History VideoGame / ParasiteEve2

* TeamKiller: Aya can perform this when a grenade launcher-equipped GOLEM enemy "aims" at her with its [[LaserSight laser sight]], locks on when the laser sight disappears and Aya quickly moves to the side and the grenades hit the other GOLEM(s) instead, which is a '''very invaluable''' method of chipping away those nasty GOLEM enemies' health, '''especially'' on Bounty and Nightmare difficulties.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Ringer's Solution (full HP and MP recovery) and Belt Pouches (boosts armor attachment slots by 1). Scavenger Mode ''forces'' you to do this to yourself since items are either too hard to find or too expensive to buy.

* ContinuityNod: The cut scene of Aya recalling events from the first game has her shooting at targets on the firing range; all the targets are monsters she encountered from the previous game. [[spoiler: The last target that Aya shoots, a girl, is undoubtively a notion to the TrueFinalBoss of the original Parasite Eve. Poor Aya...]]

* ContinuityNod: The cut scene of Aya recalling events from the first game has her shooting at targets on the firing range; all the targets are monsters she encountered from the previous game. [[spoiler: The last target that Aya shoots, a girl, is undoubtively a notion to the TrueEndingBoss of the original Parasite Eve. Poor Aya...]]

* ContinuityNod: The cut scene of Aya recalling events from the first game has her shooting at targets on the firing range; all the targets are monsters she encountered from the previous game.

* ElementalPowers: Aya's mitochondrial powers are here organized in four groups each named after the four classical elements. It seems to be there just to have some kind of nice naming theme since most of the powers have no obvious connection to the elements they are under.

* MinimalistRun: What you'll be doing to get the lowest rank possible for the unique Monk Robe armor for NewGamePlus. Scavenge Mode also encourages this due to most of the good items either being harder to find or too expensive to buy.

* NewGamePlus: Done more extravagantly in the sequel where you can literally buy back your powers from the previous cleared game (seriously, they're little blood vials with the mitochondria tied to each power), get stronger guns early, or [[SelfImposedChallenge play on different modes that change Aya's statistics and/or enemies]].

* SelfImposedChallenge: The nature of several NewGamePlus modes. You don't get access to any of the unlocked weapons goodies, enemies are tougher, and resources are often limited.

* MinimalistRun: What you'll be doing to get the lowest rank possible for the unique Monk Robe armor for NewGamePlus.

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* {{Fanservice}}: The ShowerScene. It's ''incredibly'' blatant, obvious cheesecake and, oddly enough, [[EverybodyRemembersTheStripper one of the most well-remembered parts of the game]].

->''The threat returns''.

* MultipleEndings: The game has three of them, depending on a few actions that you took. The standard ending has the President talking to his aide about what to do with the mess at the facility (this is all done in pure text behind a black screen). The better ending expands upon the previous scene and adds more details to the plot without a black screen. The best ending shows even more details of the plot and [[spoiler: shows that Aya adopted Eve as her sister. A year later, they go to a museum where they encounter a man who is presumed to be Kyle.]]

* BadassArmy: The Marines.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Hypervelocity Gun and Gunblade.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Mongoose, M249, and the [=MM1=].

** A chaser monster must be fought as alive and undead. This is a call back to the behemoth king of FinalFantasyVI, which must be fought twice as alive and undead.

* FollowTheLeader: After doing its own thing in the first ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' game, Squaresoft decided to ape ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' for this one, resulting in Aya investigating a seemingly abandoned area where an outbreak of man made monsters is occurring, eventually leading her to a secret underground base run by a powerful group with a lot of money and NoOSHACompliance. Also, SolveTheSoupCans puzzles and tank controls.

%%* SemperFi

** Based on the inventory graphics, the 9mm Spartan bullets appear to be based on a fairly obscure attempt to develop bullets with both good armor penetration capabilities and high damage to soft tissue. These were developed under the names [[http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/THV.htm THV (Tres Haute Vitesse, French for "very high velocity") and later Monad]].

** Based on the inventory graphics, the 9mm Spartan bullets appear to be based on a fairly obscure attempt to develop bullets with both good armor penetration capabilities and higher than normal damage to soft tissue. These were developed under the names [[http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/THV.htm THV (Tres Haute Vitesse, French for "very high velocity") and later Monad]].