If I had to describe this game in one word it would be: im-freakin-pressive. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Trine before. This is the kind of indie game I thrive on. It’s a 
real testament to the fact that you don’t have to be a big company to put out interesting, enthralling, entertaining games.
To begin with, Trine has a soothing kind of fairytale telling feel to it. The art is brilliant but stand still, as if you’re looking down at a printed book. The story that is weaved before you sucks you in, and before you realize it you’re staring at a character, waiting for more to happen, and suddenly realizing it’s your turn to play. It doesn’t drag on but you can easily become engrossed in the plotline of the tale.
In Train you play as one of three characters. No, let me clarify. You play as all three characters, one at a time. You toggle base
d on your needs and are expected to know which character you need for the particular obstacle in your way. For the most part this is obvious. If you’re being attacked by a band of sword carrying skeletal monsters you’re pretty much guaranteed to whip out your brute (and I mean that in 
every sense of the word) strength warrior and get to the hacking and slashing.
The music in Trine is relaxing, which is odd because the game itself is anything but. I know all you experienced players out there are fully capable of using the W, A, S, D method for gaming but for us slow people the switch in gears can be darn frustrating. I can’t tell you how long I had to take in order to figure out how to jump properly and even so it was still a toss up on whether I would actually make it to my goal or not.
Still, with that little minor complaint I would largely recommend Trine to players of all different types and genre preference. It mixes action with puzzle, adds a little humor, and steals my breath away with stunning visuals and care. You can really tell that these people loved this game while they were putting it together and how could we, as players, do anything other than that?
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Game: Trine – http://trine-thegame.com/site/ | Developer: Frozenbyte — http://frozenbyte.com/