Released By | ThegreatBen |
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Category | Improvement |
Platform | GBA |
License | N/A |
Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
Genre | Role Playing |
Mods | G,T,GP |
Patch Version | 2.4 |
Hack Release Date | 24 April 2020 |
Readme | |
Downloads | 11229 |
Last Modified | 25 April 2020 |
Description:
This is a major rebalance hack that makes this game play more like the later games in the series, plus a few tweaks.
- Some weapons and all armors have thier att/def and weight altered to the values of their later game counterparts
- Level pacing is greatly altered with stat gains being reduced and levels occurring much more frequently (Max level stats based off of typical endgame stats in this game and a few tweaks based on later games.
- Snes palette restored by ThegreatBen
- more frequent occurrence of good equipment in Flea market
- REMOVED DAMAGE CAP
- contains the text cleanup patch by vivify93.
- Bleu (now renamed Deis) gains spells slower, forcing you to use lower tiered ones until further in the game.
- Gobi buffed slightly
- Version 1.1 fixed a glitch with text
- version 1.2 fixed leveling issues, refined the flea market changes (still gives better equips more often) and removed StarHR (is now a free Mallet)
- version 1.3 Restored StarHR, fixed more level up bugs, buffed some bosses that were still too weak.
- version 1.4 adjusted Karn’s fusion AP requirements
- version 2.0 renamed all remaining items and spells to match the later games (most names have been extended to 8 letters), allows Bo to equip gloves with bows, and fixed some reported bugs.
2.4 replaces G with Zenny, fixes a few small bugs and adds the Sara edition optional patch.
ROM / ISO Information:
- Platform Game Boy Advance
- ROM format Gameboy Advance rom image
- External Header No
- File Size 4194304 (400000)
- ROM Size 4194304 (400000)
- ROM CRC32 4BBBE9A2
- ROM SHA-1 04C15F2B2E7C504F40B97E3A30F2CD591BC7AEF8
Links:
Screenshots:
Credits:
Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
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ThegreatBen | Hacking | |
FlamePurge | Original Hacking | Used his text cleanup patch |
Asaki | Original Work | Color restoration patch |
Bregalad | Original Work | Music restoration |
Like Seeing an Old Friend
Reviewed By: ParkerMcFly on 23 Jul 2018I played Breath of Fire on the SNES back when it first came out. It was my first RPG and quickly became my favorite. I returned to it about 10 years later, still loving it, but finding it to be easier than I remembered.
I returned to it again using this hack, hoping for more of a challenge and a grand experience. I was not left disappointed.
Pros:
- Story makes a lot more sense
- Karn’s Doof transformation isn’t superseded by Puka due to MP
- Leveling feels good. It really feels like you are getting stronger as you progress.
- Bosses are challenging with the HP pool you are given
- Sounds is amazing - just like the SNES
- Color is amazing - just like the SNES
Cons:
- The first time you run into the “Midget” enemy is not fun. A group of 3 is way too overpowered for just Nina and Ryu.
- Magic damage doesn’t seem scaled correctly for the new HP pools of your characters. Zog’s fire magic easily kills Nina and Bleu in one hit. The same can be said for some of the enemies’ magic in the dream world.
Notes:
- The Rudra Dragon shrine is no joke. If you go in as soon as you can, getting critically hit once will likely mean you have to start over.
- Nina’s levels come fast… TOO FAST. And then they just stop around 45. It’s like hitting a wall. This allows your other characters time to level up to her spot, but it doesn’t feel good when she just stops leveling all together.
- Gobi’s flee market has new items! I found 3xS.Helm, 2xS.Armor, and 1xS.Arms. These overpowered items only show up once in a blue moon (I must have spent 5 or 6 hours looking for them). The appearance rate must be mad low. I wish there was more information on these occurrences.
- Unless you rock the Agni dragon in the final fight, you’re going to have one hell of a battle ahead of you.
TL;DR: I highly recommend this hack.
Version 1.4 Recommended - Yes
Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommend |
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Well made, but not perfect. | KingSpilly | 11 Jul 2021 | 2.4 | Yes |
A refreshing way to replay BoF up until endgame | dbbbb | 06 Jul 2021 | 2.3 | Yes |
Excellent hack | funkjaw | 21 Jun 2020 | 2.4 | Yes |
Good package | Ayoyo | 03 Apr 2020 | 2.3 | Yes |
The Best Version of BoF1 Available | Shade Aurion | 03 Oct 2019 | 2.0 | Yes |
Like Seeing an Old Friend | ParkerMcFly | 23 Jul 2018 | 1.4 | Yes |
Amazing Job | amerk | 07 Feb 2018 | 1.4 | Yes |