Revive Parasite Eve and do it again from the start. Bring Back Takashi Tokita who was the director and writer of the first game. The subsequent two games didn't have him and it was obvious that his absence led the series astray. Give the man back his original vision and allow him to build from there. Did you know that Tokita had a background in theater and that's why the first game was so steeped in theatrics and sets like the opera scene and the main enemy being a zealous opera singer turned parasitic monster? That's right, give credit back to the man, he also directed Chrono Trigger and Live a Live. He's a legend.
Bring back Tokita into the writing spot too. He was the writer for PE1. After Parasite Eve 2 (who was made by the writer of Resident Evil 1, lol) and The 3rd Birthday (written by Nojima and Toriyama, with input from Nomura and Tabata), it's obvious he's the only adult in the room who can write women and understand that sex symbol (let's be honest, PE1 aimed at it hard in promotional materials) also means having actual substance that makes them attractive and not just being forced in various states of undress. Just bring the man back. He's still at Square, easy as pie.
The gameplay is already so strong it speaks for itself. You had access to several weapons, you could combine weapons, you could combine effects for weapons. You could have a shotgun that spread and had acid damage, you had spells and you had grotesque animals turned mutants who escaped from Central Park. What more do you want? Parasite Eve is a 15 hours game at most. You don't even need to make it 3 parts like FF7 Remake. It's a short but impactful game. Make it a RPG inspired by the recent progress that Resident Evil Remake 2 made to the formula (as opposed to Parasite Eve 2 literally being a discount clone of Resident Evil). The potential is limitless here. Just make it a dope ass action RPG keeping the spirit intact
As for the soundtrack, it's still godlike as all hell. It still has some of the hardest tunes Yoko Shimomura ever put out in her career. Untouchable, unsurpassed.
And it still has the hardest boss theme known to man.
What else could be said? They have the possibility to make a 15 hour survival horror RPG, which is already 10 hours more than the length of a RE game, with tons of customization, an actually engaging plot, great characters and an absolutely sublime soundtrack. I know I'm talking to the void but it's just there, ripe for the taking. I can't even begin to acknowledge that the series will end with the worst game I have ever played in my entire life and the biggest case of character assassination in video game history. Give it one more chance to have a proper burial. The current state of Parasite Eve is too cruel, even for me.
I've said my piece and I'll leave the rest up to our overlords to fulfill my wish.
Bring back Tokita into the writing spot too. He was the writer for PE1. After Parasite Eve 2 (who was made by the writer of Resident Evil 1, lol) and The 3rd Birthday (written by Nojima and Toriyama, with input from Nomura and Tabata), it's obvious he's the only adult in the room who can write women and understand that sex symbol (let's be honest, PE1 aimed at it hard in promotional materials) also means having actual substance that makes them attractive and not just being forced in various states of undress. Just bring the man back. He's still at Square, easy as pie.
The gameplay is already so strong it speaks for itself. You had access to several weapons, you could combine weapons, you could combine effects for weapons. You could have a shotgun that spread and had acid damage, you had spells and you had grotesque animals turned mutants who escaped from Central Park. What more do you want? Parasite Eve is a 15 hours game at most. You don't even need to make it 3 parts like FF7 Remake. It's a short but impactful game. Make it a RPG inspired by the recent progress that Resident Evil Remake 2 made to the formula (as opposed to Parasite Eve 2 literally being a discount clone of Resident Evil). The potential is limitless here. Just make it a dope ass action RPG keeping the spirit intact
As for the soundtrack, it's still godlike as all hell. It still has some of the hardest tunes Yoko Shimomura ever put out in her career. Untouchable, unsurpassed.
And it still has the hardest boss theme known to man.
What else could be said? They have the possibility to make a 15 hour survival horror RPG, which is already 10 hours more than the length of a RE game, with tons of customization, an actually engaging plot, great characters and an absolutely sublime soundtrack. I know I'm talking to the void but it's just there, ripe for the taking. I can't even begin to acknowledge that the series will end with the worst game I have ever played in my entire life and the biggest case of character assassination in video game history. Give it one more chance to have a proper burial. The current state of Parasite Eve is too cruel, even for me.
I've said my piece and I'll leave the rest up to our overlords to fulfill my wish.
