Overview and Gameplay
Ryu is forgotten by his own village as a child, then years later becomes a Ranger with Bow before a theft accusation pulls him into a larger conflict of dragons, demons, and religion. Breath of Fire II is a substantial SNES fantasy RPG and one of Capcom’s better-known 16-bit role-playing games.
The adventure uses top-down exploration, towns, dungeons, world-map travel, and turn-based battles. Players recruit allies, manage equipment and items, use spells and special abilities, change party formation, hunt, fish, and uncover Ryu’s dragon powers across a long quest.
Controls And Mechanics
- The player moves characters, confirms commands, talks to people, opens doors and chests, and operates switches.
- Combat uses commands such as attack, special, spell, item, run, switch, defense, and auto battle.
- Up to four characters fight in the active party, with formations changing battle positions and defensive roles.
- Character-specific field powers, hunting, fishing, township building, shamanization, and battery-backed saving are important systems.
- The game is single-player only.
Version Notes
The Japanese Super Famicom title is Breath of Fire II: Shimei no Ko. The European SNES version was published by Laguna and uses English text.
Release And Credits
- Released for SNES in Europe in 1996.
- Developer: Capcom.
- Publisher: Laguna.
- Original platform: SNES / Super Famicom.
