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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
2026 · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Action RPG · Action-adventure · Fantasy
3 scored sources · 2 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a polished, approachable action RPG that successfully adapts Square Enix’s HD-2D style to top-down Zelda-inspired exploration. Reviewers consistently praise its responsive combat, varied weapon selection, flexible Magicite customization, clever dungeon design, attractive presentation, and rewarding exploration. Its weaknesses are similarly consistent: the story and characters are familiar and over-explained, the fairy companion can be irritating, enemy variety declines over time, and the four eras do not differ enough to fully justify the time-travel premise. Elliot is a strong, enjoyable adventure, though it rarely escapes the shadow of its classic inspirations.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-12
Pros
- Responsive real-time combat with varied weapons
- Flexible Magicite customization and build experimentation
- Well-designed dungeons and rewarding exploration
- Excellent HD-2D presentation
Cons
- Generic, overlong story and shallow characterization
- Faie’s frequent dialogue can become grating
- Limited enemy variety and repetitive encounters
- Time periods do not meaningfully differ enough
Review sources
4 sources found across 2 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom · 90/100
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom
- Game Informer · United States · 72.5/100
- GameSpot · United States · 70/100