Trine 2 is coming!

[darkewaffle]

Pre-ordered as soon as I saw it on Steam, played the demo today and thought it was outstanding. It's basically a faithful extension of the first one that looks incredible, has multiplayer, and numerous more mechanics to create interesting, gorgeous puzzles and obstacles.

 

[shortylickens]

What the fack?!? I aint even beet Trine 1!

 

[bart1975]

L.A. Trine?

 

[polypterus]

Where is the demo available?

 

[Red Storm]

My only gripe with Trine 1 is that when I tried to setup a co-op game with Xbox and PS3 controllers (had my MacBook Pro hooked up to the TV), Player 1 had to use keyboard and mouse, which was quite annoying.

Looking forward to the sequel!

 

[videopho]

Trine1 s one the best s3d looking games.
Trine2 looks forward to being another great one also.

 

[soccerballtux]

hm just checked out a few trine1 vids very nice graphics like the art direction

 

[Murdoc]

Wow, thanks op! I was on Steam the past few days but I didn't know about this. I went in for the pre-purchase when I saw this post and it gave me the option to install the beta version, which I'm doing now.:biggrin:

I played through the first one twice and loved every second of it. It's a gorgeous game with interesting gameplay. The devs are great and are always on the Steam forums helping people with issues and gathering feedback. This is one of the few games I'm willing to pre-purchase at full price.

 

[Barfo]

Sweet! I loved the first one, will get the second for sure.

 

[Emultra]

I took some screenshots from the beta:

First level:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4286/2011103000001.jpg
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4679/2011103000002.jpg
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5874/2011103000003.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/73/2011103000005.jpg

Second:
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8448/2011103000010.jpg
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5207/2011103000014.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1741/2011103000015.jpg
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6733/2011103000013.jpg

Doesn't run too well with AA so I only put it on for the shots. But it looks good, and either MSAA will get fixed, or maybe CSAA or FXAA will work. The FXAA fan beta worked in the first game, so that's that.

 

[Aikouka]

Where is the demo available?

If you pre-order Trines 2 on Steam, you get...

Pre-order Trine 2 today to get access to the 2 level PC Multiplayer beta.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35720/

 

[ibex333]

I took some screenshots from the beta:

First level:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4286/2011103000001.jpg
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4679/2011103000002.jpg
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5874/2011103000003.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/73/2011103000005.jpg

Second:
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8448/2011103000010.jpg
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5207/2011103000014.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1741/2011103000015.jpg
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6733/2011103000013.jpg

Doesn't run too well with AA so I only put it on for the shots. But it looks good, and either MSAA will get fixed, or maybe CSAA or FXAA will work. The FXAA fan beta worked in the first game, so that's that.

Although still beautiful, Trine 2 looks just like Trine 1 judging from these, and assuming that this is, in fact, Trine 2. This is very disappointing. Then again, as long as they add new levels, abilities, etc. I'll be happy. Hell I never even finished Trine 1.

 

[Emultra]

The environments are more varied and alive in Trine 2. The tech is similar but it does the job, it's the art that makes it stand out.

 

[AdamK47]

I liked the first Trine. It's a very polished side scroller.

 

[finglobes]

Trine 1 was deadly for my PC - which it crashed 4 times - corrupting the drive on the last crash. It always crashed at the same point in the game.

 

[gorcorps]

Trine 1 was deadly for my PC - which it crashed 4 times - corrupting the drive on the last crash. It always crashed at the same point in the game.

I don't see how a game can corrupt an entire drive. It makes a lot more sense that the drive was failing and the spot it kept crashing at was the beginning of your failing drive. Same thing happened to me except certain music would stop playing at the same place each time. Then the drive finally gave up entirely :\

 

[darkewaffle]

Trine 1 looked good, Trine 2 looks great. The characters themselves look nicer with refined models and higher res textures, but the real improvement I think are in the environments. They're much deeper and livelier and more detailed. They're a bit more interactive as well, being used as part of the puzzles (the "Snail") or their appearance changing based on the situation (the vines). Also I love the way the flowing water looks and flows over things.

The game doesn't look like a huge departure from Trine but I wouldn't want it to, it looks just like the first, simply with everything done better.

Also on my 5770 I'm pretty sure I was able to run the beta with full AA and no issues, so maybe I got lucky or it's an Nvidia-specific issue for the time being.

 

[Wardawg1001]

Loved the first one. Considering pre-ordering this just to support the developers.

 

[Red Storm]

Loved the first one. Considering pre-ordering this just to support the developers.

Same, even though I haven't finished the first one yet.

What's everyone's favorite character to use? I like the thief. The grapple and bow are just too fun.

 

[Wardawg1001]

I spent pretty much all my time as the thief any time I wasn't required to use one of the others for puzzle solving.

 

[Aikouka]

I enjoyed Trine for awhile, but I eventually stopped before beating the last level. I actually just got fed up with playing it, because in general, physics games annoy the hell out of me. I rather enjoy a good puzzle, but since there are a ton of calculations going into physics, the chances of ever getting the exact same set of variables drops considerably as the puzzles become more complex.

It reminds me of when I was playing Tumble Drop on my phone, and I kept just failing at a level. I performed essentially the same actions again, and it worked fine. :| I have no idea if I actually pressed something 50ms faster that time or whatever.

I guess it makes more sense if I say that I prefer static puzzles, and it looks like Trine 2 sort of has these in the form of some of the environment-based puzzles.

 

[Emultra]

But the granularity of physics is part of the fun in Trine. It may lower repeatability, but it also grants higher tolerances at times. You can sometimes solve problems in creative ways, and jamming machinery with ladders and boxes is hilarious, as is coiling swinging spike chains around their axis to make them shorter.

 

[JujuFish]

This thread makes me want to go back and finish up my Trine 1 achievements. I only have the 2 Very Hard difficulty achievements left.

 

[RandomSanity]

I picked up Trine during the summer sale and was pleasantly surprised by how nice the game was. Unfortunately I've yet to go back to it because I have so many other games I have to beat first. Perhaps the release of Trine 2 will finally get me back there.