Japanese game - CSO format
The 3rd installment of the Parasite Eve series.
Parasite Eve 3
The 3rd Birthday (ザ・サード バースデイ, Za Sādo Bāsudei) is a action role-playing game from Square Enix. The game was developed for the PlayStation Portable and marks the third entry in the Parasite Eve series after Parasite Eve 2, which was released in 2000. The game was released on December 22, 2010 in Japan[4] and will be released on Q1 2011 in North America and Europe.
The game is an action role-playing game described by Square Enix as a "cinematic action RPG". Director Hajime Tabata noted that the game-play and plot are intertwined due to an ability called "Overdive", which is an ability that lets you switch bodies with one of your team members. Using the skill, you can freely control other people. Overdive also allows Aya to dive into the mind of the Twisted causing lethal damage. You can change your currently controlled character in real-time, intermixed with your combat actions. The game will also have limited third person shooter elements, but will be different than Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. Shown at a trailer at Tokyo Game Show, camera will be over the shoulder, such as in games like Resident Evil 5 and Dead Space. Other abilities such as liberation will also be available which provides Aya with a powerful surge of energy and supernatural speed in battle. Aya can also provide orders to her fellow soldiers to target specific enemies or to defend themselves. An array of different costumes will be available to Aya, a white jacket over her default clothes were the first to be shown, since then a business costume in which Aya dresses up as a secretary has been shown, Aya can also cos-play as Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII. Also available is an apron dress which is fashioned in the style of a maid's dress and a Knight costume.
