Elliot Quest

Genre: Action-RPG / Platformer

Players: 1

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Review:

Elliot Quest is an Action-RPG Platformer first released on PC in 2013, brought to Wii U in 2015, then ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch in 2017. The best way I can think to describe this game would be like if you took Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and made the primary attack an arrow shot like Kid Icarus.

The presentation here is nothing special, using simple pixel art visuals and forgettable chiptune music that does a decent job of hitting the nostalgic vibe this game is going for, but not really doing much to distinguish itself beyond that. At the very least, some of the character designs here are somewhat appealing, and there’s an enigmatic back-story here that will have players wondering just what is going on with the game’s character, who seems to find himself the plaything of supernatural forces beyond his control after being abandoned by someone close to him.

As for the gameplay, this feels a lot like Zelda II, but with better dungeon design. The dungeons themselves are laid out kinda’ like a Metroidvania, except they’re comparatively small and self-contained. Like in a Zelda game, you’ll be collecting keys to get past doors, and dungeons likely house a new item to find that you’ll need to get past obstacles and proceed further.

I should note that the gameplay is simple and not very nuanced here, but it uses that simplicity well enough. This definitely isn’t a game that’s doing anything especially new or original, but it’s a decent entry in its genre all the same.

If you’re a fan of Action-RPG Platformers and especially if you enjoyed Zelda II, Elliot Quest is a no-brainer. It’s a bit simple and not especially original, but it does a good job with what it’s aiming to do, thanks in part to good level design. I should note that this game has rarely gone on sale on the eShop, but its $10 price tag seems fair enough for what’s on offer here. Give it a look!

tl;dr – Elliot Quest is an Action-RPG Platformer that’s clearly inspired by Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and it does a good job presenting a new quest with a similar sort of gameplay, thanks to solid level design. It’s not very deep or original, but if you’re a fan of this sort of game, Elliot Quest is worth a look.

Grade: B

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