Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore Reviews

if you love DINNER or THE KING or SQUALADA! WE'RE OFF! you'll love this game

Crashed in the first minute of playing. The text is blurry at fullscreen. Would have been interested to play but too many technical issues so early led to a refund.

The gameplay is somewhat and the characters are laughably bad, but that's what makes this game so amazing. It captures the essence of the CDi Zelda games just perfectly!

Im going back on my second playthrough with the YTP mod. This game is a lot of fun and does exactly what it sets out to do. a perfect game

a bit of a short game, but a damn good one. the artstyle and graphics do an AMAZING job replicating that of the zelda cdi games. the gameplay is extremely fun. if you like the zelda cdi games, but feel they fell short in the gameplay aspect, this is absolutely the game for you.

People often say this is a good way to get the "CDi Zelda" experience if you find the original games to be unplayable. However, the fan remakes of those games already provide that experience. So, should you still bother with Arzette? ABSOLUTELY! This game somehow took the "CDi Zelda" formula and made it good, not just playable. This is genuinely a short, but sweet Metroidvania that expands naturally on CDi Zelda's mechanics. That said, this game isn't perfect. While I went into this knowing that while the cutscenes are incredibly well done, purposeful cringe will never compare to the organic, unintended cringe of CDi Zelda, even if I literally laughed several times throughout this game. I think my favorite moment was when the frog said: "I require...FINE DINING!" as he gets right up in your face. What makes it so awkward is that without context, it almost makes it look like he's talking about eating YOU, when really he just wants gourmet bugs and is socially awkward like everyone else in this world except Arzette, which brings me to my main complaint: I don't like how Arzette is seemingly aware of how weird the other characters are. It makes it feel less authentic. I'm not saying she should be especially weird, but more on the level of Link or Zelda in the CDi games, not constantly awkwardly trying to be polite to CDi-crazy characters. But other than that, very fun game.

8/10 Great time, loved the cut scenes and the voice acting! Not super long which makes you want to 100% it and hold out for the next game :)

Chances are if you're interested in this game it's cuz you know the glory of the CD-I. And I can say that Seedy Eye had me chuckling at the silliness of the era quite frequently. Gameplay is fun enough for the length of the game, which is fairly short even for a 100% run. Nonetheless, a good time.

Felt Short, but memorable. Never experienced the Zelda CDI games growing up outside of memes and YTPs so when I first heard of this game I was like "I GOTTA play this." Wasn't expecting anything great but I found myself having a blast. A throwback to times when games were simply made with fun in mind. Definitely worth a play!

Absolutely loved this god-tier tribute to CD-i Zelda games! Wonderful music, art and hilarious cutscene animation, and it plays far, FAR better than its source material. The story is super uneven in tone and goes some bizarre places, but it's absolutely worth a playthrough!