Best approach for oldschool 2D zelda-like game [closed]

Answer 1

Do you know the open-source game engine Solarus ?

You should take a look : http://www.solarus-games.org/

You'll have to adapt it then to Android, because it's written in C++ and LUA.

Answer 2

You'll want to dig into such topics as:

• AI/pathfinding
• Sound
• Game Loop
• Animation
• Game/World timers
• Saving/persisting state
• State machines

Answer 3

Read some stuff on Tiling in OpenGL. Actually pick one of the many tutorials on the web.