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    Trine

    Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Jul 02, 2009

    Trine is a fantasy 2D side-scroller for PC and PlayStation 3 that lets you switch between three different characters to solve puzzles and find treasure.

    somadude's Trine (PC) review

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    Trine proves that you don't need to be original to be great.


    First off I would like to thank steam for the awesome deals that they have. Which led to me picking up trine, a bright, beautiful and overall great action platformer. The plot of trine seems like it was ripped straight out of an old fairytale book.  It all starts when a knight a theif and a wizard all find a glowing shard. As soon as they touch it, they get sent off to an other world, a world infested with undead. You'll spend your time with trine ( All 13 levels of it) solving physics based puzzles and hacking through countless numbers of the undead. The game is a visual treat, with bright colors and great lighting effects. The animations of the characters are also nice. The mix of combat and puzzle solving is one of the games greatest strengths, and greatest flaws. Early on you won't notice the respawning enemys and sometimes troublesome physics. But in the later levels these problems stick out like a sore thumb and will lead to some moments of frustration. However, the game is so light-hearted and carefree that these moments of anger are overshadowed by moments of awe and satisfaction.  
     
    Overall: I think trine is a great game, sure it has it's problems and maybe a few more levels would have been nice. But it's amazing while it lasts and when everything is working as it should. 
     
    Gameplay 8/10 
    Graphics 10/10 
    Sound 9/10 
    Value 8/10

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      Thrice as Nice 0

      Trine(PC) by huggernaut on February 06, 2010

        Given the current marketplace, much of gaming has come down to yearly sequels and variations on a theme. There is not a lot of room for major deviance within that system, much of the time it simply isn’t commercially viable to stray too far from what is traditionally successful. Trine stands out as a well-designed game with a refreshing gameplay mechanic; one that isn’t just a clone of so many other games on the market. While it certainly isn’t the first of its kind – Blizzard did it years ago...

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      Trine: Where Physics and Level Design Mesh Well 0

      Trine(PC) by pepsiman on January 08, 2010

      Right from the get-go, Trine is the sort of game that knows what it is and isn't. It is a (predominantly) downloadable game, with a modest scope and healthy, but not particularly lengthy run time. In that regard, it's not particularly different from its contemporaries on services like Steam and XBLA. What it is not, however, is a game that should be scoffed at in most any regard whatsoever. While Trine is a game with a very specific mission in mind, one devoted to delivering satisfying combat an...

      12 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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