Platforms:<\/strong> PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n A wandering adventurer aided by a mysterious fairy finds himself swept up in a desperate quest to protect a princess, aid a struggling kingdom, and defeat an ancient evil, all while travelling through time. No, it\u2019s not a new The Legend of Zelda<\/em> game \u2013 well, not quite.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is The Adventures of Elliot<\/em>, Square Enix\u2019s latest action RPG, and while it\u2019s undeniably built in the image of Nintendo\u2019s classic 16-bit era Zelda<\/em> outings, it also draws heavily on developer Square Enix\u2019s own heritage \u2014 chiefly the Mana<\/em> series and Chrono Trigger<\/em> \u2014 and throws in a dash of the Ys games for good measure. It\u2019s all presented in Squeenix\u2019s gorgeous HD-2D aesthetic \u2013 the same style used on the likes of Octopath Traveler<\/em> and Star Ocean: The Second Story R, evoking SNES-era pixel art visuals with modern depth, scale, and lighting. The result is a sprawling epic that looks and feels both nostalgic and modern.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n At the outset, it all really does feel like a Zelda<\/em> clone. Elliot chiefly brandishes a sword, simplistically slashing away like a Link cosplayer, and can have up to two weapons active at once. The rest of his arsenal is made up of familiar tools like bows, bombs, and boomerangs, all of which are better suited to taking out certain enemies than others or blasting open suspiciously cracked walls. There\u2019s plenty of dungeon crawling \u2013 the kind of dungeons where you need to solve a bunch of puzzles and find a key to a challenging boss chamber \u2013 and a sizeable world map to uncover, clearing a fog as you go. So far, so familiar.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Then, after a few hours, everything shifts. Elliot falls in battle. Dies, even \u2013 only to be brought back to life by Faie, an amnesiac fairy, and gifted the key to time travel. From here, amidst a rapidly thickening plot that sees its hero diving further and further into the Kingdom of Huther\u2019s past to uncover the dark powers impacting his relative present, Adventures of Elliot<\/em> begins to forge its own identity.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where Link may hop between a couple of eras in Ocarina of Time<\/em>, Elliot navigates four distinct ages, each exploring how society rises and falls over the centuries. It subverts expectations \u2013 one of the past eras is more advanced and peaceful than the time Elliot starts in, rather than showing a linear march of progress \u2013 and packs in plenty of secrets you\u2019ll need to think temporally to uncover. A cave might hide a treasure chest in one era but not another, or a sturdy house in one age might have collapsed to form a bridge decades later. Simple but smart stuff.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s like fantasy-themed Quantum Leap<\/em>, with Elliot and Faie travelling through time, putting right what once went wrong.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Each period is also populated by an expansive cast of delightful characters. Side quests Elliot completes build a real sense of familiarity with them across the ages, building a sense of how the world\u2019s history intersects. Even seemingly inconsequential bit-players may add some deeper meaning and continuity. It\u2019s like fantasy-themed Quantum Leap<\/em>, with Elliot and Faie travelling through time, putting right what once went wrong.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Faie also proves integral as you progress, helping Elliot<\/em> stand apart from Zelda<\/em>. Far from merely offering an annoying \u201chey, listen!\u201d like a certain other fairy companion, Faie can be controlled independently, and gains genuinely useful powers over the course of the game. Some are directly useful in combat, like her signature ability to set herself on fire like a tiny Human Torch, or to create an inescapable vortex to suck in enemies and objects. Others start out as purely environmental aids, such as helping Elliot run at super speed to complete puzzles, but all can be upgraded into more useful or powerful versions by seeking out challenge temples. Eventually, you\u2019ll be wading into battle with a burning fairy of vengeance doing a heap of damage to far-off foes while Elliot takes out up-close enemies, or sending her ahead to dispatch trickier ones before they spot you. It\u2019s a dual-pronged approach that feels fantastic and really elevates combat.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unfortunately, Adventures of Elliot<\/em> does suffer from some repetition. The same enemies appear in the same places in every era, and what few new monsters that do get scattered in as you progress are just variants of the ones you\u2019ll have slashed away at a thousand times before, undermining an otherwise wonderful sense of mystery and exploration to the world. Elliot\u2019s power-up system, gems known as Magicite that offer upgrades and bonus attributes to his various weapons, also slightly underwhelms due to a lack of variety and plenty of grind in acquiring the in-game resources to craft them. And, towards the end of the game, there\u2019s a sense that you\u2019re running around checking off chores and errands before moving on to a final act that can block out certain events if you\u2019ve not completed them first.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Still, it all combines into an effortlessly charming game, one that draws players in with cosy familiarity but keeps them around thanks to it surprisingly satisfying combat and unexpectedly poignant writing. Even seasoned players who can pick out every other title that\u2019s influenced The Adventures of Elliot<\/em> will find this far more than a nostalgic throwback.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Platforms: PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S A wandering adventurer aided by a mysterious fairy finds himself swept up in a desperate quest to protect a princess, aid a struggling kingdom, and defeat an ancient evil, all while travelling through time. 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