Zeldaesque

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^[sic] 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.

Synonyms

• Zelda-like