Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is a fun fantasy-action 2D game which contains a lot of references to the iconic CD-I games, which, due to their infamous cutscenes, literally constituted the main content of the early Youtube and beyond.
The game system mimics the CD-I game system and therefore it is rather simplistic, at least on keyboard. The basic controls are quite easy to learn, and as the game progresses and new skills unlock, the controls are familiar enough for the player to perform advanced movements in levels.
The story of Arzette is basically a generic fantasy story: a dark lord called Daimur, who was once sealed in a magic book, is released by one of his henchmen, and as he and his minions start causing havoc in Faramore, Princess Arzette has to take down Daimur and save the kingdom. Most of the existing characters in the game offer some humor and references to the classic CD-I games, and some of them offer you helpful rewards like tools and skills after completing specific sidequests.
Personally, I think Arzette is more like a great tribute to the CD-I games; from the first cutscenes alone the game makes it openly clear where its sources of inspiration come from. Overall, the game is not that amazing or it doesn’t actually try to pretend being like that. It is a fun fantasy game which can be an enjoyable experience for new and older CD-I fans, and it offers decent challenges for regular gamers and 2D speedrunners.
I recommend this game for average 2009 enjoyers.

I need to confess that since I am not a hardcore fan of the Elder Scrolls series, to me, playing something declared iconic as Skyrim felt like that I was playing a kind of separate fantasy game featuring extensive content and storytelling, which, at least parts of them, would require the player to play the prequels, Morrowind and Oblivion, to gain a fuller game experience in Skyrim.
Yet, I do agree that Skyrim has deserved its reputation and its rightful place as one of the greatest fantasy games of the last decade. It is a game which emphasizes the diversity of adventures and individual character development throughout the main story and multiple and optional side quests while keeping the basic stat and skill systems simple and comprehensible enough for the bigger gamer audience. What has kept Skyrim's popularity quite high even today has been various mod additions and the active communities which are currently having increasing expectations for the sixth Elder Scrolls game.
Skyrim is a rare game which I can find constantly enjoyable, and this is a very big deal for me. I am aware of Skyrim's some flaws in terms of NPC design, skill and/or combat mechanics, and occasional bugs and glitches, which, according to some, make Skyrim somewhat inferior to Oblivion. These matters are debatable, and, as a non-expert of the previous and current TES games, I prefer valuing the good things on the game over underlining its bad sides.
I highly recommend the game. That's all I need and want to say.