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The 3rd Birthday
Console icon PlayStation Portable

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Developer

Square Enix, HexaDrive

Publisher

Square Enix

Genre

Action RPG, Third-Person Shooter

Released

December 22, 2010

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Achievements

Author: zizom (75)

There are 75 achievements worth 1,230 (7,923) points.

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  • Showers

    (10) (29)

    Watch the shower scene

    133 (101) of 952 – 13.97%

    10.61% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.97% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Cheater

    (50) (461)

    Unlock all assist codes and turn them on

    36 (27) of 952 – 3.78%

    2.84% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    3.78% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Sacrifice

    (5) (5)

    Finish episode 0

    901 (554) of 952 – 94.64%

    58.19% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    94.64% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish episode 1

    431 (276) of 952 – 45.27%

    28.99% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    45.27% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish episode 2

    288 (183) of 952 – 30.25%

    19.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    30.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish episode 3

    252 (162) of 952 – 26.47%

    17.02% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    26.47% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish episode 4

    232 (149) of 952 – 24.37%

    15.65% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    24.37% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish episode 5

    209 (131) of 952 – 21.95%

    13.76% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    21.95% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Eternity

    (10) (26)

    Finish episode 6

    161 (113) of 952 – 16.91%

    11.87% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.91% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 0

    (10) (17)

    Finish episode 0 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    289 (196) of 952 – 30.36%

    20.59% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    30.36% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 1

    (10) (29)

    Finish episode 1 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    140 (98) of 952 – 14.71%

    10.29% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    14.71% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 2

    (10) (37)

    Finish episode 2 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    106 (74) of 952 – 11.13%

    7.77% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.13% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 3

    (10) (40)

    Finish episode 3 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    95 (68) of 952 – 9.98%

    7.14% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.98% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 4

    (10) (43)

    Finish episode 4 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    86 (63) of 952 – 9.03%

    6.62% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 5

    (10) (46)

    Finish episode 5 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    81 (58) of 952 – 8.51%

    6.09% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.51% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Hard 6

    (10) (50)

    Finish episode 6 on the difficulty of hard or higher without using any assist code

    67 (52) of 952 – 7.04%

    5.46% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 0

    (25) (113)

    Finish episode 0 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    80 (59) of 952 – 8.40%

    6.20% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.40% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 1

    (25) (150)

    Finish episode 1 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    57 (43) of 952 – 5.99%

    4.52% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.99% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 2

    (25) (157)

    Finish episode 2 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    55 (41) of 952 – 5.78%

    4.31% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.78% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 3

    (25) (160)

    Finish episode 3 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    53 (40) of 952 – 5.57%

    4.20% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.57% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 4

    (25) (160)

    Finish episode 4 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    52 (40) of 952 – 5.46%

    4.20% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.46% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 5

    (25) (172)

    Finish episode 5 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    49 (37) of 952 – 5.15%

    3.89% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.15% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Deadly 6

    (25) (197)

    Finish episode 6 on the difficulty of deadly without using any assist code

    40 (32) of 952 – 4.20%

    3.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 0

    (25) (176)

    Finish episode 0 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    47 (36) of 952 – 4.94%

    3.78% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 1

    (25) (216)

    Finish episode 1 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    35 (29) of 952 – 3.68%

    3.05% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    3.68% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 2

    (25) (268)

    Finish episode 2 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    29 (23) of 952 – 3.05%

    2.42% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    3.05% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 3

    (25) (280)

    Finish episode 3 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    28 (22) of 952 – 2.94%

    2.31% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    2.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 4

    (25) (280)

    Finish episode 4 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    28 (22) of 952 – 2.94%

    2.31% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    2.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 5

    (25) (306)

    Finish episode 5 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    26 (20) of 952 – 2.73%

    2.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    2.73% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Genocide 6

    (25) (306)

    Finish episode 6 on the difficulty of Insane without using any assist code

    24 (20) of 952 – 2.52%

    2.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    2.52% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish all feats episode 1 chapter 1 on any difficulty. in one session

    90 (56) of 952 – 9.45%

    5.88% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.45% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish all feats episode 1 chapter 2 on any difficulty. in one session

    117 (79) of 952 – 12.29%

    8.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.29% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Reaper

    (10) (51)

    Finish all feats episode 1 chapter 3 on any difficulty. in one session

    83 (51) of 952 – 8.72%

    5.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.72% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Swiftly Swift

    (10) (64)

    Finish all feats episode 2 chapter 1 on any difficulty. in one session

    66 (40) of 952 – 6.93%

    4.20% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish all feats episode 2 chapter 2 on any difficulty. in one session

    85 (55) of 952 – 8.93%

    5.78% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Nest

    (10) (56)

    Finish all feats episode 2 chapter 3 on any difficulty. in one session

    71 (46) of 952 – 7.46%

    4.83% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.46% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Snatchers

    (10) (53)

    Finish all feats episode 3 chapter 1 on any difficulty. in one session

    77 (49) of 952 – 8.09%

    5.15% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.09% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Laser Beams

    (10) (35)

    Finish all feats episode 3 chapter 2 on any difficulty. in one session

    121 (79) of 952 – 12.71%

    8.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.71% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Tank Units

    (10) (67)

    Finish all feats episode 4 chapter 1 on any difficulty. in one session

    53 (38) of 952 – 5.57%

    3.99% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.57% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish all feats episode 4 chapter 2 on any difficulty. in one session

    80 (50) of 952 – 8.40%

    5.25% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.40% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Warzone

    (10) (62)

    Finish all feats episode 5 chapter 1 on any difficulty. in one session

    59 (41) of 952 – 6.20%

    4.31% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Mudflap

    (10) (76)

    Finish all feats episode 5 chapter 2 on any difficulty. in one session

    46 (33) of 952 – 4.83%

    3.47% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.83% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Chaos

    (10) (65)

    Finish all feats episode 5 chapter 3 on any difficulty. in one session

    58 (39) of 952 – 6.09%

    4.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.09% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish all feats episode 5 chapter 4 on any difficulty. in one session

    59 (39) of 952 – 6.20%

    4.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Outfits

    (10) (51)

    Get the santa soldier and buisness suit outfits

    60 (51) of 952 – 6.30%

    5.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.30% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Completionist

    (50) (677)

    Buy all weapons and parts and unlock pile bunker

    21 (18) of 952 – 2.21%

    1.89% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    2.21% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Deal 10000 or more damage to the training dummy in less than 5 seconds ( reset by changing dummy level )

    75 (51) of 952 – 7.88%

    5.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.88% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Examine the board on the weapons room on episode 1

    197 (144) of 952 – 20.69%

    15.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    20.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Read the instruction posted on the small wall right beside the big terminal on overdive room episode 1

    157 (125) of 952 – 16.49%

    13.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.49% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Try to enter the boys restrooms on the locker room episode 1

    288 (202) of 952 – 30.25%

    21.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    30.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Boys

    (10) (16)

    Talk to everyone on episode 1

    318 (228) of 952 – 33.40%

    23.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    33.40% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Boys 2

    (10) (20)

    Talk to everyone on episode 2

    222 (161) of 952 – 23.32%

    16.91% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    23.32% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Babel

    (5) (15)

    Look at the babel from the rooftop take a look from the railing at the end of the roof episode 2

    121 (91) of 952 – 12.71%

    9.56% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.71% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Boys 3

    (10) (22)

    Talk to everyone on episode 3

    200 (138) of 952 – 21.01%

    14.50% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    21.01% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Boys 4

    (10) (27)

    Exshust all dialogue options with maeda on episode 4

    150 (107) of 952 – 15.76%

    11.24% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    15.76% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Look upon the glorious Forklift in Maeda's place

    126 (91) of 952 – 13.24%

    9.56% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.24% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Look at the bathroom from the stairs episode 4 or 5

    114 (84) of 952 – 11.97%

    8.82% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.97% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Boys 5

    (10) (27)

    Exshust all dialogue options with maeda on episode 5

    155 (108) of 952 – 16.28%

    11.34% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.28% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Kill 150 enemies using pistols

    104 (82) of 952 – 10.92%

    8.61% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.92% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Kill 25 enemies using Hand grenades

    472 (302) of 952 – 49.58%

    31.72% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    49.58% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Rifles Expert

    (10) (35)

    Kill 200 enemies using Rifles

    100 (80) of 952 – 10.50%

    8.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.50% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Sniper Expert

    (25) (46)

    Kill 50 enemies using snipers

    283 (184) of 952 – 29.73%

    19.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    29.73% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Kill 100 enemies using shotguns

    59 (49) of 952 – 6.20%

    5.15% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Kill 50 enemies using Launchers

    94 (73) of 952 – 9.87%

    7.67% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.87% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Kill 25 enemies using liberation mode in a single session

    51 (37) of 952 – 5.36%

    3.89% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.36% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Kill 100 enemies using Overdive skill

    223 (162) of 952 – 23.42%

    17.02% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    23.42% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Maximum Power

    (50) (496)

    Reached level 99

    29 (25) of 952 – 3.05%

    2.63% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    3.05% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Skilled

    (50) (372)

    Upgrade all chips to level 25 on dna board 1

    41 (34) of 952 – 4.31%

    3.57% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 0

    (25) (109)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 0 without using any assist code

    91 (62) of 952 – 9.56%

    6.51% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 1

    (25) (107)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 1 without using any assist code

    94 (63) of 952 – 9.87%

    6.62% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.87% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 2

    (25) (144)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 2 without using any assist code

    70 (45) of 952 – 7.35%

    4.73% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.35% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 3

    (25) (164)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 3 without using any assist code

    59 (39) of 952 – 6.20%

    4.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 4

    (25) (197)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 4 without using any assist code

    48 (32) of 952 – 5.04%

    3.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 5

    (25) (197)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 5 without using any assist code

    44 (32) of 952 – 4.62%

    3.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    4.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ranked 6

    (25) (164)

    Get a rank of A on clear time, player deaths, and soldiers deaths on episode 6 without using any assist code

    53 (39) of 952 – 5.57%

    4.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    5.57% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

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Recent comments

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alienhuntinyeti 29 Jan 2025 03:16
Finally got around to playing this... I thought this couldn't be as bad as people said but holy hell, they weren't lying. *Maybe* I can see someone saying the story fine if they didn't play the first 2 games, but absolutely everything about that was god awful. Terrible what they did to Aya and Maeda, and what the hell was this nonsense story... I don't know if it's possible to ruin a series harder than this. I guess I can see why the series is dead and never coming back now... but man, what a shame. This game needs retconned and the series needs at least a remaster if not a proper third enrty, it's too good to just leave in the past.

As for the gameplay, it's almost as disappointing as the story being not only a departure from the seires but a tedious, awkward, grindy and mediocre shooter... but something about it is still satisfying to the lizard part of my brain. I will most likely revisit and make progress towards mastery.
SheriffStar 29 Jan 2025 04:52
Same, I was also quite disappointed with this third game in the series. It has too many plot holes, gameplay that ends up being boring and repetitive, and a story that doesn't make any sense and I feel like they just throw random stuff in there to try to tell something.

But anyway, now I understand why many say that this Game killed the Parasite Eve saga.
alienhuntinyeti 29 Jan 2025 14:17
Yeah, if it wasn't for the overdrive and rpg system there would literally be nothing redeeming about this game. Man, I really hate how hard square went down hill around this time.
CarloAndrea97 29 Jan 2025 17:52
@alienhuntinyeti

With Aya and Maeda you mean Eva in Aya's body right? Cause the only thing that saves the game narrative wise is that Aya is still the same one of previous games and you see her only in the end game.

The fact that for 99% of the game you see this Eva in Aya's body but completely out of context in every scene yet the best soldier ever is extremely ridiculous.

Now as someone who still privilege the gameplay just slightly above the world building, even the gameplay is extremely counter to the previous games.

I will argue that if someone plays the game once at normal difficulty, it was actually a nice experience on the psp absolutely, but as you go to genocide you realize how everything is poorly balanced over sniping and granade launchers, and some events really want you to reach certain parametric thresolds to move on or you softlock yourself. The PE tree is not really that useful to meta once you get the skills you like and a decent percentage.

The previous games instead can entertain veterans of the games so much for how you can downlevel yourself, use basic weaponry even at genocide and still manage any encounter properly.

I have tons of games that disappointed me to the best, on first position i would put DMC 2 and right after it is 3rd Birthday for killing the world building, Eva character, which had lots of potential, is already smoked and also the gameplay loop is what it is, dramatic at higher difficulties though.
alienhuntinyeti 29 Jan 2025 20:06
Nope, that didn't save anything, even the "real" Aya sucked. Didn't make any sense for her to barely struggle to the dropped pistol, then effortlessly dome all 5 soldiers who just let her do it. Not to mention... why did swat drop into her wedding to shoot her again? Worse what they did to her, about as bad as how they changed Maeda. It's not like he was my favorite character or anything, but he was *at least* likable. Whole story, from the nonsensical plot to the unlikable, predictable characters, was like something a tween fan fic author would write while a shovel was beating them to death. Story 0/10, Gameplay 5/10 (and only that generous because I can seperate my expectations for the series in hindsight [if I add my disappointment for dropping the novel RPG system for an awkward shooter it's actually 2/10] and there was admittedly some novel ideas in the gameplay, though would possibly be higher if not for some of the more annoying bullet sponge enemies). I suppose I can at least give it some credit with the soundtrack and graphics at least.
alienhuntinyeti 29 Jan 2025 20:23
Also, the creature design was REALLY uninspired, first 2 games had WAY cooler enemies.
SiriusIndigo 29 Jan 2025 20:30
After a couple of months of mastering it, I realized that I really liked the game both in terms of gameplay and plot (despite the holes), and it should be perceived as a spin-off, which is what it is.
alienhuntinyeti 29 Jan 2025 21:30
SiriusIndigo, the gameplay is one thing but you do not defend this plot in polite company :P

Being generous, even if you remove all of the Parasite Eve that is haphazardly strapped to this (which now that I think about it... it's literally just character names, isn't it? They never even mentioned mitochondria. I mean if I'm being pedantic I guess include the fact that it's Christmas Eve in New York, but holy crap, they really did just grab some royalty-free fanfic from a below-average high-schooler with head trauma and did find/replace on the names. Wow.), this plot is a giant pile of trash, with each scene barely connected to the last (if at all). The best this brain rot can hope to achieve is "inoffensive", but never entertaining or memorable. Doesn't help that, especially growing up with classics like Chrono Trigger, that when I see time travel in a plot it's basically shorthand for "yeah we didn't feel like fleshing this out" (also with amnesia), hate that crap.

But, I'm a masochist and despite it's shortcomings there is something about the gameplay I like (even if it's not a Parasite Eve game), so I''ll probably end up doing at least a hard playthrough eventually. When I do I'll see if ignoring any reference to the other games while going back over the story knowing the ending twist actually helps the plot in any way, but I doubt it. Sidenote: I hope that doesn't come across as super rude. Nothing wrong with enjoying trash, there's plenty of trash I love too :p
CarloAndrea97 29 Jan 2025 22:11
@SiriusIndigo

Absolutely, disappointment only depends on who feels it based on personal history and metrics of comparisons.

I really loved the PSP system, despite having loads of spin-offs from main title, there are so many exclusive spin-offs and side-projects there which are a real treat, something i totally never felt with this one.

@alienhuntinyeti

I don't think those last 2 minutes of Aya really damage her 2-games character, there's a lot of interpretation there aswell as the story itself is full of holes and forced conjectures.

Unluckly i'm not too aquainted with the english terms as i remember the world building with my local language otherwise i'd go a bit more in depth, but don't worry i enjoy reading people's impressions on the games they play.

I mastered it aswell as i did in my childhood cause i still like sometimes to take from my collection also games i really disliked. The approach of playing them knowing this of course is different but i had fun refreshing all the game content and fix in my head every off-putting line or event.
SiriusIndigo 29 Jan 2025 22:16
alienhuntinyeti, Everything is cool. I really like trash games. About mitochondria - everything is correct, but nevertheless it is a spin-off. The game is called "The 3rd Birthday", not "Parasite Eve 3". About the plot I will not deny, maybe because English is not my native language - it smoothed out the edges to some extent.
alienhuntinyeti 29 Jan 2025 22:54
Huh, you know with your back-to-back comments, I have to think maybe whatever localization you guys played was better. Wouldn't be surprised if y'all had better dialog or voice actors. It is heartwarming to see people passionate about junk though, like I said there's plenty of trash I love too lol
alienhuntinyeti 30 Jan 2025 01:02
@CarloAndrea97 Came back to say, it's not so much that the end of the game damages the character of Aya, it's just that it didn't really feel like Aya so much as a puppet of her, though I suppose it was at least more fitting a puppet than the one we controlled all game. Like, Aya was always a badass from the first moment we saw her sit through a flaming opera, grab her gun and shoulder check her panicking date... but I never thought of her as a supernatural marksman. Just having her go from crawling and struggling to grab that dropped gun to immediately shooting 5 swat guys that just sat on their thumbs and let her, and then she's walking around just fine. Just all felt really unearned.

And I have to say, after having that realization that literally the only connection to this game and Parasite Eve is a few of the character names, it's really frustrating to realize that this game HAD to have come about by some executives slapping the Parasite Eve name on some game they were working on just to sell a few extra units. There's no way they actually wrote this story from the start with Aya Brea in mind.

But all that said, I have to say I really like your approach to crappy games. When I replay this, I'll go back through with "multiverse theory" in mind and treat the characters not as the ones I've come to know in the previous installments but as ones from a different universe entirely. Easy enough since that's already kind of a theme anyways, what with the time travel and people disappearing from the universe and whatnot. Will help with my previous sentiment of seperating the PE from the plot to try and improve it too.
Serteyf 4 Feb 2025 18:01
Mastered! I love this game so much
Harveyes 14 Mar 2025 14:39
does anyone know how do i get A rank on a level? ive been trying but i always end up with a C rank
CarloAndrea97 14 Mar 2025 16:29
@Harveyes

Ideally you have to play at Insane difficulty for an A rank, an other A rank is if you die 0 times, and an other A rank is for the least amount of soldier deaths, which varies depending on the episode, should range between 0 and 10, but i remember Episode 0 and 1 need to be almost deathless in that regard aswell.

If you want AAA you need all of them in place at the same try.
Harveyes 15 Mar 2025 00:43
@CarloAndrea97

thanks for the reply! do you know how to get insane mode? i assume i have to beat the game on hard mode first right
CarloAndrea97 15 Mar 2025 00:54
@Harveyes

You beat the game at the highest difficulty available to unlock the next hardest one, you will have to beat Hard, then Deadly, then Insane.

However do not rush it by going on Hard immediately, i would personally suggest you to work your way from Easy and moving forward, that's because you will slowly level up your character with levels, with Parasite Energy and with weaponry, to handle better the hardest difficulties.

Otherwise your first run at Hard will be way harder than needed and if you go for full mastery, you still want to play easy and normal anyway, so better at first than later.

Take the game slowly as it's very grindy and insane difficulty requires a very well built character and understanding of which weapons will be most effective for each stage.
Adamph216 17 Mar 2025 20:05
When I open this game it says retro Achievements are not available for this game please help
CarloAndrea97 17 Mar 2025 20:25
@Adamph69

Be sure to match your files with the one given in the Supported Game Files page you can find under the box art on desktop
DivineBliss 2 May 2025 18:12
Anyone having trouble finding the correct file thats recognized for achievements try the EUR version