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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 18
Date: November 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Square's "cinematic RPG" is game with not much excitment in it. The game starts off with a new concept for its plot, which has great potential. But the game lacks in its other departments. First the game is slow, and very boring. It's nothing more than to chase the boss around the city trying to prevent the game's boss from doing any evil. With that said, now everyone pretty much knows the premise for the game. The gameplay isn't that great, and there isn't too much on characterization for the one person you control. As earlier said, the plot held great potential but the game just could carry it off. On the plus side the game did have some of the best FMVs (Full Motion Videos) not seen anywhere else (except Final Fantasy VIII), and the graphics were pretty good. But besides its eye-candy Parasite Eve was not much of a 'good' game and there are certainly plenty of others to look for!

Very poor.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: November 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Too short, too easy, very boring, really. The storyline makes little sense and is rather inconsistant (to free the mitochondria... huh, really, bad attempt at bio sci-fi here), Aya is somewhat cool but pretty boring. The FMAs are almost all gratuitous, they very seldom have anything to do with actual story elements, and it seems Square relied only on that to sell the game. The graphic engine is good but poorly used: the pre-rendered backgrounds are no match for Resident Evil 2. If you want a good RPG, get Xenogears or Final Fantasy Tactics, but avoid this.

parasite eve

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: August 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

the worst game ive ever played,very weak weapons and by the way can only be used when eve reaches a certain enery level. if your a re fan you'll probably hate this boring weak, weak game.i never completed game stupid and boring.

Eye Candy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: October 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Don't let anyone fool you; Parasite Eve is pure eye candy. The game itself is extremely sub-par, and most of it you will spend watching FMVs. If that's your idea of a good game, fine, but I'd call this more of a movie than a game.

A great game for people with really long attention spans.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: May 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Not that believability should be integral to the success of a game, but all too often, I found myself shouting "that's a lie!" or "that violates laws of physics!" while playing this game. What annoyed me, I guess, is that the game tries to present a fictional tale as though it really could happen in today's world, dreaming up all sorts of metaphysics to support itself. (Intelligent atoms? Please!)

Despite a somewhat ludicrous plot, the game is fun to play, if you like laborious action or are easily entertained. The fight engine is well-designed, yet difficult to get acquainted with, menus are unintuitive (don't click the wrong button, or your gun vanishes forever!) and the protagonist runs like a pack mule on NyQuill. This, plus the fact that areas are vast, makes for a slow-paced game, wherein you can spend an hour merely trying to get your character to her next destination.

So if you're looking for a game that combines the plot of Resident Evil with the fight engine from Secret of Mana, and throws in (then magnifies) the flaws from both games, this is a must have. Otherwise, spend your money on something else. (Like a bike, a tennis racket, a pair of skis, a book, etc.)

N.G.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Interesting concept, but there are definetly much better games out there.Gameplay is bad, very confusing, and I lost interest in a matter of minutes. I expected better from SquareSoft!

Dont even bother!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: December 07, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game and the graphics are terrible. the game is slow.....waste of time

Not bad, but not great

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: November 26, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game has an interesting storyline, and some good cinematic sequences, but I was disappointed with certain aspects. For instance, you aren't able to bypass the cinematic scenes....this can be annoying when re-doing a level multiple times. Also, most of the dialog is read-only (rather than spoken on the soundtrack). For a game with it all, I'd suggest Metal Gear Solid as a far more superior game.

Not worth the money or time

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 18, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Although the game did not totally suck, I must say this title did not agree with me. The story was a let-down compared the other Square games. It was way too short, I finishied in about four or five days, not even sitting there on the couch for the whole time. The characters were boring and bland, so I had no feeling for them whatsoever. Then to top it off the story was not that much of a jewel either. I would not waste your money if I were you because this game does not feel like an RPG, it's almost a direct bite off RE. The only good thing was the FMVs

Be a parasite and Leech this offa friend for a day,DON'T BUY

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game while pretty in some points suffers from some moments of stereotypical dialogue (cop moaning about his ex, kid and the rest of the world being less important than his job). I wish the encounters would have been a bit more open ended than the location oriented encounters in the early parts of the game. I like being able to bulk up a bit before a baddie

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