The Adventures of Elliot The Millennium Tales

Story

"The Adventures of Elliot The Millennium Tales" tells the story of an adventurer who has to travel across the ages because the power-hungry minister Kaifried has taken the door of time in order to change past events and seize power.

Elliot will therefore have to travel through the different ages to stop him, and plenty of twists show up along the way.

Without spoiling anything, the game has several endings, and I really recommend going for the last one because you will learn more about the lore and about Elliot's past. Speaking of the lore, you gradually collect notebooks that let you dig into it.

No need to worry, seeing every ending does not mean restarting the game: you simply relaunch it, which drops you right before the final boss, complete a few tasks, and then the other endings open up.

Gameplay

There are several weapons to unlock throughout the adventure, along with several spells Faie can use.

This is an action game, so it is meant to be dynamic — but I did not find it all that smooth. There is a button to block attacks, but I have to admit I have gotten used to games offering a dodge button instead.

There is also a magilith system: you get them throughout the adventure from certain monsters or bosses, then you can convert them at a merchant and apply a set number of magiliths to each of your weapons. That changes the gameplay and the behaviour of your weapons — you can throw several boomerangs in a row, for example.

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Great visuals	Not much difference between the ages apart from the village
Gripping story	Not very dynamic
Interesting side quests	Faie's spells are underused — apart from the one that lets you run, I almost never used Faie except for the puzzles where it was required
Magilith system fine but no more

Verdict

The game really looks good, and I liked the story too. But personally, I feel like games lately lean heavily on this HD-2D look, which makes it a bit repetitive. Overall the game is very good, but I would recommend it more around €40 than its current €60 price.