Planet Of Lana

Induces a severe case of playja vu

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Type ‘2D puzzle platformer with cute lead moppet who goes on a moving journey’ into an AI and you’ll probably get a photo of a cat with seven arms. But put that into an AI at some unknown point in the future when AI actually works and you’ll get the opening 20 minutes of Planet Of Lana, a game that’s almost impressive in how unashamedly clichéd it is. Tranquil village setting that’s about to be destroyed? Check! Best friend/relative whose kidnapping drives the plot? Check! ‘Puzzles’ wherein you move a box across the screen so you can use it as a platform? Oh, be still our beating hearts…

You leap between chasms, swing from vines, hide in bushes until enemies look the other way, and slap yourself awake – we’ve played this exact adventure