Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards

 Switch
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Gaming Nexus
    May 26, 2021
    74
    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 easy to become frustrated. There’s nothing eccentric here, and that’s ok. Not every game about saving the world has to be, I guess.
  2. GameOver.gr
    Jun 8, 2021
    70
    A fairly difficult Diablo-like experience set in 16th century South America that will appeal to gamers who enjoy challenging dungeon crawlers.
  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Jun 3, 2021
    60
    We do need more games that go out there and bravely tell stories of deities, cultures and heroes that people wouldn't be aware existed. Aluna is brave in that not only does it do that, but it even goes as far asto make a very dry joke about how obsessed the entire industry is with telling the same stories over and over again. Unfortunately, while Aluna is blessed with some gorgeous art, a brilliant protagonist, and a wonderful setting, it squanders so much of what it does by being an incredibly safe Diablo clone in execution. Aside from a few technical issues with the Switch, Aluna is a perfectly competent and focused Diablo clone, but the game and creative energy behind it promise more which, to our great disappointment, the developers have failed to deliver.
  5. Finger Guns
    May 28, 2021
    60
    A fun and simple affair, Aluna hearkens 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 voice acting outside of the main cast.

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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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