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4 years ago
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Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. If Trine [official site] were simply about a thief fighting through a magical adventure with her bow and grappling hook, I'd really dig it. I'd also be well up for a game about a tipsy wizard who saves the day by conjuring big…
8 years ago
The third Humble Indie Bundle, this time featuring just Frozenbyte games - Trine, Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds Survivor, Jack Claw, and Splot - has proven to be something of a success. It has sold approximately 100,000 units and $500,000 within the first 48 hours. Frozenbyte say: "This is all thanks to the very supportive communities around the world and also all the media outlets. So on behalf…
9 years ago
This is a pleasant way to start the week, via Blue: having a sequel for a charming and playable game confirmed for our humming box of tricks. In a reveal thread on the Frozenbyte forums Joel Kinnunen responds "Yes. And before anyone asks, it will come to PC in addition to any other platforms. That's all we can say right now." And I suppose what…
The 1.07 patch for clever co-op platformer Trine includes a new free level called Path to New Dawn, which is a reward for veterans, as Frozenbyte explain: "Path to New Dawn is a unique level with new visuals and challenging gameplay, especially on Very Hard difficulty setting. It also features 10 special items for the player to collect. The level is unlocked and available in…
We mentioned this new download service before Christmas, when it could only offer a cheap Serious Sam HD, but now it's up and running for proper, and we're hoping it will be good place to get lower profile and PC indie games. It already has an indie games pack to kick off with, which is a Trine, Machinarium and Eufloria bundle. I suppose that might…
10 years ago
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Indie Finnish developers Frozenbyte last caught our attention with their top-down shooter, Shadowgrounds, which was a little Aliens-y. Their latest game could scarcely be further way from that gloom and gunfire: Trine (as in "fine") is a side-scrolling, puzzle-led, fairy-tale platformer, built in the Swiss-Army-character-swap tradition of Lost Vikings. But is it any good? And what's with the pricing? Here's Wot I Think.
Crikey, as if you didn't have enough to play this weekend already! Frozenbyte have released the first part of their forthcoming physics platform puzzler as a demo. It's 460mb, and you can get it here. The full game is apparently out on July 3rd, and you can, should you be so inclined, compare your impressions of the demo with my own thoughts on the full…
In typically backward fashion, I managed to arrange a Q&A with FrozenByte's Lauri Hyvärinen before I'd actually played their gorgeous platform game, Trine. Yeah, I'm a pro like that. Anyway, I've had a blast with our preview version of the game, as described here, and Hyvärinen makes things a bit clearer in his replies to my questions. He talks about the nature of non-essential co-op…
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Finnish developers Frozenbyte recently sent us an unfinished version of their forthcoming action adventure puzzler, Trine (rhymes with "fine"). I've been playing through the opening levels of this intriguing game - which is something like Lost Vikings in a lavish fantasy world, colliding with modern physics - and find myself entertained. Needless to say, written impressions follow.
Frozenbyte's beautiful-looking fantasy platformer-meets-Crayon Physics cleverness, Trine, is revealed in even more detail in their latest video. The footage shows the drawing-as-magic mechanic in more detail, as well as illustrating some of the co-op play that the game will offer. We're quite excited about this one, and we'll soon be talking to the team about their work in a splendid RPS interview.
11 years ago
Trine is a physics-based fantasy platform adventure that looks really rather good. The press blurb explains the main concept: "Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest…
