Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards

 Switch
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54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. RPGamer
    Jun 2, 2021
    40
    Aluna is really an interesting character and it is a shame that she doesn’t get the full showcase in this game. Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards simply plays things too safe in creating a game that is functional but not interesting. No risks were taken with the characters, the story, or the combat leaving a very linear game that is only really noteworthy for its setting of 16th-century Latin America. Even those die-hard enough to travel back in time for the experience are given an unfulfilling trip, consisting of stilted visuals rather than vibrant tapestries. The concept and the background of the game hold so much promise that they make this by-the-numbers, low-risk effort that much more disappointing.
  2. Switch Player
    Jul 1, 2021
    20
    Aluna: Sentinels of the Shards sadly doesn’t offer anything of interest. Its uninspiring story, gameplay and combat leave the player wanting more than what they got which is a shame because it has so much potential.

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  1. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    5
    Creating a great game is, no doubt, a serious challenge since conceptually there are so many areas they can go wrong in. Aluna, for me, is aCreating a great game is, no doubt, a serious challenge since conceptually there are so many areas they can go wrong in. Aluna, for me, is a title that gets so many things pretty right but then, unfortunately, drops the ball on the most important ones, which really dampens the enthusiasm around the good things. In terms of the general story, art style, and voice acting it’s a great effort and pulls you in. The issue is sadly the gameplay itself, with stilted attack animations, simply not enough variety to be exciting, objects that can be hard to differentiate from the background in places, and even a general glitchiness with enemy targets at times. At the end of the day it isn’t so much that Aluna fares poorly against the like of Diablo 3, it’s that it struggles to even surpass the dated likes of Titan Quest.

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