Need clarification on "player characters"

[Jiefangjun]

I am interested in this game, but this one description on the Steam store kinda worries me:

various locations all over Faerynis, like the Not-So-Hidden druid circle, the (former) Elven Forest, The Dwarven Mines of Mount Goldmore and more! a variety of puzzles, many of which that can only be solved by teamwork of two (or more) player characters

In other words, do we need to play with someone else in order to progress through the game? Or does it mean I can control different characters (i.e. like Dragon Age Origins)? I just want to make it's the latter case, as I want to play a game where I can progress without waiting on others.

Thanks.

[videogames10]

Originally Posted by Jiefangjun

In other words, do we need to play with someone else in order to progress through the game? Or does it mean I can control different characters (i.e. like Dragon Age Origins)?

As far as I understand, you play the game entirely by yourself. Here's an explanation I found regarding your question.

The co-operative puzzles in particular are very well designed, sometimes requiring characters to act simultaneously. When this happens, the view changes to picture-in-picture with both characters seen in separate locations. During this you can either control both characters at once or monitor what the non-controllable character is doing (generally causing a distraction while the other does something sneaky).

Source: Ceville IGN Review

[Jiefangjun]

Thanks! Time to grab it off the Steam Store.