Nine Parchments
Lead runaway wizard apprentices through real-time magical battles, collecting spells and developing their abilities while cooperative friendly fire makes the direction of each cast matter to your companions too.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
Nine Parchments follows apprentice wizards who leave their training behind to search for lost magical parchments. You shoot spells in real time against monsters and bosses in the fantasy world of Trine, adding elemental magic to your repertoire as the adventure develops. It can be played alone or with companions on the same system. Character growth runs alongside the fighting: levels open skill-tree improvements, quests unlock other playable wizards, and hats and staves provide collection goals. Cooperation also includes resurrection and friendly fire. Helping a companion back into the battle and keeping your spells away from allies are therefore part of the same magical expedition.
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AI review
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A promising fit for cooperative groups that enjoy managing their own magical chaos.
Friendly fire and resurrection can make teamwork a matter of both aim and recovery, rather than simply concentrating damage on enemies. Spell acquisition and skill trees should also appeal to players who want character-building decisions alongside real-time action.
Strengths
- Friendly fire can give positioning around companions a meaningful purpose.
- Spell learning and skill trees offer different reasons to develop a wizard.
Weaknesses
- Groups that dislike accidentally harming one another may find friendly-fire encounters frustrating.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy cooperative spell combat and are willing to treat mistakes around allies as part of the challenge.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension New spells and skill-tree growth give the succession of battles development goals beyond defeating the next enemy. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining spell shooting with the possibility of hitting allies can reward deliberate casting over indiscriminate fire. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The Trine setting gives the wizard expedition a coherent fantasy backdrop for its monsters and bosses. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension With the Switch multisave update installed, keeping separate runs can make it easier to maintain different adventures without replacing one another. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Frozenbyte
- Publisher
- Frozenbyte
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story 20–50 HoursLevel ProgressionExploration3D GraphicsThird PersonTurn-based CombatFantasyLong-term ProgressionSolo-friendlyStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerCo-opSingle player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.frozenbyte.comSource revision: 1
- www.frozenbyte.com