Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards

"Aluna is skillfull warrior daughter of goddess Pachamama. Ready to fight."

"Simply put Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards is your typical action adventure RPG. Zones are fun and unique enough to satisfy. But the frame rate dips so low at times that it&s;s easy to become frustrated. There&s;s nothing eccentric here, …"

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards has the potential to be an excellent game with intriguing storytelling and unique characters but it gets dragged down by a tedious combat system and a world that offers little substance."

"Despite the passionate performance of its creator, Aluna isn&s;t quite ready to compete with the better action-RPGs out there."

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards retains that addictive loop of loot but falters in performance. It’s clear that the game wasn’t properly optimized, at least for the Switch, leading to stutters, crashes, and graphical disappearing acts. The fidelity itself isn’t …"

"A fun and simple affair, Aluna harkens back to classics like Gauntlet and Diablo, but in a much brighter setting. However, any fun in this action RPG is stifled by technical issues on the Switch and just some simply terrible …"

"[...] you could do a whole lot worse than with Aluna’s competently average action RPG offerings."

"If you’re a fan of ARPGs or are just curious about Hispanic and South American mythology, this is a great game to get started with."

"Creating a great game is, no doubt, a serious challenge since conceptually there are so many areas they can go wrong in..."

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards should have been a hit. I would have been able to ignore its dated visuals and uninteresting characters if its gameplay wasn’t so shallow and boring. I really love the fact it’s set around the …"

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards manages to bring a mostly positive experience, mainly due to the great narrative baggage inherited from comic books and the cultural richness of Mesoamerica during the colonization period. The feeling of a plot with the …"

"We do need more games that go out there and bravely tell stories of deities, cultures and heroes that people wouldn&s;t be aware existed. Aluna is brave in that not only does it do that, but it even goes as …"

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards has important cultural inspirations, but its protocol narrative structure, the plastered gameplay model, and visuals that fall short of the work on which it is based weaken its full potential and make it an ordinary …"

"So while there are some good ideas behind Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards, I found that the console port may need a bit more work in order to better shine. With a comic book storytelling approach and a decent skill …"

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards simply plays things too safe in creating a game that is functional but not interesting."

"I wanted Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards to be great, as I said I absolutely love the lore and mythology presented here. The cutscenes are also worth noting as they employ a graphic novel – panel approach which as everyone …"

"Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards presents a unique setting and interesting storyline, but struggles to break out of the hack&s;n&s;slash monotony."