<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
deviates	O
drastically	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
using	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
for	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
games	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
fantasy	B-Application
environments	O
containing	O
open	O
areas	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
features	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
motif	O
that	O
sets	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
bunkers	O
1000m	O
below	O
the	O
surface	O
in	O
an	O
industrialized	O
,	O
post-apocalyptic	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
experiencing	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
play-through	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
multiple	O
times	O
to	O
experience	O
the	O
whole	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
saved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
using	O
limited	O
save	O
tokens	O
found	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
's	O
must	O
ascend	O
with	O
Nina	O
and	O
the	O
ever-watchful	O
Lin	B-Application
from	O
a	O
kilometer	O
below	O
ground	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
traversing	O
dark	O
passageways	O
and	O
fending	O
off	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
D-ratio	O
a	O
human	O
can	O
achieve	O
is	O
1/4	O
-	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
a	O
one	O
in	O
four	O
chance	O
of	O
linking	O
with	O
an	O
available	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
,	O
Lin	B-Application
and	O
Nina	O
approach	O
the	O
hatch	O
itself	O
,	O
where	O
Bosch	O
intercepts	O
them	O
,	O
now	O
containing	O
his	O
own	O
true	O
dragon	O
,	O
Chertyre	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
mere	O
construct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
lays	O
dying	O
,	O
Ryu	O
tells	O
Lin	B-Application
and	O
Nina	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
ahead	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
'll	O
catch	O
up	O
with	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nina	O
and	O
Lin	B-Application
ascend	O
the	O
spiral	O
staircase	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
Odjn	O
appears	O
,	O
asking	O
if	O
Ryu	O
has	O
any	O
regrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Lin	B-Application
and	O
Nina	O
grieve	O
,	O
Odjn	O
restores	O
Ryu	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
at	O
the	O
2002	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
and	O
high	O
challenge	O
were	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Ikehara	O
felt	O
were	O
too	O
easy	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
role-playing	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Yoshikawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
provided	O
the	O
artwork	O
for	O
all	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
modelled	O
Elyon	O
on	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Fou-Lu	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
character	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Ryu	O
protagonists	O
of	O
previous	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Ryu	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
normal	O
human	O
being	O
,	O
characterized	O
by	O
Yoshikawa	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
average	O
person	O
like	O
you	O
might	O
find	O
anywhere	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
only	O
extraordinary	O
features	O
being	O
his	O
strong	O
will	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
under	O
its	O
regional	O
title	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
Capcom	O
employee	O
Yasuhito	O
Okada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Archives	O
"	O
digital	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
contributed	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
other	O
role-playing	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
sound	O
producer	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
who	O
oversaw	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
each	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
five-song	O
promotional	O
album	O
called	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
V	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
Mini	O
Image	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
to	O
attendees	O
of	O
the	O
2002	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
and	O
sold	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
features	O
the	O
vocal	O
song	O
"	O
Castle・imitation	O
"	O
by	O
J-pop	O
performer	O
Chihiro	O
Onitsuka	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
her	O
2002	O
album	O
"	O
Sugar	O
High	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
11-disc	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Special	O
Box	O
,	O
containing	O
music	O
from	O
every	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
at	O
80,059	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
average	O
by	O
Japanese	O
Hyper	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
score	O
by	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
earning	O
it	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
silver	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
North	O
American	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
between	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
and	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Game	O
Informer	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
anything	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
will	O
likely	O
tear	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
fan	O
base	O
apart	O
...	O
it	O
'	O
s	O
unlike	O
anything	O
you	O
've	O
experienced	O
before	O
"	O
and	O
IGN	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tough	O
pill	O
to	O
swallow	O
for	O
returning	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
combat	O
system	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
less	O
tactical	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progressed	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
devolves	O
into	O
the	O
sorts	O
of	O
slugfests	O
typical	O
of	O
RPGs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
found	O
its	O
innovations	O
to	O
be	O
mixed	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
good	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Such	O
bastard	O
generic	O
cross-pollination	O
will	O
be	O
of	O
keen	O
interest	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
pigeonholed	O
the	O
console	O
RPG	O
as	O
yesterday	O
's	O
bread	O
,	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
variously	O
succeeds	O
in	O
its	O
misfit	O
marriage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quarter	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Music	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
"	O
during	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2003	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
6th	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
12	O
Hidden	O
Gems	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
games	O
that	O
sold	O
less	O
than	O
135,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
or	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
one	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
user	O
base	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
For	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
role-playing	O
franchises	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
32-bit	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
lackluster	O
performance	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quarter	I-Application
is	O
nothing	O
short	O
of	O
surprising	O
.	O
</s>
