The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

The game is set in Philabieldia, a continent overrun by beast tribes. Players assume the role of the titular adventurer Elliot. Accompanied by his fairy companion Faie, he is tasked with exploring a set of newly-discovered ruins outside the protective walls of humanity's last bastion—the Kingdom of Huther. Princess Heuria, whose magic maintains a barrier spell cast on the kingdom, aids Elliot's venture through the ruins. After discovering a mysterious artifact called the Doorway of Time that connects the past and present, Elliot's journey transcends space and time. retrieving items and helping in navigating puzzles and platforming sections. Elliot has a dash and a warp which lets the player instantly teleport to Faie's location. Players can utilize Elliot's shield to block and parry enemy attacks and detonate bombs to unlock doorways in walls. Players can equip Elliot with two weapons at any given time and freely switch between them in battle. Treasure chests in dungeons and puzzle shrines contain magicite fragments that can be used to enhance weapons with various additional effects. ==Development and release==

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is being developed by Team Asano and Claytechworks under the umbrella of Square Enix's Creative Studio 5. Like previous titles created by Team Asano, such as the Octopath Traveler series and Live A Live, the game features Square Enix's trademarked HD-2D art style. The game was announced with a 2026 release date in a Nintendo Direct livestream on July 31, 2025. A free demo for the game featuring approximately 90 minutes of gameplay launched on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop the same day. Square Enix invited people to provide feedback through an online survey open until September 30. ==Reactions==

Following the game's announcement, The Adventures of Elliot has been compared to The Legend of Zelda series and various titles developed by Square Enix. The Punished Backlog compared the game's "colorful" and "flashy" real-time combat to the Mana series. Quinton O'Connor of TheGamer noted that Elliot bears a "hilarious" similarity to red mages from the Final Fantasy series and pointed out that the word "magicite" is also used in the series. Gameplay was compared to 2D The Legend of Zelda games like ''Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom by James Galizio from RPG Site. Particularly, The Adventures of Elliot'' contains caves, dungeons, and shrines, which increase your maximum health upon completing them with your fairy companion; Galizio likened Elliot's combat, using a basic sword and shield, bow, and bombs to Zelda games of the Game Boy era. ==References==