Square-Enix has officially announced The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales as a brand-new RPG in the company’s “HD-2D” artstyle, featuring co-op action gameplay. Nintendo’s newest “Partner Showcase” broadcast on Thursday brought plenty of exciting news about upcoming games for both the Nintendo Switch and the Switch 2, with Square-Enix making multiple announcements. The developer once again teased the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy Tactics, while also surprise revealing a new Octopath Traveler game. Now, the developer has unveiled a brand-new IP coming to the Switch 2.
Square-Enix has made the “HD-2D” style into a mainstay of the beloved JRPG developer’s games throughout recent years with a variety of different titles. The Octopath Traveler series helped to popularize the styling for the studio, with the game seeing instant success following its release. The studio continued to push the high-definition pixelated style with the Live A Live remake and Triangle Strategy, even releasing remakes of Dragon Quest 3 and confirming a remake of the first two Dragon Quest games in the HD-2D artstyle. Square-Enix has now revealed that The Adventures of Elliot will bring the artstyle into a new action RPG.
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During Nintendo’s Partner Showcase livestream for July, Square-Enix officially revealed The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales as a brand-new HD-2D game. The game will follow young adventurer Elliot sent from the Kingdom of Huther who is sent off to investigate the mysterious ruins of Philabieldia. The Adventures of Elliot will be the first action RPG in Square-Enix’s HD-2D style, with players also able to team up with a friend controlling Elliot’s fairy companion, Faie. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales is scheduled to release sometime during 2026, with a demo for the game available now.
The Adventures of Elliot is a New HD-2D Action RPG
The Adventures of Elliot looks to put a major spin on Square-Enix’s popular “HD-2D” style. The action RPG gameplay will be a fresh new feel for the artstyle, which has primarily been used for turn-based JRPGs and strategy games. The Adventures of Elliot also looks to have plenty of variety in the gameplay for its main character, with seven different styles of weapons which can be upgraded using Magicite crystals. The Adventures of Elliot will be the first time an HD-2D game from Square Enix has experimented with co-op gameplay.
Beyond Square-Enix’s bevy of new games, Nintendo’s Partner Showcase had lots more exciting updates for fans of the Switch and Switch 2. Capcom kicked off the livestream by officially unveiling Monster Hunter Stories 3, continuing the popular series of Monster Hunter RPG spinoffs. ATLUS also officially announced that Persona 3 Reload will be making its way onto the Switch 2 later this year, set to officially release on October 23. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales will look to bring a fresh new spin to a beloved Square-Enix style when it launches next year.
