Lost Fragments

After successfully finished the last stage in Hard mode, the very hard mode suddenly unlocks. I tried to beat the final stage (Tower of Sarek) without dying in Very Hard mode. I have at least tried to beat the stage about 10 times already with no success when I decided to play back all the stages from the start in Very Hard mode.

Clearing each of the stages again in Very Hard mode have gained me some knowledge of the strength and weaknesses of each of the Trine members. I learned that the wizard can demolish his own created objects just by pressing square!. I learned that the Knight's main attack is to be the dashing attack, not by swinging your sword blindly, and I learn that the Knight can unleash a devastating attack using the hammer by jumping and stomping the ground (that move can simply kill 5-10 skeletons and bats in one blow. I learn to control the thief's cunningness, to equip her with an item that can make her fire 4 bows at once.

All my new found knowledge in the game has helped me quite a lot as when I reached the final stage, my hands started to re simulate all the muscle memory I learnt and I have managed to beat the Tower Of Sarek with just One Try. Man, such a wonderful memory when I managed to get the trophy for beating the stage on very hard without dying and getting the platinum from the game. Next, onwards to other games while this game will be occasionally played by me and my daughter.

Labels: PS3 Game Log, Trine

Posted by neobita at Sunday, December 12, 2010 | Permalink | Comments

A Wizard, A Thief and A Knight. 3 different characters, joined together in a Trine to defeat the evil throughout the land and bring back peace to their kingdom. With all the games to finish in my Backloggery, I managed to find some courage to buy this game. Released price at USD40.00 and released on PSN for just USD20.00, it goes down to USD14.90 before its finally priced at USD9.90 (at the time I bought it). After playing the game for some time now, I felt like I've cheated someone to get my hands on the game. I almost felt sorry for the developer. This is one of the best platform game I have ever played in my whole life, and I got it dead cheap!.
Trine is about managing all of your skills and putting it to good use whenever you are needed to. The wizard can conjure plank, box, or axles and move stuff with his magic (telekinesis). The thief can swing from place to place, fire her arrows and move as swift as the wind. The knight has a durability of a tank and can pack mean punches and then some. He also has a shield in which he can deflect enemy fire or fireballs. Having this group as a team surely had created an image in my mind of having a character that had mastered intelligence, agility and strength regardless of the character type. Though only one character can be manifested at one time, the others can be manifested on demand. Meaning that you can create a wood type axle in the air and have the thief grab it with her rope and swing away. The knight can block enemies projectiles and then switch to the thief for some arrow vengeance
When you are playing multiplayer, its a whole different dynamic. You can now have 2 character at the screen and make up for some advantage or disadvantage at your side pertaining on your skill level. Batrisyia and I had wonderful time with this game. She would use her favourite character (Thief) which she would refer to as sister. And she would always want me to use the Wizard in which she refers to as "Grandfather". I would conjure some plank, and raise her from the ground like a magic carpet should she felt insecure to do some jump / fighting enemies. I occasionally would switch to the Knight (which she refers to as "Brother" ) to whack some skulls when the need arises.
In another note, after witnessing some improvement in thinking and problem solving that Batrisyia had shown throughout the game, I've decided to let her have her own DS3. The Titanium Blue.

I'm trying to finish playing Trine tonight and maybe Platinum it.

Labels: PS3 Game Log, Trine

Posted by neobita at Wednesday, December 08, 2010 | Permalink | Comments