Breath of Fire IV (2000)
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Wachstum
46/100
Wachstumswert
- Problemlösung
- Strategisches Denken
- Gedächtnis & Aufmerksamkeit
Risiko
GERING
Nutzungsmuster
Minimaler Druck, Geld auszugeben oder übermäßig zu spielen.
Achtung
Eltern-Profi-Tipp
Before a session, agree on a stopping point together — such as 'after we reach the next town' or 'after we save at the next save point' — since the story can pull kids forward.
Top-Fähigkeiten, die entwickelt werden
Entwicklungsbereiche
Repräsentation?Wie vielfältig die Charaktere des Spiels in Bezug auf Geschlecht und Ethnizität sind. Höher = authentischere Darstellung. Nur zur Anzeige – beeinflusst die Zeit-Empfehlung nicht.
Bechdel-Test?Der Bechdel-Test prüft, ob ein Spiel mindestens zwei benannte weibliche Figuren hat, die miteinander über etwas anderes als einen Mann sprechen. Ein einfaches Maß für Repräsentation.— Besteht den Test
The game features multiple named female characters (notably Nina and Ursula) who interact with each other about topics beyond male characters, including the war, their missions, and the world.
Eltern-Profi-Tipp
Play alongside your child and ask them about the moral dilemmas the story raises — such as why Fou-Lu, the villain, feels sympathetic. These are rich conversation starters about power, empathy, and justice that extend learning well beyond the screen.
Was dein Kind entwickelt
Breath of Fire IV is a richly crafted turn-based RPG that offers meaningful cognitive engagement across multiple dimensions. Strategic depth comes from managing a party of characters with distinct abilities, exploiting elemental weaknesses, and learning the combo system. The game's extensive dialogue and world-building provide strong reading and language engagement, while its equipment, skill, and resource systems introduce math reasoning. Memory and attention are exercised through dungeon navigation, enemy pattern recognition, and tracking multiple storyline threads — including the unusual dual-protagonist structure that follows both Ryu and the antagonist Fou-Lu in parallel. The story raises genuine ethical questions about imperialism, genocide, and the nature of gods and humanity, encouraging critical thinking and empathy well beyond typical genre fare.
Rechtliche Vorgaben
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Über dieses Spiel
Breath of Fire IV, released in Japan as Breath of Fire IV: The Unfading Ones (ブレス オブ ファイアIV うつろわざるもの, Buresu Obu Faia IV Utsurowazaru Mono) is a role-playing video game developed by Capcom, and is the fourth game in the Breath of Fire series. It was originally released for the PlayStation home console in Japan and North America in 2000, and Europe in 2001.