Alundra (アランドラ Arandora), released in Europe as The Adventures of Alundra, is an action-adventure video game developed by Matrix Software for the Sony PlayStation and was released in 1997. It was published by Sony in Japan, Working Designs in North America, and Psygnosis
in Europe. It won great critical acclaim for its bizarre story and
smooth game mechanics. The game's protagonist is a young man named
Alundra, who learns that he has the power to enter people's dreams. He
is shipwrecked near the village of Inoa and proceeds to try to help the
locals, who have been suffering from a terrible curse. The narrative
becomes gradually darker and more twisted as the game progresses. There
is an emphasis on puzzle solving.
Gameplay
Alundra is considered a spiritual sequel to Climax Entertainment's Landstalker on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. In addition to a similar looking main character, the game's development team consisted of former employees of Climax Entertainment. The gameplay style is top-down action-adventure
and is known for containing many extremely difficult puzzles, some of
which cannot be accessed if the player progresses further in the game,
making some items unattainable. It is also known for its music and dark storyline. A range of terrain
and surfaces also add variety, from sand, which causes the player to
move more slowly, to lava, which damages the player. Upgrades throughout
the game can help the player to overcome many of these obstacles,
encouraging exploration.
Story
Alundra, the protagonist and player character, is an elf
from the clan of Elna, the Dreamwalkers. He comes to Inoa because of a
recurring dream in which a mysterious figure who calls Alundra
"Releaser" tells him that he must save the villagers from the evil of
Melzas. His ship is caught in a storm and he is later found washed
ashore unconscious. After arriving, he starts being blamed by the
townsfolk for all of the terrible happenings that occur. Alundra is a
silent protagonist.
Alundra has drifted to a beach, where a man named Jess finds and
rescues him. Jess carries Alundra to his house at village Inoa and lets
him sleep in his guest room. In the village, Alundra discovers he is a
Dreamwalker and helps the villagers get rid of the nightmares that have
been possessing them. Since Alundra's arrival, bad things have started
to happen in the village, and some of the people blame Alundra for them.
Later in the game, however, it is revealed that the demon, Melzas, has
disguised himself as a god, and he is the source of all the nightmares
of the village. His goal is to make the villagers pray for their god,
and thus gaining power from their prayers. Ronan, the priest of the
village, was also on the side of Melzas and helped him to deceive the
villagers.
Another dreamwalker, Meia, from the clan Elna arrives to the city and
helps Alundra fight off the nightmares of the villagers, while he
gathers the information and items needed to access Melzas' palace and
eventually kill the demon.
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