Seriously love your recapitations. You do an incredible job and I hope your channel takes off in such a spectacular way. 90k subs does not do justice to how well you organize such convoluted stories into a easily digestible form. Have been a fan and will always be a fan. Thanks for what you do!
PE2 is a story of a biological hazard outbreak that, If unchecked, may lead to chaos and initiate a dystopia. When I played this game in 2002, I knew I would specialize in genetics, and I did. Nicely detailed review! Keep up the amazing work!
This was a legitimately great game. PE1 was more of a tech demo, but this really was impressive. I really like RPGs that take place in the "real" world.
The second game is very much better, but the game does well in the way it definitely couldn't exist if it wasn't for the first game. It took ideas from the first game and built on them in a much more elaborate and artful way.
@@100Servings Mirror's edge is on the unreal engine, hardly a tech demo ad the engine was heavily documented and used then (even the cloth simulation on PC). Rage and doom 3 are full games in their own rights, with cutting edge tech for sure , but hardly tech demos. Half life 2 and hl alyx are tech demos, hl2 even inferior to stuff done before better. Crysis is borderline a tech demo, far cry and far cry 2 are tech demos. A "tech demo" game is a game with minimal content and structure only showing off a specific technology or set of technologies. That does not describe in any way parasite eve. While it was on new tech (the engine is the same that was used in ff7 and probably ff8/9), it is filled to the brim with content and gameplay structure. I mean, quake is on a new software, and is not a tech demo by itself (but it was an example of what the whole medium was going to be).
PE2 is one of the best games of all time. Nostalgia, storytelling and atmosphere all in one package. I don’t care about the first game. PE2 did the right thing by mirroring RE.
@@100Servings Alien invasion. No joke. Also Aya isn't Aya, its Eve. Aya died during her wedding when they were all shot up, hence the start of the game. The shock made Eve's power reawaken and she gains the ability to transfer herself into others. Her own body died when she transfered to Aya and she remained in Aya, but Aya herself died.
Combine parsite eve 2 with resident evil 3 and set it in the lovecraftian universe of the 1920’s. Parasite powers are replaced by lore books boosting your magic abilities. Nemesis is replaced by a dimensional shambler or star spawn or something. Set the story in Arkham during the period of the short story “nyarlathotep” (read it). Eventually you can introduce resident evil online elements with team-based puzzles. Maybe even get fantasy flight games to use their arkham files-verse. Endless dlc for additional investigators. Replay mode switches out standard enemies with dlc ones. Different playthroughs as different characters changes the end game. M rated, well-acted, overarching stories with the boardgames and books. This was all i wanted from the world of nerdy entertainment. But for some reason 99% of the creators of “lovecraftian” entertainment either miss the mark completely, or hone in on one aspect but lack the budget to make it effective. The closest thing we have is bloodborne.
Excellent choice for a Halloween RECAPitation, and I'm glad that this one has finally hit the channel, as it is another unfinished game from my past. Refreshing myself with a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup and a cold, delicious Coca Cola, I salute your choice of RECAP, a worthy one to declare myself fully caught up on with this channel. Okay, fine. I noticed this one and it was too hard-hitting not to point it out. "Complete global saturation." Resident Evil 5. I'm now fully caught up, and hopefully I won't have to stumble again on the releases of future RECAPitations. I'll meet you on the next battlefield.
It definitely helped. I played it and never saw Pierce or the dog helping me in the missions. Also Baldwin being the model wasn't shown nor the ending with Kyle. Thanks for showing it all
I enjoyed many things about this game, the details in this game, like the bishop golem turning invisible is based on Thermal Optics and theoretically possible. The notion of Controlled Evolution gone wrong, is great. I especially enjoy the good ending at the musaem with the model of the Triple Helix DNA.
So many references to so many games. I loved it. I wish I knew how to get some of the endings. My favorite PE and I've played it a billion times and I STILL don't know how to get Jodi to show up or have Flint run around and rescue everyone.
I'm so glad I just recently played this. I'm not sure why but I never liked PE 2 but I LOVE PE 1. Playing it again as an adult landed MUCH better with me and so I can personally put these games on the top shelf. As always Oni, great work!
Nothing better to recover some MP than a can of ice cold Coca-Cola™. Also, nothing better to recover some game memories than with one of Oni's RECAPitations. ;)
I liked the 4-element "magic" system of PE2 better. The inventory system of 2 took a bit of getting used to, but for what it was, I liked it. I just wish they could have kept some of the weapon customization elements of 1. Maybe strictly have Jodie do it instead of just using Tools in the field (tweak the plot to bring her to Dryfield sooner), but the notion of rechambering something like a MAC-10 to use .410 shot shells hits the right mix of fantastical and plausibly realistic (even if not practical nor possible), and a fun weapon with useful attributes.
it is called 3rd birthday, only on the psp. i bought the psp just for that game back in the day. it further explores what happens to Aya and Eve in the future.
With the golems showing up before you entered Neo Ark, you must have been playing New Game Plus on one of the hard modes...that's not what I would consider the canonical storyline, first playthrough is.
Honest truth: Though this PE installment was disappointing, there some good thingz I will say about it, the game's look is so PlayStation, the 2D art design is fantastic, the monster creatures look okay, and the story keeping it linked to the original was genius. 👍🏻
Oh there is a third installment, but it has an absolutely bonkers storyline with no relation to the two previous games aside for the returning characters.
@@redacted8846 I EMULATED the thing that shouldn't exist and I regretted it immensely. I can only imagine how much worse it would be if I had bought it.
Another game series that deserves a reboot. I remember never beating the game because of poor inventory management and having to completely restart. But i loved the whole "real time but pause to select spells" mechanic it had. I believe it was the first but i could be wrong. Def a 4/5 game imo
On my first playthrough, I got all the way to the final boss, and just couldn't manage movement in the provided arena. Tried again years later and made it. Reading some walkthrus online (which hadn't existed when first played, I have the Brady guide) helped.
@@xheralt sheesh i remember at this time I was going to the library and printing guides out. Now i actually understand why they charge for computer time 😂
This was a VERY fun game. I grabbed it and bought it because it was one of the few worthwhile new games on the shelves during 2000. At first it was a grand disappointment but I gave it a chance and it became a great game. Aya is ready for some SERIOUS CQ conflict, she's packin a Beretta 90 series model 93R!
You mentioned that golems other than No. 9 are at the Akropolis Tower, but they don't show up here on the first run. Is the nightmare run considered canon?
Weird seeing so many YT channels doing stiff on Parasite Eve. Grew up playing 1 and 2. Had kind of a cringe crush on Aya (who didn't lol). Love finding stuff in the game I still don't know about. Tha KS for the video
Great video. Parasite Eve 2 is one of my problematic ps1 favs, along with Wild Arms 2 and Final Fantasy 8. For me, PE1 had a better story but PE2 was more fun to play. As for 3rd Birthday...I don't know her
How to ruin a great game: turn it into a poor resident evil clone. 1 is one of my fav games of all time, 2 leaned more into survival horror with a bad script. We don't need to bring up 3rd birthday :)
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Love the Coke refs. Everyone should remember that Squaresoft and Coke had such an advertising deal back in the PS1 era.
Yeah I remember the Final Fantasy 9 commercial.
And the Final Fantasy - Coca Cola figures.
@@SkarrGaming I remember that too. What a weird time.
Im a 90’s gamer. Golden age of console/pop culture integration.
The entirety of Final Fantasy IX is a retell kf how Coca Cola made, shown the sign by the very final boss being a Pepsi Man in his God form
There’s coca-cola in this game?
*takes out a coke can, opens it and drinks it* Happy Halloween, Oni Black Mage!
lol
Seriously love your recapitations. You do an incredible job and I hope your channel takes off in such a spectacular way. 90k subs does not do justice to how well you organize such convoluted stories into a easily digestible form. Have been a fan and will always be a fan.
Thanks for what you do!
PE2 is a story of a biological hazard outbreak that, If unchecked, may lead to chaos and initiate a dystopia.
When I played this game in 2002, I knew I would specialize in genetics, and I did.
Nicely detailed review! Keep up the amazing work!
Amazing story
Fake
So. Did you create genetically enhanced humans ?
After 22 years I finally know what happened in this game. Love this channel
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Seriously what would these guys have done without the power of Coca-Cola. It's practically the secondary protagonist of this game.
Parasite Eve 2 is generally good game and i'm glad you made a recapitation. Thanks and Happy Halloween Oni Black Mage
Spared no expense, after the lack of ANMCs during the ANMC tour.
I see what you did there. I like that!
You've got yourself another subscriber.
This was great! I loved the PE series! I really hope square Enix gives it the remake it deserves! Thanks for all the awesome content!
Why do I feel that Wesker would fit here?
Like he mentions the game's plot was written by the same guy who wrote the original Resident Evil
The golems and nmc’s are what would happen if umbrella didnt F ;)K up all their BOW experiments lol.
On a sidenote; wesker did nothing wrong!😆
This was a legitimately great game. PE1 was more of a tech demo, but this really was impressive. I really like RPGs that take place in the "real" world.
The second game is very much better, but the game does well in the way it definitely couldn't exist if it wasn't for the first game.
It took ideas from the first game and built on them in a much more elaborate and artful way.
@@firetarrasque4667 Absolutely. Then they threw away all the good will with the dumpster fire that is The 3rd Birthday. 😃👎
You do not know what a tech demo is, right?
@@1r0zz Yes, I've played Mirror's Edge, Rage, and Doom 3.
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Mirror's edge is on the unreal engine, hardly a tech demo ad the engine was heavily documented and used then (even the cloth simulation on PC).
Rage and doom 3 are full games in their own rights, with cutting edge tech for sure , but hardly tech demos.
Half life 2 and hl alyx are tech demos, hl2 even inferior to stuff done before better.
Crysis is borderline a tech demo, far cry and far cry 2 are tech demos.
A "tech demo" game is a game with minimal content and structure only showing off a specific technology or set of technologies.
That does not describe in any way parasite eve.
While it was on new tech (the engine is the same that was used in ff7 and probably ff8/9), it is filled to the brim with content and gameplay structure.
I mean, quake is on a new software, and is not a tech demo by itself (but it was an example of what the whole medium was going to be).
The golems are an element added in the new game + hard mode, they don't appear during the until the very end
@BazonkMadonk Yes you do encounter them in the ark at the end, but in the new game +, they start to show up at random throughout the game
I saw September and 2001 at the end scene and really thought they were going to do that
PE2 is one of the best games of all time. Nostalgia, storytelling and atmosphere all in one package. I don’t care about the first game. PE2 did the right thing by mirroring RE.
hi question can you do a RECAPitation of Parasite Eve the 3rd birthday too? love the video.
Parasite Eve Series
Is there a plot? Really? I put in some serious hours on that game and have no idea.
@@100Servings Alien invasion. No joke. Also Aya isn't Aya, its Eve. Aya died during her wedding when they were all shot up, hence the start of the game. The shock made Eve's power reawaken and she gains the ability to transfer herself into others. Her own body died when she transfered to Aya and she remained in Aya, but Aya herself died.
Combine parsite eve 2 with resident evil 3 and set it in the lovecraftian universe of the 1920’s.
Parasite powers are replaced by lore books boosting your magic abilities.
Nemesis is replaced by a dimensional shambler or star spawn or something.
Set the story in Arkham during the period of the short story “nyarlathotep” (read it).
Eventually you can introduce resident evil online elements with team-based puzzles.
Maybe even get fantasy flight games to use their arkham files-verse.
Endless dlc for additional investigators.
Replay mode switches out standard enemies with dlc ones.
Different playthroughs as different characters changes the end game.
M rated, well-acted, overarching stories with the boardgames and books.
This was all i wanted from the world of nerdy entertainment. But for some reason 99% of the creators of “lovecraftian” entertainment either miss the mark completely, or hone in on one aspect but lack the budget to make it effective. The closest thing we have is bloodborne.
Excellent choice for a Halloween RECAPitation, and I'm glad that this one has finally hit the channel, as it is another unfinished game from my past. Refreshing myself with a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup and a cold, delicious Coca Cola, I salute your choice of RECAP, a worthy one to declare myself fully caught up on with this channel.
Okay, fine. I noticed this one and it was too hard-hitting not to point it out. "Complete global saturation." Resident Evil 5.
I'm now fully caught up, and hopefully I won't have to stumble again on the releases of future RECAPitations. I'll meet you on the next battlefield.
Nice, never played the second game! First one was a bit wild. I'm sure 2nd won't disappoint.
It definitely helped. I played it and never saw Pierce or the dog helping me in the missions. Also Baldwin being the model wasn't shown nor the ending with Kyle. Thanks for showing it all
I enjoyed many things about this game, the details in this game, like the bishop golem turning invisible is based on Thermal Optics and theoretically possible.
The notion of Controlled Evolution gone wrong, is great.
I especially enjoy the good ending at the musaem with the model of the Triple Helix DNA.
I loved 1st PE and beated it about 5+ times but I never managed to beat PE2, I did not liked it for some reason, but your recap was a great watch =)
So many references to so many games. I loved it. I wish I knew how to get some of the endings. My favorite PE and I've played it a billion times and I STILL don't know how to get Jodi to show up or have Flint run around and rescue everyone.
search for true ending you shall find it. the best ending for pe2 ever i cried after getting the ending for 20 years of gameplay.
Beautiful series P1 and P2 are masterpieces. We never speak of the abomination that is P3 birthday, never!
thanks for doing a vid on the 2nd game in my fav series
I love the jokes you put into your scripts - while still being informative. "Global saturation" - doing Wesker proud.
this man's alliteration skills deserve their own recapitation...
Awesome recap! I played some of the first but this filled in the 2nd for me, thank you!
Sadly there was never a third game...
No, there never was
Everyone who says otherwise must be mistaken
I'm so glad I just recently played this. I'm not sure why but I never liked PE 2 but I LOVE PE 1. Playing it again as an adult landed MUCH better with me and so I can personally put these games on the top shelf. As always Oni, great work!
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When Oni Black Mage said "complete global saturation" i had war time flashbacks to the RE5 wesker Quick Time Events. 😱
Nothing better to recover some MP than a can of ice cold Coca-Cola™.
Also, nothing better to recover some game memories than with one of Oni's RECAPitations. ;)
Thanks for bringing PE back to live ... I used to think I was a weirdo been the only one (on my circle) loving this game
Thanks for this recap. Love Parasite Eve 1 and 2.
Just started a new playthough last week. I don't know why this game is so comfy.
i love the Story of Eve 2, i just wish it retained some of the battle element of 1
I liked the 4-element "magic" system of PE2 better. The inventory system of 2 took a bit of getting used to, but for what it was, I liked it. I just wish they could have kept some of the weapon customization elements of 1. Maybe strictly have Jodie do it instead of just using Tools in the field (tweak the plot to bring her to Dryfield sooner), but the notion of rechambering something like a MAC-10 to use .410 shot shells hits the right mix of fantastical and plausibly realistic (even if not practical nor possible), and a fun weapon with useful attributes.
Hated the tank controls, prefer the PE1 mode.
The only thing i remember about parasite eve1-2 is the secret shower scenes.
nostalgic scenes from the game, ah simpler days of gaming
great recap. this only affirms my belief that the game hardly had a plot, much less a sensible one
"complete global saturation" I see what you did there :D
damn this game is really good
Parasite eve 1 and 2 are amazing videogame experiences.
That 1st coke a cola line caught me off guard & I laughed why too hard at it (T^T)
You just gained a new subscriber. Great video! Everything checks out! Keep up the good work.
One of the best games ever in more than one way, they nailed it 23 years ago
I love the first PE. This one I bought when it first was released and it didn't stick with me the same was the first game did.
Awww, the ending sure makes me wish a Parasite Eve 3 existed...
it is called 3rd birthday, only on the psp. i bought the psp just for that game back in the day. it further explores what happens to Aya and Eve in the future.
It got horrible reviews so we rather forget it happened
Loveee this! will you do the 3rd birthday?
With the golems showing up before you entered Neo Ark, you must have been playing New Game Plus on one of the hard modes...that's not what I would consider the canonical storyline, first playthrough is.
Bounty mode since his HP was normal. If it was tiny it would be nightmare mode.
14:06 complete global saturation ey? -Albert Wesker
I liked part two more, sue me. The different challenge modes/difficulty took a ton of skill to beat.
While unable to obtain the cold, crisp taste of coca-cola 💀💀💀🤝🤝🤝
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Oh a man of culture
retroviruses might also be responsible for the co*ro*na virus 😂😂😂😂
edit: 8:37 a nice reference to resident evil 😂😂😂
Man what a great game... I could sure use a Coke.
For me this is one of the best game in PS1.. Me and my bro spent thousands of hour in this game lol...
This recap is sponsored by the fresh taste of coca-cola !
xD
Honest truth: Though this PE installment was disappointing, there some good thingz I will say about it, the game's look is so PlayStation, the 2D art design is fantastic, the monster creatures look okay, and the story keeping it linked to the original was genius. 👍🏻
This is amazing recap! 🥰
14:10 LOVED THAT
Thanks OBM!!
Amazing video i loved this game wish theyd continue it. 3rd birthday was a good game but a good parasite eve game ????
I love this game, we need a third installement, BECAUSE A THIRD INSTALLMENT DOES NOT EXIST!
Oh there is a third installment, but it has an absolutely bonkers storyline with no relation to the two previous games aside for the returning characters.
@@thenewguyinred THERE IS NO THIRD INSTALLMENT!
I bought "that which should not be mentioned" for my PSP. Biggest mistake ever.
@@redacted8846 I EMULATED the thing that shouldn't exist and I regretted it immensely. I can only imagine how much worse it would be if I had bought it.
@@yamiryushi I spent 15 bucks on what shouldn't be mentioned and I want it back.
I don’t think PE2 is underrated, but I do think it’s overhated. This opinion brought to you by CocaColaTM
Another game series that deserves a reboot. I remember never beating the game because of poor inventory management and having to completely restart. But i loved the whole "real time but pause to select spells" mechanic it had. I believe it was the first but i could be wrong. Def a 4/5 game imo
On my first playthrough, I got all the way to the final boss, and just couldn't manage movement in the provided arena. Tried again years later and made it. Reading some walkthrus online (which hadn't existed when first played, I have the Brady guide) helped.
@@xheralt sheesh i remember at this time I was going to the library and printing guides out. Now i actually understand why they charge for computer time 😂
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love your recapitations
This was a VERY fun game. I grabbed it and bought it because it was one of the few worthwhile new games on the shelves during 2000. At first it was a grand disappointment but I gave it a chance and it became a great game.
Aya is ready for some SERIOUS CQ conflict, she's packin a Beretta 90 series model 93R!
Hmm. why suddenly feel the urge of drink a Pepsi?
I enjoyed this game. I didn’t finish it because of that sliding tile puzzle though. Just couldn’t do it
After loving the first story so much I was a bit disappointed in the direction they took with this one. Excellent recap though
Agreed!
You mentioned that golems other than No. 9 are at the Akropolis Tower, but they don't show up here on the first run. Is the nightmare run considered canon?
do the 3rd Birthday next
Damn, I want a Coke for some reason.....🥤
Is it alright that I’m drinking a coke right guys?
I don't know about you guys, but i could do with a nice ice cold coca-cola about now.
You should do 3rd birthday
Weird seeing so many YT channels doing stiff on Parasite Eve. Grew up playing 1 and 2. Had kind of a cringe crush on Aya (who didn't lol). Love finding stuff in the game I still don't know about. Tha KS for the video
So did the developers. Haha
Played the game 8 times, best game ever. Hope the make a remake.
...If only the 3rd Birthday didn't suck so hard we might have actually got a decent sequel to such a great game....
Great video. Parasite Eve 2 is one of my problematic ps1 favs, along with Wild Arms 2 and Final Fantasy 8.
For me, PE1 had a better story but PE2 was more fun to play. As for 3rd Birthday...I don't know her
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You are an awesome dude
Wait a second, you are telling me that bounty mode where GOLEMs appear since the Akropolis mission I how the story goes in the official cannon?
Man I dunno what it is, but I am craving some nice cold Coca-Cola right now.
These games were awesome!!!
you should do lets play on these games
I love this game.....
How to ruin a great game: turn it into a poor resident evil clone. 1 is one of my fav games of all time, 2 leaned more into survival horror with a bad script. We don't need to bring up 3rd birthday :)
Please do parasite eve 3
I only got to the big nmc before my cd won't work
Classic PS1 games I have the japanese versions, and the 3rd Birthday Japanese-USA versions for the psp.
YAS THIS GAME WERKS ME OUT
this game is sponsored by coca cola
jokes aside, one more game left to Recap, the 3rd birthday
Let's make a deal, Star Ocean 1 OR 2... lol
This is where the series ends for me. The 3rd Birthday? I don't know her
GOD, I'M SO THIRSTY.
Why'd you give the played + version? The were more monster variety than what you show.
Turtle neck in the desert?
Been playing this when I was a kid some people told me I kinda look like her well iam flattered 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wonder if I should dye my hair blonde haha
Can you look into Gnosia!? :>