Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arunas-adventure/id1529770984 Aruna's Adventure James Swiney Aruna’s Adventure takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the early '90s action adventure games. It has a vibrant 8 bit pi… $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAruna’s Adventure takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the early '90s action adventure games. It has a vibrant 8 bit pixel art style and an emphasis on action combat combined with exploration. The player takes control of the blue haired heroine Aruna, who along with her guiding fairy is trying to stop the Dark Lord from infesting the lands with monsters. Aruna explores the multiple landscapes of the world fighting monsters, finding secrets, entering dungeons and fighting bosses. Main Game Features : - Engaging fun combat: Aruna can dash, strike and use special weapon attacks. - Over 400 handcrafted screens that stitch together into 3 Large overworld areas and 6 sprawling dungeons. - Unique and challenging boss fights. - Get coins from enemies and secret chests to buy new gear in the shops throughout the world. - A classic retro story with wizards, fairies and a dark lord. It may be retro style but we have modern conveniences : - Autosaving, never lose any progress if you have to shut down quickly (however there is a penalty for death of course). - Cloud syncing for save games. - Controller support for both gameplay and menus. - Game Center achievements. - 120fps on supported devices. Information Seller:James Swiney Genre:Adventure, Role Playing Release:Sep 22, 2020 Updated:Sep 13, 2023 Version:2.1 Size:22.4 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #2 jswiney, Sep 22, 2020 Thanks for posting this! (Im the Dev) happy to answer any questions here Lull4by, Makara Nou and Anotherkellydown like this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #3 anthony78, Sep 22, 2020 Is it full screen on iPhone X/11? Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,082 474 83 Male Employed Earth #4 Jstorm, Sep 23, 2020 The only complaint I have so far is that I cannot change the direction without taking a step to the direction. It would be great if the first tap just changes the direction. Also, the game starts so abruptly without an opening to explain the background. It wouldn’t of hurt if there was a short story who Aruna is, and how she ended up sleeping. jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #5 jswiney, Sep 23, 2020 Here is a screenshot on a iPhone 11 Pro, the controls and the HUD utilise the full screen space. The Gameplay is a locked aspect ratio (this enables the Zelda style screen by screen gameplay). Attached Files: IMG_A4174A79FC4D-1.jpeg File size: 1.5 MB Views: 12 jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #6 jswiney, Sep 23, 2020 Thanks for the feedback, I am continually improving the controls so will look into adding this. Makara Nou Well-Known Member May 29, 2019 563 152 43 Male https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mojIWbYFolADF7ZwPJQxA?view_as=subscriber #7 Makara Nou, Sep 24, 2020 iPhone 11 Attached Files: B6CD7C11-5741-4ACE-88F6-7DAC8A56BD25.png File size: 526.2 KB Views: 8 Makara Nou Well-Known Member May 29, 2019 563 152 43 Male https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mojIWbYFolADF7ZwPJQxA?view_as=subscriber #8 Makara Nou, Sep 24, 2020 - i am not sure if it is just me or not. But iCloud save isn’t working (I surely turn it on in the game option) - maybe allow the left analog stick to work as well? (ps4 controller) - more backstory. Seem the game starts too quickly without a proper introduction . + cool retro arts and music + good game features are in place i.e icould save, controller support and ipad screen support + a bit repetitive at first but the is getting better and better as i explored. * played around one hour and a half. Will give u more impression jswiney likes this. Solarclipse Well-Known Member Jul 30, 2012 879 64 28 #9 Solarclipse, Sep 24, 2020 this is tempting, I was thinking this was dragon warrior-like at first glance, but looks more Zelda. Which I am down for, though I wany to replay songbringer once first Any levelling up/traditional rpg elements or is this more Zelda like all around? I appreciate the notes on the controls, it looks like only four directions which is...eh. Original Zelda was that way I think, but pretty responsive Controls so it worked...I see there is Controller support, so maybe i'll give it a shot in the next week or so. Nice to see the Dev is game for the feedback on that, might buy even before an update. jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #10 jswiney, Sep 24, 2020 Thanks for your interest in the game, there is no traditional experience/level up system in the game. Instead as you kill enemies you get coins to buy gear from shops. The gear will increase your hit points and mana, you also find swords that increase your damage and add different projectile attacks (which use mana). Thanks for the feedback! 1. Would you mind double checking cloud sync again also check that you are logged into gamecenter, and go into your device settings, tap on your name at the top, then iCloud then check that both iCloud Drive and Aruna are on. 2. As for the analog stick I will test this out and hopefully add this to the next update. 3. I think i may have tailored the start too much to my liking, I love to jump straight into the action haha. Lull4by, Solarclipse and Makara Nou like this. Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,082 474 83 Male Employed Earth #11 Jstorm, Sep 24, 2020 While I wait for the control update, I will be playing hectic space 2. Makara Nou Well-Known Member May 29, 2019 563 152 43 Male https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mojIWbYFolADF7ZwPJQxA?view_as=subscriber #12 Makara Nou, Sep 24, 2020 @jswiney Not sure where the grave of the first fairy is (where we do the ritual) jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #13 jswiney, Sep 24, 2020 From the Knight npc, go up 1 then go as right as you can go, then go down one and you should find it. Hope this helps Makara Nou Well-Known Member May 29, 2019 563 152 43 Male https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mojIWbYFolADF7ZwPJQxA?view_as=subscriber #14 Makara Nou, Sep 25, 2020 Beat the game ...its pretty decent Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #15 Anotherkellydown, Sep 26, 2020 Congratulations, @jswiney. You received The TouchArcade Game of the Week Award! *short celebratory jingle plays* psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,971 722 113 England #16 psj3809, Sep 26, 2020 Loving this game. Proper old skool adventure. Very impressed 5/5. Left a review on the U.K. App Store jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #17 jswiney, Sep 26, 2020 Thanks, I was in a state of disbelief when I first saw it. So cool Thanks so much, glad you are enjoying it! LeShwamShwam Member Dec 6, 2018 16 4 3 #18 LeShwamShwam, Sep 30, 2020 Last edited: Oct 1, 2020 Hi jswiney, I’m really excited to play, but my iPad Air can not load iOS 13.4 and my phone is on 13.3.1 Why the requirement for iOS 13.4? Could you make it more backward compatible in a future update? jswiney Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 12, 2012 53 6 8 #19 jswiney, Oct 5, 2020 Hi all, I am happy to announce Aruna's Adventure is now also available on Apple TV, and supports cloud syncing of your save games. Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,082 474 83 Male Employed Earth #20 Jstorm, Oct 5, 2020 Any plan to implement a control method I requested? If you don’t plan on doing so, I will just play as it is, but holding onto it in the hopes of the control update. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
The only complaint I have so far is that I cannot change the direction without taking a step to the direction. It would be great if the first tap just changes the direction. Also, the game starts so abruptly without an opening to explain the background. It wouldn’t of hurt if there was a short story who Aruna is, and how she ended up sleeping.
Here is a screenshot on a iPhone 11 Pro, the controls and the HUD utilise the full screen space. The Gameplay is a locked aspect ratio (this enables the Zelda style screen by screen gameplay).
- i am not sure if it is just me or not. But iCloud save isn’t working (I surely turn it on in the game option) - maybe allow the left analog stick to work as well? (ps4 controller) - more backstory. Seem the game starts too quickly without a proper introduction . + cool retro arts and music + good game features are in place i.e icould save, controller support and ipad screen support + a bit repetitive at first but the is getting better and better as i explored. * played around one hour and a half. Will give u more impression
this is tempting, I was thinking this was dragon warrior-like at first glance, but looks more Zelda. Which I am down for, though I wany to replay songbringer once first Any levelling up/traditional rpg elements or is this more Zelda like all around? I appreciate the notes on the controls, it looks like only four directions which is...eh. Original Zelda was that way I think, but pretty responsive Controls so it worked...I see there is Controller support, so maybe i'll give it a shot in the next week or so. Nice to see the Dev is game for the feedback on that, might buy even before an update.
Thanks for your interest in the game, there is no traditional experience/level up system in the game. Instead as you kill enemies you get coins to buy gear from shops. The gear will increase your hit points and mana, you also find swords that increase your damage and add different projectile attacks (which use mana). Thanks for the feedback! 1. Would you mind double checking cloud sync again also check that you are logged into gamecenter, and go into your device settings, tap on your name at the top, then iCloud then check that both iCloud Drive and Aruna are on. 2. As for the analog stick I will test this out and hopefully add this to the next update. 3. I think i may have tailored the start too much to my liking, I love to jump straight into the action haha.
From the Knight npc, go up 1 then go as right as you can go, then go down one and you should find it. Hope this helps
Congratulations, @jswiney. You received The TouchArcade Game of the Week Award! *short celebratory jingle plays*
Loving this game. Proper old skool adventure. Very impressed 5/5. Left a review on the U.K. App Store
Thanks, I was in a state of disbelief when I first saw it. So cool Thanks so much, glad you are enjoying it!
Hi jswiney, I’m really excited to play, but my iPad Air can not load iOS 13.4 and my phone is on 13.3.1 Why the requirement for iOS 13.4? Could you make it more backward compatible in a future update?
Hi all, I am happy to announce Aruna's Adventure is now also available on Apple TV, and supports cloud syncing of your save games.
Any plan to implement a control method I requested? If you don’t plan on doing so, I will just play as it is, but holding onto it in the hopes of the control update.
