(Spoiler alert. This is for those who have already completed the game.)
Back in the day, I was fortunate to play a game on the playstation one. This game was of course Capcom's Breath of fire 3; the third instalment in the series. The series sees the main protagonist Ryu on his search to find out his missing past, and a mysterious goddess that guides him through his travels. Oh... And did I mention that Ryu happens to be a dragon? What I am going to focus on is not the graphics, sound and story - but rather the underlying message that I realised after completing the game - one that addresses: Racism, poverty, religion, and change.
Throughout Ryu's journey, he makes friends with:
Teepo (a homeless boy with no past who later turns out to be a dragon lord)
Rei (an anthropomorphic homeless boy who can transform into a Were-tiger)
Nina (a fairy princess from the royal family of Wyndia)
Momo (a scientist girl with a passion for... science?)
Garland (an anthropomorphic Griffin and dragon slayer who's calling in life is to serve a goddess)
Peco (a strange onion thing creature that doesn't possess the words to speak.)
Despite their differences however, the beautiful characters endure experiences together, putting aside their own personal flaws and learn to appreciate each other for who they are. We see many examples throughout this journey where the bonds of friendships are created, tested and celebrated. The issues and topics within this game reflect the same within our own society, and presents a simple yet unique truth that we all can resonate with. You see, much of Ryu's friendships begin with him being a child. They are all children when they first meet, and as such have no judgments to the other, based on titles or social requirements that adults have. This is quite significant, for although children are far from perfect, they are innocent and naive. Providing they are not manipulated to believe a parents view on different individuals, children more or less can grow up with different creeds or cultures, without a care in the world. This same acceptance of differences highlighted strongly within Breath of Fire 3, and paints a great picture of how people can learn from one another. There comes a point within Breath of Fire 3 when the cast grow up (a span of 7 years). The world changes, and more social indifferences, judgments and titles is seen - however the bond between Ryu and his friends remain the same. There are times when they fight, become enemies, only to make up once again - reflective of our own friendships within the real world. Whenever the group is faced with a situation that threatens their bond, they simply remind each other of loyal promises and childhood memories to spur them on. Some of the cast are also torn between choosing their faith or duties over friendship, and it is examples such as these that many of us have experienced as adults.
To sum this all up, I believe the creators of this game set out to purposely send a message to those of us that were fortunate enough to experience this game. What needs to be remembered was that those of us at the time were also children, or younger teens - experiencing changes within ourselves, others and society. Back then, a lot of us were simply focused on the action and graphics, rather than an underlying message. It is only when re-visited as young adults we see a different aspect to the game that we couldn't see before. The world we live in now is far from perfect - however many good changes have happened because of young bonds that continue to stay with us till adulthood. If we can be more like Ryu and his friends, the world will be a better place for all... Awwww. Peace out everybody!
Ricky
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
