Planet of Lana News

Heya friends of Lana and Mui,

It's Adam again! A lot has been going on since our latest update in February, and I have some good news for you today: We'll be using the coming weeks to tell you more about our heartfelt project with some update postings on various aspects of Planet of Lana. And hopefully tickle your curiosity for our game even more.

So, lets dive into our very first "Novo News" and let me take you with me to the early days of the game. The whole idea for Planet of Lana started with this image that I drew in Photoshop back in 2017:



I wanted to create the game of my dreams; a cinematic puzzle adventure about a young girl and her cat-like companion that are forced out on this epic adventure on the distant planet of Novo. With a hand-painted sci-fi world with lot’s of lush colors and a compelling narrative.

Based on the reaction of family and friends as they saw the image I realized I was on to something special. I became dead-set on the idea and decided for myself that I would finish the game, even if I would have to learn programming and all the other things and do it all by myself.

Luckily several creative and extremely talented friends decided to join in on the project and ultimately we started Wishfully Studios in 2019.



Over the years a lot of people have added their talent, creativity and brilliant ideas to form the game to what it is today. I’m very proud to have planted the seed to Planet of Lana but it's the fantastic team at Wishfully who have watered the seed, made it evolve and grow by adding all their passion and creativity and craftsmanship.

The art style of the game has evolved over the years while still having that first image as our guiding star. The whole game started as a flat 2D game, much more retro inspired by old games like Another World and Prince of Persia. But we realized that with the vision of creating this immersive cinematic experience that didn’t work.



So then began the process of finding the in-game look of our game. We experimented a lot and landed a pretty good 2.5D look for the game. But it was really when the talented artist Jimmy Chan came on-board, as well as our Lead Level Designer Rikard Carlsson, that the visuals of the game was elevated to the next level.

Together with our brilliant Technical 3D Artist, Vargdis Åslund, we were able to find our visual style together. We have a depth to the world, mixing 3D with hand-painted light and shadows, flat 2D sprites and dynamic lighting on top, while still staying true to the original hand-painted look.

Looking back at all these years since I drew that first image, all the obstacles, difficulties, ups and downs and hard work, it’s such a privilege to be able to work side by side with all the lovely people that has been involved. It’s been a very long road, and soon we will release our work of passion to you all.

And that's it for our first "Novo News" - I really hope you like it. There is more to come of course, next weeks "Novo News" will deal Lana, Mui and the story of Planet of Lana.

Talk to you next week, friends! ❤️

Adam Stjärnljus
Creative Director & Co-Founder


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608230/Planet_of_Lana/

Hey folks,

It's Adam again! Since yesterday the Steam Next Fest: February is over and it was a pure blast! So many of you peeps spent your time with Lana and Mui in our first ever PC demo of Planet of Lana. So, from the bottom of all of our hearts over here at Wishfully: thank you all so so much! ːsteamhappyː

We received a lot of feedback over the last 7 days, and that is incredibly valuable for us. It won't be too much longer before you can set off on your great adventure with Lana and Mui, but until then we want to make Planet of Lana the best possible gaming experience for you!

Therefore, if you have played the demo, please give us feedback HERE on how you liked the short excerpt from the game.

Oh, and a quick announcement, as we have received a lot of messages: we have decided not to deactivate the demo after Steam Next Fest. We want you all to continue to have the chance to try out Planet of Lana and see if you like it. And in case you do try the demo, please let us know what you think.

Talk to you real soon, friends!
Adam & the Planet of Lana Team


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608230/Planet_of_Lana/

Greetings friends!

As promised, there will be a second stream with Julian and Tim plus myself playing the Planet of Lana demo in the broadcast. Feel free to tune in February 10 at 5pm CET / 8am PST and join us, Lana and Mui. We'll chat about Planet of Lana in general, about the development of the game, how the idea came about, and much more.

See you there, I hope! ːsteamhappyː

You already played our demo? Awesome! We've put together a feedback questionaire to offer you the best possible experience with the release - click HERE to open it. It would really help us a lot if you would share your feedback with us.

And in case you want to learn more about Lana's and Mui's adventure, please follow the game and add Planet of Lana to your wishlist. ❤️

See you at the stream, folks!
Adam & the Planet of Lana Team


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608230/Planet_of_Lana/

Hello Steam community!

Takeshi Furukawa, composer for Planet of Lana here. In honor of the game’s demo release this week, I’d like to present a preview of the game's original soundtrack:



We recorded the music last summer in Budapest with a 70+ piece orchestra. Additional recordings were done in Los Angeles (piano & guitars) and Tokyo (harp). I’ve also made the scores available for those of you studying music and orchestration. You can see Saki Furuya (orchestrator)’s masterful skills at work.



Everyone at Wishfully and Thuderful has poured their hearts into this wonderful gem. I hope you enjoy the game and music as much as we have creating it.

Warm regards,
Takeshi Furukawa


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608230/Planet_of_Lana/

Heya friends!

First of all: It's so awesome to see you all playing our Planet of Lana demo - thanks for sharing your time with us! And really we couldn't be happier with the outcome so far. We received so much good and valuable feedback, and also a lot of praise - so from the bottom of our hearts: Thank you all so much! ❤️

And secondly: As already announced, you can watch us (that's Julian and Tim from Thunderful plus myself) play the Planet of Lana demo here in the broadcast on the Steam page later today. Feel free to tune in on 5pm CET / 8am PST and join us, Lana and Mui. We'll talk a bit about Planet of Lana in general, how the idea for the game came about, and much more.

Oh, and in case you already played the demo yourself: We want to offer you the best possible experience with the release of the full game! We've put together a feedback questionaire - click HERE to open it.

See you in the stream, folks!
Adam & the Planet of Lana Team


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608230/Planet_of_Lana/