I just got my first platinum trophy today for finishing every achievement in Trine.Working my way through every experience vial in the game was the part that took the longest, and I’ll admit: I had to consult a few online guides to find a few of the more cleverly hidden ones. But this is the [...]

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With the huge number of games that were released over the 2009 holiday season and the 2009 games that were pushed into early 2010, I’ve got a to-play list that’s just way too long. I’m currently spending a good bit of time replaying Trine on very hard difficulty, working towards those last few trophies. If [...]

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I’ve had some seriously bad luck recently with games. This weekend, after getting thoroughly trounced by a revenant in Dragon Age for the sixth time, I decided to fire up the Playstation, and I played some Trine. That platinum trophy has been seeming more and more attainable. I managed to get every experience vial in [...]

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One of the oldest game genres is the platformer, so named because you play a character that jumps to and from suspended platforms. Contra, Bionic Commando, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Mario Brothers all fall into this category.
I should make it clear here that I never got into Super Mario World or Mario 64, largely [...]

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For me, 2009 was like eating at a good buffet: chock full of tasty selections, comfort food and some guilty pleasures you just can’t resist. Let’s see what was on the menu for this year!
Appetizers
Trine - Although this is a very meaty dish for a downloadable game, it was still over with a little too [...]

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2009 is over, and this week in Lungfishopolis, we’ll be talking about which games were our favorites this past year. Today, I’ll be starting by talking about my own favorites.
It’s a tough call, but I’d probably have to say that my favorite game of 2009 is Dragon Age: Origins. The game’s difficulty has certainly been a struggle at [...]

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My wife and I have been seriously digging Trine. After having played it over the weekend, I’m ready to say that it’s a front-runner for best game I’ve played in 2009. Granted, I have yet to play Dragon Age: Origins, and I’m not sure whether I’ll be playing Uncharted 2 in 2009, but as of [...]

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Hi, this post is about Trine, REAL TRINE. This post is awesome. My name is Greg and I can’t stop thinking about Trine. This game is cool; and by cool, I mean totally sweet.
Facts:

Trine is a video game.
Trine releases on PSN today. Finally.
The goal in Trine is to flip out and kill people. Well, not [...]

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Credit to Brandon for pointing this out to me first, but Trine has finally gotten a proper release date in North America: October 22nd. Rough deal, as it comes out 4 days before Borderlands, 4 days before The Gathering Storm, and 11 days before Dragon Age: Origins. Brutal Legend and Uncharted 2 will already be [...]

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Game demos aren’t generally something I’ve put much thought into. I’ve tried a game demo on occasion, but when I’ve been excited about a game, I generally haven’t made it a point to try out the demo before playing the game. I generally rely on online reviews, friends’ opinions, and metacritic scores. But as I’ve [...]

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