The game benefits from some stunning visual variety as well, from abandoned beaches, overun villages, dank caves, deserts and more.īut the best part is you and your companion will have to help each other at every point, so there’s never a time where either feels useless or shouldn’t be there. Whether it’s a scenery change, the introduction of an enemy, a story beat, or an entirely new way of playing. Just like I mentioned before, each scene and sequence you enter has some kind of ever-developing purpose. Following one particular puzzle, a melody will stick with you and last the duration of the game. Without delving too deeply into spoiler territory, it will actually become quite crucial to how you progress and interact with the world and its denizens. Music is pretty much a core mechanic, in fact. Cinematic quality visuals that flow wonderfully and a world-class composer at the helm, bringing heart, soul, energy, passion, and tension to the game at every turn. And what a way to make a statement and impact. Planet of Lana comes to us from Wishfully Studios, their debut game. And to top it off, there’s a heart-warming relationship between Lana and Mui right at the heart of it. There is stunning detail in the visuals, excellent use of camera work, well-balanced and timed platforming sections, an intriguing, multi-layered story brewing in the background, each scene has purpose and tries something different. Because even though it isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary or different from other walking sims like Limbo, Inside, and Little Nightmares, everything it does do, just like its marketing plan, is carefully co-ordinated. And trust me when I say, Planet of Lana is good. And the finish is perhaps the most important part because it’s one thing to convince people a game is good, it’s another for it to actually BE good. From that initial teaser trailer, to the announcement that Takeshi Furukawa is doing the soundtrack, then it got revealed as a Game Pass title and that led into a highly successful Next Fest.įrankly, it’s been the perfect marketing campaign – from start to finish. It’s a game that has quietly, steadily been building momentum since launch. And it’s a fantastic example of how a game can draw attention to itself, even though it’s not actually doing anything groundbreaking or earth-shattering, but still shows itself in the right ways. Because Planet of Lana really did stand out from the rest of the indie titles, both this week and over the past few months. If you’ll forgive this mini rant, there is a point to it. And there’s a bunch we just didn’t have the time to even look at or consider because of that, even though we’d love to. Just this week, between the staff, we have reviews for 6 different titles, all releasing in a similar window. It makes it hard to get any kind of recognition, but it’s just as tough for media to judge what to cover or not.
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In 2023, standing out from the crowd of indie games has never been more difficult.ĪAA titles have multi-million marketing budgets, so can often ‘pay’ their way into your face, whether it’s on billboards, on the side of buses, on TV or even through social advertising.īut with near enough 20 new games released every week, others are fighting hard for scraps.
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