Breath of Death VII Reviews

I beat the game, but can't beat the price!

[b]Score: 2/10[/b] [list] [*][b]Music[/b]: The soundtrack is uninspired and repetitive. [*][b]Dungeon design[/b]: Dungeons lack unique mechanics, and all rooms in the same dungeon feel identical, making exploration monotonous. Excessive backtracking worsens the experience. [*][b]Gameplay[/b]: Battles are reduced to spamming normal attacks or group attacks, removing any sense of strategy or depth. The difficulty cannot be adjusted once chosen, limiting the gameplay customization. [*][b]Art: [/b]The art design is passable but lacks detail and polish to make it stand out. The 2024 remake significantly improves this aspect. [*][b]Fun characters and dialogue[/b]: Despite its flaws, the game shines with humorous and entertaining characters and dialogues, adding some charm to the journey. [*][b]Weak story development[/b]: The beginning is poorly developed, leaving a weak first impression. [*][b]Chests with uninteresting rewards[/b]: Chests only contain money or potions, making them feel unexciting due to the absence of unique or valuable items. [/list]

Short, cheap, and doesn't take itself too seriously. A nice palate cleanser. The battle system also has a nice twist to it

There are criticisms to be made here, sure. But there are enough interesting bits to keep you going for the short time it takes to beat. The crux comes down to: Can you get $3 worth of entertainment out of this game and the other one that comes bundled with it? Absolutely. Battle mechanics are interesting. The character build system is interesting. Some of the equipment choices are meaningful (For example, I kept the shotgun equipped the whole way up to just before the end boss). The humor is kind of hit or miss but there are enough hits to make it worth while. Plenty of references if that's your sort of thing.

A cute little comedy homage to JRPGs, the humour is endearing, the gameplay simple but solid. I was a big fan of the tools present to streamline the aspects of grinding that are sometimes needed in this type of game. After you finish it for the first time, additional modes unlock extending the game time if you so wish. 6.5h to finish this game in one sitting. for the money a pretty good deal.

This is a VERY short old-school styled RPG, taking around 5 hours to beat (or 6-7 if you want to tackle the optional boss and do the necessary level grinding). It's more so a parody and homage to the beginning games of Breath of Fire, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, so the writing and story is not really anything special or captivating. That being said, it is still a very fun game, with some unique mechanics that I think serve the game very well. For Random battles, each area only has a certain amount of random battles before they atop appearing, however if you need to grind gold or experience, you can always choose the "FIGHT" option from the menu even after your allotted random battles are used up. In addition, after each turn the enemies will get 10% stronger so you do have a pseudo time limit to finish battles quickly, but to make up for this, your HP is fully restored after each fight. This mechanic of making enemies stronger after each turn means boss fights become challenging as you need to kill them before their attacks just starting wiping your party. Each party member only has about 5 pieces of equipment they can get in the game, all straight upgrades from each other, so you don't need to worry too much about min-maxing equipment, just play and enjoy. I would say it is worth the $3 bundle along with Cthulhu Saves the World. It will provide a nice palate cleanser from all the 100+ hour games I know you have been playing. Do note that there is a Remastered version called "Breath of Death VII: The Beginning - Reanimated" which actually has Steam Achievements and has received an upgraded art style from 8-bit to 16-bit. If you enjoyed this game, you should get that one too.