Zeldaesque

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English

Etymology

From Zelda +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Zeldaesque (comparative more Zeldaesque, superlative most Zeldaesque)

  1. (video games) Reminiscent of the Legend of Zelda series of fantasy action adventure video games.
    • 1993, John Brooks, “Need another game like Zelda III”, in rec.games.video.nintendo (Usenet):
      SoulBlazer is a very good game! It is very Zeldaesque.
    • 1998, C-Coal, “Final Fantasy Adventure Map”, in alt.games.final-fantasy (Usenet):
      The combat system is unique, somewhat Zeldaesque, but with an experience point system.
    • 1999, Wyvern, “Nostalgia”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
      That game was simply titled "Jurassic Park" as was totally different from the SNES game where you ran around the complex killing raptors and trying to get to the helicopter in a Zeldaesque game.
    • 2001, Scott McDonnell, “game engine?”, in comp.games.development.design (Usenet):
      You pretty much build your story using timelines (like you would do for a presentation) you can download a demo game from them that is kinda Zeldaesque.

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