Trine 2 was a frustrating experience when played with a partner who just wants to have fun. Trine 3 fixes the annoyances that I had with 2 but it creates new problems of its own. The main 2 being the platforming and the game’s length/story. Unlike the previous games, here you can move freely in 3D, including solving the puzzles. I normally like this addition but it’s very hard to judge where you’re jumping in this game. And while I don’t mind games being short, it felt like things were starting to get interesting and then it suddenly ends. The story is also left unfinished. I did enjoy the story more in this. Hopefully Trine 4 continues where 3 left. The game is also quite buggy but nothing game breaking. I’m not sure if the previous Trine games were this buggy. You can think of weird sound effects and physics. There was also one time where player 2 kept running in the world map and it wasn’t possible to turn the controller off. We had to restart the PS4 slim. I love that your progress is saved through the checkpoints you encounter. This means that you don’t even have to finish a level even when you play it for the first time. When you reach a checkpoint, you can exit the level and continue from that point. You can even select any checkpoint you want within a level. The menu also shows you all the collectibles you’re missing. You can easily select a checkpoint with a missing collectible, get it and exit right away. You don’t have to finish the level or reach a different checkpoint to save your progress with the collectibles. The challenge is also considerably less punishing. You can now select any of the 3 playable characters even when player 2 already has the same character. This is a big deal because some characters are better for certain sections/puzzles. I also liked the bite sized challenges between the big levels. Overall, I enjoyed my time with Trine 3. More than the previous games despite the issues it has. I’m hopeful that Trine 4 will be the best of all the previous games.