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When was the last time you played a good 3D characterplatformer?

For me, it was probablyPsychonauts 2.

I’m not sure I’d be able to tell you.

A young boy pumps his fist in the air in Song Of Nunu: A League Of Legends Story

And you don’t need to know a jot about League Of Legends to enjoy it.

There are a lot of exploding plants in this game, it turns out.

The flute is used to particularly great effect here.

A young boy and his blue yeti friend stare at an icy landscape in Song Of Nunu: A League Of Legends Story

Thankfully, it’s not all about bursting conveniently placed flower sacs.

Nothing here is particularly strenuous, and most of its solutions are easy to parse at a glance.

If you’ve played these sorts of games before, it will probably all feel very friendly and familiar.

A boy plays a flute while his yeti friend chucks magical balls at exploding plants inside a cave in Song Of Nunu: A League Of Legends Story

This review was based on a retail build of the game provided by publishers Riot Forge.

A boy plays a flute to align pillars of light in Song Of Nunu: A League Of Legends Story

A boy rides his blue yeti friend inside a forge in Song Of Nunu: A League Of Legends Story

A boy plays his flute while his yeti friends dances round a camp fire  in Song Of Nunu: A League Of Legends Story