A Look at Frozenbyte's Trine 2

Rob Williams · 11-01-2011, 10:30 PM

Released in 2009, Trine> offered a unique platforming experience, a colorful world, and progression that made it feel like you were really playing through a storybook. With Trine 2, the game introduces a new engine, improved audio and graphics, even more puzzles and best of all, a much-requested feature: co-op.

Check out Mario's preview of Trine 2, and then discuss it here!

Rob Williams · 11-02-2011, 11:16 PM

Great writeup! I still need to complete the original, but I am stoked for this one. Mario, look at what you made me do:

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marfig · 11-03-2011, 09:15 PM

Hehe. Good on you! It's shaping up to be a great game indeed. Just as the folks at Frozenbyte have accustomed us.

Update

Meanwhile, Frozenbyte has issued an update to the beta the day before this preview and also clarified some information about the graphics settings. This didn't allow me to include any of these news developments on the text.

The Beta is to be updated with bug fixes as the time approaches for the official release, which is a great way to keep up-to-date on the game development process. So don't expect a stale beta during the whole time the game is waiting for release.

Graphics

As for the graphics, we've learned that Trine 2 uses deferred shading as its anti-aliasing technique. That's quite an interesting choice due to the complexity of the process and the pressure it puts on the system requirements. But the results are indeed great and Trine 2 does benefit from a smaller polygon footprint. Another recent game that uses this technique is Battlefield 3.

The anti-aliasing settings are currently poorly named on the launcher. So here's their actual meaning:

no AA = no antialiasing at all
2x AA = postprocess antialiasing (FXAA)
4x AA = postprocess antialiasing + supersampling
8x AA = postprocess antialiasing + supersampling

11-01-2011, 10:30 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	A Look at Frozenbyte's Trine 2 Released in 2009, Trine> offered a unique platforming experience, a colorful world, and progression that made it feel like you were really playing through a storybook. With Trine 2, the game introduces a new engine, improved audio and graphics, even more puzzles and best of all, a much-requested feature: co-op. Check out Mario's preview of Trine 2, and then discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

11-02-2011, 11:16 PM	#2
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Great writeup! I still need to complete the original, but I am stoked for this one. Mario, look at what you made me do: __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

11-03-2011, 09:15 PM	#3
marfig No ROM battery Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 783	Hehe. Good on you! It's shaping up to be a great game indeed. Just as the folks at Frozenbyte have accustomed us. Update Meanwhile, Frozenbyte has issued an update to the beta the day before this preview and also clarified some information about the graphics settings. This didn't allow me to include any of these news developments on the text. The Beta is to be updated with bug fixes as the time approaches for the official release, which is a great way to keep up-to-date on the game development process. So don't expect a stale beta during the whole time the game is waiting for release. Graphics As for the graphics, we've learned that Trine 2 uses deferred shading as its anti-aliasing technique. That's quite an interesting choice due to the complexity of the process and the pressure it puts on the system requirements. But the results are indeed great and Trine 2 does benefit from a smaller polygon footprint. Another recent game that uses this technique is Battlefield 3. The anti-aliasing settings are currently poorly named on the launcher. So here's their actual meaning: no AA = no antialiasing at all 2x AA = postprocess antialiasing (FXAA) 4x AA = postprocess antialiasing + supersampling 8x AA = postprocess antialiasing + supersampling __________________ NOX COOLBAY Side Window Black; NOX Apex 600w Modular; ASUS P7P55D-E Socket 1156, Sata 6Gb/s & USB 3.0; Intel Quad Core i5 760 2.80 Ghz @ 3.60 Ghz, 8 Mb de cache; Gskill Ripjaws 4 Gb DDR3 1600 Mhz CL8 Dual Channel; ASUS GEFORCE GTX 560 TI DC II 1024MB GDDR5; Samsung 1 Tb 32 Mb SpinPoint F3; NEC 24x Sata black Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2; 2x Samsung SyncMaster S43NW 8000:1 (1440x900) Logitech K120 Keyboard and Logitech Performance Mouse MX

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