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Planet Of Lana | Nintendo Switch & PlayStation | Date Reveal Trailer - April 16
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LavitzSlambert
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Inside/Limbo + Miyazaki +
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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By the way, the OST is composed by Takeshi Furukawa (The Last Guardian, Clone Wars) and it's amazing.
Here's my fav track from the OST:
Here's my fav track from the OST:
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Ikr!? A physical deluxe that comes with an artbook would make so much sense for this title considering how gorgeous looking the art in the game is.
I'm still not giving hope though, and I think that someone like LRG or iam8bit will partner with them for a physical release, maybe not right this minute, but perhaps later down the road.
John Marston
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"Another world" vibes! 
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Roberts
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It is definitely better than Somerville and while I liked some aspects of Brumble better, this is clearly a more confidently made game where the developers have a 100% control of the form. I would still say that Cocoon is a better, more idiosyncratic game but then again it is not exactly a Limbo-type puzzle adventure.
Punished Miku
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I liked the game. Wasnt blown away but its good.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Runs at 60 fps on the Switch, btw.
Good review here by SwitchUp!
Good review here by SwitchUp!
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mckmas8808
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I loved Cocoon, so this is good to hear.
Alan Wake
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It would make sense right? The whole game is like a painting. We can hope. High on Life and Pentiment is getting physical releases through LRG this year
Darkness_Arises
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Considering the fact that it released on gamepass, the devs have already signalled what the game is worth, will wait till it goes for sale at < 300INR on Steam.
RoadHazard
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Lana, I believe.
Alan Wake
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What? There are lots of great games on Game Pass worth buying.
Punished Miku
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Some people get superrrrrrrrrrrrrrr salty when anyone else saves money or gets a good deal.
Darkness_Arises
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Nope, just saying that the devs have shown what their game is worth and I am generously willing to throw 3 GBP more their way. Why would I be salty when games go on sale every other day on Steam, plus as an Indian account holder, I get even cheaper rates. Ain't no one getting better deals than me on games I wanna play.
Alan Wake
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I am genuinely and forever happy for you. Thanks for sharing!Nope, just saying that the devs have shown what their game is worth and I am generously willing to throw 3 GBP more their way. Why would I be salty when games go on sale every other day on Steam, plus as an Indian account holder, I get even cheaper rates. Ain't no one getting better deals than me on games I wanna play.
Darkness_Arises
Member
Thanks a lot mate. Game is currently on sale on Steam for INR 572. Still too high for my tastes and definitely not what the devs intented considering their release strategy. Will honor dev intentions by waiting for deeper sale or getting it for free via Epic, whenever that happens.
xrnzaaas
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Planet of Lana is one of the best cinematic platformers out there. Not too difficult, beautiful locations, some heartwarming moments, pretty much perfect length. I really liked it when I finished it in Game Pass, but it's not really a game you'd want to keep replaying so I'm not going to get the PS version.
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Alan Wake
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Not much replay value, that's true. When it's finished, it's finished. I might play it again sometime when the experience is further away in my head and I've forgotten about most of it. Same with Bramble.
Kenneth Haight
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#notmylana
apple_of_enlightenment
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Don't wanna be pessimistic, but
is there any gameplay here?
is there any gameplay here?
Punished Miku
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It plays similarly to Limbo. Nearly every screen stops your advancement to have a physics based puzzle / platforming / stealth segment where you control two characters at the same time to work out your way through. There's no dialogue so story is present, but minimalist. Art design is very strong. Music is pretty good.
There's gameplay the whole time.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yes. It's not a walking simulator, it's a proper 2D platformer with puzzles and shit.
apple_of_enlightenment
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Fair enough. It looks intriguing but all the trailers and other bits I've seen don't convey the gameplay/puzzle stuff really.
SEGAvangelist
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Because Microsoft paid to make it a console exclusive and on Game Pass to help move subs.
SEGAvangelist
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I would put this at the top of your backlog. It's short, beautiful, fun, and very moving, IMO.
And Norco as well!
xrnzaaas
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There are puzzles in the game, but in no way it's something like Cocoon or even Little Nightmares and it's not going to melt your brain. I stopped maybe 2-3 times in total to figure out a solution to the puzzle, the vast majority of them are very easy to solve.
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apple_of_enlightenment
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I had that feeling when I saw a message in the trailer telling the player that he needs to press a button to jump.
Played a little bit, reached cave levels. So far... it's so-so. Graphics design - a mix of Flashback and Studio Ghibli - is great, however puzzles, so far, have been very simplistic and uninspired. There are some War-of-the-Worlds-like machines here and there, but game's atmosphere can't hold a candle to the feeling of the overwhelming sadness of Limbo or the dystopian nightmare of Inside...
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Hemingwayoffbase
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Breath of the Wild meets Limbo.
Meh.
Meh.
Pimpollo818
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I remember this being a snooze for the first opening hours and dropping it. I recall it being way too easy and boring platforming. It didn't get spicy fast enough for me to stay hooked, like say, Cocoon.
Disliked both after about an hour. Cocoon isn't even clever, expecting you to solve things exactly the way the developers intended, and getting lost is the norm. Lana was a snooze, too. I can't fathom the high reviews for it. After an hour or two I just couldn't be bothered anymore.
That's the entire game. Limbo and Inside are TONS better games.
Bramble was a lot more enjoyable. Relatively simplistic, too, but more emotional, and a really good ending. Also, a killer soundtrack.
Punished Miku
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Bramble is nothing like Lana. It's like a weird German dark fantasy version of Little Nightmares. Has a couple great boss fight moments, and there's much more horror elements. Controls are a little finnicky, jumping with a few odd camera angles, but well worth the minor discomfort. I enjoyed both, but liked Bramble more than Lana, not that they really are relevant for comparison at all. Pretty different games.
You're absolutely right on all accounts. The bosses were amazing, I thought. The payoff is just great. The payoff for Lana was just meh.