The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Reviews
If you are like me and craving that Zelda-style adventure, this is definitely worth a look.
The Adventures of Elliot takes the core gameplay elements of the Zelda series - specifically its more classic 2D entries - and puts them to use in an enjoyable ARPG with a narrative that clearly bears the hallmarks of Square Enix. The plot is a bit flat in the early stages, but once it gets going, it has plenty of surprises in store. The lack of enemy variety and rather basic mission design are partly offset by a strong cast, some interesting puzzles, and fun boss battles.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Providing you can forgive some uninspired side quest design (cat collecting aside) and a somewhat straightforward story, there’s plenty here that should make it easy for old-school action RPG heads to get their fix.
I'm not swimming in new waters here by any stretch of the imagination, but The Adventures of Elliot efficiently replicates those 2D adventures of yesteryear.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is charming. It may not be the best game in the HD-2D scene, but it is far from a bad experience.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
There’s a gripping experience nestled in the final few hours of The Adventures of Elliot, when its world, in its sweeping history, becomes your oyster.
If there were to be just one adventure game in your suitcase this summer, it would definitely be The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. Whilst it doesn't reinvent the genre, it embodies its best aspects with its generous and skillfully crafted story, an exploration that knowns how to reward you, and an immersive world where you truly feel like the hero. It won't become a new benchmark in the genre because of its inevitable comparison with Zelda and its too generic dungeons, but it remains nonetheless one of the most honorable examples of the past few years.
Review in French | Read full review
The strengths of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales are quite evident, and despite being a highly derivative work, it immediately evokes the unique style that Team Asano and its associated development studios have embodied in all their other successful games of recent years.
Review in Italian | Read full review
If there were to be just one adventure game in your suitcase this summer, it would definitely be The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. Whilst it doesn't reinvent the genre, it embodies its best aspects with its generous and skillfully crafted story, an exploration that knowns how to reward you, and an immersive world where you truly feel like the hero. It won't become a new benchmark in the genre because of its inevitable comparison with Zelda and its too generic dungeons, but it remains nonetheless one of the most honorable examples of the past few years.
Review in French | Read full review
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a solid, but sometimes disappointing, transition into action-RPGs for Square Enix's HD-2D series.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is an exploration of Square Enix, taking the opportunity to play with their now well-established 2DHD formula
The Adventures of Elliot transcends its minor limitations with gorgeous settings, addictive gameplay, and ends as a magical experience destined for a place in the hearts of RPGFan readers everywhere.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales is the closest thing to a modern take on classic Zelda games I’ve played during the past two generations of consoles. It scratches that itch of bite-sized dungeon crawling and puzzle-solving that Nintendo has effortlessly refined over the past few decades. Best yet, it showcases the beauty of 2.5D pixel art that Square Enix has successfully implemented across its other turn-based JRPGs over the past few years. If nothing else, Elliot is a romp worthy of your time.
The Adventures of Elliot promises an adventure and delivers just that. While not narratively groundbreaking, it offers an absolute wealth of content.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales demonstrates that Team Asano can move with surprising confidence even outside their comfort zone.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a solid Zelda like adventure, provided you are willing to overlook its story and a few issues with narrative logic. It captures the polished feel and straightforward fun often associated with Nintendo games, while its moderately challenging puzzles provide a welcome change of pace throughout the journey. At the same time, there is no single aspect where it truly stands above the competition or leaves a lasting impression.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
The Adventures of Elliot comes close to nailing it when it lets you loose and explore a world across eras at your own pace. There’s a lot to like; it looks great, exploring is fun, and it feels good to play. It falls short when it comes to likeable characters and having a story to care about.
The Adventures of Elliot demonstrates Team Asano as a studio capable of consistently delivering authentic classic-style experiences across genres, successfully recapturing the spirit of older RPG design while modernizing it in a way that allows the game to stand alongside contemporary RPG titles. This could be Square Enix's Zelda if they make more of it!
Review in Arabic | Read full review
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales feels like it gets about three-quarters of the way toward being a fantastic game, but its final stretch drags it down. When it's firing on all cylinders, it's a great deal of fun and comes very close to capturing the energy and spirit of a classic Zelda title. When it isn't, it feels slow, meandering, and unfocused. A strong soundtrack and beautiful visuals help elevate the experience, but ultimately, Adventures of Elliot lands as a good game that could have been great with a bit more polish and focus.
However, with Elliot, the gorgeous production values and entertainingly breezy action roped me in anyway.