The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review — HD-2D Art Style Shines in Square Enix's Action-Adventure Debut
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Scott White
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The article reviews The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, an action-adventure game from Square Enix that uses the HD-2D art style. It praises the game's visuals, gameplay, and how the HD-2D aesthetic works well outside of its traditional turn-based RPG roots. The review highlights the game's action mechanics, world design, and argues that this art style remains among the best in modern game design.
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· 3 pulledI find that, even decades later, the best-looking games of the '90s – Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – can still be breathtaking in a way older 3D games usually aren't.
It's so exciting to see that aesthetic expand past its turn-based roots with The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, the first action-adventure game to get this modern-retro treatment.
The HD-2D art style is among the best around.
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