{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1a43d75bc3b5acbd460d88f0","clusterId":"c_4768e65e5cef5ee5312aa531","slug":"adventurer-elliot-s-thousand-year-story-review-calls-it-a-pinnacle-of-time-travel-rpgs","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Adventurer Elliot's Millennial Tale Launches to Strong Reviews","summary":"Square Enix released \"Adventurer Elliot's Millennial Tale\" on June 18 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows, with a Steam version following on June 19. The game is the first action RPG in the HD-2D series, a graphic style that combines pixel art and 3DCG. Players control adventurer Elliot and his fairy partner Fay as they travel through four eras via a Door of Time to lift a curse on Princess Hulia. The game features seven weapon types, a Magic Stone customization system, and local two-player co-op. A prologue demo with save data transfer is available. The game has earned a Metascore average of 82 out of 100 based on 36 reviews, with 89 percent positive. Critics praised the story, which becomes more engaging as it progresses, and the combat and dungeon design. Noisy Pixel gave a perfect score of 100, calling it one of Square Enix's strongest recent titles. A collaboration cafe at Pasela Resorts runs from July 1 to 28.","whyItMatters":"The game's positive reception suggests HD-2D, previously used only for turn-based RPGs, can successfully support action-oriented gameplay, potentially expanding the series' scope.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCharacter designer Kajimoto Yukihiro provided the game\u0026#39;s standing portraits, a first for an HD-2D title. The story begins when Elliot\u0026#39;s best friend, the kingdom\u0026#39;s scholar Uijine, recommends him to investigate ancient ruins. The game uses a multi-ending system that branches based on player choices and the degree of historical revision. Collecting all endings, including side quests, takes about 30 hours.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe combat system offers four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard. On Easy, recovery items are rarely needed. On Hard, proper execution of actions and guards becomes necessary. The game does not use a traditional level system. Instead, players collect \u0026#34;Life Fragments\u0026#34; scattered around the world to increase Elliot\u0026#39;s life. Collecting four fragments increases life by one.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFay learns several abilities beyond navigation: \u0026#34;Chakka\u0026#34; for ignition, \u0026#34;Warp\u0026#34; to move to distant platforms, \u0026#34;Shisso\u0026#34; for a dash, \u0026#34;Kyuin\u0026#34; to draw in enemies or items, and \u0026#34;Copy,\u0026#34; where Fay becomes a copy of Elliot and mimics his movements. These abilities are used to solve field gimmicks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Magic Stone system uses a \u0026#34;Magic Stone Box\u0026#34; key item. Players place stones obtained through exploration and combat into the box according to their cost. Most in-game currency is spent expanding the box\u0026#39;s cost limit. Magic Stones are primarily obtained through a \u0026#34;Magic Stone gacha\u0026#34; at the Magic Stone Shop, using \u0026#34;Magic Stone Fragments\u0026#34; dropped by enemies. Higher rarity stones are found in the field. An auto-set mode called \u0026#34;Leave it to Fey\u0026#34; is available.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reviewer noted two flaws: excessive loading screens on PS5 Pro that hindered tempo, and a fast travel system that does not allow warping directly from the world map to the inside of a dungeon. Since players revisit dungeons multiple times for side quests and different endings, the reviewer found this inconvenient compared to modern RPG standards.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Adventurer Elliot's Millennial Tale, the first action RPG in Square Enix's HD-2D series, launches to a Metascore of 82. Critics call it 'one of the strongest titles from Square Enix in recent years.'","twitterPost":"HD-2D goes action: Adventurer Elliot's Millennial Tale is out now on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, and PC. Early reviews praise the time-travel story and weapon-switching combat. Demo save data carries over.","threadsPost":"Adventurer Elliot's Thousand-Year Story restricts time travel to backward movement only. That constraint turns the narrative into a reverse puzzle: the reviewer notes every ending converges all foreshadowing. The game builds from consequences to causes, not the usual branching-tree structure.","newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix released Adventurer Elliot's Millennial Tale, the first action RPG in the HD-2D series. The game has earned a Metascore of 82, with critics praising its time-travel story and combat. A demo with save transfer is available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/rev1/2113518.html\",\"title\":\"A poignant historical revision drama that goes further and further into the past. The culmination of a time-travel RPG where hope illuminates the world, as depicted in \\\"Adventurer Elliot's Thousand-Year Story.\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2116984.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"Adventurer Elliot's Millennial Tale\\\" Released Today. 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