<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
director	O
Makoto	O
Ikehara	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
unique	O
jazz-inspired	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
company	O
composers	O
Yoshino	O
Aoki	O
and	O
Akari	O
Kaida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
system	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
where	O
humans	O
live	O
alongside	O
anthropomorphic	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
centers	O
the	O
story	O
on	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
The	O
Brood	O
(	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
powerful	O
dragons	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
his	O
people	O
and	O
reunite	O
with	O
his	O
surrogate	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
journey	O
takes	O
him	O
into	O
adulthood	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
characters	O
who	O
aid	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
February	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PSTV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
other	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
compatible	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
console	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
accomplish	O
story-based	O
objectives	O
while	O
battling	O
enemy	O
creatures	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
occur	O
randomly	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
travels	O
through	O
hostile	O
areas	O
or	O
dungeons	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
combine	O
chrysms	O
of	O
various	O
attributes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
let	O
Ryu	B-Application
transform	O
into	O
different	O
dragon	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
titles	O
allowed	O
groups	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
restricts	O
the	O
party	O
limit	O
to	O
only	O
three	O
,	O
yet	O
offers	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
formation	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
arranged	O
in	O
certain	O
patterns	O
for	O
tactical	O
benefits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
are	O
Ryu	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tomoko	O
Takai	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
and	O
Kappei	O
Yamaguchi	O
as	O
an	O
adult	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
adventurers	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
distinct	O
personalities	O
and	O
skills	O
that	O
help	O
move	O
the	O
story	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
story	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
which	O
involve	O
him	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
child	O
and	O
adult	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
struggles	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
lost	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
accompanied	O
on	O
his	O
quest	O
by	O
several	O
other	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Nina	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kyoko	O
Hikami	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
winged	O
princess	O
from	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Wyndia	O
and	O
powerful	O
magician	O
;	O
Rei	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Syusuke	O
Sada	O
)	O
,	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
cat-like	O
Woren	O
tribe	O
and	O
skilled	O
thief	O
;	O
Teepo	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Matsui	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
orphaned	O
rogue	O
and	O
longtime	O
friend	O
of	O
Rei	O
's	O
with	O
no	O
memory	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
;	O
Momo	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kaori	O
Saito	O
)	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
famous	O
engineer	O
and	O
inventor	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
SniperCannon	O
;	O
Garr	B-Application
(	O
Garland	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Yukihiro	O
Fujimoto	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
experienced	O
warrior	O
and	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Guardians	O
who	O
serve	O
the	O
goddess	O
Myria	O
;	O
and	O
Peco	O
(	O
Pecoros	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ai	O
Kamimura	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
plant-like	O
creature	O
who	O
resembles	O
an	O
onion	O
with	O
limited	O
speech	O
and	O
a	O
connection	O
with	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
is	O
rounded	O
out	O
by	O
several	O
supporting	O
characters	O
including	O
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
,	O
brothers	O
and	O
horse-men	O
who	O
act	O
as	O
mercenaries	O
to	O
a	O
powerful	O
crime	O
lord	O
and	O
frequent	O
adversaries	O
of	O
Ryu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
boss	O
,	O
Mikba	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
masters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
the	O
strong	O
giant	O
woodsman	O
Bunyan	O
whom	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
Teepo	O
and	O
Rei	O
run	O
afoul	O
of	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
and	O
Mygas	O
,	O
a	O
traveling	O
wizard	O
who	O
is	O
camped	O
outside	O
of	O
McNeil	O
village	O
who	O
has	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
his	O
team	O
fix	O
Rhapala	O
's	O
lighthouse	O
situation	O
and	O
meet	O
the	O
fairies	O
,	O
the	O
errant	O
fairy	O
Meryleep	O
will	O
turn	O
up	O
at	O
a	O
secluded	O
pond	O
asking	O
for	O
her	O
flower	O
jewel	O
which	O
was	O
stolen	O
by	O
a	O
crow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
dragon	O
spirit	O
Ladon	O
will	O
offer	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
Ryu	B-Application
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rei	O
and	O
Teepo	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
boy	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
fact	O
he	O
can	O
remember	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
hires	O
two	O
hitmen	B-Application
,	O
the	O
horse	O
brothers	O
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
,	O
to	O
exact	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
gang	O
for	O
their	O
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
later	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
care	O
of	O
Bunyan	O
who	O
had	O
fished	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
river	O
and	O
found	O
no	O
trace	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
alive	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
leaves	O
Yraald	O
Region	O
and	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Wyndia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
comes	O
across	O
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
once	O
again	O
in	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
they	O
present	O
Ryu	B-Application
to	O
them	O
as	O
he	O
already	O
transformed	O
back	O
to	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
are	O
locked	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
prison	O
along	O
with	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
child	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
trick	O
Nina	B-Application
into	O
releasing	O
them	O
and	O
Ryu	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
save	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
but	O
once	O
again	O
gets	O
beaten	O
by	O
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nina	B-Application
saves	O
Ryu	B-Application
from	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
flee	O
the	O
castle	O
through	O
the	O
catacombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Nina	B-Application
are	O
discovered	O
once	O
again	O
by	O
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
on	O
Eygnock	O
Rock	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
captured	O
and	O
transported	O
to	O
Genmel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nina	B-Application
and	O
Ryu	B-Application
managed	O
to	O
escape	O
Balio	O
and	O
Sunder	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
on	O
their	O
trail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Nina	B-Application
eventually	O
come	O
across	O
a	O
large	O
tower	O
and	O
meet	O
Momo	O
,	O
an	O
inventor	O
and	O
engineer	O
who	O
is	O
researching	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
chrysm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
her	O
diminutive	O
robotic	B-Algorithm
assistant	O
Honey	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
eventually	O
escape	O
the	O
tower	O
by	O
rocket	O
when	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
arrive	O
looking	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	O
leads	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Nina	B-Application
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
chrysm	O
research	O
facility	O
which	O
is	O
conducting	O
experiments	O
on	O
plants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
mutant	O
plant	O
creature	O
,	O
it	O
gives	O
up	O
its	O
offspring	O
,	O
whom	O
Nina	B-Application
names	O
Peco	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
cared	O
for	O
in	O
its	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
then	O
signed	O
up	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
arena	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
there	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
meets	O
Garr	B-Application
,	O
a	O
seasoned	O
warrior	O
and	O
champion	O
in	O
the	O
arena	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
vast	O
knowledge	O
of	O
people	O
like	O
Ryu	B-Application
who	O
can	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garr	B-Application
managed	O
to	O
beat	O
Ryu	B-Application
in	O
the	O
arena	O
,	O
but	O
demands	O
Ryu	B-Application
as	O
his	O
prize	O
,	O
sidestepping	O
his	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
horse	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Garr	B-Application
's	O
help	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
defeats	O
the	O
horse	O
brothers	O
at	O
Maekyss	O
Gorge	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garr	B-Application
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
group	O
in	O
finding	O
Rei	O
and	O
Teepo	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
Ryu	B-Application
also	O
accompany	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
sacred	O
temple	O
far	O
to	O
the	O
east	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
return	O
to	O
Wyndia	O
and	O
bring	O
Nina	B-Application
home	O
safety	O
,	O
while	O
requesting	O
a	O
passport	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cross	O
to	O
bridge	O
to	O
Rhapala	O
Region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nina	B-Application
is	O
ordered	O
by	O
her	O
family	O
to	O
stay	O
behind	O
,	O
but	O
discovered	O
Honey	O
roaming	O
around	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Nina	B-Application
and	O
Honey	O
later	O
reunite	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
and	O
joined	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
journey	O
to	O
Rhapala	O
Region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
manage	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
and	O
soon	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
a	O
volcano	O
to	O
Urkan	O
Region	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
temple	O
of	O
which	O
Garr	B-Application
had	O
spoken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garr	B-Application
and	O
Ryu	B-Application
journey	O
inward	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Garr	B-Application
reveals	O
the	O
true	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
Brood	O
,	O
the	O
race	O
of	O
dragons	O
that	O
once	O
populated	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
Brood	O
was	O
slaughtered	O
by	O
the	O
hundreds	O
by	O
Garr	B-Application
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
guardians	O
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
Myria	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
goddess	O
who	O
promised	O
an	O
age	O
of	O
peace	O
in	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Ryu	B-Application
being	O
the	O
last	O
living	O
dragon	O
,	O
Garr	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
slay	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Ryu	B-Application
beats	O
him	O
and	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
easily	O
defeated	O
by	O
a	O
child	O
of	O
the	O
Brood	O
,	O
Garr	B-Application
has	O
an	O
epiphany	O
:	O
the	O
Brood	O
did	O
n't	O
really	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
guardians	O
and	O
could	O
have	O
easily	O
defeated	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
cuts	O
to	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
when	O
reports	O
of	O
a	O
rampaging	O
dragon	O
have	O
led	O
Garr	B-Application
to	O
the	O
same	O
mines	O
where	O
Ryu	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
the	O
mine	O
he	O
finds	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
now	O
a	O
young	O
adult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
convincing	O
Ryu	B-Application
that	O
means	O
him	O
no	O
harm	O
,	O
Garr	B-Application
asks	O
forgiveness	O
for	O
his	O
actions	O
against	O
his	O
people	O
centuries	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
entreats	O
Ryu	B-Application
to	O
help	O
him	O
discover	O
the	O
true	O
motivation	O
behind	O
Myria	O
's	O
genocide	O
against	O
the	O
Brood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
Yraald	O
Region	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
re-groups	O
with	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
now	O
a	O
young	O
adult	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
who	O
led	O
a	O
regiment	O
in	O
arresting	O
Mayor	O
McNeil	O
in	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
attempt	O
on	O
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
life	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
investigating	O
some	O
suspicious	O
activity	O
at	O
the	O
plant	O
institute	O
per	O
Nina	B-Application
's	O
orders	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
reunites	O
with	O
Momo	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
performing	O
experiments	O
at	O
the	O
plant	O
institute	O
with	O
Peco	O
(	O
who	O
in	O
the	O
intervening	O
years	O
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
visiting	O
the	O
great	O
tree	O
Yggdrasil	O
,	O
overseer	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
forests	O
)	O
and	O
discover	O
Palet	O
was	O
conducting	O
a	O
grisly	O
experiment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
resurrect	O
his	O
dead	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
return	O
to	O
Wyndia	O
Castle	O
,	O
and	O
knowing	O
that	O
Ryu	B-Application
has	O
a	O
price	O
on	O
his	O
head	O
,	O
Nina	B-Application
convinced	O
Rei	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
passport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rei	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
after	O
a	O
guard	O
saw	O
him	O
with	O
Ryu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
king	O
ordered	O
his	O
arrest	O
,	O
but	O
Rei	O
and	O
Nina	B-Application
managed	O
to	O
escape	O
via	O
the	O
underground	O
teleport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
traversing	O
the	O
ocean	O
to	O
the	O
forgotten	O
northern	O
continent	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
finds	O
a	O
town	O
littered	O
with	O
advanced	O
technology	O
from	O
a	O
forgotten	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
known	O
village	O
of	O
the	O
Brood	O
,	O
Dragnier	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
learn	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
heroes	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
Myria	O
millennia	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
convince	O
Ryu	B-Application
or	O
his	O
friends	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
Teepo	O
morphs	O
into	O
his	O
Dragon	O
Lord	O
form	O
and	O
fights	O
them	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
defeated	O
,	O
his	O
dying	O
words	O
revealing	O
that	O
he	O
just	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
with	O
his	O
"	O
family	O
"	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Rei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
presents	O
Ryu	B-Application
the	O
same	O
choice	O
she	O
gave	O
Teepo	O
:	O
to	O
live	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
in	O
peace	O
within	O
her	O
station	O
or	O
be	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
opts	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
Myria	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
anticlimactically	O
,	O
showing	O
Ryu	B-Application
in	O
Eden	O
,	O
and	O
blacking	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
,	O
"	O
And	O
so	O
time	O
passes	O
...	O
unchanging	O
...	O
"	O
If	O
instead	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
challenge	O
her	O
,	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
tree	O
Yggdrasil	O
channels	O
itself	O
through	O
Peco	O
and	O
tells	O
Myria	O
she	O
is	O
taking	O
her	O
power	O
too	O
far	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
any	O
parent	O
,	O
she	O
must	O
allow	O
her	O
children	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
mistakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
overcome	O
Myria	O
and	O
then	O
flee	O
the	O
station	O
as	O
it	O
crumbles	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garr	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
life	O
must	O
end	O
with	O
Myria	O
's	O
,	O
turning	O
to	O
stone	O
while	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Nina	B-Application
look	O
on	O
;	O
Deis	O
,	O
now	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Myria	O
's	O
sister	O
,	O
appears	O
before	O
Myria	O
as	O
the	O
station	O
falls	O
apart	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
henceforth	O
leave	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
humanity	O
's	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
Momo	O
,	O
Rei	O
,	O
and	O
Peco	O
,	O
now	O
having	O
safely	O
evacuated	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
rubble	O
and	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
desert	O
to	O
begin	O
their	O
long	O
journey	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Development	O
Studio	O
3	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Makato	O
Ikehara	O
and	O
producers	O
Yoshinori	O
Takenaka	O
and	O
Hironobu	O
Takeshita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshikawa	O
created	O
multiple	O
designs	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
during	O
production	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
in-game	O
character	O
sprites	O
such	O
as	O
young	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Teepo	O
and	O
adult	O
Nina	B-Application
not	O
matching	O
their	O
final	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
promotional	O
trailer	O
that	O
appeared	O
on	O
a	O
demo	O
disc	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
system	O
alongside	O
a	O
similar	O
port	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
with	O
both	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
fishing	O
minigame	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
another	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
owner	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
GameShare	O
function	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
including	O
a	O
full-color	O
fishing	O
guidebook	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
same	O
translation	O
as	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
February	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PSTV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
other	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
compatible	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
announcement	O
applies	O
only	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
's	O
US	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yoshino	O
Aoki	O
and	O
Akari	O
Kaida	O
,	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
internal	O
sound	O
team	O
who	O
also	O
provided	O
the	O
vocals	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
ending	O
song	O
"	O
Pure	O
Again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
used	O
more	O
traditional	O
orchestral	O
compositions	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
a	O
unique	O
jazz-inspired	O
motif	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
instruments	O
such	O
as	O
piano	O
and	O
xylophone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
published	O
by	O
First	O
Smile	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
31	O
select	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
musical	O
selection	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
until	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Special	O
Box	O
boxset	O
containing	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
released	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
Drama	O
Album	O
,	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
which	O
features	O
re-enactments	O
of	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
performed	O
by	O
new	O
and	O
returning	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Momo	O
,	O
Garr	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Peco	O
,	O
are	O
re-cast	O
,	O
now	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kotono	O
Mitsuishi	O
,	O
Akio	O
Ōtsuka	O
,	O
and	O
Yukiko	O
Matsuura	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
Kappei	O
Yamaguchi	O
now	O
performs	O
as	O
both	O
child	O
and	O
adult	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Kyoko	O
Hikami	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
who	O
also	O
sings	O
the	O
album	O
's	O
image	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Harmonica	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
response	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
Weekly	O
awarding	O
it	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
possible	O
points	O
,	O
while	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
79%	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
declared	O
that	O
despite	O
taking	O
the	O
series	O
into	O
3D	O
gaming	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
very	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
with	O
its	O
handful	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
breaks	O
little	O
new	O
ground.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
similarly	O
declared	O
that	O
"[f]or	O
an	O
RPG	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
presents	O
nothing	O
incredibly	O
new	O
,	O
story-wise	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
arranged	O
and	O
executed	O
shows	O
an	O
incredible	O
amount	O
of	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
"	O
additionally	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
memorable	O
characters	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
immersive	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
buy	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
clever	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
detailed	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
well-written	O
,	O
often	O
humorous	O
dialogue	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
to	O
shrug	O
this	O
game	O
off	O
as	O
'	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
role-playing	O
department	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
crime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
230,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
year.Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
more	O
than	O
matched	O
against	O
the	O
new	O
breed	O
of	O
visually	O
flashy	O
RPGs	O
on	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
received	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
marginally	O
better	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
Magazine''	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
archaic	O
yet	O
charming	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
window	O
into	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
held	O
a	O
score	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
of	O
71%	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
2019	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
release	O
sold	O
425,497	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
1997	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
24th	O
most-bought	O
game	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
qualifying	O
it	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
Best	O
"	O
distinction	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
23,448	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
enough	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
a	O
re-release	O
under	O
Capcom	O
's	O
"	O
CapKore	O
"	O
label	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adds	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
