The F.A.L.C.O. crew had so much fun playing Trine 2 that we decided to go back and play the original Trine. While the two games are very similar, we probably should have played them in order since we found the controls were a bit more clunky and the "skill trees" were more like "skill twigs." There aren't many options! Nonetheless, we ran through Academy Hallways and Wolvercote Catacombs, and had a jolly old time.
Trine was a fantastic game with some lovely artwork and a couch co-op mode that was to die for. Trine 2 was even better if for no reason other than it supported online co-op. Developer Frozenbyte is about to even the playing field a bit by introducing some of the "missing" features back into the original game as a free update!
It looks like Trine is making a transition to the less-known gaming platform known as the Mac. Frozenbyte released an official announcement on their community forums that they'll be using Steam for Mac to release, and people with PC version of the game will be able to play on their Mac if they so choose.
How appropriate that a game based on using three unique heroes would naturally want to take the leap into the third dimension! A new patch has been released for the PC version of Trine. Lucky owners of the Nvidia 3D Vision setup will now be able to slash, levitate, and grapple their way through all manner of puzzling obstacles in three dimensional glory. I'm not a huge fan of the whole 3D renaissance, but certainly the lovely graphics of Trine would be good candidates for such treatment.
"Trine probably could have doubled its sales and success had online co-op been included."
Frozenbyte has announced that a set of free DLC for Trine is now available, and will be applied automagically once you fire up your Steam client on the PC. There's no details on exactly what's in the content, called "Path to New Dawn," only that it'll be unlocked for players once they complete the game.
Some good co-op deals for all the Playstation users out there, courtesy of the Playstation Blog's weekly Playstation Store Update. The remake of the classic Capcom co-op shoot 'em up, 1942: Joint Strike, is on sale this week for just $4.99, and Trine, a grand three player co-op adventure, is being permanently discounted from $19.99 to $14.99. In his review of 1942, Nick praised the job Backbone Entertainment did in bringing this classic title back and concluded by saying "if you love top down scrolling shooters, and you love playing them with friends, you are going to really enjoy 1942: Joint Strike." Trine was selected by our staff as the "Best Downloadable Co-Op Title" for the 2009 Co-Op GOTY Awards, and Katrina's impression of the PSN version was that it was every bit as competent and fun as its PC counterpart. Two great deals for two great co-op games; seems like a good way to start the weekend to me!
As the wizard, thief and knight gaze into the middle distance, perhaps their sense of reflection is brought on by the news that Frozenbyte, the creators of Trine, have mentioned on their online forums that a 360 version of the game:
We want you to play Trine with us; the wizard, the thief, and the knight reunited once again to fight together to solve puzzles and save the kingdom from ultimate evil. Impulsedriven.com wants to help with that whole quest thing. This weekend, they've listed Trine at $9.99 - half-off the original price tag. For a great co-op title, what are you waiting for? Get it now.
Steam has just launched their Holiday sale on their digital distribution service, and to say there's a lot of good games to buy cheap is an understatement. In total there's over 300 games on sale with many of them coming in under $10. You can snag our Best Downloadable Co-Op title of the year Trine for only $8 - it's normally...
We previously reported a few bugs with the PSN version of Trine. It was brought to our attention that our source had a few issues with the game that weren't directly related, and it was recommended we take on the challenge of playing Trine ourselves to see how it works. We've now played Trine in our very own co-op brand of reviewing, and are ready to set the record straight.
US PlayStation owners may have just gotten their hands on Trine, and it might need a patch, but PC owners have had the game for a good four or five months now. Southpeak has released a patch for the retail edition of the game bringing it to version 1.05 and it fixes a variety of bugs.
