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Iain Harris

Square Enix team behind JRPG gems like Octopath Traveler is trading turn-based combat for Zelda-like action with The Adventures of Elliot in hopes of reaching "a new audience"

The protagonist of HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot explores a city.

The head behind Square Enix's Team Asano says its new HD-2D JRPG being more The Legend of Zelda than vintage Final Fantasy is a "good direction" for the team that he hopes will "reach out to a new audience of gamers."

At last week's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Square Enix unveiled The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales – you know, the game we thought was the rumoured Octopath Traveler game before we got the actual new Octopath Traveler game. It's an HD-2D RPG from the internal Square Enix studio behind the likes of Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, and more – if the signature art style didn't give it away.

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