Square Enix has pushed a new patch for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on Steam, and the headlining change is one players have been asking for since day one: a proper option to disable the support character Faie's voice entirely.
The game launched on June 18 to strong reception, but Faie's relentless audio hints became a recurring complaint almost immediately. Players described her as chirping at them every 30 seconds about nearby treasure chests, cracked walls, and anything else she deemed worth flagging. Some found it charming. A vocal portion of the playerbase found it exhausting enough to actually sell their copies.
What the patch actually changes
Here's the full rundown of what this update delivers on Steam:
- Option to disable support character voices (the big one)
- Adjustments to tutorial behavior
- Fixes for FPS drops on certain setups when Faie is present
- Minor bug fixes
Square Enix confirmed that the patch is live on Steam now, with a rollout to other platforms coming "as soon as possible." Console players on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S will need to wait a little longer.
Why Faie became such a flashpoint
The frustration was never really about voice acting quality in isolation. The key here is that Faie was designed as a hint system, and she was aggressive about it. Players who wanted to explore freely, poke at every corner, and figure things out themselves found her constant interruptions actively hostile to that playstyle.
Some players had already found a workaround by dragging the voice volume slider to zero, but that muted all voice acting across the board rather than targeting the hint barks specifically. This patch gives a dedicated toggle, which is the clean solution people actually wanted.
The complaints trace back to the pre-launch demo, so this feedback has been sitting in Square Enix's inbox for a while. Getting a fix out less than a month after the June 18 release is a reasonably quick turnaround, especially for a team also managing a multi-platform title.
The bigger picture for an otherwise well-received RPG
Faie's chatter was genuinely one of the few consistent criticisms leveled at what has otherwise been a well-received action RPG. The game topped combined console sales charts in Japan and made a strong debut in UK charts, so the commercial foundation is solid. The companion voice issue was a friction point, not a fundamental flaw.
Players who had been sitting on the fence specifically because of the hint system now have a concrete reason to jump in. A few players who had already resold their copies mentioned reconsidering a digital repurchase once the patch lands.
What most players miss is that Faie's voice and the FPS fix are actually connected in the patch notes. The frame rate drops were specifically tied to setups where Faie was present, which suggests her audio triggers had some performance overhead attached. Fixing both issues in the same update makes sense.
For players already deep into the game and looking to optimize their build or track down collectibles, the strategy guides for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales cover everything from combat builds to collectible locations to help you get the most out of your run now that you can finally explore in peace.
