![]() HP and MP aren’t the only parameters you have to take into consideration though, as armors may offer secondary bonuses like resistances to status ailments or expanded healing properties. Unlocking new spells slowly increases your maximum MP-threshold to increase your HP you can use some incredible rare items or equip better armor. A traditional Leveling-system like you would find in other RPG is not implemented. EXP are used to unlock new spells (called Parasite Powers) and BP are a form of currency used to purchase new weapons, armors and other items at scarcely placed shops. Killing enemies earns you Experience Points and Bounty Points, but both work differently than they did in the first game. This is why we can’t have nice things.īut I gotta be honest here, Parasite Eve 2 may be a Resident Evil clone, it is however a pretty decent one as it does indeed have a couple good ideas of its own.įirst off Parasite Eve 2 remembers it is a sequel to an Action-RPG and therefore incorporates some RPG elements. Square apparently wasn’t in the mood to develop the franchise further and fine-tune the experience and instead turned Parasite Eve 2 into what many people (wrongfully) accused the first game to be: A Resident Evil clone. It had many unique elements and combined them with the borrowed ones to create something fresh and worthwhile. It was a game that incorporated elements from another popular game to be sure it was not, however, a clone or rip-off. And for good reason, as it had many similar elements like fixed camera angles, a few puzzles and an emphasis on exploration. Parasite Eve was often compared to Resident Evil when it was released. I do wish they had released the first one instead, but oh well. On the plus side, the sequel was actually released in Europe this time around. Instead of moving the franchise forward, they moved it sideways… and then got lost in a forest or something. Unfortunately Square didn’t really do that. And that’s what a sequel should do in my opinion: take a good idea/concept and make it better. And for good reason as Parasite Eve was great and all, but there was room for improvement. It also sold well, so Squaresoft decided to continue the franchise 2 years later with Parasite Eve 2. It was unique, well paced and an absolute gem from the Playstation era. A while ago I replayed Squaresoft’s Parasite Eve from 1998, a Action-RPG Hybrid with a hefty dose of Horror injected into it.
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