Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

I have not been able to play this until I recently got my new computer. And wow, this is totally a mashup from all the first three games and all the best parts are kept. The skillset RPG feeling is back, the plank is back, loads of new cool items and features are there and it's incredibly beautiful and awesome soundtrack. I am still on Act 3 in this game, but I can with confidence say that this is the best one. I still miss the inventory items from the first one though. It should have been in all the games in my opinion.

Plot 8/10 Gameplay 9/10 Visuals 8/10 Sound 8/10

No microtransactions. A beautiful game which respects your time :)

The music and art remain gorgeous, and there are new mechanics. I still had a lot of fun. However compared to previous games, the mechanics are more 'boxed in'. Ropes can only connect to rings, boxes/platforms have fixed sizes and always appear above the character's head, enemies spawn in a closed room with no possibility of environmental interaction. The difficulty has also been somewhat... fool-proofed. Travel abilities are now unlocked at fixed points in fixed chapters, and collectibles no longer have any practical benefit. Which keeps difficulty consistent for players, but drastically lowers the motivation to explore and collect.

After a rather not good Trine 3 the team decided to go back to the roots of the series. That turned out to be a great decision. Trine 4 brings back what was great about 1 & 2: fun, often challenging puzzles solved with most (all?) of the familiar mechanics. All this in a much better looking visuals yet in the same charming, fairy tale like setting. Sound design is great as usual and the cast made the story come to life once more. The game does not add that much new to the series, but if you liked 1 & 2, you should enjoy this part as well.