Trine

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 616 Ratings

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  1. Ciocolici
    Aug 20, 2023
    6
    This game gives you the choice between the original version and the Enchanted Edition, and I've solely played the latter, just a heads-up.

    Having known about this game for a while, my introduction was through searching for titles akin to The Lost Vikings, a classic I held dear. Trine draws inspiration from it, yet it falls short, if you ask me – but that's another discussion.    This game gives you the choice between the original version and the Enchanted Edition, and I've solely played the latter, just a heads-up.

    Having known about this game for a while, my introduction was through searching for titles akin to The Lost Vikings, a classic I held dear. Trine draws inspiration from it, yet it falls short, if you ask me – but that's another discussion.

    Visually, the game shines with beauty, though occasionally I struggled to discern details, exemplified by the last level which I'll keep spoiler-free. Despite this, the game's aesthetics remain impressive.

    Gameplay is enjoyable yet intermittently mundane. Playing alongside my less-gamer girlfriend brought some amusement, although I found it rather straightforward. The puzzles, too, prove relatively undemanding. Characters possess distinct roles, yet often any of them can suffice to advance. A significant frustration for me was the movement and jumping mechanics – you'll grasp my point once you start playing. It's irksome navigating jumps without tumbling off ledges.

    A story exists, but honestly, I could summarize it in two sentences – that's all I recall, and there's little more to it. Uncomplicated and forgettable, the narrative hardly lingers. The ending mirrored this mediocrity, aligning gameplay-wise.

    In essence, it's a gratifying encounter if you're into this genre or a fan of The Lost Vikings, or if you seek a casual co-op game. Regrettably, apart from these scenarios, my endorsement falters. If you're considering this game for any other reason, well, perhaps it's best to reconsider.    … Expand
  2. aecsuter
    Jun 28, 2023
    6
    Confesso que não consigo entender as criticas tão positivas que esse jogo possui, porque pra mim ele é um tanto fraco.

    ---== Gráficos ==-- O jogo possui uma arte bonita em 2D, com cenários mais caprichados. Porém só existe um tipo de inimigo e quase nenhuma variação de obstáculos. eles são dispostos de forma diferente nas fases, porém o modelo é o mesmo. Os personagens jogaveis são OK,    Confesso que não consigo entender as criticas tão positivas que esse jogo possui, porque pra mim ele é um tanto fraco.

    ---== Gráficos ==--
    O jogo possui uma arte bonita em 2D, com cenários mais caprichados. Porém só existe um tipo de inimigo e quase nenhuma variação de obstáculos. eles são dispostos de forma diferente nas fases, porém o modelo é o mesmo. Os personagens jogaveis são OK, mas as animações dos movimentos são boas.

    ---== História ==--
    Praticamente nula. Tem uma pequena narração antes de cada fase e é praticamente irrelevante.

    ---== Gameplay ==--
    Os puzzles até são divertidos de passar, mas acho que o jogo deveria encerrar ai. O combate é ruim, sendo que praticamente não usei o cavaleiro no jogo. As skills são bem desbalanceadas sendo que algumas eu nunca usei mesmo na dificuldade mais alta.
    Talvez o jogo fosse muito melhor se tivessem focado exclusivamente nos puzzles.

    ---== Resumo ==--
    Paguei R$6,99 o que faz a minha exigência ser bem baixa e por esse motivo vou recomendar. Pois eu me diverti nos puzzles mas foi só.    … Expand
  3. Nick7000
    May 4, 2023
    6
    Есть интересные задумки, но, имхо, одному играть скучновато. Игра, очевидно, только для кооператива.
  4. LT_Gruber
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun little game with some unique elements.

    Trine is a surprisingly good indie game with some unique features. It’s a simple game with a standard story, three heroes who must save the kingdom by traveling to an evil tower. You play as a knight, suitable for melee, a wizard who can conjure stuff and a thief who can climb with her grappling hook and shoot arrows. The game is focused on progressing through the levels, solving puzzles and kill enemies.

    Each character has their own abilities and using them at the right time, depending on the situation is a necessity. The game runs heavily on physics meaning almost anything can be moved or thrown. The physics work quiet well most of the time and do not glitch out, besides for some enemies who get stuck with their legs on platforms.

    The graphics are quite nice, especially in the enhanced version of the game. The backgrounds are nice and colorful. The music is atmospheric and gives the feeling you are playing a medieval fantasy game.

    The game play mechanics in Trine, such as the conjuring of your own boxes, bridges and platforms is a nice and unique concept and works pretty well. When facing an obstacle, the wizard is a reliable ally who can make a bridge over a hole or summon a box to make the jump. The good thing is, that when a character dies, you can still play with the other two. The levels are designed in a way that you can always progress further with any of the three characters if that one is the only one left before the next checkpoint.

    My only complaint is the jump mechanics. They just do whatever they want. One moment you grab on to the ledge, the other moment the character does not even try and falls in the pit. Sometimes your jump goes smooth and straight forward, the other moment it is delayed, and you jump just 10 centimeters forward. It just feels stiff and broken. But nothing an extra platform from the wizard cannot fix.

    I enjoyed Trine and for the price, would definitely recommend it.    … Expand
  5. Polthank
    Mar 23, 2022
    8
    Very good game , especially with friends (obviously) , very affordable price .
    Buy it!
  6. Dco326
    Dec 17, 2021
    8
    Dobra je da se predje jednom, nista specijalno realno ali ok kao sto velim da se predje jednom.
  7. hwanin
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    If someone likes platform titles, this is a must have.
    Even considering its age, the visuals are great and the game mechanism is almost flawless.
    I don't remember any aspect of the game I could mention as a disadvantage.

    Usually you can proceed the maps in multiple ways, I think I liked this part the most.
    Good sounds, beautiful graphics and great physics!
  8. karcael
    Jun 11, 2021
    8
    İki arkadaş oynandığında çok zevkli bir oyun. Gayet keyifli ve sürükleyici.
  9. Broyax
    Mar 24, 2021
    1
    C’est un petit jeu indépendant et forcément, c’est donc… une misérable connerie de « jeu » de plateformes… en deux dés et demi ou 3d limitée, sans bouger ou alors sur un seul plan seulement. Mais je me comprends et c’est le principal, ma foi. Et donc, on saute et on tape et… tout ça. Et on saute et on active des trucs et on ramasse des merdes. Et tout ça.

    Mais trois personnages sont    C’est un petit jeu indépendant et forcément, c’est donc… une misérable connerie de « jeu » de plateformes… en deux dés et demi ou 3d limitée, sans bouger ou alors sur un seul plan seulement. Mais je me comprends et c’est le principal, ma foi. Et donc, on saute et on tape et… tout ça. Et on saute et on active des trucs et on ramasse des merdes. Et tout ça.

    Mais trois personnages sont jouables, autant d’archétypes de la fantasy usés jusqu’à la corde et par ailleurs, des petites énigmes à la con sont proposées ou plutôt imposées pour con-tinuer dans les niveaux gnangnans à la con. Mais franchement, au bout de 5 à 10 mn, on s’emmerde déjà. Et pas qu’un peu.

    Les graphismes simplets sont en 256 couleurs, la musique d’ascenseur est (dé)composée sur un Bontempi (elle file la migraine, je dois dire) et la voix off qui commente les actions des persos et conte l’espèce d’histoire (ololol une « histoire » dans un étron de ce genre, hèmdéhère ta mère !) donne mal à la tête.

    A noter que sur PC, la manette 360 est supportée et que cet étron indé ne prend que peu de place. Et qu’il se désinstalle très proprement sans laisser de traces sur son passage : ça tombe bien, je voulais qu’il disparaisse au plus vite de mon disque dur !    … Expand
  10. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    10
    ELMAS zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  11. Lapenoman
    Jan 23, 2021
    7
    TRINE
    1. Техническая составляющая - 10/10
    2. Искусственный интеллект - 5/10
    3. Музыкальное сопровождение - 9/10
    4. Локализация - 5/10
    5. Сеттинг - 10/10
    6. Сюжетная линия - 3/10
    Итого = 42 баллов (7)
  12. bancandrei
    Jan 1, 2021
    5
    Controls are not tight and there are not that many tools at your disposal (mechanics) to create a really deep experience. Not that enjoyable for me, but I have little patience left for platformers in general.
  13. hocineDZ
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    I have to give my rating for this awesome platform game i played it a while ago probably in 2009 and i still remember its nice visuals i had to use my ps3 controller to play, Trine and Limbo are two of my favorites 2D platform games on pc
  14. ewenr
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    A bunch of interesting characters, lots of interesting but fiddly puzzles. Not my cup of tea.
  15. Baltifru
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    Trine is simply an excellent game and a reference of platformers on Steam, even in 2019. It has a very charming and colorful artistic design, with beautiful environments turned into very well-thought levels. The gameplay, based on the alternative use of the three characters each with their own strengths, is accessible, but enjoyable and well-balanced (you really need to use each of theTrine is simply an excellent game and a reference of platformers on Steam, even in 2019. It has a very charming and colorful artistic design, with beautiful environments turned into very well-thought levels. The gameplay, based on the alternative use of the three characters each with their own strengths, is accessible, but enjoyable and well-balanced (you really need to use each of the three characters a lot).

    It is important to give credit to developers when they work well and I want to emphasize: for such an affordable game, I was very surprised that the controller support is excellent, the tutorial is thought for both the controller and the keyboard, and the rest of the ingame interface is very clear even in multiplayer. It might not sound that important, but these are signs that the developers strive to deliver a complete, quality game, and players must encourage and give credit to a job well done.

    Additionally, the game is long enough for a platformer (it took me about 16 hours to finish it with all achievements).

    Excellent game, the devs deserve your money.    … Expand
  16. SilverOrlov
    Sep 23, 2019
    9
    The very first platformer I met on PC in my life. Before that I have never played "flat games" on PC, but I was bribed by the colorful and rich environment, the classic group of three fantasy game heroes, and the rating with a reviews. As a result, this game became for me a kind of revolution in the World of Games. Trine is an excellent game, which is very interesting to play even in 2019.The very first platformer I met on PC in my life. Before that I have never played "flat games" on PC, but I was bribed by the colorful and rich environment, the classic group of three fantasy game heroes, and the rating with a reviews. As a result, this game became for me a kind of revolution in the World of Games. Trine is an excellent game, which is very interesting to play even in 2019.
    One but: it seems to me that it is very inconvenient to play the game-pad for the mage, with the mouse it is incomparably faster and more convenient to control the "sight" by drawing magic cubes / platforms.    … Expand
  17. Yabs
    Mar 9, 2019
    7
    Beautiful platformer. I played through Trine with 3D glasses using Nvidia 3D vision now with at least one friend playing with a second controller on local co-op. Fun, engaging and does not get dull on first play through. Though, I cannot see any reason to play through a 2nd time. So I bought Trine 2, which is even better.

    If you enjoy 2D art without the need for an epic story then give    Beautiful platformer. I played through Trine with 3D glasses using Nvidia 3D vision now with at least one friend playing with a second controller on local co-op. Fun, engaging and does not get dull on first play through. Though, I cannot see any reason to play through a 2nd time. So I bought Trine 2, which is even better.

    If you enjoy 2D art without the need for an epic story then give Trine a try. Trine and Trine 2 are an excellent thrill to play with friends/company over local co-op.    … Expand
  18. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    10
    What a classic! Played the Enchanted Edition and it's a masterpiece! Finished it twice so far and I'm gonna come back to it someday... maybe with someone to play the co-op! Pickens approves!
  19. Jay_Pickens
    Aug 15, 2018
    10
    What a classic! Played the Enchanted Edition and it's a masterpiece! Finished it twice so far and I'm gonna come back to it someday... maybe with someone to play the co-op! Pickens approves!
  20. LifeHistory
    Jul 5, 2018
    8
    Great game just finished it with my girl and we had a lot of fun. Nice and beautiful levels to play your way though. Puzzels not hard only fun. You wont get angry and instead you will laugh. Sadly there are almost no Coop games like this. Play it while it exists. I am going to play the whole trilogy and I hope the Devs will make Trine 4 soon.
  21. Panica3643D
    Jun 17, 2018
    8
    Обычный платформер в красочной обертке. Ожидал немного большего.
  22. PaleMimic
    Aug 20, 2017
    8
    Trine is a rare gem of a game. Combining platforming with puzzling and setting it in a beautiful fantasy world. It's a 2D platfomer where you can either play with friends in 3 player co-op or alone. You have a choice of 3 fairly unique characters that have their own set of skills that can also be leveled up, more on that later. There is the Pontius the knight who wields a sword and shield,Trine is a rare gem of a game. Combining platforming with puzzling and setting it in a beautiful fantasy world. It's a 2D platfomer where you can either play with friends in 3 player co-op or alone. You have a choice of 3 fairly unique characters that have their own set of skills that can also be leveled up, more on that later. There is the Pontius the knight who wields a sword and shield, who is probably the best character to use when fighting off the hordes of undead. Then there's Zoya the thief who has a bow and arrow, which can be used to both kill undead or shoot switches and buttons. Finally we have Amadeus the wizard who can conjure up boxes and platform and levitate them, alongside several other objects in the game. This trio of heroes are what you are given in order to solve puzzles and progress through the game.
    You can also level up these characters as you make your way through the story. Collecting experience orbs which will eventually grant you with a level up upon reaching 50 orbs, which grants you 1 point for use on a skill. Save the points up and you can afford my expensive, more valuable skills. The range from things like the knight's sword to set ablaze to things like Zoya being able to fire ice arrows or the wizard picking up and throwing enemies.
    Graphically the game looks fantastic. Beautifully detailled backgrounds, which lovingly sets the scene and along with the music that nicely sets the atmosphere.
    In my opinion it's a lot more fun to play with friends than by yourself. But overall a fantastic game that does so many things right and brings back memories of the classic platforming games of old. Worth a look if you want something co-op that's enjoyable and somewhat nostalgic. Good Day!    … Expand
  23. auditbadger
    Jul 30, 2017
    7
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  24. KayVen17
    Jan 4, 2017
    7
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 70/100
    Mein User Score = 7/10    … Expand
  25. Nexre
    Nov 5, 2016
    8
    Fun and enjoyable, but a little over simplified. Wish it was harder because I could have more play time and enjoy the game further. Aged pretty well, pick it up in a sale if you can
  26. gloriouspotato
    Sep 22, 2015
    6
    Sharp and colourful visuals and a decent physics engine is what this game offers and not much more than that. The story and characters are so very cliche, and the gameplay is fairly unremarkable, just a stock standard puzzle platformer with nothing else going for it. Nothing particularly original, nothing hugely entertaining.

    Overall rating - 6.3/10
  27. ThePCGamer101
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    A TERRIFIC MASTERPIECE!
    This is truly the best 2D platformer I have ever played! With fantastic visuals, nice storytelling, music that makes you feel that you are in your dream fantasy world and fantastic narrator. This game is currently on sale for only 0.79 EUR (price from 1/3/2014) and the Trine Complete Collection (which includes Trine and Trine 2: Complete Story) for only 3.24 EUR    A TERRIFIC MASTERPIECE!
    This is truly the best 2D platformer I have ever played! With fantastic visuals, nice storytelling, music that makes you feel that you are in your dream fantasy world and fantastic narrator. This game is currently on sale for only 0.79 EUR (price from 1/3/2014) and the Trine Complete Collection (which includes Trine and Trine 2: Complete Story) for only 3.24 EUR (price from 1/3/2014). This is a true masterpiece, if you want to follow the story, I recommend Trine then Trine 2, if you want to play the prettiest, play Trine 2    … Expand
  28. Gerivaz
    May 16, 2015
    9
    Review for Trine Enchanted Edition and Trine 2: The Complete Story. read the full review @ http://blurbarians.blogspot.pt/2015/05/trine-trine-2.html :D

    — Characters are fleshed out in a very light way. You get a quick background on their reasons to do whatever they are/want to do and that’s it. While this could be a negative point, you don’t really need to know more than what is told    Review for Trine Enchanted Edition and Trine 2: The Complete Story. read the full review @ http://blurbarians.blogspot.pt/2015/05/trine-trine-2.html :D

    — Characters are fleshed out in a very light way. You get a quick background on their reasons to do whatever they are/want to do and that’s it. While this could be a negative point, you don’t really need to know more than what is told to you, and from then on the plot develops over the course of the game and through their dialogue, which is pretty nice. You get just the right amount of information to be able to enjoy the characters and their misadventures.

    — Characters are rather overpowered in the first game, thanks to the inventory system, allowing you to equip up to 9 artefacts to each character, improving stats or giving them health boosts (or outright giving them a second life). There is also the fact that each character has 3 ranks on their spells, and Amadeus in particular can summon more than twice the number of objects in the first game when compared to the second, including floating platforms which make it easy to bypass obstacles or reach difficult places. In the second game you have to use several skills from the three characters in combination to achieve the same results, making it more enjoyable.

    — Oh my god, the visuals. Every plant, leaf, statue, EVERYTHING looks absolutely wonderful. And don’t even get me started on some of the bosses or goblins in the second game. I don’t think I ever took as many screenshots per minute as I did in the Trine games. Back when these games came out in 2009 and 2011 respectively, playing on Extreme settings with a good framerate required a pretty solid rig. But seeing as my four year old GTX670 can keep it capped pretty much all of the time, it’s not a stretch anymore.

    — Occasional oddity in character physics, game has its quirks.

    — Amadeus is kind of useless in boss fights. He's a wizard that can summon boxes and move objects, meaning his offensive skills are non-existent.

    — Having to make movements with the cursor to summon different objects can be a headache and make the game unnecessarily hard on higher difficulties. It would have been easier to just press a specific button for each object (there are only 3 different objects anyways, 2 in the second game). Making said movements with a controller using the analog stick takes even longer than with a mouse and might get annoying after a while. In addition, the speed at which you can levitate certain objects (due to their weight) is painfully slow.

    — Everything is intuitive and makes sense, puzzles are relatively easy to solve by using simple logic or by just paying attention to your surroundings. Obviously, you'll have to solve them faster on harder difficulties if you don’t want to get killed. It certainly wouldn't have hurt to have harder puzzles, though that would probably have made certain achievements close to impossible, such as completing levels using only one single character.

    — Voice acting is wonderful, for some reason I can’t put my finger on. Characters seem genuinely friendly and trustful towards each other, except for the first couple of levels in the first game. Characters (especially Amadeus) have a lot of emotion behind them so it’s easy for the player to empathize with them, and all dialogue sounds natural and flows well. The narrator is nice too.

    — Music is very fitting and relaxing. Goes with the beautiful art and keeps you calm and focused.

    Conclusion: relaxing and fun gameplay, nice music, friendly characters and astounding visuals. If you want a nice co-op experience, go for it. If you want a good single-player experience, go for it too. Especially if you like platformers, puzzles, fantasy games and beautiful scenery.

    Final Gameplay Stats:

    Trine: 11 Hours played, 33 / 33 Achievements (100%)
    Trine 2: 55 Hours played, 97 / 97 Achievements (100%)    … Expand
  29. sahailion
    Oct 17, 2014
    7
    It is a worth-playing-game overall but there's a lot of deficiency to be pointed out. Especially the jumping. The final moment is so rewarding, even made me jumped out of my chair.
  30. SilentHightimes
    Sep 12, 2014
    6
    Trine is a fun somewhat unique, beautiful game.

    Trine's character are fun and unique with some fun side scrolling action and good humor very easy and quick game. only lasts about 6 hours of gameplay so it doesn't get stale which is nice a good game doesn't need to be long just good.

    worth $5
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#38 Best PC Game of 2009
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#26 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#49 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Eurogamer
    80
    Trine is simply an unpretentious and effortlessly lovely adventure, if never quite special enough to nudge into the echelons of 9/10 and above. Immediately likeable, hugely enjoyable and brimming with charming detail every step of the way, your enjoyment may depend on how many friends you can share the journey with, but few would regret time spent in the company of this trio.
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  2. VideoGamer
    80
    Trine isn't as new and exciting as current 2D platforming king Braid was on its release, but its combination of tight controls, exiting action and physics-based puzzles makes it easy to recommend to platforming fans. It's a shame the multiplayer isn't more interesting, but when played alone it shouldn't be hard to get many hours of fun out of Frozenbyte's impressive looking title.
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  3. Total PC Gaming
    80
    A charming and excellently executed platform game. [Issue#22, p.57]
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