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Trine 3 : The Artifacts of Power has us rejoining Pontius the Brave, Zoya the Thief and Amadeus the Wizard who players of the first two games in the series will know, on yet more adventures caused by the mystical floaty triangle that is the Trine. I admit that I was looking forward to this one, having played Trine 2 on PlayStation 3 and loved it. Trine 3 : The Artifacts of Power lived up to my expectations almost entirely with just a couple of performance issues limiting the fun. Performance issues I blame almost entirely on my running an insider build of Windows 10.
The game has you progressing through the story of the hapless trio after they decide all this mystical superhero stuff is all well and good, but they would much prefer to be normal thanks. So they try to shove their immortality and mystical “thou shalt rescue the world… AGAIN!” back into the artifact. Unfortunately this shatters it, and on our heroes go trying to fix the snafu, discovering on their travels that the Trine is but one of three “Artifacts of Power”.
The game itself is a puzzle platformer in three dimensions in which you control one of the three characters at a time switching between the three freely. Or at least, that’s true for most of it, there are side quest styled levels that are targeted to individual heroes from the trio meaning that you can only play as that particular character at that time, but those are short.
Each hero has differing abilities, Pontius has a shield and sword that he can smack enemies and objects with and charge into said enemies with knocking them out of the way. He Can also slam downwards when jumping throwing objects and enemies away from him which gets you a nice bit of breathing room in the middle of a fight. As a twist, when he jumps up in the air, he can grab the shield and use it as a form of paraglider, floating slowly downwards while moving about in three dimensions. Secondly Zoya has her bow and arrow that she can use to attach ropes to hooks, rings and wooden boxes pulling them about every which way. She can also attach two object to each other , tying off lines to keep doors open, platforms pulled out so she can reach them, etc. Lastly, we have Amadeus the wizard, he can use magic to move objects about, create a box to float about, stick to spikes, and climb on top of (a neat trick you will notice is by jumping when on top of the box and lifting it, you can bounce him huge distances). Most of the puzzles you find in the different levels of the game are surmountable by one character or another.
I find myself using the word “astounding” when describing the visuals to this game to people, it takes the already impressive graphics from the first two games and kicks it up a notch. The third dimension in Trine 3 adds more than you would think to the puzzles and gameplay, it means Pontius can charge into things and knock them towards you and off the level, Zoya can swing into the screen and grab handholds and the like. Of course, this can also lead to pounding your head on the desk as Zoya sails off the edge of a platform and into the depths, Pontius can charge clean off the back of something and Amadeus can end up bouncing himself clean out of the way to inevitable squishy death.
As you progress through the game you collect orange floaty “trine angles” that unlock each subsequent level as you grab them. The side levels each tell an individual storyline for our erstwhile heroes recounting a smaller adventure they took part in. Amadeus has a dream about the magic academy, Zoya tells about what she was doing before the Trine got involved again, and Pontius falls down a hole (be glad it doesn’t involve the sheep).
The game has multiplayer, that allows up to three people to control each character in a co-operative journey through the game world, and an editor that already has some fun little things available in the Steam Workshop, no doubt this will expand over time as the player base gets more used to what it can do.
All said, this game is… short. A not so speedy run would take about eight hours from start to finish, you could probably rip through it in four if you tried. Even so, it’s a great little game and I have no problem recommending it to anyone who sits still long enough to hear.
Trine 3 : The Artifacts of Power(Reviewed on Windows)
This game is great, with minimal or no negatives.
A well made, if a little brief, third game in the Trine series, and hopefully not the last.
| Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Frozenbyte |
| Publisher(s) | Frozenbyte |
| Composer(s) | Ari Pulkkinen |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Xbox One PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch macOS Linux |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle-platform, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a 2015 action-adventurepuzzle-platformvideo game developed by Frozenbyte,[1] released on August 20, 2015 for Microsoft Windows. A PlayStation 4 version was released on December 22, 2015.[2] It is the sequel to Trine 2 and features a return of the series' three protagonists and medieval fantasy location. The game is the first in the series to feature fully 3D gameplay. A port to the Nintendo Switch was released on July 29, 2019.[3]
Gameplay[edit]
Similar to its predecessors, Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is an action-adventureplatform game with puzzle elements, which requires the players to utilize the skills of three different returning characters: Pontius, Amadeus and Zoya.[4] Abilities varied among characters. Pontius is a knight equipped with a sword and a shield to defend himself against enemies. Zoya is a thief that is equipped with arrows and a grappling hook, while Amadeus is a wizard that has the ability to manipulate and levitate objects.[5] Players can swap between the three playable characters freely during the campaign.[6]Trine 3 is the first game in the series to feature 3D gameplay, while the 2D gameplay remains the game's focus as with previous installments.[7] The game also includes three-player co-operative multiplayer, special challenge levels and a level editor.[8][9]
Development[edit]
The game was revealed by Frozenbyte on March 2, 2015. Alongside the announcement, a debut trailer was released.[10] A nine-minute gameplay trailer of the game was released on April 9, 2015, showcasing the ways the three playable characters interact with the three-dimensional world.[11] The game entered early access on April 21, 2015, so as to allow the company to receive player feedback regarding the new gameplay elements featured. The early access of the game only featured two maps, with the developers saying the full release would be 'significantly longer'.[12] As promised, the game remained in the early access phase for 'a few months' and was released on August 20, 2015 'initially' for Microsoft Windows.[9][13]Ari Pulkkinen, the composer of the original Trine and Trine 2, returned to compose the music for Trine 3.[14] The game's budget was $5.4 million, triple that of Trine 2.[15]
The developer of the game called the introduction of 3D graphics something 'challenging and time consuming', as the skills and the abilities of the three playable characters had to undergo overhaul and redesign without damaging the characters' characteristics.[16]Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power was released on August 20, 2015 for Microsoft Windows.[17] In December 2015, a PlayStation 4 version of the game was announced.[18]
Reception[edit]
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Upon release, players complained that the game was too short. Frozenbyte later responded that if they extended the length of the game, it would have cost $15 million, a price that they can not afford. Joel Kinnunen, VP from Frozenbyte, added that,'[they] tried to make something too ambitious, and it ended up financially impossible'.[22] While the developer was proud of the game they had created, Kinnunen indicated at the time that the future for the franchise 'is now in question'.[23] A sequel, Trine 4, was eventually released in 2019 with critical acclaim.
References[edit]
- ^'Official Trine 3 Announcement'. Frozenbyte. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^'Trine 3 coming to PS4 before Christmas'. Gematsu. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^'Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power for Switch launches July 29'. Gematsu. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^Savage, Phil (March 2, 2015). 'Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power announced'. PC Gamer. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Donlan, Christian (April 23, 2015). 'Trine 3: Can Early Access iron out some of the series' kinks?'. Eurogamer. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^Sheridan, Corner (March 2, 2015). 'Trine 3 bursts into 3D action/puzzle platforming'. GamesRadar. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^Kato, Matthew (March 2, 2015). 'Trine 3: The Artifacts Of Power Announced Via Trailer & Screens'. Game Informer. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^S. Good, Owen (March 2, 2015). 'Trine 3: Artifacts of Power announced; see its trailer here'. Polygon. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ abIshaan (April 20, 2015). 'Trine 3 To Debut On Steam Early Access Tomorrow'. Sliconera. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (April 26, 2015). 'Trine 3 announced with gorgeous debut trailer'. Eurogamer. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Pikkarainen, Joonas (April 9, 2015). 'Trine 3: An Exclusive 9-minute look at the upcoming puzzle platformer'. IGN. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Savage, Phil (April 26, 2015). 'Trine 3 is out in Early Access next week'. PC Gamer. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Osborn, Alex (March 2, 2015). 'Trine 3 Announced, Coming 2015'. Game Revolution. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Huynh, Christopher (March 4, 2015). 'Ari Pulkkinen returns to score Trine 3'. Game Music Online. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^Matulef, Jeffrey (24 August 2015). 'Trine 3 dev says 'the future of the series is now in question''. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^Devore, Jordan (April 17, 2015). 'Trine 3 will use Steam Early Access to nail its new 3D gameplay'. Destructoid. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 4, 2015). 'Trine 3 launches proper 20th August'. Eurogamer. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^Porter, Matt (December 8, 2015). 'Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power announced for PlayStation 4'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^'Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^'Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^'Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^Kerr, Chris (August 24, 2015). 'Trine 3 backlash puts future of the franchise in doubt'. Gamasutra. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^Pereira, Chris (August 24, 2015). 'Trine's Future 'Now in Question' After Criticism of Trine 3'. GameSpot. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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