PlanetofLana is a short and sweet puzzle platformer that makes up for its shortcomings with gorgeous art.
Planet of Lana Score Details “Planet of Lana makes up for some repetitive 2D puzzling with a gorgeous art style and a good-natured tone.” Pros Cons If you love video games, there’s a fair chance that you’re pretty deep into The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by now. The newly released open-world game is an engrossing adventure, but it can be a demanding one too. It requires both a fair amount of creativity and a heck of a lot of time .
Though a glacial pace and repetitive puzzle design can leave it feeling short on ideas, Planet of Lana is a meditative adventure worth embarking on. It’s a lighthearted tale about protecting the natural world that takes the right notes from Studio Ghibli’s playbook. That repetition is compounded by slow movement mechanics that drag out the pace. The young hero trots along at a leisurely pace and scrambles up ledges in a long animation cycle, both of which create frustrations given that a good deal of the puzzles here are reflex-driven. Most of my deaths came from getting zapped by a robot mid-scramble.
Saving the planet More so than its gameplay, Planet of Lana’s strengths lie in its atmosphere. As part of its long-term mission statement, Wishfully Studios says it wants to be known for its “stunning artwork” and it’s clear that this game was designed with that mission in mind. The adventure features gorgeous, hand-painted visuals that bring its grassy planet to life. Awe-inspiring vistas gave me plenty to marvel at, while detailed environments give impressive depth to 2D environments.
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