I keep forgetting how small this channel is, relative to Mandalore, civvie, Game Dungeon, etc. This is arguably the most binge-worthy game review channel with some of the most relatable and meta commentary.
I love his videos, but if he dropped the 'goth gamer nation' schtick, I think more people would watch. And get rid of the up-to-and-including 20 minute long Patreon names list at the end of all the videos. I don't believe anybody cares, even the people who gave money
@@jmarra07 the goth upside down cross edginess is definitely a limiting factor because a lot of people associate that with incredibly cringey people. Which is too bad because I think he’s one of the most entertaining and funniest people doing this kind of content
Really took me back to a time when you could walk into an Electronics Boutique in a dying mall, pay ten dollars, and take home a smudged up jewel case containing a game to play while you ate cereal.
@@Ogstenheimer I remember before the gamestop buyout when you could buy a pc game, and return it if it wouldn't run on the old Windows 2000 Insignia desktop. Heady, heady times.
Your content is of a staggeringly high quality. Your editing, script, dry sense of humor, and consistently excellent pacing makes for some of the most enjoyable videos on the platform. Genuinely really great stuff. Keep it up, your music is also banging; your work and output is highly inspirational
You’re right about Christmas Eve - in the novel, the character whose mitochondria runs amok was born on 12/24, so when her husband propagates her liver cells after her death, he names the sample Eve 1 as a cheeky little deranged mad scientist pun
It's a shame Square stopped being so experimental after the PS1 era because they were killing it. Parasite Eve, Brave Fencer, Chrono Cross, Saga Frontier, Front Mission, what a time to be kid.
I think it's because it's become much more expensive to make games, so most every non-indie studio wants to go with whatever is a sure thing, over whatever is creative
@@jmarra07 I believe someone from Square once said, "It's extremely hard to hit the jackpot. So once we get it, we need to juice it as much as we can."
@@TOAOM123 Square wastes too much time and effort catering to the west, forgetting that they had already won the west by catering to whatever it was they wanted to do. It's like they can't find that middle ground between games like Quiet Man and I Am Setsuna; one tries too hard to be different while the other tries too hard to be the same.
@@parissmith5727 Tetsuya Nomura didnt even know he had been tasked with the final fantasy 7 remake until the game had already been in development for almost 2 years and he only found out when he happened to see a memo Who theyre trying to cater to is irrelevant when they cant even figure out how to manage their staff
Grim, you are literally my favorite youtuber and I've binged nearly all of your videos. I went ahead and made a patreon account for you today. I'm proud to be able to assist in some small way with helping your future work become a reality. Your content is so witty, unique, and informative. Never stop man. This channel's a gem. Hella happy to be part of the GGN! PS - Your music is super dope
Dude, thank you for making these! The work it takes to make one short video, let alone a whole hour long video, takes crazy dedication and it shows that you love what you do. I appreciate this channel and will continue to watch anything you put out. Protect Grim Beard at all cost!
Man, I sit here having just watched this comfy video on a comfy game from a comfier time of my life and I just want to say - thanks for putting yourself out there like this. Your videos are fun, put me in a relaxed state of mind I'm very fond of and yeah, it feels good to see and hear the thought process of someone that spends time and energy on thinking about the pieces of media they enjoy. So thanks for that, Mr. Beardman.
100% with you on this! I just now discovered him and immediately feel a click, like I've found something that I should have already a long time ago. Love the well-thought-out and informed narration and views, but also the little goofy bits sprinkled at seemingly perfect intervals. I'm Finnish and people here tend to speak with a very monotone and matter-of-fact style, so I can really vibe with his tone, not too energetic nor too excited. Also because of that, the abrupt bursts of emotion really catch me of guard and make me smile. I'm not in the mood to play games or watch movies/shows myself all that much these days, but somehow his videos captivate all my attention just like that, for the whole duration of the video too! That is no mean feat, and just like you said it feels really comfy and relaxing to hear someone think out loud and explain their thoughts like this.
i just want to say thank you for presenting this game in its native resolution, and not hideously upscaled like literally everyone else does with ps1 games
I'm on vacation and I literally thought, "It would be great if Grim posted. I'd love to enjoy one of his videos on break." And then I see this. Thank you!
I remember that most of my friends to would call It "square's resident evil'. But when Ive started to play it I saw the story was more ludacris than RE, in a good way.
I liked Parasite Eve 2 alot more, which is also pretty close to the Resident Evil and Dino Crisis Gameplay. Resident Evil 4 also took alot from the Game.
@@henriklarssen1331 I wish to hell PE2 _hadn't_ veered in the RE direction. It became just another pale RE imitator instead of being its own wonderful thing.
@@xheralt I must say i enjoyed PE2 alot more. But still there was a time (Playstation1 era) where Squareenix had super interesting Games in so many different Genres. Like Frontmission 3, Parasite Eve 1+2, Bushido Blade 1+2, Ehrgeiz and others. Not much is left, they only live of from the Final Fantasy franchise name. I woudl kill for a Game like PE1 or PE 2 now.
Hey it may have taken me a whole hour and half to realize this. But let me tell you. There's not enough X-Files in this. Keep being awesome grimbeard. Thanks for the content
I've watched this (and your other videos) several times. I'm glad I found the channel, it's amazing. Out of all your jokes "she's coming for the, coming for the, coming for the, come..." gets me every time.
@@EarsoftheWolf I’ve heard the saying but I’m a bit lost. Because Easter is a religious holiday? And religions are traditionally not that keen on same sex relationships? Never mind. I get it now.
It's crazy how much these classic games are, as much or more than AAA titles. I will pay though because I get more enjoyment out of the classics than new. I just bought RE 1 and 2 for like 60 bucks each. Worth it though.
First half of the sequel was good, it reminded me a bit of what happened with dino crisis 2, which funnily enough went the other way around, where dino crises went from a resi game to something more of a action game, parasite eve went from doing its own thing to become a resi game bc it was the new hotness at the time
Koudelka nails it in the atmosphere department, but the gameplay leaves alot more content to be desired. Vagrant Story isn't "horror" per se but has tons of horror Influence, and the games a gem.
This is one of the first games I played all the way through and beat on my own. Nostalgia hit bad right here. Love this game lol thanks for covering it!
This is one of the most important games Ive ever played. At a time when 3d games were still very new and fresh this let me explore the liminal spaces of NYC...full of zombie dinosaurs and a titty monster
I wasn't a huge fan of how all the art for PE2 tried to portray Aya as some sort of sex kitten but the game itself was one of my favorite games on the PS1. Her portrayal in-game was very different from all the promotional material.
This is one of those PS1 games that I still remember fondly. It sits on the bookshelf in my mind next to John Carpenter's The Thing, Die hard, Ghost Busters, X-Files, Alien, The Blob, and of course Resident Evil, and Final Fantasy.
Another fantastic review. Love hearing these well done vid-docs on games I beat over several weekends of blockbuster rentals. Grim, man you just get it.
This game reminded me of it, as they're from relatively the same era of Square late on the PS1... I would love to someday see you do a video on Vagrant Story, one of my favorite games ever, and played by far too few people. Beyond that I think you would genuinely enjoy and appreciate it if you've never played it. It's an utterly unique game, and to me the best looking game on the system. And it's a rare game from that era where the maturity of the writing still absolutely holds up to this day. edit: The reason this reminds me of Vagrant Story is more than them both being late PS1 Square games; the sphere-grid-based-range combat system for a single player character in a more action oriented jrpg used in Parasite Eve was also used in Vagrant Story, albeit in a more refined state. VS also uses full 3D environments at all times, with free camera movement, so the technique naturally works way better and feels more natural there than in Parasite Eve. Also... 35:42 hahaha, bravo edit2: Well now I feel silly for commenting before watching the end : )
@@jacobnester2162 yeah. Nesta is the more common spelling. I once knew someone with your spelling and her immediate family were the only people in her country that spelled it that way.
The comfy feeling that PE gives to me was one of the reasons I come back to it. The Central Park segment alone is one of my favorite segments in any game. That and the single moment of looking out the window in the hospital and seeing the Chrysler Building, the music playing over a shot of the now ghost town of New York is hauntingly beautiful.
Hi, Grim Beard! This will probably get lost in the shuffle of comments , but I have been watching your contend for about a year now. Your production value & effort is amazing, and I find your channel to be one of the best on RUclips. I am so happy to see your videos gaining traction, and your subscribers are increasing. I can't think of another content creator who deserves it more! I look forward to your continued growth, and can't wait to one day see you hit the big 1,000,000 (because I have a funny feeling it will happen someday)!
I never had a ps1, so I played this on the ps3, and boy I LOVED this game sooo much! So much so that, when I played the sequel, it bummed me out when I realised it had tank controls and were more action oriented. Such a gem, I'd love for a reimagined take on this story! Anyways, outstanding video as always and SAMMYYYYYYYYYYYY
Literally started playing this game last weekend for the first time ever as have been making my way through the Squaresoft games I missed from that era because so many were absolutely phenomenal. Really enjoying it so far.
I love your channel. Thank you for just being you man. Your vids are so amazing on a different level. It’s not just about the games. The character you have built and everything man, I always watch your game reviews multiple times. Thank you
I saw ur vid randomly. I like ur commentary. This is my fav PS1 game. My fav movie is The Thing and I sing opera. So when I played this the 1st my mind was completely blown. I even got a grade bump on a biology presentation on mitochondria for being the 1st person to use a video game as part of the presentation.
I had just discovered your channel a week or two ago, but 3 days ago I lost someone in my life and watching your videos has been the only thing to take my mind off it briefly, and offer me a bit of peace. You even make me laugh a bit, despite how rotten I'm feeling. Thank you so much for this channel.
I'm enjoying your video. Resident Evil 3 and Parasite Eve 2 were my favorite PS games as a kid when they were new. PE2 having the Golems and the Umbrella style ark was fun for me. The replay + and unlockables was okay, the monk robe was a hard play thru to get.
My favorite game of all time. Great video, ya got a new subscriber. Also love that you mentioned the Madonna rumor, I feel like a lot of people don't remember that.
I rewatched The Ring review and I gotta say even though they deal with similar themes the contrast between The Ring game and Parasite Eve is absolutely hilarious.
I remember my Dad giving me a pirated copy of this and a list of other games a guy at the pub was selling. The same guy also sold live crabs and bin bags full of packets of crisps. Good times. Thanks for making these videos fella.
Thats basically how I got parasite eve 2, funny that this series was more popular in the pirate bar scene then in the actual stores, Ive never seen a legal copy, ever.
Today I have found your Vagrant Story video... and I plan to watch many more ;) You sir are a new fresh voice in the gaming reviews space. You have restored my faith in an idea that good writing and postmodernity can coexist and produce something both enjoyable and profound. Keep the good work. Recently I have come back to the essays of David Foster Wallace and I like how your videos resonate on the same witty-ness ;) I quietly wish that there were some DFW in the space of essays but for games, from PSX milieu. I would like to read something profound as the DFW's Federer piece but for Vagrant Story. Resonant Arc guys are doing a fantastic job close to that field. I think to write something concerning PSX era and beeing simultaneously profound requires a scribe job of Alazlam Durai level. To gather various podcast, comments, describe that era as an experience like let's say Proust, it would be a thing to cherish.
PE1 is such a gem. A relic of a time when weird games actually had a pretty good budget and were made by big companies. I miss the 95-2005 period so much, before the dlc, the microtransactions, nft, cookie cutter games that are all the same and uninspired… every year a bunch of super original stuff came out, we really didn’t know how good we had it game wise back then
Oh man. Been loving your content and the original music you bring to it., but Ted and Dougal warning folks off from The Passion of St Tibulus being spliced in was just the cherry on top here.
@@sub-zero5983 If the demo disk is inside the case then yes. Tbh I can't remember a demo but it would explain why I have memories of Brave fencer without actually ever owning it.
dude, it is absolutely *criminal* this channel isn't bigger - no joke it's quickly become my new favorite. the style, humor, writing in general, just literally everything is so on point man. ok as I'm writing this you're on the music dedications & I gotta mention I did a song using the opera scene as a video lol you seem like a dude I'd hangout with
I always wanted to get into this game but never got around to it. Thanks for saving me 30 hours. I would love to see a review for Parasite Eve 2, if you're taking requests.
Nice to see someone else talk about this game. This was one of my favorites since I bought it for myself with the money my parents got me for my birthday the year it was released. I remember getting stuck on Day 2 in the zoo and then having to go back and buy the strategy guide. Memories.
As a molecular biologist; I can say that that was by far not the worst way I heard someone explain the endosymbiont-hypothesis. The worst way for the record, was George Lucas in the first Prequel-Movie. Keep it up Also, fuck Dawkins! There is usually a reason someone becomes a "popular" scientist. Writing pop-science books is basically a Plan B type deal.
I’m one of those psychos that had a PS Vita as a teen. I bought this game on a whim and it was so much fun. Old graphics or not I think this game is beautiful. I also liked the lonely atmosphere of the game and I did play it during the holidays so it felt fitting. I also played the 3rd Birthday. And I did appreciate and had fun with the 3rd birthday but more as an independent thing since it really doesn’t feel related at all to parasite eve. Aya is pretty likeable as a protagonist I hope we get to see her again someday. Great goth review king it brought me some great memories.
In 2015, Dawkins wrote: “Is trans woman a woman? Purely semantic. If you define by chromosomes, no. If by self-identification, yes. I call her “she” out of courtesy.” How is this "transphobic?"
Parasite Eve is a proof of concept for a way better sequel. I feel like if the the concepts and mechanics were expanded on and if we go a more open world in between the "levels" it could have been a amazing experience. Of course what we got in PE2 was Resident Evil style tank game with "magic spells" Also the story is a bit out there but so is the the story of Final Fantasy 7 and it's a seminal classic.
revisiting these reviews and, once again, realizing that this is far and away the best vidya commentary channel on the platform. you're such a huge inspiration to me, man
40:35 purple owns edit: holy shit that segment shortly after that is so good dude. Your humor and callbacks were just... spot on. It DID make a good segment for the video.
When I was a kid in the 90s I was lucky enough to get a copy of parasite eve. Thing is it was region locked to Japan however for some bizarre reason you could bypass it by putting the ye olde cathode ray tube TV (the thicc TV of yore) into black and white mode. So I got to play Parasite Eve in a moody Noir style with Japanese voice actors and English subs. One of my favourite gaming experiences of that era. Tussles for number one with Medieval if only cos Medievals world, story and art style appealed to me so much as a kid. Anyway, I'm down for a long review of Parasite Eve from a youtuber I've never heard of, nice "jiggly" focused intro by the way.
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I keep forgetting how small this channel is, relative to Mandalore, civvie, Game Dungeon, etc. This is arguably the most binge-worthy game review channel with some of the most relatable and meta commentary.
I love his videos, but if he dropped the 'goth gamer nation' schtick, I think more people would watch. And get rid of the up-to-and-including 20 minute long Patreon names list at the end of all the videos. I don't believe anybody cares, even the people who gave money
@@jmarra07 the goth upside down cross edginess is definitely a limiting factor because a lot of people associate that with incredibly cringey people. Which is too bad because I think he’s one of the most entertaining and funniest people doing this kind of content
And genuinely incredible production quality.
This channel is massive it represents a Nation of Goths.
Goth gamers rise up
Now THIS is a video.
Fuck yeah!
My first thoguht when I saw this uploaded was "I wonder how it compares to sphere hunter's opinion"
The crossover we need.
Knowing you and Avalanche both watch Grim Beard makes me real happy, I must say.
It is indeed a video
What's common between Grimbeard and Parasite Eve 1? Both are criminally underrated gems
Goth gems are vanta black, but they still sparkle somehow.
Wholeheartedly agreed.
Grimbeard never confused the shit out of 9 year old me
42:48 is beautiful. Like legit made me feel both calm and like I was dying.
>criminally underrated
Yes, so underrated, hundreds of stupid people on youtube claiming it to be a masterpiece must be my imagination then ?
Really took me back to a time when you could walk into an Electronics Boutique in a dying mall, pay ten dollars, and take home a smudged up jewel case containing a game to play while you ate cereal.
Wow what a time to be alive that was. Remember the demo disks and the games you could play in the store!?
@@Ogstenheimer I remember before the gamestop buyout when you could buy a pc game, and return it if it wouldn't run on the old Windows 2000 Insignia desktop. Heady, heady times.
that hit me too hard
So much nostalgia in just one comment. All you need is something about Sbarro, Time Crisis 3, and Bullhead Jeans.
Oof, I remember going into gamestop and buying preowned GBA games for 10 bucks or less basically each week when I was younger.
Your content is of a staggeringly high quality. Your editing, script, dry sense of humor, and consistently excellent pacing makes for some of the most enjoyable videos on the platform.
Genuinely really great stuff. Keep it up, your music is also banging; your work and output is highly inspirational
You’re right about Christmas Eve - in the novel, the character whose mitochondria runs amok was born on 12/24, so when her husband propagates her liver cells after her death, he names the sample Eve 1 as a cheeky little deranged mad scientist pun
I think I saw the novel-based movie-decades ago. And don't remember a goddamn thing.
It's a shame Square stopped being so experimental after the PS1 era because they were killing it. Parasite Eve, Brave Fencer, Chrono Cross, Saga Frontier, Front Mission, what a time to be kid.
I think it's because it's become much more expensive to make games, so most every non-indie studio wants to go with whatever is a sure thing, over whatever is creative
@@jmarra07 I believe someone from Square once said, "It's extremely hard to hit the jackpot. So once we get it, we need to juice it as much as we can."
@@jmarra07
Its mostly because square is horribly mismanaged
@@TOAOM123 Square wastes too much time and effort catering to the west, forgetting that they had already won the west by catering to whatever it was they wanted to do. It's like they can't find that middle ground between games like Quiet Man and I Am Setsuna; one tries too hard to be different while the other tries too hard to be the same.
@@parissmith5727
Tetsuya Nomura didnt even know he had been tasked with the final fantasy 7 remake until the game had already been in development for almost 2 years and he only found out when he happened to see a memo
Who theyre trying to cater to is irrelevant when they cant even figure out how to manage their staff
Grim, you are literally my favorite youtuber and I've binged nearly all of your videos. I went ahead and made a patreon account for you today. I'm proud to be able to assist in some small way with helping your future work become a reality. Your content is so witty, unique, and informative. Never stop man. This channel's a gem. Hella happy to be part of the GGN!
PS - Your music is super dope
Dude, thank you for making these! The work it takes to make one short video, let alone a whole hour long video, takes crazy dedication and it shows that you love what you do. I appreciate this channel and will continue to watch anything you put out. Protect Grim Beard at all cost!
grim everytime you upload it's a fuckin' event. i get dinner and kill all the lights for it i fucking love these videos.
"I replaced a different bit with this one and and I don't think it's any better"
incredible work I'm losing it
Yo that joke went over my head for just long enough, that when I got it, I had to stop the video :'D
I've heard your name read out so often, I feel like you're a celebrity!
Lol love the bring me the horizon reference at the beginning 🤣
Man, I sit here having just watched this comfy video on a comfy game from a comfier time of my life and I just want to say - thanks for putting yourself out there like this.
Your videos are fun, put me in a relaxed state of mind I'm very fond of and yeah, it feels good to see and hear the thought process of someone that spends time and energy on thinking about the pieces of media they enjoy. So thanks for that, Mr. Beardman.
100% with you on this! I just now discovered him and immediately feel a click, like I've found something that I should have already a long time ago. Love the well-thought-out and informed narration and views, but also the little goofy bits sprinkled at seemingly perfect intervals. I'm Finnish and people here tend to speak with a very monotone and matter-of-fact style, so I can really vibe with his tone, not too energetic nor too excited. Also because of that, the abrupt bursts of emotion really catch me of guard and make me smile. I'm not in the mood to play games or watch movies/shows myself all that much these days, but somehow his videos captivate all my attention just like that, for the whole duration of the video too! That is no mean feat, and just like you said it feels really comfy and relaxing to hear someone think out loud and explain their thoughts like this.
i just want to say thank you for presenting this game in its native resolution, and not hideously upscaled like literally everyone else does with ps1 games
give me the polygons how they were intended!
I'm on vacation and I literally thought, "It would be great if Grim posted. I'd love to enjoy one of his videos on break." And then I see this. Thank you!
Happy vacation
Had no idea this was a JRPG, in my mind Parasite Eve was a survival horror like Resident Evil or Dino Crysis
The battle system is a dead give away
I remember that most of my friends to would call It "square's resident evil'. But when Ive started to play it I saw the story was more ludacris than RE, in a good way.
I liked Parasite Eve 2 alot more, which is also pretty close to the Resident Evil and Dino Crisis Gameplay.
Resident Evil 4 also took alot from the Game.
@@henriklarssen1331 I wish to hell PE2 _hadn't_ veered in the RE direction. It became just another pale RE imitator instead of being its own wonderful thing.
@@xheralt I must say i enjoyed PE2 alot more.
But still there was a time (Playstation1 era) where Squareenix had super interesting Games in so many different Genres.
Like Frontmission 3, Parasite Eve 1+2, Bushido Blade 1+2, Ehrgeiz and others.
Not much is left, they only live of from the Final Fantasy franchise name.
I woudl kill for a Game like PE1 or PE 2 now.
Hey it may have taken me a whole hour and half to realize this.
But let me tell you.
There's not enough X-Files in this.
Keep being awesome grimbeard. Thanks for the content
Yeah there was only like one x file what a rip off
Just found your channel, what an incredible lad
I wish I could go back in time and play GGN for the first time again. I'm jealous.
I've watched this (and your other videos) several times. I'm glad I found the channel, it's amazing. Out of all your jokes "she's coming for the, coming for the, coming for the, come..." gets me every time.
Honey wake up, new Grim Beard just dropped
Remember with Easter coming up that it's Parasite Eve, not Parasite Steve
(please take this in the spirit of wordplay I intended, am not a homophobe ok thanks)
@@EarsoftheWolf I’ve heard the saying but I’m a bit lost. Because Easter is a religious holiday? And religions are traditionally not that keen on same sex relationships?
Never mind. I get it now.
playing this at the grand age of 10 really scrambled my eggs.
Tievs scrambled my eggs lol that was funny as shit.
One of the best (and only) horror RPG's ever made. Hated the sequel unfortunately, but the original Parasite Eve is still a masterpiece to this day.
I really should play it. I still regret not buying deadly premonition from my local game store so I need to track this down.
It's crazy how much these classic games are, as much or more than AAA titles. I will pay though because I get more enjoyment out of the classics than new. I just bought RE 1 and 2 for like 60 bucks each. Worth it though.
First half of the sequel was good, it reminded me a bit of what happened with dino crisis 2, which funnily enough went the other way around, where dino crises went from a resi game to something more of a action game, parasite eve went from doing its own thing to become a resi game bc it was the new hotness at the time
Koudelka nails it in the atmosphere department, but the gameplay leaves alot more content to be desired.
Vagrant Story isn't "horror" per se but has tons of horror Influence, and the games a gem.
Happy to see more of your content coming out!
Easily one of my favorite PS1 games I’ve ever played looking forward to hearing your thoughts
This is one of the first games I played all the way through and beat on my own. Nostalgia hit bad right here. Love this game lol thanks for covering it!
Ah, bittersweet nostalgia.
This is one of the most important games Ive ever played. At a time when 3d games were still very new and fresh this let me explore the liminal spaces of NYC...full of zombie dinosaurs and a titty monster
I wasn't a huge fan of how all the art for PE2 tried to portray Aya as some sort of sex kitten but the game itself was one of my favorite games on the PS1. Her portrayal in-game was very different from all the promotional material.
Imagine you being 70% legs.
This is one of those PS1 games that I still remember fondly. It sits on the bookshelf in my mind next to John Carpenter's The Thing, Die hard, Ghost Busters, X-Files, Alien, The Blob, and of course Resident Evil, and Final Fantasy.
Hell Yeah, Grim Baby is at 50k subs. Thank you for the quality content!
oh man, thanks for making this one. this one brought back a whole lot of memories. loved your analysis also. keep doing amazing work
I get Physically excited when I see a Grimby upload. I've lost control of body autonomy
Another fantastic review. Love hearing these well done vid-docs on games I beat over several weekends of blockbuster rentals. Grim, man you just get it.
Just found out your channel,
Great work, man
Anxious to see more
I would watch your walkthoughs if you made them. Your reviews are nice, i like your voice and i cant get enough of it.
Thank you Grim, you have no idea how much I needed a distraction from you today. Seriously
Hope you’re doing ok. A stranger from far away wishes you well.
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This game reminded me of it, as they're from relatively the same era of Square late on the PS1... I would love to someday see you do a video on Vagrant Story, one of my favorite games ever, and played by far too few people. Beyond that I think you would genuinely enjoy and appreciate it if you've never played it. It's an utterly unique game, and to me the best looking game on the system. And it's a rare game from that era where the maturity of the writing still absolutely holds up to this day.
edit: The reason this reminds me of Vagrant Story is more than them both being late PS1 Square games; the sphere-grid-based-range combat system for a single player character in a more action oriented jrpg used in Parasite Eve was also used in Vagrant Story, albeit in a more refined state. VS also uses full 3D environments at all times, with free camera movement, so the technique naturally works way better and feels more natural there than in Parasite Eve.
Also... 35:42 hahaha, bravo
edit2: Well now I feel silly for commenting before watching the end : )
Grim, your videos have really helped me not feel so lonely for some reason. Thanks
That’s an unusual surname.
@@adamwest8711 you think so?
@@jacobnester2162 yeah. Nesta is the more common spelling. I once knew someone with your spelling and her immediate family were the only people in her country that spelled it that way.
The comfy feeling that PE gives to me was one of the reasons I come back to it. The Central Park segment alone is one of my favorite segments in any game. That and the single moment of looking out the window in the hospital and seeing the Chrysler Building, the music playing over a shot of the now ghost town of New York is hauntingly beautiful.
Hi, Grim Beard! This will probably get lost in the shuffle of comments , but I have been watching your contend for about a year now. Your production value & effort is amazing, and I find your channel to be one of the best on RUclips. I am so happy to see your videos gaining traction, and your subscribers are increasing. I can't think of another content creator who deserves it more! I look forward to your continued growth, and can't wait to one day see you hit the big 1,000,000 (because I have a funny feeling it will happen someday)!
I never had a ps1, so I played this on the ps3, and boy I LOVED this game sooo much! So much so that, when I played the sequel, it bummed me out when I realised it had tank controls and were more action oriented. Such a gem, I'd love for a reimagined take on this story!
Anyways, outstanding video as always and SAMMYYYYYYYYYYYY
The “I need my pants” bit was the purest “Flight of the Concords” gag outside of “Flight of the Concords” itself.
It doesn't matter how many times you say it, the "What's up Goth Gamer Nation?" always gets me
This game is the most heavy metal Christmas special I've ever seen.
Literally started playing this game last weekend for the first time ever as have been making my way through the Squaresoft games I missed from that era because so many were absolutely phenomenal. Really enjoying it so far.
Please keep making videos. They are incredible and it's brought a lot of joy to me over the years. And isn't that a weird thing to say
Second best Sperm Bank Sabotage Simulator I’ve seen
Its a shame this never got an official release here in the UK and Europe, only way to get it was through pirate copies
What's wrong saying she's pretty? She IS pretty.
I love your channel. Thank you for just being you man. Your vids are so amazing on a different level. It’s not just about the games. The character you have built and everything man, I always watch your game reviews multiple times. Thank you
I saw ur vid randomly. I like ur commentary. This is my fav PS1 game. My fav movie is The Thing and I sing opera. So when I played this the 1st my mind was completely blown. I even got a grade bump on a biology presentation on mitochondria for being the 1st person to use a video game as part of the presentation.
Sounds like you had an awesome teacher :)
YOU sang the song. Liked, and commented.
and a father ted jokes? Fucking righteous
Dude I'm continually impressed by the smarts in your writing - and I'm sure a good bit of it gets missed by most 👍🏻
ALSO - BEST GD CHANNEL INTRO ON YT
This might be my favorite review you've made. I'll have to rewatch all the other ones again to be sure though.
I had just discovered your channel a week or two ago, but 3 days ago I lost someone in my life and watching your videos has been the only thing to take my mind off it briefly, and offer me a bit of peace. You even make me laugh a bit, despite how rotten I'm feeling. Thank you so much for this channel.
I'm enjoying your video. Resident Evil 3 and Parasite Eve 2 were my favorite PS games as a kid when they were new. PE2 having the Golems and the Umbrella style ark was fun for me. The replay + and unlockables was okay, the monk robe was a hard play thru to get.
Perfectly timed release between the Goth withdrawals and Vitamin D deficiency shakes to make me smile. Thanks Grim!
Grim Beard is the power house of the RUclips!
My favorite game of all time. Great video, ya got a new subscriber.
Also love that you mentioned the Madonna rumor, I feel like a lot of people don't remember that.
I rewatched The Ring review and I gotta say even though they deal with similar themes the contrast between The Ring game and Parasite Eve is absolutely hilarious.
"...and Final Fantasy 4, or 2, depending on your spawn point." THAT...is such a beautiful sentence.
I've been waiting for this since I found your Channel. So stoked
I remember my Dad giving me a pirated copy of this and a list of other games a guy at the pub was selling. The same guy also sold live crabs and bin bags full of packets of crisps. Good times. Thanks for making these videos fella.
Thats basically how I got parasite eve 2, funny that this series was more popular in the pirate bar scene then in the actual stores, Ive never seen a legal copy, ever.
I didn't know I wanted this until I saw it just now.
That was my take too.
Came for the game review. Stayed for the science lesson.
Not enough people talk about the soundtrack when reviewing this game. I appreciate your attention to that sort of detail.
Today I have found your Vagrant Story video... and I plan to watch many more ;) You sir are a new fresh voice in the gaming reviews space. You have restored my faith in an idea that good writing and postmodernity can coexist and produce something both enjoyable and profound. Keep the good work. Recently I have come back to the essays of David Foster Wallace and I like how your videos resonate on the same witty-ness ;)
I quietly wish that there were some DFW in the space of essays but for games, from PSX milieu. I would like to read something profound as the DFW's Federer piece but for Vagrant Story. Resonant Arc guys are doing a fantastic job close to that field. I think to write something concerning PSX era and beeing simultaneously profound requires a scribe job of Alazlam Durai level. To gather various podcast, comments, describe that era as an experience like let's say Proust, it would be a thing to cherish.
PE1 is such a gem. A relic of a time when weird games actually had a pretty good budget and were made by big companies. I miss the 95-2005 period so much, before the dlc, the microtransactions, nft, cookie cutter games that are all the same and uninspired… every year a bunch of super original stuff came out, we really didn’t know how good we had it game wise back then
if you take the rose glasses off you figure out alot of that original stuff wasn't all that good lol
@@LunaPPK i’ll take a parasite eve, koudelka, silent hill 1, clock tower/haunting ground any time over Pt clone number 617
Oh man. Been loving your content and the original music you bring to it., but Ted and Dougal warning folks off from The Passion of St Tibulus being spliced in was just the cherry on top here.
I just love listening to your reviews when I'm going to sleep. it soothes me
Intro leveled up my alchemy +50. Thanks Grim.
I really loved the world map. Just dope. This game was rock hard when I was a kid. I went from ff8 to this. Still got my ps1 copy.
Same. Did you keep the demo disc it came with. I think it was musashi
@@sub-zero5983 If the demo disk is inside the case then yes. Tbh I can't remember a demo but it would explain why I have memories of Brave fencer without actually ever owning it.
Goth bless you Grim. After 20 years of pretending to be an adult I've started wearing black nail polish again and I think it's your fault.
Lame
Don't be a cunt
dude, it is absolutely *criminal* this channel isn't bigger - no joke it's quickly become my new favorite. the style, humor, writing in general, just literally everything is so on point man. ok as I'm writing this you're on the music dedications & I gotta mention I did a song using the opera scene as a video lol you seem like a dude I'd hangout with
The ending is essentially everyone yelling " I LOVE LEAN ! "
I always wanted to get into this game but never got around to it. Thanks for saving me 30 hours. I would love to see a review for Parasite Eve 2, if you're taking requests.
Nice to see someone else talk about this game. This was one of my favorites since I bought it for myself with the money my parents got me for my birthday the year it was released. I remember getting stuck on Day 2 in the zoo and then having to go back and buy the strategy guide. Memories.
54:23 holy crap, that's my super significant and meaningful tattoo being used as a design for floor tiles, wicked.
As a molecular biologist; I can say that that was by far not the worst way I heard someone explain the endosymbiont-hypothesis.
The worst way for the record, was George Lucas in the first Prequel-Movie.
Keep it up
Also, fuck Dawkins!
There is usually a reason someone becomes a "popular" scientist. Writing pop-science books is basically a Plan B type deal.
I truly fucking lost my shit at the Dawkins bit. Absolutely love Grimbeard 🖤
Found your channel with this upload popping up on my feed, amazing content! Thanks so much for the hard work.
Mate i love your channel,your videos help me with my insomnia a lot.Just wanted to say thank you,Godspeed mate
wtf i love Richard Dawkins now
Richard Dawkins is an actual biologist lmfao.
I’m one of those psychos that had a PS Vita as a teen. I bought this game on a whim and it was so much fun. Old graphics or not I think this game is beautiful. I also liked the lonely atmosphere of the game and I did play it during the holidays so it felt fitting. I also played the 3rd Birthday. And I did appreciate and had fun with the 3rd birthday but more as an independent thing since it really doesn’t feel related at all to parasite eve. Aya is pretty likeable as a protagonist I hope we get to see her again someday.
Great goth review king it brought me some great memories.
Lmfao the spray and pray part
In 2015, Dawkins wrote: “Is trans woman a woman? Purely semantic. If you define by chromosomes, no. If by self-identification, yes. I call her “she” out of courtesy.” How is this "transphobic?"
"DiD YoU kNOw X waS a BaD pErSoN?!"
Holy fuck, the amount of "I _need_ to drop how I feel about certain things/people." is obnoxious.
Recently discovered your channel. Every games you reviewed , i played as a kid. Ditto to you brother. You have a new sub.
Great analysis, thank you for an awesome video! Love the work you're putting out
Great review, just keep your own virtue-signalling political opinions out of it.
I have just found your channel a couple days ago and can not stop watching your videos. Keep up the great work! 👍
Best reviewer on RUclips, bar none. Keep at it Grim, you're a star.
I'm so glad you did a review for this game this was one of the 1st games that I ended up completing
Parasite Eve is a proof of concept for a way better sequel. I feel like if the the concepts and mechanics were expanded on and if we go a more open world in between the "levels" it could have been a amazing experience. Of course what we got in PE2 was Resident Evil style tank game with "magic spells" Also the story is a bit out there but so is the the story of Final Fantasy 7 and it's a seminal classic.
revisiting these reviews and, once again, realizing that this is far and away the best vidya commentary channel on the platform. you're such a huge inspiration to me, man
"Aya's luck at finding high powered weaponry in drawers an' shit is NUTS"
...This is America
40:35 purple owns
edit: holy shit that segment shortly after that is so good dude. Your humor and callbacks were just... spot on. It DID make a good segment for the video.
When I was a kid in the 90s I was lucky enough to get a copy of parasite eve. Thing is it was region locked to Japan however for some bizarre reason you could bypass it by putting the ye olde cathode ray tube TV (the thicc TV of yore) into black and white mode.
So I got to play Parasite Eve in a moody Noir style with Japanese voice actors and English subs. One of my favourite gaming experiences of that era. Tussles for number one with Medieval if only cos Medievals world, story and art style appealed to me so much as a kid.
Anyway, I'm down for a long review of Parasite Eve from a youtuber I've never heard of, nice "jiggly" focused intro by the way.