That default look of anguish on Aya's face makes me uncomfortable
Happy New Year guys! I thought I'd welcome in the new year by complaining about Square Enix.
A recent Parasite Eve secret has prompted me to release some pent up feelings over the new game coming out.
I like Parasite Eve. It's got a fairly interesting story and characters, a good battle system and for its time great cutscenes. I liked that Square attempted to mix genres (RPG with horror elements on paper is like, my perfect game) and I think it worked. Of course they had to fuck it up in the sequel by turning it into a bad Resident Evil knock off with bad controls and shittier monster design, but that was years ago and now we finally have a new game yay right?
I haven't been keeping up with game info and news but I know The Third Birthday just came out in Japan. I've tried to remain somewhat positive about this game but because from what little footage I've seen those cutscenes are looking a little too Crisis Core for my liking and the gameplay looks okay if a little generic save for the possession gimmick.
That probably seems a little irrational since I haven't played it yet but what annoys me is that they stuck it on the PSP when I think there's so much potential for it on a console. I think some great things could be achieved with the foundations of the first game's battle system instead of going down the 3rd person action route. You can't even control where one character moves in FFXIII when in battle yet they managed it just fine with Aya in 1998. I would have loved a full scale RPG but I guess Square-Enix didn't want to take that risk and that's disappointing.
But what really, REALLY makes me rage is that Aya is apparently approaching 40 yet she looks 25 because of the mitochondria in her, aaaaahhhhhh goddamn that's such bullshit for we don't have the balls to physically age her. I know I should expect this and be used to this by now but it's still so aggravating to see how afraid the games industry is of having older female protagonists and to slap on such a flimsy justification is pretty insulting. This isn't the same situation at all but when I heard about the Tomb Raider reboot I thought maybe we'll get to play as an older Lara, yeah that would be cool oh wait she's 21 never mind. SIGH. But at least there's so 'she has an artifact that keeps her looking youthful' explanation... yet.
Oh and Aya has amnesia too which causes a personality change, that's just terrible. I won't even go into the ripped costume mechanics but that's also terrible. Ah there better be at least one gory transformation scene in this, and no schlocky dialogue about ~dreams~ or cop honour.
So in short Japan's giving this game great scores and I'm probably going to hate it.
And now I just made the mistake of poking around for more info. Costumes? What are you doing SE, you're not Capcom, there are better methods of creating replay value that don't include a maid costume and your games don't have the replay value that Capcom games have anyway so you don't even have that going for you.
EDIT: A shower scene? Square Enix why
A recent Parasite Eve secret has prompted me to release some pent up feelings over the new game coming out.
I like Parasite Eve. It's got a fairly interesting story and characters, a good battle system and for its time great cutscenes. I liked that Square attempted to mix genres (RPG with horror elements on paper is like, my perfect game) and I think it worked. Of course they had to fuck it up in the sequel by turning it into a bad Resident Evil knock off with bad controls and shittier monster design, but that was years ago and now we finally have a new game yay right?
I haven't been keeping up with game info and news but I know The Third Birthday just came out in Japan. I've tried to remain somewhat positive about this game but because from what little footage I've seen those cutscenes are looking a little too Crisis Core for my liking and the gameplay looks okay if a little generic save for the possession gimmick.
That probably seems a little irrational since I haven't played it yet but what annoys me is that they stuck it on the PSP when I think there's so much potential for it on a console. I think some great things could be achieved with the foundations of the first game's battle system instead of going down the 3rd person action route. You can't even control where one character moves in FFXIII when in battle yet they managed it just fine with Aya in 1998. I would have loved a full scale RPG but I guess Square-Enix didn't want to take that risk and that's disappointing.
But what really, REALLY makes me rage is that Aya is apparently approaching 40 yet she looks 25 because of the mitochondria in her, aaaaahhhhhh goddamn that's such bullshit for we don't have the balls to physically age her. I know I should expect this and be used to this by now but it's still so aggravating to see how afraid the games industry is of having older female protagonists and to slap on such a flimsy justification is pretty insulting. This isn't the same situation at all but when I heard about the Tomb Raider reboot I thought maybe we'll get to play as an older Lara, yeah that would be cool oh wait she's 21 never mind. SIGH. But at least there's so 'she has an artifact that keeps her looking youthful' explanation... yet.
Oh and Aya has amnesia too which causes a personality change, that's just terrible. I won't even go into the ripped costume mechanics but that's also terrible. Ah there better be at least one gory transformation scene in this, and no schlocky dialogue about ~dreams~ or cop honour.
So in short Japan's giving this game great scores and I'm probably going to hate it.
And now I just made the mistake of poking around for more info. Costumes? What are you doing SE, you're not Capcom, there are better methods of creating replay value that don't include a maid costume and your games don't have the replay value that Capcom games have anyway so you don't even have that going for you.
EDIT: A shower scene? Square Enix why