
Parasite Eve‘s sexy protagonist Aya Brea has returned with the recent release of “The 3rd Birthday” on the PSP, and has been attracting a great deal of attention with her flimsy clothing and convenient vulnerability to having it torn off in battle.
The game begins with Aya showering, a scene similar to another in Parasite Eve 2:

A variety of saucy costumes, each with appropriate battle damage, are now available…

They can be torn from Aya’s lithe frame during the game:




The various costumes in the game cover all bases:


Not bad for a character 2ch denounces as an “old hag” (she is 38).
The game itself is said to be quite good, although being PSP-bound it is unlikely to do much for Square Enix’s bottom line.
The game is available now, with an English version due in March.
she's kind of fallen downhill as a protagonist. liked her in the first game but putting her in a bunch of fanservice outfits it just kind of sad.
Its like the square heads are saying ´´ Remember how much people like Parasite Eve because how serious and adult was? Let's fill the new game with boobs and ass!!! That's gotta make the new Parasite Eve as classy as the first one!``
DO you pplz even realize what you're saying ?
Just take a look on the first ones artwork.
It has Aya with nothing covering her boobs. This is how the first one was promoted.
So your argument is invalid.
I know. I liked PE1 Aya the most because she wasn't overly sexualized like the majority of female game characters are :/
I thought Parasite Eve was popular enough that Squenix didn't have to resort to fanservice to get people to play 3rd Birthday.
I don't know who the hell thought that Toriyama is a good writer. He tends to push in every Japanese cliche there is in his stories.
I really liked Aya back in PE1. For most of the gametime, she walked around only in her jeans, white t-shirt and black leather jacket. That's it. Just as I expected from what a civvie-dressed cop should wear; practical, convenient and not revealing.
Then again, PE1's story was a direct reference to the novel. Everything went to hell when PE2 came over. The game itself was still OK, so I didn't have much to complain but...
My only consolation in 3rd Birthday is that the game isn't titled Parasite Eve 3. Then again, they should've just made a new character altogether.
I'll admit that point. I know some of the promotional art was pretty suggestive, though I never saw any of it until like, 5 years later.
Supposedly their excuse is it's sort of a spin off instead of an actual sequel though. At least that's what I've read or heard a few times. To see what potential the series had. I don't know for sure myself though.
Either way, they can't ruin her for me. Still my favorite and I can always just ignore what they do to screw things up and play the original, and the second if I feel like it. The costumes do admittedly somewhat bother me, but again, nobody is forced to use them. Armor is basically useless anyway.
actually i read that the license of PE got expired and SE never renewed it. hence it's only The 3rd Birthday.
i want a sequel of the game for the PS3(but with more horror elements) if this was a action game, a horror game would be nice :)
still looking forward to it :)
Even in the first game, there was fanservice in the official art, her outfits were either that little black dress or that white tee and partially unbuttoned jeans. Also don't get me started on that image of Melissa/Eve nibbling on Aya's ear...
The little black dress that reached her ankles, you mean? >.>
now if only i could unlock that costume...
along with the Lightning costume that is...
I forgot this game existed.
at first i tought it was hirano but oh well
So did I... Especially with her swimsuit antics and such.
Well, I think it's safe to say that alot of people thought that when looking at the title, how so very clever...
I too, but dhis aya is better,
cant wait 4 the USA ver :D
she looks younger cuz da mitochondria o como se escriba.
mexican at the keyboard :D
I've been waiting for this to come out for awhile now, and also resident evil on psp.
Damn... was tricked too.
It has been ages, so I can understand if even some fans didn't expect a sequel.
I soo miss this
I was tricked as well, but ah well, at least it was another Aya instead of a cat named "aya" or something.
Meh, be honest, most are playing it as I'm typing this since it works with all the ISO loaders pretty flawlessly.
It's fun, but it's a lot more like Parasite Eve 2, rather then the original Parasite Eve. Always liked the mechanics of the first much more, but guess others like the "shoot em up" of 2 more.
Costumes are almost never seen "normally" for very long though, a few hits and it's so tattered/bloody it's absurd, heh.
If it's gonna be torn off anyways, just go commando from the start ^^
My Mitochondria is ready.
so is mine now prepare that RNA modification
What a misleading title~
A misleading title on Sankaku? Say it ain't so!
2ch people have probably never explored the outside world and probably think skinny underweight young teenagers are probably the accepted norms which is sick. 38 is reasonably fine. 20 years from 38 would i call someone an old lady(not a hag). I know several actresses that age that still look pretty damn young. 27 is the average for marriage and 38 is only 11 years from it which isn't that much. thank god she's 38 because I'm sick of looking at young girls,Especially in hentai,anime and manga.
I agree and all, but you said you're sick of looking at young girls when Aya actually does look too young to fit her age.
Expected Aya Hirano.
Oh you, Artefact!
I'm a bit disappointed to see that game go in the PSP.. I had hope in the past that there would be a sequel of my favorite PS1 game on the PS2, but no luck, so I hope on the PS3.. but why PSP!?
Because the PSP just needs games like this for survival matters, while the PS3 is doing fine.
I'm fine with PSP =]
..lol yeah nobody cares >.>
"survival reasons", are you retarded? If the PSP needs to survive, the PS3 needs to be revived.
"Revived"? It's as lively as ever! As certain recent games have been failing, many games are WIN, and still more to come
Why psp why?~ I want ps3 version too~
When I first read the title, I was excited at the thought that it was another one of Aya Hirano's antics ala AYA STYLE.
Then I was disappointed when I read that it was a about a virtual character :(
Man, at first I thought Hirano finally lost it. Oh well.
And isn't Aya stuck in age 22 forever because of some sorta mutation or something?
@Anon 14:12
My thoughts exactly. Jeez, what a let down....
Well, about half of Sankaku is just Hirano, so it's understandable.
WHAT?! Really?!
I must be coming here for the wrong reasons then....
By Nameless' logic, I would say that pretty much everybody comes here for the wrong reasons...
Erm, she still has an age. The Mitochondria just keep her body young as it's more advantageous to both her at them. Aya might physically be 22, but she's still 38. I don't recall any point where it was hinted or presumed she would possibly live forever.
SPOILER!!!!789739131Note that you are actually Aya's clone the whole time aka "Eve" so this should be "Eve Stripped Bare & Showering Nude34758347297
Also the beginning of the game doesn't start with a shower scene... you pretty much only have 2 chances to take a shower... (or I did anyways....) get to second chapter and you can take a shower and then there's a second opportunity later in the game when you're living in a dump...
oh yeah... the shower scene images are backwards btw.
She's 38, but looks younger because of the mitochondria condition or whatever as part of the story. 2ch doesn't call all those centuries aged lolis in Touhou Project old...
2ch doesn't give a shit if a character's 16 or 60. As long as they have the anatomical proportion of a 9-year-old, they don't give jackshit about anything else.
Remember when Parasite Eve was the only good and classy game that Square Enix had back in the day?
Well, today we have a maid and titanium bunny.
I remember when it was called Squaresoft.
FFVII and Xenogears came out the same time as first Parasaite Eve ALL by Squaresoft! Those were the golden years for them.
I was hoping that if you had a nude costume your skin would rip off until you are a skeleton forcing the player to concentrate harder to keep her more human looking.
So... when is this game going to be released on the US again? Is it even going to be released?
So far I think they say Q1 of 2011. Not sure though, who knows if it'll have people whining about it or if they'll screw something up.