The Adventures of Elliot Solves a Frustrating Classic Zelda Problem

Since its big reveal during July 2025's Nintendo Direct, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has been relentlessly compared to The Legend of Zelda. Of course, there are far worse things to be compared to, and seeing Square Enix and Team Asano's iconic HD-2D presentation move on from the turn-based RPG format it has been associated with since the release of Octopath Traveler in 2018 is a much-needed breath of fresh air. It also helps that The Adventures of Elliot producer Naofumi Matsushita has already been pretty open about the team's anticipation of those comparisons, even saying that they were "truly honored by those parallels" in a May 2026 interview with RPGFan.