

(Source: the "Balio and Sunder: the Age Old Question" section of DavidK519's walkthrough)Īlthough silvers' definitive analysis laid the rumour to rest, players who are not aware of it still point to Prima's guide as potential evidence that it's possible to defeat Balio and Sunder in Cedar Woods.

Moreover, if the player hacks a rom and flags them with a KO status then they will fall after one blow, but the game still treats it as a loss for the party. Online extras: Visit for tips on using these cards, GPS reviews and instruction, and thousands of other downloadable hikes from all. Finally, after the advent of PSX emulation, a hacker named "silvers" determined that although Balio and Sunder have finite HP, the damage they receive from the party has no effect on it. Several players attempted the battle using a Gameshark to max out their characters' stats but had no success this led most players to suspect it was impossible, though there was still no proof. It is believed that the Prima guide was actually referring to the second battle against Balio and Sunder, in the Wyndia dungeon, since this battle IS winnable and has the given item drops.Ī group of players calling itself "Dawn of Victory" formed with the intention of winning this battle by any means necessary. This became possibly the longest-running unverified rumour of the game, causing many players to spend countless hours in vain. The guide's most notable error is the claim that the party's first encounter against Balio and Sunder is winnable, with a chance of dropping a Broad Sword and/or an Asbestos Armor. Buy Breath of Fire III: Primas Official Strategy Guide Book Reviews - Comprehensive walkthrough guides you from childhood innocence to post-adolescent angst All. Although Prima's guide is for the most part informative and reliable there are still some errors, mostly in the form of images and/or captions in the wrong place.
