[alr1ght]

Trine 2: Director’s Cut, exclusively for the Wii U, features the critically acclaimed original Trine 2 game, a number of enhancements and gameplay polish, alongside a new game mode called “Magic Mayhem”, designed exclusively for the Wii U. Trine 2 is a sidescrolling game of action, puzzles and platforming. You play as one of the Three Heroes who make their way through dangers untold in a fantastical fairytale world. The game features an exciting adventure full of action, including physics-based puzzles using fire, water, gravity and magic; wicked goblins on a quest to ruin the kingdom for good; and a magical environment full of wonder. For the first time in the series, Trine 2 introduces online cooperative multiplayer support for up to three players, alongside the local multiplayer mode. The upcoming new expansion campaign, Trine 2: The Goblin Menace, will also be released on the Wii U at launch as a console exclusive. Trine 2: Director's Cut (Wii U exclusive & launch title) Key Features  “The Developers' vision” fully formed  Improved gameplay and a myriad of level changes  Over 100 minor changes to the original game, including improved gameplay, level changes, new vocals and character interactions and user experience improvements  New control system designed for the Wii U  Special multiplayer features for the New Controller and support for up to three Wii Remote™ controllers.  Improved console graphics only available on the Wii U  New collectible shards that unlock a new non-campaign game level featuring all-new puzzles  Campaign support for the new skills in The Goblin Menace expansion Trine 2: Magic Mayhem (included in the Director’s Cut)  An all-new “party mode” for up to 4 players  Online or offline multiplayer  More details to be announced soon Trine 2: The Goblin Menace  Add-on content for Trine 2: Director’s Cut  A new adventure featuring the heroic trio in a tall tale of goblin menace  6 new levels chock-full of new puzzles, hazards, enemies and contraptions  New skills for each character with new possibilities for puzzle solving  Completely new environments ranging from burning desert to snowy mountains to the insides of a giant sand whale Trine 2: Director's Cut and Trine 2: The Goblin Menace expansion campaign will be released at the launch of the Wii U. Trine 2 is currently available on Steam for PC/Mac, the Mac App Store, Linux, Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Characters Amadeus the Wizard Despite his ongoing research for finally learning the Fireball spell, the Wizard's talent is for conjuring peculiar boxes, and occasionally even planks. He can also levitate small inanimate objects. Amadeus is married to a lady by the name of Margaret. They have three children, all of whom know the Fireball spell. Pontius the Knight The Knight is an eager champion of the kingdom, the protector of the common man with a great sense of justice. Armed with his sword, his shield and the powerful Storm Hammer, he's a formidable fighter. Pontius's great weakness is food. This shows around his waist. Zoya the Thief The Thief makes her way up to rooftops and over walls with her trusty grappling hook. Zoya is not so concerned about family or duty, but she is content to be a hero of the Trine, for she loves adventure. Zoya's love for treasure, however, often leads her astray.

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[Richie]

Best Wii U graphics so far...

EDIT:

So far and by far.

What I should have written in the first place. Breathtaking visuals.

[The M.O.B]

1080p?

[v1oz]

Best looking Wii U game so far. In all honesty.


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[Easy_D]

"Improved console graphics only available on the Wii U"

It can't get any more obvious, Wii U has more power than PS360. There, done. Thank you FrozenByte, thanks to your tech demo we can move on.

[Kusagari]

Is this actually going to be a full priced game?

[LiK]

$50?

[alr1ght]

1080p?

possible. i downsampled them to 720p.

[BHK3]

Developers vision? Just cause of a touch screen and shaking it around?

[Jonm1010]

Nice to see the WiiU will have a bit more horsepower than ps/360, I was getting worried.

"Improved console graphics only available on the Wii U" It can't get any more obvious, Wii U has more power than PS360. There, done. Thank you FrozenByte, thanks to your tech demo we can move on.

No need to be pretentious about it. Given what we saw today with the games shown it is pretty understanding to be concerned.

[R1CHO]

Best Wii U graphics so far...

So far and by far.

[blu]

I liked the original Trine. Online co-op plus the new vistas make this a buy for me.

[Sciz]

Best looking Wii U game so far. In all honesty.

Trine 2 is one of the best looking games on any system. FrozenByte's artists are ridiculously talented.

Shame about their game designers, but hopefully all the changes means they learned something.

[SteeloDMZ]

Are those screens from other versions or Wii-U?

It looks fucking gorgeous.

[Rösti]

possible. i downsampled them to 720p.

You could link the press assets in the starting post: http://media.nintendo.com/pressroom/...yte_Trine2.zip

[Aeana]

Man, the art in this game is just stellar.

[Pappasman]

wow, that looks fantastic.

[needlejuice]

There should have been games like this!

It looks delicious, and great to see a developer putting in actual effort.

[Zero148]

how does this compare to the PS360 Versions?

[tolkir]

Trailer

[Always-honest]

Looks great on Wii-U.

[Majine]

A $15 DD game being sold as fullprice retail?

[crimsonheadGCN]

The Trine series has always looked beautiful. I'll be getting this despite having the PC version.

[LiquidMetal14]

Are those screens from other versions or Wii-U? It looks fucking gorgeous.

It looks great on all platforms really. No exception here.

[Hero]

Where is this talk of it being a retail release originating from? I don't think they would expect people to pay 50 dollars to play a director's cut of a 15 dollar downloadable title. If they do then they're fucking nuts.

[The M.O.B]

A $15 DD game being sold as fullprice retail?

Why would you think that?

[Sciz]

Are those screens from other versions or Wii-U? It looks fucking gorgeous.

I've been using the shot of the octopus as my wallpaper for months. Not sure how the console versions turned out, but you can certainly make the PC version look like that. No reason the WiiU can't do just as well.

[Kodiak]

Always thought that Trine looked like bad fantasy airbrush paintings you see in gift shops.

[Zeer0id]

I don't have Trine 2 yet, so I guess this is the version I'll be picking up!

[Always-honest]

Always thought that Trine looked like bad fantasy airbrush paintings you see in gift shops.

haha, yes. The artstyle is a bit over the top airbrushy. But people love them glitters and colours.

[walking fiend]

A $15 DD game being sold as fullprice retail?

confirmed to be digital.


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are these bullshots?

[alr1ght]

are these bullshots?

well, the PC version can definitely look like those.

[VanWinkle]

Love this game. Got it free on PS Plus. Amazing music, visuals, and gameplay.

[Maedhros]

I'll be fucking pissed if this "exclusivity" means there's no expansion coming to PC...

[alr1ght]

I'll be fucking pissed if this "exclusivity" means there's no expansion coming to PC...

The upcoming new expansion campaign, Trine 2: The Goblin Menace, will also be released on the Wii U at launch as a console exclusive.

[Maedhros]

The upcoming new expansion campaign, Trine 2: The Goblin Menace, will also be released on the Wii U at launch as a console exclusive.

Well... FUCK.

[Divvy]

Well... FUCK.

Console exclusive still means it's coming to PC.

[alr1ght]

Well... FUCK.

that means it's not coming to PS3.

[Ushojax]

No need to be pretentious about it. Given what we saw today with the games shown it is pretty understanding to be concerned.

What must you people have thought when Perfect Dark Zero and Genji 2 were unveiled?

[Ithil]

uhh...holy crap?

[Meier]

I was BLOWN AWAY by this during the presser. I got Trine as a part of a Humble Indie Bundle but haven't played it.. definitely need to now. Hopefully this is only $20 or whatever it costs on Steam because it will fail otherwise.

[Zarovitch]

seem good

[Alex]

I was BLOWN AWAY by this during the presser. I got Trine as a part of a Humble Indie Bundle but haven't played it.. definitely need to now. Hopefully this is only $20 or whatever it costs on Steam because it will fail otherwise.

I'd imagine it'll be the same 15 it is on PC.

They're not outright amazing games, but 2 is very solid. The originally isnt really worth playing anymore if you can get 2.

[ArjanN]

Console exclusive still means it's coming to PC.

Yeah, I already knew there was DLC coming for the PC version.

[bgassassin]

Here's a game that should have taken time away from NintendoLand.

[nintendors]

wow !!

[Easy_D]

Nice to see the WiiU will have a bit more horsepower than ps/360, I was getting worried. No need to be pretentious about it. Given what we saw today with the games shown it is pretty understanding to be concerned.

Pretentious? I'm just saying this game is pretty demanding and looks fantastic, so if they say the improved graphics are only possible on Wii U, it must have more power.

[stuminus3]

The PC version of this game is one of the most gorgeous things to ever have blessed a screen in my house, so if the Wii version can match the image quality then it'll be a very beautiful thing indeed for Wii fans. It's a pretty good game, too.

[ivysaur12]

Holy shit. Can anyone post comparison shots from the original?

[watershed]

Very cool, I'll be watching this game closely.