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It’s a pretty deep system that’s easy to grasp, but one can finish most of the main story without ever fully understanding the mechanics. Along with points, weapons come with slots for attachments that allow you to fire explosive bullets, spread your shot like a shotgun, increase the number of times Aya can fire per turn, automatically use potions whenever critically wounded… overall there are dozens of useful attachments to choose from and the same system applies to armor. Most weapons only come with one or two points allocated to any of its modifiers, but they add up when transferred onto one primary gun. The hoarding of weapons is rewarded (you’d think the game takes place in Texas), as most weapons come with attack, range or ammo modifiers that can be transferred through the Tools system.

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Ammo in the game is plentiful, and players can customize and upgrade their weapons through the use of Tools and Super Tools. There’s a large variety of guns in the game, from pistols to shotguns to assault rifles and even rocket launchers. When combat begins, the ATB meter starts to fill up and players can dodge enemy attacks, shoot their opponents or use Parasite Energy moves, the game’s “magic” system, to heal themselves, add or remove status effects or attack their foes. Combat begins when walking through certain areas, when activated blocking off a segment of the map as a sort of battleground. Gameplay works like an amalgamation of a standard Final Fantasy game and an action title, combining the standard Active Time Battle system with a few new elements. The game is an absolute failure at horror, but that wasn’t Squaresoft’s intention: this is a JRPG, first and foremost. Luckily our hero Aya is immune to Melissa’s powers, but this is only the start of a journey that will take her throughout New York. Crazy stuff soon follows with the lead singer, Melissa Pearce, causing the audience to spontaneously combust en masse.

The star of the show is Aya Brea, a 25 year old New York police officer, and the story begins with her attending an opera on Christmas Eve, 1997.

Parasite Eve is a sequel to a 1995 novel with the same title, but no knowledge of the book is necessary before playing, as the game explains all the necessary backstory. It was developed in part by Squaresoft’s own studios, but a good portion of the game was actually developed by teams in the USA. The game was a two-disc horror-themed RPG called Parasite Eve, debuting first on the PlayStation in 1998 and later as a PS1 Classic in late 2011. Only a year later, Squaresoft launched a new RPG sub-genre they dubbed ‘the cinematic RPG’. In 1997, the game Final Fantasy 7 released to critical acclaim and millions of units in sales, solidifying the PlayStation as the console for JRPGs.

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