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Why was this series so overshadowed and outperformed by Resident Evil and Silent Hill?

Personally I liked it more than either but I also recognize that's personal preference

>> No.7294838

Parasite Eve is one of my favorite series, along with Resident Evil and Silent Hill, but the only thing that they have in common is that they are all Playstation games. Parasite Eve is not a survival horror series.

>> No.7294840

The sort of 'survival horror with rpg elements' design was kind of a mixed bag for people.

>> No.7294841

PE 2 was fuckin KINO

>> No.7294847

>>7294825
when you put rpg elements that slow down the pace in a game that doesn't really need them you are going to have divided opinions, Simon's Quest and Zelda II could attest to that rule.

>> No.7294850

>>7294825
Check out martian gothic

>> No.7294871

>>7294838
You don't think it would have competed and shared audiences at the time?

>> No.7294893

>>7294841
You mean shit
>inb4 you're that glitch autist

>> No.7294912

>>7294825
hard to not be overshadowed by gaming giants like resident evil and the like. PE fucking rocks, who cares.

>> No.7294954

>>7294871
No, because it's not a horror series.

>> No.7294971

>>7294825
Because 1 has shit gameplay (fuck ATB) and 2 was a sub-par RE clone.

>> No.7294991

>>7294825
Never played 2, but 1 at least is definitely underrated. Different kind of game from RE and SH so it's not entirely comparable, but the combat was a lot of fun and the music was incredible. Characters were a lot more interesting than RE, too.

>> No.7295007

>>7294954
You're actually retarded. These games definitely shared a fan base and were direct competitors.

>> No.7295026
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>>7294954
>because it's not a horror series.

>> No.7295039

>>7295007
No, child, you are actually retarded. No one who played RE/SH for horror, played PE for horror. If you think that PE is a survival horror game in the same way that RE and SH are then you are severely mentally retarded.

>> No.7295050

>>7295039
>he thinks horror is only allowed to be in a survival horror game
>he thinks horror is a video game genre and not just a mood / atmosphere choice
Oh no, it's retarded

>> No.7295056

1 was a flawed gem
2 was a meh RE clone
we don't talk about 3

>> No.7295070

>>7295050
Lol no, I don't think that horror is only allowed to be in a survival horror game. PE is at best a "horror themed" action rpg in the same way that RE4 is a "horror themed" action game.
I will argue that horror is primarily about atmosphere more than anyone else, but I just don't see it for PE. PE has always felt like scifi to me more than anything else. The inclusion of monsters does not make it horror.

>> No.7295103

>>7294893

Fuck off faggot. Like actually just drive out into the desert and just fuckin stay there you dicksucking homo.

>> No.7295108

>>7294825
I absolutely love this game and its sequel.

>> No.7295117

>>7295039
Absolute retard.

>> No.7295118
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>>7295117
>Absolute retard

>> No.7295119

>>7295070
this, there is literally not a single moment in PE1 that is designed to scare you. it doesn't even have jumpscares. it's just unnerving but that's different from scary.

>> No.7295124

>>7295103
Sounds like I hit a nerve
>>7295070
>>7295119
So are you guys just ignoring or don't understand the concept of body horror?

>> No.7295128

>>7295124
I get the concept of body horror. body horror is not scary. I can watch an FMV of a dog mutating into a weird monster and think "man that's gnarly", but I'm not scared. when I play RE and some shit busts through a window or I'm getting stalked in tight hallways or a licker comes from the ceiling, I'm scared. it's a totally different emotion.

>> No.7295129

>>7295128
>I get the concept of body horror. body horror is not scary
lol okay, faggot

>> No.7295135

>>7295129
it's not scary. not in parasite eve. in parasite eve you see a monster and then you press triangle to open your ATB menu and then unload 8 spreadshot freezing tranq rounds from your modded-out fucking hand cannon and then do your final fantasy limit break and turn into an esper

>> No.7295138

>>7295124
All of the gameplay elements are similar to the other two games but because the horror elements don't fit into your narrow autistic definitions it therefore isn't the same genre and not worthy of discussing these games together?
Actually neck yourself mongoloid

>> No.7295147

>>7295138
>All of the gameplay elements are similar to the other two games
Where is the resource management and puzzles?

>> No.7295258

>>7295147
...you've never actually played Parasite Eve, have you?

>> No.7295316
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7295316

one of those series I really want to like but I just don't like the core gameplay, it's not enjoyable personally. music, atmosphere, writing, characterization are all great but I'm one if those ''gameplay trumps literally everything'' faggots so I can't seem to enjoy them. its really annoying but what ya gonna do. thats actually reminded me to buy the book though, thanks. good thread

>> No.7295326

>>7295258
There are no puzzles in the first game, and there is no resource management regarding ammo. You can maybe argue there is some resource magement with the limited inventory space and trying to juggle healing items though, but you are never concerned about ammo outside of maybe the first five minutes. Have not played the second yet.

>> No.7295347

>>7294825
Hi anons! Suzie Hunter here. Parasite Eve is one my favorite games of all time. True it isnt pure survival horror or pure RPG but is a fine middle point between the 2 genres.

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>>7294825
Well for one, Resident Evil kinda the started the survival horror craze so of course it was overshadowed and outperformed by that, and Silent Hill evolved it in a different direction but was still survival horror. That said, Parasite Eve was also a action RPG so it probably wasn't exactly cut out for the survival horror craze. That doesn't mean it's inferior, just that it's a different experience. Personally Parasite Eve is one of my favorite games of all time.
I should also mention that it's not like the game did terrible when it came out. It was well recived and did good enough to warrant a sequel(which ironically tried a lot harder to actually fit in with the Survival Horror craze by copying Resident Evil, but it's also true that it had Resident Evil staff working on it to begin with.)

tl;dr Parasite was it's own beast that did quite fit in but it was still kick ass like that.

>> No.7295865

>>7295316
> but I'm one if those ''gameplay trumps literally everything'' faggots so I can't seem to enjoy them.
That's really interesting, I thought the gameplay was extremely tight in Parasite Eve and it's probably one of the best JRPGs available on the system, to each his own though.

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>>7295316
Same here tried playing it when it first came out when I was 12 and tried giving it a second chance the other day at 35 and still can't get into it lol.

>> No.7295958

>>7295865
>Parasite Eve gameplay
>extremely tight
I mean, it's a step up from Final Faggotry, but I wouldn't necessarily call it good.

>> No.7296051

>>7294825
>Why was this series so overshadowed and outperformed by Resident Evil and Silent Hill?

Because you're comparing apples and oranges

Parasite Eve:
Action-jRPG

Resident Evil/Silent Hill:
Survival Horror

Parasite Eve 2:
Action-jRPG, with survival horror inspirations for a couple things but still just an action-jRPG

>> No.7296137

>>7294825
most people didn't want to read a biology book they wanted to shoot zombies

the slow pacing, the female protagonist, the lengthy dialogues, the cliche'd 90's cop characters, just wasn't really relatable to the PSX age group

1>2>The Movie>Book I Never Read>Third Birthday

>> No.7296140

>>7295326
Went back and played it and was sort of frustrated by how easy it was, almost skipped on the final boss entirely.

>> No.7296141

>>7296140
All the difficulty is in the Chrysler Building.