calling the game's musical score "pure genius", but found its playtime of around ten hours to be low, calling it the "perfect RPG rental."<ref name="IGN" /> ''[[GameSpot]]'' felt that, while ''Dragon Quarter''{{'s}} combat system was enjoyable at first, it became less tactical as the game progressed, and that it "devolves into the sorts of slugfests typical of RPGs."<ref name="GSpot" /> The website commended the "inspired" character designs and their "realistic emotions" accentuating the game's serious tone.<ref name="GSpot" /> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' stated of the new battle system "[we] don't think [we]'ve ever had as much fun with RPG battles before," but felt the pacing hindered the story.<ref name="EGM" /> ''[[GamePro]]'' said "an RPG sequel that couldn't be more different if it tried", commending its "astonishing" combat, but felt the forced repetition of the Scenario Overlay system and having to play through several times to see all the content was its biggest downfall.<ref name="GamePro" /> [[TechTV]] similarly felt the game's restart mechanics will either "inspire you or drive you mad", but found the "unique combat" and "attractive visuals" to be positive.<ref name="G4">{{cite web |publisher=[[TechTV]] |author=Hudak, Chris |title=TechTV / 'Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter' (PS2) Review |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3420393,00.html |accessdate=2010-06-15 |date=2003-03-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030808005648/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0%2C24330%2C3420393%2C00.html |archivedate=2003-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
European reviewers similarly commented on the deviation from role-playing game standards. ''[[Play (UK magazine)|Play]]'' magazine found most of the changes beneficial, stating "[we] wanted something different too, but what [we] got instead is marvelous."<ref name="Play" /> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' found its innovations to be mixed, but overall good, saying "Such bastard generic cross-pollination will be of keen interest to those who have pigeonholed the console RPG as yesterday's bread, as Dragon Quarter variously succeeds in its misfit marriage."<ref name="Edge" /> The title ultimately received mostly positive reviews, with a 78% average score from the aggregate review websites [[GameRankings]]<ref name="GR" /> and [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC" /> ''Dragon Quarter'' was nominated for "Best Original Music in a Game" during ''GameSpot''{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2003 awards,<ref name="GSpotBest">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2003/day2_1.html |year=2004 |title=Special Achievement Awards: Best Original Music in a Game |accessdate=2010-06-15 |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909092601/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2003/day2_1.html |archivedate=2009-09-09 }}</ref> and in 2004, ''IGN'' ranked the game 6th on its list of the "Top 12 Hidden Gems for the PlayStation 2", which included games that sold less than 135,000 copies in North America, or less than half of one percent of the console's user base, stating that "For one of the most popular role-playing franchises in the entire 32-bit era, the lackluster performance of Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter is nothing short of surprising."<ref name="IGNsales">{{cite web |title=Dirty Dozen: Hidden Gems |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/530/530285p2.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2004-07-14 |author=Jeremy Dunham |author2=Ivan Sulic |author3=Ed Lewis |name-list-style=amp |accessdate=2010-06-22 |archive-date=2011-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527215658/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/530/530285p2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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