The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Reviews
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 an action RPG with some narrative unevenness. But when it comes to gameplay, it's a huge success. There's not just plenty of content (above and below the ground); there's plenty to appreciate. This is one HD-2D adventure that's worth a long look, especially for top-down Zelda fans. Here's hoping for a sequel that takes its time travel into the far future, preferably with a new companion alongside Elliot.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a solid, but sometimes disappointing, transition into action-RPGs for Square Enix's HD-2D series.
Despite being disappointed by The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales in its opening hours, the experience gave way to something far more engaging in its second and third acts. Its shallow narrative deepened as it unravelled the grand tapestry of time in Philabieldia, its combat more fleshed out by greater enemy variety and buildcrafting potential with magicite, all accompanied by a presentation and art direction that Square Enix have nailed at this point.
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.
If you're a fan of Team Asano's previous work and of games in the Zelda tradition, you may want to pick this one up, once update 1.1.0 is live and the asking price has dropped somewhat. It's not an essential piece of the HD-2D collection, but it's an adequate adventure that will help scratch that Zelda itch.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is proof that Team Asano can move with surprising confidence even outside its comfort zone. Exploration is excellent, the game world constantly inspires a sense of wonder, and the system built around different time periods adds depth to every discovery.
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: The Millennium Tales is a very successful launch for a new franchise, combining excellent combat, enjoyable exploration and stunning HD-2D visuals. The game isn’t groundbreaking, and the developers have clearly opted for safe choices, a straightforward story and very accessible puzzles. Fans of the classic The Legend of Zelda games, however, should have a brilliant time, as this is a charming, polished and highly satisfying adventure.
Review in Polish | Read full review
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.