Gaming Nexus the action RPG checked out Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards:

Aluna: Sentinel of Shards

Our heroine is Aluna, a young woman whose conquistador father saves the Earth Goddess Pachamama. In return they have a daughter together, and now Aluna is being sent back to her roots to help aid her mother in a time of turmoil. Aluna finds herself running through jungles, caves filled with ghost pirates, seaside docks, and volcano temples to collect shards to bring power back to her mother Pachamama (who can’t be bothered to wear anything other than vines.) All the staples of the genre are represented; looting, leveling, piles of baddies to mow down with a magic spell. Aluna doesn’t bring anything distinctive, but it doesn’t do a disservice to the genre either.

The story is simple one; find the stolen and missing shards, heal the earth mother Pachamama, who also happens to be to your actual mother, and defeat the ultimate evil, that sort of mess. The story isn’t gripping, but the cutscenes are. Every now and then you get to watch a cutscene played out in the style of a comic. They look great, and it's a letdown that the developers didn’t include more of them, instead choosing to go with in game engine cutscenes.

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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.

Rating: 7.4/10 Above Average

The Adventure RPG Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards will be released today:

Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards

- 16th Century -

From the heavens, mystic shards rain down upon the earth defying both time and space. Superstition, mysticism and fear of the unknown gave life to a path that went beyond the land of its birth. We meet our heroine Aluna, who as a child has was given the most powerful of these shards that is said to contain the heart of her mother, the goddess of Earth Pachamama. Through a series of circumstances, Aluna must leave her home and journey to the new world. Aluna is fulfilling her destiny, but so is the evil that seeks to fulfill theirs. Aluna's past guides her future and her enemies will stop at nothing to steal the shard and take control of the world...

Non Stop Real Time Combat

Your skills will define your fate. Experience fast-paced action using a vast array of weapons abilities to defeat your enemies. Combine your combat abilities with spells and evasion tactics to gain the upper hand in the heat of battle.

Explore a vast new World

From large gloomy jungles, to the Sanctuary seaside cliffs, all the way to Nagaric's Temple in the Volcanic Canyons. Journey through a mysterious unexplored territory.

Battle Mythological Creatures

Your travels will be perilous as this land is teeming with dark mythological creatures and demons that stop at nothing to end Aluna’s journey through the New World.

Key Features

• Explore a vast land filled with dense jungles, majestic beaches, and towering cliffs.
• Choose from a vast array of weapons based on historical weapons from the Old World (South America) and New World (Spanish Empire).
• Customize Aluna’s fighting style by unlocking powerful magical abilities across 3 schools of magic.
• Collect, craft, and trade hundreds of unique items and loot.
• Defeat mythological boss creatures inspired by South American lore.
• Aluna is voiced by actress/producer/creator Paula Garces.
• Based on the popular comic book series "The World of Aluna" by the writers of Assassins Creed and Batman: Arkham Origins. 

The action RPG Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards will be released on May 26:

Aluna Sentinel of the Shards release date trailer

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Enter a world of Inca mythology when action-RPG Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards comes to PC and Switch on May 26th. 

Embody the role of Incan demigod Aluna, the warrior daughter of a Spanish conquistador and Latin American nature goddess Pachamama. Starring comic book creator and actress Paula Garces (Harold & Kumar series, On My Block, The Shield), Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards is a rip-roaring romp through Inca lore featuring mythological gods, beasts, and tales that formed the backbone of 16th century Colombian culture.

Raised in Spain, Aluna escaped to the New World only to realize it was her true homeland. Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards sets our heroine on a quest through Inca mythology as she strives to restore the amulet her goddess mother entrusted to her... and fulfill her true destiny. Venture from the Sanctuary seaside cliffs through the massive jungles of the New World, all the way to Nagaric’s Temple in the Volcanic Canyons in this pulpy period adventure based on the comic book series The World of Aluna.

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The action RPG Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards will be released in 2021:

- 16th Century -

From the heavens, mystic shards rain down upon the earth defying both time and space. Superstition, mysticism and fear of the unknown gave life to a path that went beyond the land of its birth. We meet our heroine Aluna, who as a child has was given the most powerful of these shards that is said to contain the heart of her mother, the goddess of Earth Pachamama. Through a series of circumstances, Aluna must leave her home and journey to the new world. Aluna is fulfilling her destiny, but so is the evil that seeks to fulfill theirs. Aluna's past guides her future and her enemies will stop at nothing to steal the shard and take control of the world...

Non Stop Real Time Combat

Your skills will define your fate. Experience fast-paced action using a vast array of weapons abilities to defeat your enemies. Combine your combat abilities with spells and evasion tactics to gain the upper hand in the heat of battle.

Explore a vast new World

From large gloomy jungles, to the Sanctuary seaside cliffs, all the way to Nagaric's Temple in the Volcanic Canyons. Journey through a mysterious unexplored territory.

Battle Mythological Creatures

Your travels will be perilous as this land is teeming with dark mythological creatures and demons that stop at nothing to end Aluna’s journey through the New World.

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Key Features

• Explore a vast land filled with dense jungles, majestic beaches, and towering cliffs.
• Choose from a vast array of weapons based on historical weapons from the Old World (South America) and New World (Spanish Empire).
• Customize Aluna’s fighting style by unlocking powerful magical abilities across 3 schools of magic.
• Collect, craft, and trade hundreds of unique items and loot.
• Defeat mythological boss creatures inspired by South American lore.
• Aluna is voiced by actress/producer/creator Paula Garces.
• Based on the popular comic book series "The World of Aluna" by the writers of Assassins Creed and Batman: Arkham Origins.