Throughout each level you are able to find coloured potions. The death physics of the characters and enemies can also be highly comical, even if it may not be intentionally so. And even though you are supposed to be working together, it can also be rather amusing when you accidentally kill one of your comrades with, for example, levitating a box with the wizard and then carelessly knocking another character off a ledge to their doom. There are still many traps and contraptions to face, including rotating platforms, spikes embedded in the ground and spike balls that drop from the ceiling from a trap door, possibly crushing you to death or destroying the ground you are walking on, creating a steep and fatal drop for you to avoid. Speaking of which, the puzzles have various solutions, and it’s interesting to see what different things can be done in order to overcome them, but there’s nothing overly tricky here. This is where the most fun is to be had, as working together to triumph against the physics-based puzzles is a very satisfying thing indeed. If you are playing on your own, you are able to switch characters, although, as mentioned above, Trine is best experienced in co-op play with two others. Combining the strengths of the characters is an absolute joy, particularly in co-op play. Compared to the other characters, the wizard initially looked useless in a fight to me, but I soon learnt that conjured objects can be used in various ways against the enemies, and sweeping them off ledges with, say, dragging a box into them is a guilty pleasure. Finally, the wizard is able to conjure up objects such as boxes and planks to climb on, and is able to levitate as well as move certain objects in the world. The bow and arrow is obviously useful for attacking enemies from a distance, and the grappling hook is able to attach to wooden objects, allowing the thief to swing to places that perhaps the other characters aren’t able to reach. The thief, on the other hand, has a bow and arrow as well as a grappling hook. The shield can be used to block and reflect enemy attacks as well as flurries of fireballs, and a gravity move that allows for the shield to manipulate items is added later. The game also features three characters – Pontius the knight, Zoya the thief and Amadeus the wizard – and you make use of their unique abilities to solve puzzles and help guide the characters through the levels. This Enchanted Edition also adds in online co-op, meaning that the multiplayer is no longer limited to local play. Still, at least it’s kept to a minimum and is also told nicely enough with its narration, which makes the game feel like the fairytale that Frozenbyte obviously wanted it to be.įor those unaware, Trine is a 2.5d puzzle platformer with co-op for up to three players. There’s certainly nothing unique about the story though, and it does nothing overly interesting with its standard fantasy theme.

Trine enchanted edition ps4 review