Trine Enchanted Edition

Miła gierka, płaska historia, ale naprawdę fajna mechanika gry. Polecam gorąco.

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

I played Trine 2 for the first time 10 years ago on Mac and loved this game as one of the best I ever played. Georgeous graphics, amazing music, ansd poetic, faery mood. Since then I bought the entire collection on PC, finished Trine 2, then Trine 3 and especially the awesome Trine 4… and finally waited until today to really experiment Trine 1 (as I tought it would be certainly "less" than the most recents opus). Big mistake ! This game is as good as the opus 2 as Trine 1 "enlighted edition" is a quality upgrade for the standard original version : nice gameplay in par with Trine 2, georgeous graphics, amazing music, and same poetry inspired by nordic myths with a finnish touch. The story isn't the best, but the visuals and the music "make" the story better than the voice over. Of course I will buy the new Trine 5 once I will finish Trine 1 :-) Works very well with my PS5 gamepad on PC thank to DS4 Windows utility.

very good game

Thine is a beautiful 2D-platformer with a rare twist on the genre - you get to switch between several characters at any moment. Each of them has a different skillset: the wizard can create and levitate objects, the thief is very agile with her grappling hook, and the knight is strong and tanky. Any of them could have easily had a solid platformer game of their own, but here everything is seamlessly combined. Sometimes there’s more than one way to progress through a segment, but more often than not it takes teamwork, which is the core idea of the game. Difficulty-wise Trine is very balanced - the normal difficulty feels normal, hard is harder, but not impossible, and then there’s very hard in the standard edition which is substituted by the hardocre mode in the enchanted edition for those looking to push themselves even further. Throughout the game you will find additional experience bottles and chests with items that provide your characters with useful passive bonuses, which you can also switch around between them. I was able to find all the collectibles without a guide, which is a huge plus in my books. If you collect every experience bottle in the game you will be able to max out all your characters’ abilities, which is extremely satisfying. There are several mini-boss encounters (2 types of oversized monsters that have to be hit in specific weakspots), but no proper large-scale boss battles. The story is there, and it’s serviceably simple. It mostly provides descriptions of the locations you explore and offscreen justifications for visiting them. Trine does a lot of things right and while it could use a better story (and probably a bit more diverse level themes), its quality and distinct twist on the gameplay make it an unforgettable experience, one that’s clearly been crafted with heart.