Parasite Eve

Parasite Eve (パラサイト・イヴ, Parasaito Ivu) is a 1998 survival horror action role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation. The game is a sequel to the novel Parasite Eve, written by Hideaki Sena; it is also the first game in the Parasite Eve video game series. The story follows New York City police officer Aya Brea over a six-day span in 1997 as she attempts to stop the Eve, an entity who plans to destroy the human race through spontaneous human combustion. Players explore levels set in areas of New York while utilizing a pausable real-time combat system along with several role-playing game elements.Wikipedia. Parasite Eve (video game). (Accessed 6 Mar 2021.)
The video game adaptation was part of a resurgence of popularity in J-horror sparked by the original book, and was released alongside a film adaptation and two manga comics—one based on the book, the other on the video game. The original video game was followed by two sequels: Parasite Eve II in 1999 and The 3rd Birthday (for the PlayStation Portable) in 2010, and was re-released on the PlayStation Network in 2010.
==Fan Community==
===Reception===
Parasite Eve is considered a classic—for J-horror, survival horror, and PlayStation games. In 2000, Famitsu readers voted the game sixteenth in the magazine's top 100 PlayStation games of all time.IGN Staff (November 20, 2000). "Famitsu Weekly PlayStation Top 100". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
Parasite Eve II is generally considered to be a worthy follow-up and a good game in its own right, though not a universal crowd-pleaser for fans of the original.
The 3rd Birthday has been nigh-universally disavowed by Parasite Eve fans.Beyond Dreams. Even those who enjoyed the game often consider its merits separately from the previous games, rather than as a legitimate successor. Many take issue with the radical departure in gameplay, the convoluted plot, and the portrayal of established characters.
===Distribution===
The first Parasite Eve game has never been released in Europe or the PAL region. In those regions, fans who wish to play the game must resort to imports or piracy. 
A complete Spanish translation rom hack was released by a fan group in 2016.
==Fan Works==
===Fan Fiction===
===Fan Art===
*https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/2500454
*https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/4598016
*https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/6422570
*https://www.deviantart.com/heavymetalhanzo/art/Parasite-Eve-179455734
*https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/16167181
*https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/23852991
*https://www.deviantart.com/ganando-enemigos/art/Parasite-Eve-406201521
Image:1998 Philabong aya vic.jpg|"Aya and my bro."Archived by Philabong (1998) 
===Music===
*Parasite Eve METALIZED!! - パラサイト・イヴ ("Primal Eyes") by Spyder1246 (7 Jan 2016)
*Parasite Eve OST: "Out of Phase" - Synth Cover (Mono Memory) by Mono Memory (10 Sep 2020)
===Mods===
*Parasite Eve Font Hack by CUE and GreenGoblin
*Spanish complete translation by GreenGoblin, CUE et al.
===Meta===
==External Links==
===Fan Sites and Archives===
*FanFiction.Net (FFN): Parasite Eve stories and crossovers
*DeviantArt (DA): Parasite-Eve-Fans, Aya-Brea-Club
*Archive of Our Own (AO3): Parasite Eve tagged works
*Reddit: r/ParasiteEve
*Pixiv: #パラサイト・イヴ, #パラサイトイヴ
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===Resources===
*Wikipedia: Parasite Eve (video game), Parasite Eve II, The 3rd Birthday
*TV Tropes: Parasite Eve, Parasite Eve II, The 3rd Birthday
==References==