I ended up employing the same strategy every time to finish off each segment. But each time there was a combat area, it felt more like a chore than a fun time. But then again that’s not the basis of the game. There’s not much here in terms of it, and it’s also very very basic. Luckily it was only a side puzzle, so I was able to still move on. There was one bonus puzzle late in the game that I tried so hard to solve, but ended up not being able too. Is there any use for them? Of course not, but the characters always have silly dialogue to go along with them, so why not gather them if you find them!? Plus the hidden puzzles are sometimes a good way to give your brain a workout. In each level there are letters you can gather at birds roosts, and chests you can open that give you items, that build silly little items, just because they can. Some are silly and I never really found a good use for them, like the Bouncy Ball you can get for Amadeus. Like Pontius freezing nearby enemies, when he stomps on one. The more of these you get, the more skill points you get so you can, well, get skills. In every level there is a set amount of collectibles to obtain. The levels themselves are also kind of littered with collectibles and hidden areas, with secret puzzles to do. The only real thing he does early in the game is slam down on a seesaw, so the object on the other side flings him high up in the sky. I know I’m talking a lot about these two, and not much about Pontius, but in all honesty, he doesn’t have many puzzle aspects until a bit late in the game. Or attaching two boxes together and making Pontius hang them off a stick so you can make it over a platform. So you’ll be making a box with Amadeus, and making it float to the sky with Zoya. Eventually you will start mixing and matching the abilities, and you even acquire new ones. It all works so well, and it’s fun to do. Whether it’s Amadeus making a box so you can reach a ledge, or Zoya using her rope to swing across a gap, or eventually Pontius can reflect rays of light off of his shield. The puzzle/platforming gameplay! As you work your way through the levels, you have to do some platforming and puzzles, but luckily in this game, nothing is too difficult. This is the meat and potatoes of the entire Trine series. Even if it’s just for a level, it’s nice to see so many different stories happening throughout your journey, even if sometimes the storytelling is thin. You find animals that need help getting this, but you also see their fears manifested in the level, so you know what keeps them awake at night. For some reason I was dying, but it also shows again how the characters have grown so close.Īs you also travel through the lands, trying to find the Prince, you end up seeing the effects of his magic, all throughout the land. Then they laugh at her out of disbelief, and she explains it all to them. My favourite part was in a snow level, when Pontius and Amadeus are talking to Zoya about her new clothes choice, and she talks about how it all helps her arthritis. Then with the lovable crew, you can see how much their friendship has grown over the series, because they laugh at each other, and joke about each other. So it was easy to feel really sorry for him, even if he did end up getting himself into the situations he’s in now. As much as the titular Nightmare Prince is a villain, he’s also just a man, struggling with captivity and fear and regret at his life choices. Now it’s off on adventure again! The story is easily the best in the series so far, and the writing itself is superb. You get to take control of Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, as you meet up and get tasked with stopping the prince. You then see what the crew of playable characters have been doing recently. So he ran away, and that’s how our journey begins! Then you may experience a giant killer squirrel! Either way, the Prince didn’t like being held in the Astral Academy where the mages kept him in check. So if you were scared of squirrels, his magic would manifest your darkest nightmare. What was this dark magic exactly, and what did it do? It allowed his dreams to become reality, and also infect others around him. So he was imprisoned in the Astral Academy and given an amulet to make it so his powers could never manifest to crazy levels. There once was a prince, who was infected with a dark magic.
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