Square Enix has revealed new details about HD-2D action adventure game The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, including characters, actions, magicite, and feedback from the Debut Demo.
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Story, Characters, Actions, Magicite and More
Hope is Timeless
A completely new action RPG – the first in the HD-2D series, which combines pixel art and 3DCG!
In a corner of a continent overrun with beast tribes, the Kingdom of Huther is
humanity’s sole bastion, kept safe by a magic barrier.
After the discovery of heretofore unknown ruins, the adventurer Elliot and his fairy sidekick Faie brave the dangers outside the kingdom on a journey spanning not only the continent, but its thousand-year history.
Open new paths as you explore this untamed continent and reveal the world’s mysterious history. Enjoy intuitive and rewarding action-based battle with a healthy dose of strategic
support abilities from a fairy.
Herein are intertwined the fates of one adventurer and one fairy. It is time to unravel the threads of history.
A Story of Four Ages across a Thousand Years
To lift the curse on Princess Heuria of Huther, Elliot and Faie will cross through the Doorway of Time to visit different periods in history.
They will travel from their own time, the Age of Safekeeping, further and further into the past. Across every age, a terrible threat looms over Elliot and Faie’s adventure.
A continent overrun by beast tribes Philabieldia
Elliot’s tale is set in a world filled with monsters and beastmen. Humans live tucked away in a corner of the realm, their kingdom protected from threats beyond its
walls by a magic barrier.
Age of Safekeeping
The Kingdom of Huther stands in one corner of Philabieldia. Ruled by
King Hichard, the people are able to live peacefully thanks to Princess
Heuria’s spell of Safekeeping, which protects the kingdom from the
beast tribes.
Elliot will begin his adventure in this Age of Safekeeping, and forge into
the past through the Age of Reconstruction, the Age of Magic and the
Age of Budding.
Characters
Elliot
Voiced by: Ryota Osaka / Phillip Reich
The hero of this tale, a compassionate young man who can’t turn a blind eye
to those in need. He makes his living as an adventurer, earning rewards for
helping the townspeople with their requests.
Elliot knows neither of his parents and grew up in the kingdom’s orphanage.
He donates a portion of his earnings to the orphanage and helps looks after
the younger orphans in between his adventures.
Faie
Voiced by: Rua Miyauchi / Brenna Larsen
A fairy that only Elliot is able to see or hear. With her unique fairy magic, she supports Elliot on his journey as a trusty sidekick.
Her memories from before meeting Elliot are hazy at best, and throughout the
adventure, she can’t help but feel she’s forgetting something important.
Princess Heuria
Voiced by: Manaka Iwami / Sura Siu
Princess of the Kingdom of Huther. Her innate magic powers allow her to cast the
spell of Safekeeping that protects the kingdom. For this reason, though she longs
to see the outside world, she must remain in the castle to maintain the spell.
kingdom’s people.
Her fair and kindhearted nature has earned her the love and respect of the
King Hichard
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu / Brent Mukai
The king of Huther. A benevolent ruler with a strong sense of
responsibility who ever prioritizes his country’s wellbeing. He holds fast to
the royal precept, “Be not a prisoner of power,” and governs Huther with
a steady hand.
At the same time, he worries for his daughter, Heuria, who must continue
casting the spell of Safekeeping.
Kaifried
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe / Brad Davidorf
The king’s shrewd minister, who is also a capable swordsman.
He takes issue with King Hichard’s conservative rule and reliance on Princess
Heuria’s magic, and what that means for the kingdom, and instead endorses
proactively acquiring new magics to secure the kingdom’s future.
Euygene
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono / Willow Engel
The royal scholar, foremost in the kingdom in magic research. He was once an
adventurer, but lacking the talent for it, gave up early on. Though still young, he has earned the king’s trust, and is thus able to recommend his old friend Elliot for the task of exploring some newly discovered ruins.
Elliot’s Actions
As Elliot, the player will freely adventure over the expansive continent of Philabieldia. Various weapons found along the way may be used interchangeably to do battle with beastmen and explore caves and ruins.
Swords
Shields
Bows
A bow’s regular attack fires one arrow per shot, but its special attack fires multiple arrows out in a fan at the cost of a single arrow.
Boomerangs
A boomerang is dangerous during its entire flight, so a skillful throw can knock enemies on both the departure and the return.
Bombs
Spears
Hammers
Chains and Sickles
Exploration
Exploit all of Elliot’s various actions in every corner of the map to discover new areas and sites to explore.
Faie’s Actions
Elliot’s fairy sidekick Faie is there to support him on his adventure. She can use her special magic abilities to find a way through the tricks and traps lying in wait for Elliot, and will even join the adventurer in battle. Faie’s cooperation is key to productive adventuring.
Faie will learn new magic abilities during her journey. Some obstacles blocking Elliot’s progress can only be overcome with fairy magic, so actively put any new magic she learns to the test.
Sprint
The magic “sprint” puts high speed into Elliot’s step. Use it to solve puzzles, or just get where you’re going that much more quickly.
Warp
Resurrection
Should Elliot lose all his vitality and fall in battle, Faie can bring him back to life. You can
continue the adventure from exactly where it was interrupted.
Magicite
Bring magicite fragments you find to the magicite shop to have them formed into whole pieces of magicite with special effects. Various pieces of magicite can be equipped as a set that confers their combined effects to Elliot’s weapons. Find the combinations that suit your playstyle and give you the advantage in battle. Magicite fragments can be found as random loot dropped by defeated enemies and in treasure chests among other places.
Each piece of magicite has a fixed cost to equip, and you can equip as much as will fit within the total cost available. Try adjusting your magicite sets to find combinations that generally complement one another or are optimized for specific areas or battles.
Sword Magicite
Effects for customizing your sword and shield. Fortify your defenses, or conversely weaken them for the ability to execute devastating counterattacks.
Spear Magicite
Extend your polearm’s reach even further than the enemy’s range, or unlock another weapon’s potential by virtue of combining it with a spear.
Debut Demo Feedback
Based on the feedback from the post play survey of the debut demo released on Nintendo Switch, we will be making the following adjustments.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales launches on June 18 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
A The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Collector’s Edition will be available for $229.99 with the following contents:
- A copy of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Code for the Digital Deluxe Upgrade
- Original Soundtrack
- Faie and the Door of Time Desktop Clock
Pre-orders for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales are available now at the Square Enix Store. A free demo of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is available now on Nintendo Switch 2. The demo contains the game’s prologue chapter.
