Since the release of Braid, everyone (including me) was waiting for a candidate to equal its originality and quality. Trine might be considered as a strong opponent in this competition against Braid, but it doesn't achieve its brilliance. Despite this, Trine is a game that should be taken into consideration for its fairytale ambience and for its puzzles based on environmental manipulation.

Frozenbyte, the developers behind Shadowgrounds, have revived "The Lost Vikings" recipe in their latest creation. Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout have been replaced by Pontius the Knight, Zoya the Thief and Amadeus the Wizard, the three main characters from Trine. They also kept the side-scrolling puzzle/platform aspect by giving the player the ability to choose any of these three characters at any point in the game in order to solve the puzzles and to overpass the obstacles from each level. The three playable characters have different abilities that can be upgraded along the gameplay. The Knight is the warrior that masters the melee attacks with sword and shield, can bash and throw small objects towards the enemy. If Pontius is similar to a hack'n'slash warrior, the Thief is a skillful archer that can attach, with the help of her grappling-hook, to any wooden objects (anyone remember Bionic Commando?). Later in the game she can also slow down time. The Wizard is the only character that has no defense and can be used only to manipulate objects with his telekinetic powers, and to summon boxes or planks. He is the only one that can create alternative routes in any level in order to bring the player in hidden places by manipulating the environment with his powers.