Joining Ryu and Nina is [[CoolBigSis Lin]], a member of LaResistance who wishes to topple the D-Ratio system and expose the secrets held by the [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness six shadowy rulers of the underground world]]. But chasing them down is Bosch, a high-ranked aristocrat and [[TheRival Ryu's former partner]], whose pursuit of the trio [[RivalTurnedEvil quickly becomes very personal]].

Dragon Quarter has some very interesting gameplay mechanics. The SOL (Scenario Overlay) system encourages you to restart the game from the beginning of the story while retaining items and experience and raising your D-ratio, which allows you to access new cutscenes. The [[DeadlyUpgrade dangers]] of morphing into a dragon are reflected in the D-Counter, which goes up in percentage every time you use those abilites (and even outside of battle, when you aren't) and can only be lowered through restarting the game through the SOL system. While you're allowed to suspend your game through quicksaves that are deleted once you resume, permanent save files could only be created through rare save tokens, making the game quite [[NintendoHard a challenge]].

Here's the [[Characters/BreathOfFire character sheet]].

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Joining Ryu and Nina is [[CoolBigSis Lin]], a member of LaResistance who wishes to topple the D-Ratio system and expose the secrets held by the [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness six shadowy rulers of the underground world]]. But chasing them down is Bosch, a high-ranked aristocrat and [[TheRival Ryu's former team-mate]], whose pursuit of the trio [[RivalTurnedEvil quickly becomes very personal]].

Dragon Quarter's most interesting gameplay mechanic is the SOL (Scenario Overlay) system, which encourages you to [[NewGamePlus die and start over]] by increasing your D-Ratio according to what you accomplished during that run while retaining your experience and items. Depending on how high your D-Ratio is, you can see new cutscenes that reveal previously-hidden details, open locked doors to explore new areas, and even get access to better equipment. Making this more relevant is the D-Counter, a timer that starts when Ryu bonds with his dragon and is constantly counting down to his eventual death, speeding up dramatically if he uses any of his [[GameBreaker broken draconic powers]]. While you are allowed to suspend your game through quicksaves, permanent save files could only be created [[FakeDifficulty through the use of rare save tokens]], giving the game an extra layer of NintendoHard difficulty.

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An unspecified amount of time [[{{Cyberpunk}} in the future]], humanity has fled the barren, polluted surface world [[AfterTheEnd after a catastrophe]] to live [[BeneathTheEarth underground]]. However, the world below is [[CrapsackWorld just as miserable]]; only the rich and powerful have access to the upper levels where the air is clean, and every single citizen is [[YouAreNumberSix assigned a number]] referred to as a D-ratio, which determines one's place in society. The highest possible number that can be achieved is 1/4, the [[TitleDrop dragon quarter]] of the title.

Our lead character, Ryu, possesses the abysmally low D-ratio of 1/8192 and is expected to spend his entire life toiling away with nearly no chance at promotion. Everything changes when he accidentally bonds with a dragon and gains the ability to morph into one [[DeadlyUpgrade at the expense of his humanity]]. Along the way, he meets [[CuteMute Nina]], [[MysteriousWaif a mysterious young woman]] with wings grafted onto her back, and becomes determined to escape to the surface with her. They are eventually joined by [[CoolBigSis Lin]], a [[LaResistance Trinity]] member who helps them for reasons of her own.

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Sometime [[{{Cyberpunk}} in the future]], humanity lives deep BeneathTheEarth after an apocalyptic disaster rendered the surface [[AfterTheEnd a barren and inhospitable wasteland]]. However, the world below is [[CrapsackWorld just as miserable]]: [[UrbanSegregation the poor toil away in the polluted lower levels while the rich enjoy the relative cleanliness and luxury of the higher levels]]. Every citizen is [[YouAreNumberSix assigned a number]] called a "D-Ratio" at birth that determines one's perpetual place in society, with the highest ratio (1/4) being the eponymous "[[TitleDrop Dragon Quarter]]".

Ryu is a lower-level citizen who happens across a [[CuteMute young mute girl]] named Nina with a pair of artificial wings grafted to her back. Discovering that the polluted air of the lower levels is slowly killing her, he resolves to rebel against the government and take her to the surface where there is hopefully clean air. But Ryo's quest takes an unexpected twist when he accidentally fuses with a mysterious dragon, gaining the power to transform into [[OneWingedAngel an obscenely-powerful draconic hybrid]] but at the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique cost of his own lifespan]].

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