Leading up to the whirlwind that is E3 2010, Atlus announced that it was set to publish Trine 2, a sequel to last year's indie darling physics-based platformer. At E3 proper, the published unveiled the game in trailer form (below) and teased a new wrinkle on its predecessor's practically hidden wrinkle: online three-player cooperative functionality

Trine 2 will see the return of the knight, thief, and wizard--all of which will be playable in co-op and are set to be given new powers. Despite the freshness, don't expect a departure. The press materials reassure that Trine 2 is grounded in the foundation of its predecessor. So, do expect the same kind of physics-based puzzles as well as the free-form solving and navigation.

Trine was a hip game, for sure. I hit up the PS3 version and managed to enjoy it after unplugging my PS Eye and USB headset (don't ask). But I also felt like it never came into its own--it never quite pushed the boundaries of its character-swapping. The amount of puzzles that required a heavy and intelligent usage of its core mechanics were too few for me.

That said, Trine 2 could totally push the bar. We'll have to see whenever it hits, and play it on whatever platform it comes to. Atlus didn't provide those details. So, here's some screenshots instead:

UPDATE: I've made fun of the fact of how nestled away Trine's co-op was before, but I didn't realize it supported more than two players. But Trine 2 will take it online. Corrected and schooled. Also, according to several other outlets, including Joystiq, Trine 2 is slated to hit the Xbox 360, PC, and PS3.

Leading up to the whirlwind that is E3 2010, Atlus announced that it was set to publish Trine 2, a sequel to last year's indie darling physics-based platformer. At E3 proper, the published unveiled the game in trailer form (below) and teased a new wrinkle on its predecessor's practically hidden wrinkle: online three-player cooperative functionality

Trine 2 will see the return of the knight, thief, and wizard--all of which will be playable in co-op and are set to be given new powers. Despite the freshness, don't expect a departure. The press materials reassure that Trine 2 is grounded in the foundation of its predecessor. So, do expect the same kind of physics-based puzzles as well as the free-form solving and navigation.
  

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Cool
 
Edit: Thank god that's now done

hopefully comes to XBLA

Yes! Trine was an amazing game - a better looking graphics engine + a hopefully more fleshed out puzzle element + online co-op = instantly bought.

Excellent, another platinum trophy coming my way =D

Finally! A game with MORE rainbows!

More rainbows!!??  YES!!!

Never really got into the first one

Excellent I loved Trine on my PS3.

500% more rainbows? 
That's over 100%.

Looking forward to Trine 2, really loved the first one.

Wow. Graphically it looks a lot better. Environments look really amazing, especially the improved lighting. Enemies and the main characters look so much better as well. They really spent the time to bring up the character detail.  I'm pumped for this. 

Why is it always unlikely heroes.  I am not really sure who they expect to save the day, but a knight and a wizard are definitely up there on my "people to go to" list when the kingdom is going to be destroyed.

Looks great

I have to agree with Nicholson.  Trine was an awesome game but didn't do enough with the character swapping and combining character traits - I really hope this is something they address in 2.

Technically there's infinately more 3-player co-op than in the first one, since trine didn't have any.
 
...Just saying.

Awesome , gonna get this for my brother

still wont run on my PC, argh

 So... the original had local three player co-op on PS3, so the big news here is that it is online I guess?

I thought that three player Co-op was already a feature. o_O

I'm not really excited but super happy for this sequel. YAY!

Excellent music choice for the trailer I gotta say.

I still have to buy the first Trine one of these days, but I'm glad to see a sequel!

Looks exactly the same... Damn, that looks good.

god damn do they know how to make a nice looking game

Graphics...fantastic.
Music...delicious.
Gameplay...well, I hope it's better...because the first felt pretty basic.

Pretty cool. Seems like it might use some of the puzzleyness of working it out on your own but still cool.

3 player Coop? This might make sense because there are three characters, but actually the gameplaywise it doesn't make sense.

Dibs on the Thief.

Awwww yeah, shit just got reeeaahulll
Loved the first one, looking forward to this!

Dibs Thief

I'm surprised they are doing a sequel already, but I'm looking forward to it regardless. 3 Player Coop could prove interesting.

Umm, Trine 1 had 3 player co-op.
 
"You can also play Trine with a local drop-in cooperative mode that lets two or three people control all the characters at once. Three players makes the action a little too busy and demanding, and removes the ability to swap between characters entirely, which makes some of the obstacles a pain to get by."
 
Source:  Giant Bomb's review of Trine.

Pretty neat. Didnt like that Trine didnt have online, but oh well.

Nice! I bought Trine from Steam a while ago when it was discounted. I haven't really played it yet (besides the demo). The 3 player co-op sounds promising, but I do hope it will be also released on XBLA since most of my online gaming friends can be found there.

The game looks SSOOOOO GOOOOD. Best Visuals/Art-style of E3.

Trine 2? i still need to beat the first one.

I am definitely ready for some more Trine

500% rainbows? cuuute
looks pretty sweet! :)

Looks wicked

this should be a pretty good game

Love the first one, glad to hear it'll find it 's way onto 360 for online co op.

Sounds and looks awesome. I can't help but notice the incredible improvements graphically from the first one as well. Looks very nice. I'll probably get this one. i only played the demo for the first one. This makes me want to get it, but i think i'll just wait for Trine 2.