Trine 3 gameplay video goes deep into the third dimension

The video runs about nine minutes in total, and shows all three characters in action, doing what they do best: Pontius smashing things, Zoya climbing on them, and Amadeus levitating them.

IGN Trine 3gameplay video demonstrating how Pontius, Zoya, and Amadeus—that would be the warrior, the thief, and the wizard—will interact in the game's newly-3D world.

The video runs about nine minutes in total, and shows all three characters in action, doing what they do best: Pontius smashing things, Zoya climbing on them, and Amadeus levitating them. The difference is that they're now doing it in three dimensions, which as you can imagine adds a certain element of complexity to the proceedings.

And therein lies the one area of concern I have about the game. Trine is a platformer that relies heavily on physics-based puzzles, and maneuvering through the trickiest of them is tough enough in two dimensions. Having to deal with a third, while Amadeus is juggling cubes or Zoya is trying to land a particularly difficult swing, might lead to frustration if it's flubbed. On the other hand, I've often wished that I could 'go deeper' into Trine's gorgeous locales, to explore a bit, or at least get a closer look at all the window dressing that makes it so magical, and now I'll be able to. So, maybe this is a good thing?

I hope it is. We'll know when Trine 3 is out later this year.