Game Podunk presents Parasite Eve as the next featured Retro Rewind. This gripping survival horror game from Squaresoft's (now Square-Enix) has many gamers anticipated for “The 3rd Birthday.” Hence, Game Podunk believed this was the best time to take a look back at this gem.

As with most Squaresoft titles back then, Parasite Eve was a gem to behold and own, with amazing cinematics and mix of RPG elements with enough survival horror to get your adrenaline rush. The entire story unfolds in New York City over a six day span. Throughout the game, you play as Aya Brea, a NYPD officer, with extraordinary abilities, or rather, “Parasite Energy” from her evolving mitochondria. The story starts at Carnegie Hall with Aya attending an opera accompanied by an unnamed date. What seems to be a peaceful night, however, manifests into a gruesome nightmare of burning flesh and mutating monstrosities. At the heart of this panic is Melissa Pearce, the leading performer of the opera, whom you discover to hold mysterious powers and a deeper history with Aya than at first glance. With the help of Daniel Dollis, Aya’s partner and father-figure, Aya must stop the possible end of humanity and discover the truth behind her own mitochondrial evolution, even if the truth may compromise her own will to fight and live.

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