![]() And what would a Square game be without RPG elements present, giving you the choice to develop your character as you see fit. Players have the option of using their equipped weapon or Parasite Energy to attack. ![]() While you are waiting for your action bar to recharge, the character in Parasite Eve is free to move about the area, effectively (or ineffectively) dodging enemy attacks. Combat evolved a bit from the turn-based system of Final Fantasy, with a pause-able real-time combat system employed in Parasite Eve later adopted in future FF installments. Much like previous iterations of Square’s other beloved series Final Fantasy (FF), it is possible for our hero to encounter random enemies, where monsters randomly appear and the player is locked within a fixed location with the monster until it is dispatched (though it was possible to “Escape”). The game has relatively linear game play in that you are limited to specific locations in the city, and plot points and cut-scenes direct you to each location. ![]() The story takes place in Manhattan, New York, where you follow the exploits of a female NYPD rookie named Aya Brea. People melt in their chairs and form a massive blob monster, rats morph into giant rat-scorpion-thingys,…basically nightmare fuel. With an interesting story, fantastically graphic (and somewhat disturbing) cut-scenes, and cutting-edge graphics for the time, Parasite Eve seemed to have a bit of everything you’d want in a game. Parasite Eve began as a Japanese manga series before it was adapted into a movie and later an action role-playing video game. Stay with me, we are going deep into the rabbit hole on this one… What I wanted to talk about was not only why it deserves another look by gamers (or 3 or 4), but how interesting the premise is to begin with. Parasite Eve itself was considered a critical and financial success, so I’m not arguing otherwise or saying it didn’t get any love during it’s time. In 1998, Square departed from their Final Fantasy formula and published Parasite Eve. I even tracked down the actual first installment, previously only released in Japan, when it was finally released on the original Playstation. I’ve been a gamer for most of my life (longer than I care to say), and I’ve been a fan of the company Square since the first stateside incarnation of Final Fantasy on the NES.
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