Verdict: Co-op wizard-em-up Nine Parchments

enWed, 20 Dec 2017 21:00:41 +0000Verdict: Co-op wizard-em-up Nine Parchmentshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/verdict-nine-parchmentsRPSWed, 20 Dec 2017 21:00:41 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/verdict-nine-parchmentsFeatureNine ParchmentsFrozenbyte

Nine Parchments is a new co-op spellcaster from the makers of Trine. Four cranky wizards can accidentally shoot each other with beams of ice, orbs of fire and crackles of electricity while battling monsters. Our professional warlocks - John, Alec, Katharine and Brendan - have had a go.

Brendan: Right, which of us have played Magicka?

]]>Trine devs release co-op spell blaster Nine Parchmentshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/trine-devs-release-co-op-spell-blaster-nine-parchmentsMatt CoxWed, 06 Dec 2017 13:00:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/trine-devs-release-co-op-spell-blaster-nine-parchmentsAction AdventureNine ParchmentsFrozenbyteTrine

It's a good week for aspiring mages. Yesterday I told you about the upcoming Wizard of Legend, and today I'm drawing your pupils to the new sorcery-sim from the Trine devs, Nine Parchments, which actually came out yesterday. You play as a student who must leave wizard school to chase after some stolen spells, and it looks almost as pretty as Trine did - which makes sense, because it takes place in the same world. You can see for yourself in the trailer below.

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]]>It's A Kind Of Magic(ka): Trine Devs' Nine Parchmentshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nine-parchments-announced-co-op-wizardsAlice O'ConnorTue, 16 Aug 2016 12:48:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nine-parchments-announced-co-op-wizardsAction AdventureGamescom 2016Nine ParchmentsFrozenbyte

As someone who causes a lot of problems then somehow expects thanks for clearing them up, I sympathise with wizards. You'd dick about with fireballs and skellingtons if you could, wouldn't you? You'd have to decency to iceblast your now-flaming curtains, wouldn't you? Arrowhead's Magicka is my go-to game for dickhead wizard antics but I am interested in what Trine gang Frozenbyte are up to now. This week they announced Nine Parchments [official site], a zap-bang wizard 'em up about inept spellcasters causing trouble - with co-op support. What Frozenbyte have said and shown does remind me of Arrowhead's game. Have a look at this announcement trailer:

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