It’s frustrating when you can see a better game inside of a game you enjoy. Case in point: The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
Square Enix’s latest in a series of smaller, throwback-oriented “HD-2D” games (using the same tech and art style as games like Octopath Traveler 0) is clearly intended to appeal to people who like the old-school Legend of Zelda games. It’s also got a big infusion of Chrono Trigger and some elements of other RPGs like the venerable, criminally underrated Ys series.
Those are all things I love, so naturally, I was pretty excited for this one.
Unfortunately, Adventures of Elliot‘s best qualities aren’t enough to overshadow how half-baked its structure feels. Between that and a lackluster story that takes entirely too long to reach its zenith, it’s hard to call this one of the best 2D Zelda homages, though it’s still pretty fun and worth your time if you’re into this sort of thing.
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