

How do you even level up a gun!? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! Some of the gun upgrades make the gun weaker. What even!? Guns now have to be leveled up and upgraded. There is no sprint mechanic in the game-so why the hell would you create a level like this?! To annoy people!? The "reaper" traps you in a red barrier sandwich if you aren't fast enough and kills you instantly with a game over. This "reaper" chases you around and the only way to escape fast enough is by rolling. There is even an unbeatable enemy/boss at the beginning of the game. Parasite Eve 2 at least gave you parasite energy and a mana gauge to help you fight this game just lets you possess people, while your ammo remains the same. Very rarely does the game give you additional ammo especially during boss fights who are ridiculously powerful btw. There is never enough ammo for any of your guns except your handgun which for some reason has infinite ammo! The handgun has very limited range and is not a good weapon. What chimpanzee designed this!? Grenades take ages to throw and bounce back off of barricades because apparently Aya Brea is now an idiot, and cannot throw them over waist high barriers.

Why can't the character just aim the rifle in the direction she's facing!? When looking through the scope Aya gets brain damaged and turns into the world's slowest marksman, she finds the target very very slowly the scope view moves like a snail traveling backwards through time. This is especially annoying and stupid when you equip the sniper rifle you have to stop and manually turn the camera in the direction you want to face, and only then can you fire.

You can't target the closest enemies-especially when they are behind you! You have to manually switch targets to the closest one. The biggest problem with this game is its auto targeting. The story is fine, so is the character design but the gameplay is just awful. This is without a doubt the worst game I have ever played in my life, and the people that made it should be ashamed! I love Parasite Eve 2 and still play it today, but Third Birthday is not a worthy successor.
