Developer Wishfully Studios together with Thunderful used the Future Game Show to showcase their upcoming video game project, Planet of Lana, a cinematic puzzle-adventure game pitched as “An Off-Earth Odyssey”. During this event the game’s gameplay trailer was debuted, along with new information about the game itself.
Below is what the gameplay trailer entails, if you can’t watch it for yourself at the moment.
The new gameplay trailer shows off more of the lush green forests and awe-inspiring deserts revealed in previous trailers, as well as giving us an intriguing peek at humid swaps and darkly atmospheric caves. Even more exciting are the hints the trailer offers as to what you can expect to be doing when you jump into this stunning artistic creation later this year. We see how Lana and her cat companion Mui must work together to deal with the many hazards and puzzles in their way, Mui’s ability to influence the natural environment proving particularly useful on this off-earth odyssey. From hazardous platforming, to spindly-legged stalking robots, from cave-dwelling creatures, to towering monolithic walkers, Lana and Mui have both wondrous sights and a diversity of dangers ahead of them.
Scheduled for release on the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC in late 2022, Planet of Lana follows the tale of Lana and her loyal animal companion Mui, as they embark on a rescue mission to save the former’s sister on an alien world. This tale is experienced through the lens of a cinematic side scrolling gameplay format. From a gameplay perspective, Planet of Lana sets out to deliver “daring platforming, engaging puzzles, tense stealth sequences and a companion mechanic that connects Lana and Mui”.
Planet of Lana boasts a soundtrack by D.I.C.E. and BAFTA-nominated composer Takeshi Furukawa, and sets out to offer a visual style that “combines hand-drawn artwork, complex parallax layering and subtle use of 3D graphics to give the look of an interactive painting”.
