I’d say it’s a nice attempt at recapturing that old school Legend of Zelda vibe but it never quite does a good enough job of making me feel invested as those old games did. That said, it was pleasant enough in short spurts, but not a game that I could play for hours on end. The gameplay was much of a muchness, with nothing new to give it an edge, and the background music was monotonous. However, the controls were way too sensitive, meaning that the slightest movement sent me racing across the screen. It wasn’t a bad game, in as much as it delivered the usual enemies to fight, lives to refresh and a few side quests along the way. However, the actual game fell short of the expectation. The look of this retro pixelated game was colourful and seemed set to give an entertaining adventure. If you’re looking for a couple of hours distraction you really can’t go wrong picking up Aruna. For me the weakest element was the music, it lacked the catchy allure of the games which inspired it. I’ve quite enjoyed Aruna, its controls may be a little fiddly and it’s very short, but its retro nostalgic charm outshines those flaws. So, we decided to hand it over to our App Army to see if leaning heavily on the past can make for a good game in the present. Aruna's Adventure is a nostalgia-fueled adventure game from indie developer James Swiney that looks to emulate games from the genre that were released in the 90s.
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