The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales might sound like a story about a cheeky young boy navigating life in the early 2000s, but in actual fact it's the name of a Square Enix RPG designed to tickle your nostalgia glands. The sprites could have been lifted straight out of something like Chrono Trigger or Illusion of Gaia, and the whole experience has very strong Good Old Days vibes. Be assured however that nostalgia is the decoration, not the whole cake.
While The Adventures of Elliot cuts a lot of fat away from modern gaming – there's no crafting, no RNG-driven gear, and no areas telling you you're not a high enough level to survive – it nonetheless benefits from advances made in the industry over the years. This is most immediately obvious in the visual representation of the world, described as "HD-2D visuals". What this means is plenty of deliciously crisp 1990s-style pixel art, subtly combined with more modern techniques and art tech. It all runs wonderfully smoothly, too.
