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Breath Of Fire
100

Often cited as a good entry point for philosophy, The Problems Of Philosophy is rooted in analytics and the viewpoint of the author.

A: Immanuel Kant
B: David Hume
C: Bertrand Russel

Bertrand Russel.

100

Listen closely. 

A: Phantasy Star IV
B: Cosmic Fantasy

Phantasy Star IV.

100

Originally intended for the Sega Master System, this game was passed on to the Genesis, which left the team roughly six months to finish the project.

A: Traysia
B: Phantasy Star II
C: Blue Almanac

Phantasy Star II.

100

Released in Brazil in 1996, this game is often cited as being unfinished despite being available on consoles and the Sega Channel.

A: Nightmare Circus
B: Wiz 'n' Liz
C: Pelé!

Nightmare Circus.

100

A character from Breath Of Fire IV is well known for laughing inappropriately.

A: Gobi
B: Ershin
C: Cupid

Ershin.

200

Which philosopher asserted that consciousness was a blank slate that was imprinted upon by sense experience?

A: Jeremy Bentham
B: John Locke
C: Leibniz

John Locke.

200

Listen closely. DAILY DOUBLE!

A: Dragon Quest
B: Glory Of Heracles

Glory Of Heracles III.
200

During a taxi ride, Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto suggested the Gameboy Advance as the right console for this game.

A: Shining Soul II
B: Panzer Dragoon Mini
C: Mother 3

Mother 3.

200

Published by Taito, this game is a cynical joke about the life of a salary man and loaded with soft lock moments. It was fully intended to be obnoxiously difficult to finish.

A: Cameltry
B: Takeshi's Challenge
C: Time Driver

Takeshi's Challenge.

200

Which game has unused sprites of a character pulling a cart?

A: Breath Of Fire
B: Breath Of Fire III
C: Breath Of Fire II

Breath Of Fire.

300

"The vitality that can stand the abyss of meaninglessness is aware of a hidden meaning within the destruction of meaning."

A: Paul Tillich
B: David Chalmers
C: Gilles Deleuze

Paul Tillich.

300

Listen closely. 

A: Zero Wing
B: Musha Aleste

Zero Wing.

300

This game took three years to make, and was intended as a competitor to Metal Gear Solid. The development team had a lot of trouble with the combat system.

A: Hybrid Heaven
B: Syphon Filter
C: Silent Scope

Hybrid Heaven.

300

Bearing some similarities to GTA, this 2002 game might be more accurately described as a nonsense simulator with severe frame rate problems.

A: Urban Yeti
B: Payback
C: Driver 2 Advance

Urban Yeti.

300

Capcom cited the following as a primary reason for abandoning Breath Of Fire.

A: Too much competition from other RPGs
B: The rise of mobile games
C: Changes in the gaming industry

Too much competition from other RPGs.

Many developers also moved on to other projects, and the company shifted focus towards games that sell better.

400

Heavily influenced by Schopenhauer, this philosopher recently had a book published into English roughly 180 years after its first publication.

A: Ralph Waldo Emerson
B: Oskar Becker
C: Philipp Mainländer

Philipp Mainländer.

400

Listen closely. 

A: Jurassic Park
B: Aerostar

Jurassic Park.

400

The creator of this game said he was initially worried that kids would finish it over a weekend. Years later he admitted he went too far.

A: Sylvan Tale
B: Ecco The Dolphin
C: U.N. Squadron

Ecco The Dolphin.

400

While magic powers and general silliness sounded great, a weird story about clones and disjointed player resource aqcuisition made this game a terrible licensed game.

A: Magic Knights Rayearth
B: Eternal Filena
C: Slayers RPG

Slayers RPG.

400

An anime from the 2000s is said to have a lot of character and story similarities to this Breath Of Fire game. DAILY DOUBLE!

A: Breath Of Fire II
B: Breath Of Fire: Dragon Quarter
C: Breath Of Fire IV

Breath Of Fire: Dragon Quarter
and Gurren Lagann.

500

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."

A: Mary Wollstonecraft
B: Nietzsche
C: Albert Camus

Nietzsche.

500

Listen closely. 

A: Stella Deus
B: Breath Of Fire: Dragon Quarter

Breath Of Fire: Dragon Quarter.

500

Disney executives told the developers of this game to make it difficult in order to promote sales over rentals.

A: Mickey Mania
B: Aladdin
C: Lion King

Lion King.

500

Riddled with duplicate areas and unreliable dialogue progression, this game has a superfluous score counter and had no effort put into it.

A: Golden Axe Warrior
B: Teddy Boy
C: Lord Of The Sword

Lord Of The Sword.

500

How many mobile games did Breath Of Fire have?

A: One
B: Three
C: Six

Six. 

1: Multi-platform MMO.
2: Daifugo card game featuring Breath Of Fire IV characters.
3: Breath Of Fire IV fishing.
4: Real-time combat with faerie village mechanics. Breath of Fire: Ryouko no Daikouki
5: Ryu and Nina running dungeons and solving puzzles. Breath of Fire IV: Yōsei-tachi to Hikari no Kagi
6: Ryu and Nina escaping the empire through five dungeons. Breath of Fire IV: Honō no Ken to Kaze no Mahō


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