Can You Play Trine 4 With 2 Players

[Kimbery Challacombe]

Withit Off, it means that a player can't jump on an item (eg. a conjured box) and then be levitated by Amadeus. With that consideration in mind, it seems like turning this option on would make puzzles considerably easier.

Me and my friend played through with this option off, making use of mid-air boxes that he would quickly hop onto and jump off of in order to grab difficult-to-reach experience items. We did so with the notion that levitation would make it too easy (we used the same logic for choosing Classic over Unlimited).

However, every public game I've played has had Player Levitation turned on to Friend. This made things considerably easier when, for example, a player's foot was barely on an object that I wanted to lift. It also allowed us to grab experience orbs that I didn't even know existed.

This is especially true if you're playing Unlimited, because in this case Player 1 can levitate Player 2 & 3 over a gap, then Player 2 can switch to Amadeus and levitate Player 1 over too - then everyone is safe - instead of puzzling out how to solve the puzzle so the three characters can each individually pass.

People play games for different reasons, some wan't an interactive story, others want to collect everything you can and others might want to beat the game the hardest way possible, this is just a way of letting people choose the difficulty that fits there game play style.

For the life of me, I don't understand how they're still making Trine games at this point. I think you were being charitable saying that you could put Trine 4 and Trine 5 side by side and not be able to tell the difference. This series has been essentially the same since Trine 2 (Trine 1 has a lot of weirdness to it that was ironed out in its immediate sequel). Every game is essentially the same story with essentially the same progression. For all the bitching people did against Trine 3, at least it was trying something different. It was blatantly unfinished (and I really didn't appreciate Trine 4 lampshading that), but at least it was trying to move the series forward.

I'm a fan of this series, but even I can't see the point in picking up Trine 5 when the series has basically stayed the same for 12 years. You'd think at this point they would at least add a new character class with a new set of abilities than the same ol' box wizard, grapple/archer thief, and boring warrior.

The thing that made me get into the series was the support of stereoscopic 3d. The first three games all have it via the Playstation 4. It really makes those games shine and pop. I played all three solo with no complaints. With the fourth game not having 3D support I picked it up on Switch and played a little co-op but without someone else to play it just wasn't fun so I still haven't finished it.

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a stunningly beautiful game that features excellent accessibility options. While players must hold certain buttons to utilize specific actions, the overall pacing allows disabled individuals to indefinitely rest to recover their strength.

Developed by Frozenbyte, and published by Modus Games, Trine 4 places players in the hands of Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya as they traverse stunningly beautiful landscapes to rescue a young prince with dangerous ties to magic. In order to effectively complete each stage, the trio must utilize their unique character powers to create platforms, scale walls, and bash through structures, all while simultaneously acquiring collectibles.

While the capability to customize every key is a welcome sight, Trine 4 may become challenging for some when playing as Amadeus the wizard. Amadeus can conjure several shapes to create new pathways, a necessary power when attempting to complete levels or collect items. Much like Zoya and Pontius, players can create different shapes by pressing a corresponding key. However, Trine 4 offers an option that enables individuals to physically draw different shapes with the mouse, thus allowing Amadeus to spawn varying objects. For disabled players that have difficulty holding buttons, pressing a key is an excellent substitute. Yet, if players, much like myself, are unable to utilize much of their keyboard, they must sacrifice a limited number of keys to effectively play as Amadeus.

However, this game has co-op, and the marvelous puzzle mechanics have to work for up to three players as well as for one, and for the most part, they do. The game plays slightly differently depending on how many players you bring along, as each player controls one of the characters. In a two-player game, either player may switch to whatever the remaining class would be, but it will take an enormous amount of communication to determine who takes over and when. Three players is ideal, as each character will be represented at all times- the Knight can cover everything combat-wise while the Wizard and Thief work on navigating the world and doing their part so solve the puzzles.

The challenge is raised considerably in co-op, because you will need to make sure that each character can make their own way through the world instead of just whoever you choose to control, and being able to master combinations of moves is critical. The Knight can use his shield to block fireballs that would otherwise be harder to avoid by the Wizard, the Wizard can attach wooden blocks to ceiling spikes that create a new path for the Thief to grapple on, and the Thief can reach plenty of areas neither of the other characters can. Your range of motion is limited to the edge of the screen, and though the camera will pan back a bit to allow for more movement, you will eventually get teleported back together.

I played the PC version of Trine, and though you are able to play using a mouse and keyboard combination, it is far easier to play using a gamepad. As it happens, the game natively supports the Xbox 360 controller, so if you've got a spare wired controller (or sprung for the wireless receiver for your computer) lying around, plug that bad boy in. Unfortunately, the lack of online play did nothing to help enable decent co-op sessions for me. Getting a crowd of people to a.) huddle around a desk (barring someone hooking their PC up to their HDTV) and b.) have three suitable gamepads to play on is a chore. While the developers have alluded to a possible patch to enable online co-op, it doesn't exactly help players now.

When all is said and done, Trine is one of the finest, most charming puzzle platformers I have ever played, and though I would normally remain platform-agnostic, I would have to recommend co-op players lean towards the upcoming PSN release, if only because the couch co-op will be easier to manage, and you won't have to stick someone with the keyboard.

if you find a partner the game would be a lot funnier to play but when two people try to solve a puzzle, it usually ends up becoming a bit of a mess so I would say try it solo but if ur looking for a laugh and put on a bit of a show the co op is perfect

Just played it a bit on PC. Single player is good, but I could see how annoying it could get if the other player wasn't good at 2d adventure puzzle solving. Could be fun though if you pick someone you know to be good at stuff like that.

I'm not sure if coop would be that great; Having two people to solve the puzzles make most of them far too easy; All you would have to do is have the wizard make a box and then float it across everything, have the wizard die, and have the other player hit a checkpoint.

You can flip between the characters at will in 2-player as well. Adding a second or third player just means that whoever's playing which character has a job to do, and your success is completely dependent on theirs, and vice-versa.

From my experience, if you want a more frustrating and satisfying experience, coop. If you want an easier and sort of boring experience, solo. Also, if you don't want to lose friends, play the last level solo.

I would say play with someone, for purely selfish reasons on my part. Some of the funniest and most broadcastable moments have come from your interactions with/tormenting of a partner. Let the lols roll.

I didn't play much of single-player, but the little I did do I enjoyed. I think it's a little more satisfying to play with a friend, though. Not many games can do co-op as well as Trine does, it's a bit of a shame to pass it up.

Especially as couch co-op experiences? I just noticed that there was a third released as well! Wow. I was looking for games to play with my brother, and on the Wii U, but now that I realize it is on the PS4 as well, I'd probably get them on there. So, with all the games, do you recommend them? Take away the fact you probably don't know the type of games I like, and simply say whether you liked them and would recommend them please, taking into consideration both as a singular experience, and a cooperative one. I really only know that it's a side-scroller; it has to do with puzzles (and some combat?); it can be a cooperative experience; you choose through three characters and it's all fantasy-looking, and that Brad played them. I seem to remember him liking them, and rechecking the Trine pages, it shows he gave the first a five star, the second a four star, and only had a quick look of the third (why no review?) Yeah, that's all I know about the game. Alright, thanks.

Yes, my buddies and I played these online together. 1 and 2 specifically. 3 we never visited as word was the game fell short, but maybe one day we will. But the first two were really fun to play together. Nothing was super difficult, some control things here and there to get used to, but overall, we had a great time.

I voted yes, but it's a very lukewarm yes, and only with 3-player co-op. It's got many different bits (puzzles, platforming, combat), but none of them are particularly good. I'd recommend playing other games if there are only 2 players.

The first one was an excellent PC platformer in its year. Since then, with Meat Boy and Spelunky, the bar has been raised to where Trine is still charming and has some ingenuity, but it doesn't play as tightly as I want it to.

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