I played this game for hours until my playstation decided to freeze for the first time ever. I hadn't saved in about 3 hours, i put the game down and never looked back. -1 for bad memories
Wouldn't really call it an RE clone since there were no zombies and the combat was turn based. Good intro. Game was merely OK, in my opinion. It had a good plot and some strong elements, but the game was just too fucking hard. The create-your-own-ammo system was interesting, but they made too many bosses who simply had immunity to so many things that you wound up in these Vagrant Story-style situations where you were fucked and had to use your weakest weapons to take on bosses because you accidentally chose a bad ammo or some shit. Too many cheap deaths in that game.
They are apparently making a new installment for mobile phones in Japan called "The 3rd Birthday" so it's not completely abandoned. I have not given up the dream of a proper next-gen Parasite Eve just yet.
Can't agree with you there. It was way too easy to die in the sequel and your Parasite Energy system didn't regenerate, nor was it as effective as it was in the first game.