The 3rd Birthday (ザ・サード バースデイ Za Sādo Bāsudei ) is a third-person shooter 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 and will be released on March 29, 2011 in North America.
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Gameplay
The game is an action role-playing game described by Square Enix as a "cinematic action RPG". Director Hajime Tabata noted that the gameplay 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.Shown at a trailer at Tokyo Game Show, camera will be over the shoulder. 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 including an exclusive Lightning costume.Plot
Hideous creatures descend on Manhattan. Ground reports from the squad tasked with containing the pandemonium refer to these life forms as the Twisted. An investigatory team known as the CTI (Counter Twisted Investigation) is formed within the year.Aya Brea is the main focus of this game. Due to her special powers, she still has the body of a woman in her 20s, although in terms of age she should actually be 39 years old. Motomu toriama , the scenario director, feels that it is rare to be able to focus on a woman in her 30s in a game and is taking the opportunity to properly depict the thinking and lifestyle of a cool woman.
Square Enix announced the title at their 2007 party in Japan for the gaming press. A promotional teaser has also been released which shows Aya in a wedding dress.
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Characters
- Aya Brea (アヤ ブレア)
- Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (JP) and Yvonne Strahovski (ENG)
- Despite being in her late thirties, Aya appears to be the age of 25 due to her advanced mitochondria. Because of this, she is also the only applicable candidate viable for the Overdive System. She has lost her memories as a result of unknown circumstances, which has led to a drastic change in personality since the first two Parasite Eve games: She is shown to be more vulnerable and fighting for unknown reasons. She has the ability to travel through time via the Overdive system, and also gained the new ability to body swap. She is the secret weapon for the human race in the fight against the Twisted. In certain trailers, she is shown wearing what might be a wedding ring.
- Eve Brea ( エヴェ ブレア)
- Voiced by: Rei Okamoto (JP)
- Eve was adopted as Aya's sister after the Neo Ark incident in Parasite Eve 2, though she is actually a clone of Aya herself. Before the events of The 3rd Birthday, it's said that she went missing along with Kyle Madigan, and due to Aya's missing memories it is unknown why. It is implied in the trailers that Eve has some kind of connection to the Twisted incidents.
- Kyle Madigan (カイルマディガン)
- Voiced by: Kouichi Yamadera (JP) and Jensen Ackles (ENG)
- The aftermath of the events in Parasite Eve 2 implied that Kyle started a relationship with Aya. He and Aya are shown to be married throughout the trailers. However, he and Eve have gone missing for reasons unknown in The 3rd Birthday. Aya has been shown to see him in recent trailers, but doesn't know who he is. It is implied in the trailers that Kyle has some kind of connection to the Twisted incidents.
- Kunihiko Maeda (邦彦前田)
- Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata (JP)
- Following the events of the New York Blockade Incident from the first Parasite Eve, he returned to Japan, but made the trip back to New York after the Twisted outbreak. In The 3rd Birthday, Maeda has a special shelter that he's converted out of an old storage house. A specialist in Mitochondria research and an old friend from her past, he has earned great trust from Aya.
- Hyde Bohr (ハイドボーア)
- Voiced by: Takashi Taniguchi (JP)
- Head of CTI's Overdive division. He's a pro when it comes to the technological side of the investigation and will give clear guidance to those he sends out to the battle field. His allies place trust in him, but he is easily misunderstood due to his cold composure and insistence on perfection. He was the main antagonist of the game.
- Thelonious Cray (セロニアスクレイ)
- Voiced by: Hisao Egawa (JP)
- A former army special forces agent and now a special investigator operating in CTI's Overdive investigation division. When CTI was formed, he was called upon due to his knowledge of combat strategy. He serves as Aya's trainer and will also apparently teach you the game's controls.
- Dr. Blank (博士空白)
- Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (JP)
- A researcher in CTI's Overdive division and head of computer systems for CTI as a whole. His true nature is surrounded in mystery, but he's called Dr. Blank because his computer handle means "empty".
- Karud "Boss" Owen (ガブリエルモンシニ)
- Voiced by: Wataru Yokojima (JP)
- Head of CTI. While he was originally on a path to head up the FBI, he was temporarily placed as CTI's head following the Twisted invasion. In the trailers, he is shown apparently attempting to kill Aya, calling her a monster that can't be trusted.
- Gabrielle Monsigny (ガブリエルモンシニ)
- Voiced by: Yuko Kaida (JP)
- A special investigator with CTI's Overdive Division. She's particularly skilled as a sniper, and trains Aya in this area. She is shown in past trailers lending her body to Aya three days prior for an Overdive operation.
Development
The game was originally announced as a mobile phone title. However, at the private party DKΣ3713 in August 2008, it was announced that The 3rd Birthday was being developed for the PSP insteadith no mention of the previously-announced mobile phone version. In the Tokyo Game Show presskits, it was confirmed that the game would be exclusive to the PSP.Issue 6/5 of Famitsu has an interview of Tetsuya Nomura where he says that the first few stages of the game are already playableJapanese recording artist Superfly performs the game's theme song "Eyes On Me".[Square will release the Twisted Edition of the game exclusively in Europe and PAL territories. This version will include a red PSP game case along with a 48-page hardbook featuring artwork and concept illustrations, two lithograph art prints, and an exclusive code to Aya's costume for Lightning to wear in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
