Trine enchanted edition ps33/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Pontius is a traditional meathead, but he’s well meaning, if thick, and will keep charging forward in the name of justice and good. Amadeus keeps trying to learn the elusive fireball spell and just keeps making platforms instead. The result is making the quest of Trine equal parts enthralling and humorous, as you realize that, sometimes, even heroes realize there are absurdities to their quest. The omniscient narrator, whose dulcet tones are provided by Terry Wilton, tries to deliver things in a straightforward, clear way, but he can’t help but interject a bit of dry humor here and there. The tone of Trine is also something that you might notice is slightly on par with Nine Parchments, if you’ve gotten a chance to play. It’s not the best situation, but hey, it worked! And since checkpoints revive your characters, don’t worry about dying too much: it’ll all work out in the end. ![]() You can also take my approach, which is to let Amadeus absorb all the damage, die, and then let Zoya grab the jar and run. Technically, the best way to handle this is to use Pontius’ shield to slowly make your way to the jar, grab it and slowly back away. For example, early on, there’s a narrow corridor with a flame shooting turret and an EXP jar hidden beneath it. Each room seems to have a clear-cut way to get past, but there’s a chance to sort of invent your own direction. Frozenbyte aids this by making sure the other abilities (blocking, arrow shooting) are mapped to the same stick so that there isn’t anything oddball about it. ![]() Since Amadeus needs a floating mouse cursor in order to summon his various platforms, the transition to using the R stick for this feat is a bit wonky at first, but rapidly becomes second nature. Now, as far as gameplay goes, Trine: Enchanted Edition delivers some unbelievably smooth mapping to the Joycons and fast, clean action. Summon floating platforms, shoot flaming arrows, smash things with a thunder hammer…you don’t technically NEED any of these skills to progress later into the game, but damn does it help. As you move along, there’s opportunities to level up your skills through EXP that’s dropped and found scattered throughout, and that just makes your skills more interesting. That might not seem like much, but there’s more than a few times when the undead or worse overrun the screen and you just need to get to swinging so that you can clear the air. Amadeus can move things with his magical, telekinesis-like skills, and also summon objects to make new platforms and triggers. For example, Zoya’s grappling hook will help cross treacherous areas, and her bow can strike down distant foes and targets. As Trine is equal parts adventure and puzzler, there will be plenty of opportunities to utilize each character in turn. The Trine, in single player mode, allows the player to cycle through the three heroes with a press of a button, bringing forward whomever you need to accomplish a particular task. Trine is a really unusual beast, because it’s definitely meant to be played in a cooperative sense, but can easily be handled in a single player mode, and is, at times, more enjoyable as such. Using their unique skills and gifts, Zoya the Thief, Amadeus the Wizard and Pontius the Knight must work together, sometimes in tandem, to finally reach the lost artifacts and save the kingdom. Fortunately, the Trine is happened upon by three would-be heroes, and they all get bound together by the Trine and, as a begrudging result, seek to unite the artifacts if only to separate themselves, but I guess saving everyone is cool, too. You see, the land where the Trine exists is currently a destitute, corrupt land, where the king is dead, the people are in chaos, and the undead are currently overtaking all that you see. Trine: Enchanted Edition is now out on the Nintendo Switch.įor those unaware, Trine is the name of a magical artifact that has two very curious properties: the ability to bind souls, and is one of a trio of artifacts that can be used to help cleanse the kingdom in which it dwells. ![]() We’ve got the Trine trilogy incoming, probably to help pave the way for the much-anticipated Trine 4, and we get to start with the original. The developer, Frozenbyte, decided that such support would mean their more famous titles could also find good homes with the Nintendo group, and, guess what, they’re completely right. In my opinion, the fantastic twinstick magic and co-op adventure game could and should have made a bigger splash, and the Switch community rallied around the title upon release, despite some initial bugs. Nine Parchments was a fantastic game that got just enough accolades and attention to make sure it wasn’t totally unnoticed. ![]()
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