As you'd expect, the light one is quicker but doesn't do much damage whereas the heavy one is more powerful but takes time to charge. Aside from your god powers, you have just two attacks: one light, one heavy. When you feel adequately prepared, it's time to take on one of the giants. There's also a god power that gives you a speed burst, but it doesn't last long enough to stop the tedium of the exploration levels. Each one can only be used a small number of times, but they are crucial for improving your chances against the jotun, so it's a good idea to try and seek them all out. These are magical abilities granted by different gods such as a healing spell and a Thor's hammer attack. Could I trouble you for a boss battle?Īs well as finding runes, you can also acquire god powers. The only way to work out where you are is to try to match up its contours with the geography of your surroundings which requires you to repeatedly pause the game to open the menu. Each area has a map in the menu screen but seeing as it doesn't mark your current location, it's of limited use. This isn't helped by the fact that Thora moves pretty slowly. They're usually fairly large and empty and there's not much combat. Unfortunately, most of these levels have one thing in common: they can be rather dull. One has you striking nodes in the ground to draw constellations of mythological figures whereas another requires you to figure out a maze-like sequence of raft crossings across a fiery swamp. There's a good amount of variety in the areas, both in level design and aesthetics. In each of the five worlds, you'll have to find two runes in the explorative areas before you can fight its respective jotun. Simples, no? v1d30chumz 109-200-233-75īroadly speaking, Jotun's gameplay consists of two distinct halves: explorative puzzle-solving sections and boss battles. Defeat them all and the gods will deem her worthy of her place in the afterlife. Her task is a daunting one: she has to traverse five worlds of the cosmos and fight five giants known as jotun. Jotun tells the story of Thora, a Norse warrior woman who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the gods to enter Valhalla. But is it impressive enough to warrant a purchase? Into the unknown. Jotun's a game that demands you impress the gods to progress. Jotun: Valhalla Edition is also available for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Wii U In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla.Įxplore vast regions of Norse Purgatory to find runes to unleash the jotun, giant Norse elementals.Reviewed by Stephen Palmer playing a PS4 on September 8, 2016 Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology.
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