Just like the bond between Lana and cute cat-like critter Mui, I don't need to understand the fictional alien language of Planet of Lana 2 to form a bond with its characters. Kicking off with a recap of the mysterious connection between the history of the first game's robotic slavers and Lana's people, a new faction arrives wanting to use machines for no good, poisoning a young child with a strange malady in the process.
While the rest of Lana's settlement works to push back these invaders, Lana has a quest of her own – to use Mui's power to weave through dangerous areas filled with deadly wildlife and encroaching enemy expeditions in order to nab the ingredients for a medicine. So far I'm partway through this portion of the journey, which promises plenty more bombast to come. But I've already been loving the mix of adventurous platforming, close escapes from near-death, and most importantly, the way Lana and Mui's own skills combine to create puzzles that feel like I'm solving them through co-op even by myself. Developer Wishfully have done a fantastic job at making this sequel feel like it's brimming with life, and through the way I control it, like I'm a part of that ecosystem myself.
