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Trine 2 rating9/20/2023 While it is fun and require different thoughts to solve the on-screen puzzles (mostly to get you from one area to the next), I find it quite tedious sometimes to keep on switching between one hero to the next. And if you want to progress, you have to make use of everyone’s skill most of the time. Zoya the Thief can use her archery skill to take out enemies beyond reach, and access top platforms with her grappling hook.Īs one hero’s skill is irreplaceable to the others, the game gives you an option to switch from one hero to the other on the fly (if you are playing the single player campaign). Pontius the Knight is your go-to hero to fight goblins but his shield is also useful to block enemies’ attacks and falling stones. And you’ll need all the 3 heroes (Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief) to progress in the game.Īmadeus the Wizard, for example, can summon a box out of thin air, which is very useful to go places you cannot reach, or block fire pipes so you can jump across. Three different heroes are available in Trine 2 with different skills and abilities that will get you through the world filled with puzzles, beautiful scenery, and monsters. Trine 2: Complete Story includes the main Trine 2 campaign, along with the Goblin Menace expansion. The game is now available on Nintendo Switch for US$16.99 and can be played locally with up to 3 players at the same time (or online). For $14.99, you are more than getting your money’s worth.Trine 2: Complete Story is a sidescrolling game of action with puzzles to solve and beautiful graphics to admire. The world of Trine is breathtaking and a joy to explore, and the developers have a solid, enjoyable game in the second story of the Trine heroes. The ability to switch between characters whenever you want makes for a unique take on the puzzling genre. It is possible to kill monsters using the environment itself (goblins are just as weak to lava and acid as you are), but that can get old fast, and while fights are never bad, they aren’t usually great either.īy and large, though, Frozenbyte knew exactly what they wanted to do in Trine 2 they wanted to make a beautiful, fairytale puzzle-platformer that allowed players freedom to find their own solutions to the challenges presented, and in that regard, they succeeded. While there is still a good amount of variety in how you can tackle opponents, this may be the least interesting aspect of the game. It is just about guaranteed you will die because of the environment or puzzles, but it is far less likely that you will be slain by a foe, even a boss. Again, finding the poems is not necessary, and you can bypass them completely, but like with most of the game elements, finding them will only add to the overall experience.Ĭombat, on the other hand, is very straightforward and not terribly difficult, even when the enemy is a boss. Opening them up, however, gives more depth to the the characters in the tale. Like the blue orbs and bottles, the poems (found in chests throughout the game) are usually out of the way and hard to find. The entire plot is fairly generic - the kingdom is in trouble, there is a bad guy and a damsel in distress - and not very engaging, but the poems do help to flesh out the backstory a bit. The tale unfolds through short storybook blurbs between levels as well as through poems and notes scattered throughout the game. This will be important to remember as you play, because some of the puzzles and platforming sections can become incredibly frustrating (until you figure out the solution, then you might just feel a little silly for not having grasped it sooner).Ĭonsidering how interesting and open the gameplay is, the story and combat tend to take a backseat. The solution you come up with might not always be the ‘right’ one, but there is no penalty for being creative. It is completely possible to go through the entirety of Trine 2 without picking a single perk, but in a game that encourages creative problem solving, the ability to enhance your characters is just one more way to do that and the added choices given to you by customizing your characters opens up the entire title even more.įreedom to proceed how you like will become a boon during later levels when the puzzles become more difficult and the answer might not be readily apparent, or you can’t quite get the timing needed to move on. Each character has access to five upgrades, which can be unlocked by collecting glowing blue orbs and bottles to level up.
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