Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

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  • Summary: Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a fairytale journey which takes you on a quest with three heroes: Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight and Zoya the Thief. Playable in singleplayer and online and local co-op test your skills in combat and solve puzzles in the most creative ways!

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Nintenderos
    Aug 1, 2019
    70
    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power leaves a strange feeling after playing it, since although it is a good game and at the audiovisual level it is still very beautiful, the fact of being easy, short and moving from 2D to 3D is not very positive. It is a shame because it could have been excellent.
  2. God is a Geek
    Aug 12, 2019
    65
    Sadly, it’s not enough to just look good, and Trine 3 is lacking in several key areas, but it’s still a decent enough romp despite this. It’s hardly the definitive edition, or the definitive game in the series, but if you missed it and you’re gearing up for the release of 4, it’s worth checking out.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Jul 31, 2019
    60
    Trine 3: Artifacts of Power is by no means a bad game. It’s visuals are exemplary, the characters charming and delightful, and the overall tone of the game is very well suited to the Switch. Unfortunately, in transitioning over to fully 3D environments, the poor depth perception and limited sense of progression really hurts the experience. If you enjoy collecting items, there’s just about enough here to warrant a purchase, but everyone else would be wise to hold off until the upcoming Trine 4.
  4. FNintendo
    Aug 27, 2019
    60
    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power has headed into a 3D direction and while the audiovisual qualities of the series remain top notch, the new world in which the game is set does not feel entirely right and the experience ends up getting harmed as a consequence. There is no doubt that the series' co-op component is still one of its main assets but bringing Trine 3 into a 3D world raises questions that don't always get the best answers.

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 6 out of 9
  1. Ripper36
    Jan 1, 2022
    9
    This was my 1st time with any Trine game (1st on was 2nd) and i really enjoyed my time with it. Played about half the game solo other have inThis was my 1st time with any Trine game (1st on was 2nd) and i really enjoyed my time with it. Played about half the game solo other have in co-op. Graphics look very nice on the Switch and it ran good even with a few things going on at one time. I dont understand why others gave it such a low score. It is a well done game with lots to see.… Expand
  2. bergcamp101
    Sep 28, 2020
    6
    Probably the worst game in its wonderful series, just too easy, and controls look and feel weird. And plot is broken off... But overall - itProbably the worst game in its wonderful series, just too easy, and controls look and feel weird. And plot is broken off... But overall - it is a nice game, I guess.… Expand
  4. Jholmes2785
    Nov 14, 2019
    5
    Hard to control due to fixed screen platforming with “3d elements”. Constant frame rate dips throughout gameplay with large NPC on screen.
  5. iMustang
    Jun 5, 2020
    2
    Just as great franchises have great highs, they must also have great lows. Trine 3 was too ambitious of a project, ditching the side-scrollingJust as great franchises have great highs, they must also have great lows. Trine 3 was too ambitious of a project, ditching the side-scrolling puzzle platforming in favor of a third person action experience. This lead to some neat cutscenes and a story that could have been interesting, but their budget ran out a third into the game leaving the game only 3 hours long and the story unfinished. Sadly what was left was really bad. Skill trees were removed, and all the character actions were over simplified. Mandatory side quests patted out what little content the game had, and overall it was simply not fun to play. Most of the time the difficulty seemed to come from just trying to make the game work, as several bugs made the already bad experience even worse. When all was said and done, there was little enjoyment to take away at all, making it easily one of the worst games I've ever played.… Expand
  6. DavidGMT
    Aug 2, 2020
    2
    What a mess... First and Second Trine are exceptional great platform and puzzle games and even on Switch they look amazingly stunning. AndWhat a mess... First and Second Trine are exceptional great platform and puzzle games and even on Switch they look amazingly stunning. And here comes number 3... 3 like in 3D motion, which is a forced and unwanted update. It changes games mechanics too... say goodbye to your old way of swinging, shooting and conjuring things. This games feels like Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze had a threesome with a Trine and Tomb Raider and everything wrong about these games were spewed together.… Expand
  7. KarueW
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    a buggy mess undermining a poor game. playing online coop we had to restart maybe every fifth level because some part of the level stoppeda buggy mess undermining a poor game. playing online coop we had to restart maybe every fifth level because some part of the level stopped working. finished the last boss by surviving all its attacks. we didn't defeat it but the game just ground to a halt and when we left the level we got a message saying we had beat the game on the host's screen
    3D brings nothing to the game but frustration. The new checkpoint and respawn systems make no sense and do nothing for the game. only get it in a pack with all 4 on sale otherwise avoid.    … Expand
  8. gabrielnorena
    Dec 16, 2019
    0
    I could not experience the game on the Nintendo Switch a lot because the button layout does not make sense, it is not intuitive and it breaksI could not experience the game on the Nintendo Switch a lot because the button layout does not make sense, it is not intuitive and it breaks the game. I hope the controller button layout gets fixed in future updates.… Expand

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