{"id":189073,"date":"2025-09-29T04:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/189073\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T04:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:43:08","slug":"square-enix-aint-going-to-revisit-parasite-eve-on-ps5-but-this-chinese-dev-sure-as-hell-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/189073\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix Ain’t Going to Revisit Parasite Eve on PS5, But This Chinese Dev Sure as Hell Is"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you consider it a true Parasite Eve<\/a> sequel or not, it\u2019s been about 15 years since The 3rd Birthday<\/a> released on the PSP to a mixed reception. (We loved it, but opinions vary wildly.)<\/p>\n

We think it\u2019s probably safe to conclude at this point that Square Enix doesn\u2019t really intend to do anything with the franchise for the foreseeable future, but you can always rely on a Chinese developer to pick up the slack.<\/p>\n

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Chongqing-based team IceSitruuna has announced Parasite Mutant<\/a> for PS5, which \u2013 let\u2019s be honest \u2013 is basically a successor to Square Enix\u2019s popular PS1 property. It\u2019s due out in 2026 on Sony\u2019s system.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the blurb describes it:<\/p>\n

\u201cParasite Mutant is a science-fiction horror RPG set in the distant future. Psionic agent Nova was sent on a mission to an abandoned and secluded island city filled with horrifying creatures, not knowing that what happened on the island will completely change her fate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amusingly, the press release goes on to introduce the Active Time Chains battle system, which is basically the dev\u2019s twist on the original Parasite Eve\u2019s Active Time Bar. As in the original game, you can move the protagonist around and dodge at all times, but need to wait for the gauge to fill before you can actually attack.<\/p>\n

Other key features of the game include its \u201csemi-realistic\u201d anime art style, but the dev says it\u2019s including a CRT filter to retain that late 90s feel. There\u2019ll also be outfits to unlock and support for New Game +.<\/p>\n

Promising stuff, then? We actually think this looks great, and while we\u2019d prefer to see Aya Brea return for real, this should scratch the same itch for now.<\/p>\n

[source youtube.com<\/a>, via gematsu.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whether you consider it a true Parasite Eve sequel or not, it\u2019s been about 15 years since The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[21239,110498,110499,1015,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-189073","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-announcements","9":"tag-icesitruuna","10":"tag-parasite-mutant","11":"tag-ps5","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}