If you're looking for something similar but more in the style of Zelda games, check out http://www.solarus-games.org/ — cross-platform, Lua-based, and has a lot of stuff baked in (either from the core set or the Zelda "Link to the Past" asset set) that gets you up and running pretty quick. Also, there are tutorials on YouTube in both French and English that do a pretty good job explaining things.