Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Brash Games
    Jan 8, 2016
    90
    A fantastic game and a must buy for any fan of the genre.
  2. GameCrate
    Jan 18, 2016
    78
    While Trine 3 would've benefited from a much greater length, less frustrating puzzles and online co-op, what's here will more than suit fans of the series. The new 3D direction takes getting used to, but really incorporates into the developer's vision remarkably; and the visuals are quite stunning at times. If you're a fan of the series, this is a must. If not, maybe this could make you become one, despite the shortcomings.
  3. ZTGD
    Jan 7, 2016
    75
    While still a fun time, Trine 3 is rather short lived. The game will take most players around four hours to complete, even with the side missions that crop up over time. It’s sad to see, but in those four hours, I had a blast playing it.

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 45
  3. Negative: 7 out of 45
  1. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 2, 2016
    7
    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
    a Beautiful but shallow adventure
    Trine 3 as a game about collecting well, the artifacts of power Trine 3    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
    a Beautiful but shallow adventure
    Trine 3 as a game about collecting well, the artifacts of power
    Trine 3 consists of 19 levels in total, included in those 19 levels are 8 main chapters to the game.
    You play as 3 different characters.
    You have a knight who comes equipped with a sword and a shield he can use to float,
    an assassin with a bow and ropes used to pull object, and a wizard character than can create a platform at will and move objects around the screen.
    Each character has their own chapter to introduce them, and they all have their own optional side chapters throughout the game
    You only spend 5 of the 8 chapters together as the characters, but this is plenty enough, I actually prefer the levels where im on my own.
    You can play this game with local co op, and im fairly certain co op was in mind during the development of this game so I cant complain too much, however I feel like there was way too much dependency on the wizard…
    Clearly the wizard has the most puzzle potential, but it would’ve been nice to just give my mind a break and let me be the knight or platform with the assassin for a good while,
    There is a decent balance of back and forth to get through the levels, but they kind of felt a little too much like a puzzle, not enough of an adventure.
    There is some combat sprinkled into this game, not too much, again very puzzle heavy, but nothing all too challenging.
    In these gorgeous and varied worlds there are also triangles all over the place,
    Triangle collecting kind of became the game for me
    You have to collect triangles to unlock chapters, so you might as well collect them, luckily they are easy to spot and very fun to collect.
    All in all, I enjoyed the casual puzzle experience Trine 3 offers and I loved exploring the beautiful levels, but ultimately the game felt hollow to me, the story went over my head and there is no satisfying ending.. at least for me,
    Trine 3 is an alright time, but not a must play.

    For what it is, puzzle adventure game
    7.5/10

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  2. Warrior_of_Doom
    Jul 19, 2023
    7
    The overall score is based on how much fun I personally had with every component of the game
    and the overall experience.
  3. Oshiri_Maeda
    Sep 15, 2020
    7
    Not as good as previous two parts, but still lots of fun with friends/wife.
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