Coming to PC, PSN, and XBLA Spring 2011.
GameSpot Q&A
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GameSpot Q&A
Trine 2 brings back the familiar trio--the wizard, the thief, and the knight--in a new quest to restore the balance of the world. This time the heroes are thrust into the kingdom's old territory, where a new threat has emerged. The story goes a lot deeper than it did with the original Trine; we're really focusing on telling a great fantasy tale with Trine 2.
On the gameplay side, there are a lot of improvements: the heroes get new abilities, there's a lot more enemy variety and all-new unique puzzles, plus many more additions big and small. Last but not least, we have rewritten our whole gameplay engine, which means that cooperative multiplayer is available both off- and online, so players all over the world can now join up and play with their friends no matter if they're in the same room or 10,000 miles away.
On the gameplay side, there are a lot of improvements: the heroes get new abilities, there's a lot more enemy variety and all-new unique puzzles, plus many more additions big and small. Last but not least, we have rewritten our whole gameplay engine, which means that cooperative multiplayer is available both off- and online, so players all over the world can now join up and play with their friends no matter if they're in the same room or 10,000 miles away.
We've got our aim much higher this time around. Trine is a beautiful game, but Trine 2 takes things up a notch. We have rewritten our engine, added better shadows and lighting, written all-new shaders, redone all the particle effects, and in general we are using totally new art models, textures, and animations. We've also paid more attention to the levels and the environment to make the world feel more alive.
The basic idea of three characters solving puzzles with each character's unique abilities remains the same--yet of course online and offline co-op spices things up a bit, and we're making the game even more enjoyable as a co-op experience, with more focus on character balance. We have added some cool new abilities to make each character have even better puzzle-solving and fighting skills and in general to make the characters more balanced. Some of the puzzles are now way bigger and more complex, but at the same time there's a wide variety of solutions to each puzzle, and each character and character combination has their own solutions they can use, so no one should get stuck or feel useless. When you're playing Trine 2 in co-op, you're going to have a lot of fun no matter which character you're controlling.
We have also done some tweaking to the RPG-ish elements of Trine 2, mainly the character upgrades. We have always wanted upgrades to really mean something in the game--for example, add a new element to the game--and we're sticking to it. The new upgrade system will feel familiar, but it's much more usable and enjoyable.
There's also a wide range of improvements on the technical side, thanks to the rewriting of the whole engine, and this has allowed us to do some changes on the gameplay side, too. For example, players can now save their game at any time in a level, and the game will continue from that very spot. In addition to all the visual improvements, the game should also run at a much smoother frame rate.
We have also done some tweaking to the RPG-ish elements of Trine 2, mainly the character upgrades. We have always wanted upgrades to really mean something in the game--for example, add a new element to the game--and we're sticking to it. The new upgrade system will feel familiar, but it's much more usable and enjoyable.
There's also a wide range of improvements on the technical side, thanks to the rewriting of the whole engine, and this has allowed us to do some changes on the gameplay side, too. For example, players can now save their game at any time in a level, and the game will continue from that very spot. In addition to all the visual improvements, the game should also run at a much smoother frame rate.
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