What’s in a reputation?

Sq. Enix has filed a trademark for a mysterious new undertaking, which has led some followers to nervously anticipate the return of a basic IP — The Japanese writer laid declare to the time period “Symbiogenesis” earlier this month on October 13, finally being granted licensing rights final week.

The time period Symbiogenesis is an evolutionary idea that issues the act of two early-evolving organisms coming collectively to type a singular entity, that then continues to evolve whereas taking up the attributes of its two base organisms. Importantly, nevertheless, it additionally types the premise of the plotline for the cult RPG sequence Parasite Eve, which has been lacking in motion for fairly a while, a lot to the chagrin of its devoted fan neighborhood.

Launching on PlayStation in 1998, Parasite Eve is a online game sequel to Hideaki Sena’s 1995 novel, and issues the investigations of a New York police officer, Aya Brea, who’s investigating the arrival of a mysterious, otherworldly girl — linked to a sequence of horrific fires throughout town. Within the recreation, symbiogenesis is the antagonist’s device of selection, having found to approach to trigger a collision in human cells that leads to spontaneous combustion. Although adopted by a sequel in 1999 and a shooter spin-off (The third Birthday) in 2010, Parasite Eve followers have been eagerly awaiting the sequence’ return.

Now, for full readability, there isn’t any official phrase that this trademark is a brand new title within the acclaimed sequence, however the attendance of Sq. Enix, in addition to the usage of a really particular time period, will go some approach to encourage followers to start out eagerly fidgeting of their seats. Hopefully, the legendary developer will see match to verify the main points, by hook or by crook, very quickly.

Sq. Enix emblems Symbiogenesis in Japan [Gematsu]