While many weren’t thrilled by all that was shown at the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, there were some surprises to be had, with arguably the biggest being the reveal of The Adventure of Elliot The Millennium Tales by Team Asano. This team from Square Enix is responsible for Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler, and Triangle Strategy, all of which feature the HD-2D visual style. In a special interview on the Square Enix website, the team broke down what led to them making the action-RPG that’ll span a thousand years.
When talking about said origins, the leader of the team, Tomoya Asano, noted that they had been going from genre to genre in each game, and this felt like a natural progression to keep things fresh:
If you’re curious about why Elliot looks the way he does, that was an intentional design choice, where the team wanted him to feel “grounded,” while also looking like a real adventurer. Arguably the bigger challenge, though, was stepping away from turn-based combat and focusing on intense, fast-paced action, and as Producer Naofumi Matsushita noted, it took a while to figure things out:
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