Trine PC Demo availabe: a Fantasy/Platformer/Brawler hybrid?

Posted By: R.James

What kind of crazy talk is this? Well, if you haven’t heard anything about this game, don’t go kicking yourself. Although it did remarkably well at E3, winning a best downloadable award from Gamespot, the game has had a tough time grabbing the attention of the gaming public. And with so many games coming out this year (and in 2010) it really isn’t that shocking, especially when PSN/XBL titles like Fat Princess, PJ Shooter and Shadow Complex, respectively, steal the limelight from everything else else. But Trine is a game we all should be taking a closer look at. Call it the thinking man’s Castle Crashers (if you need a crude reference point). Trine is a co-op game consisting of three different Medieval/Norse archetypes with different, but necessary, skills. In order to get through each level, your group will be required to combine their abilities in order to traverse the environment and defeat the world’s foes.

This may not sound so revolutionary on its own. But if you take a look at the video below, you’ll notice that Trine is a game that’s banking on it’s unique design, both in graphics and gameplay. I wouldn’t call it 2009′s ‘Braid’ (I’m not convinced Trine has much to offer in the way of a story), but I do think it will offer an experience that most games coming out this year wish they could call ‘innovative’ or ‘original’.

And now there is a demo available for the PC (PSN doesn’t get the love just yet.) According to Neoseeker.com: “The demo brings you the tutorial menu as well as the game’s first level; it’s timed of course — you should be able to get 30 to 40 minutes of playtime per session.” Trine is currently scheduled to be released on July 3rd for the PC and July 2009 for PSN.