If something is done well enough I don't mind it being short. The game isn't very long, but it feels like it's the right length with little to no backtracking or stupid collectibles. They usually last 4-5 minutes, testing you to have cat like reflexes and use your 6 abilities when appropriate. The beat em up stages are fun, not horribly challenging, but most of the enemies have satisfying mechanics and suitable strategies. The puzzle levels can drag on a bit, but everything looks so beautiful you wont really care. The game is broken into 5 main parts, each part consisting of a puzzle level, a beat em up level and a boss fight. gameplay might not be deep enough for some? (Skip on Valhalla mode if you have too much difficulty as it is extremely hard) I’d definitely recommend going through the game at least once and trying for the challenge achievements. It takes getting used to but the first level is makes the adjustment very easy. The game is a rather short and pleasant experience with lots of harder challenges to try for once the game is done. Overall, the only complaints I have are very minor. It’s annoying when trying to heal or shield in a pinch. Rather than let you switch with number keys you have to switch left and right through them. The controls on the God Powers are also a little annoying. While this isn’t usually a problem, it’s really damn annoying when trying for the no damage achievements or speedrun achievements. There’s also a lot of RNG in later bosses. Lots of levels also require a lot of waiting for enemies or environmental ques. It’s also hard to tell where you can and can’t go at times, but the game does a good job at telling you where to go. While they are all impressive aesthetically, Thora moves at a rather slow speed and it can get tedious to run around a level looking for a secret. For one, a few of the stages can get really boring. There are quite a few problems with it though. The music in the bosses picks up as the boss progresses and flows very naturally. The music is much more subtle in the stages and picks up when you get near secrets or when a major event happens. I’ve always been a sucker for adaptive music, and the music in this game adapts wonderfully. The game never makes you commit to an attack so it usually never feels like you take an unfair hit.
The game encourages using your lighter attack to sneak in hit when you can and use that heavy charge attack to counter. Speaking of the axe, the axe feels very heavy and cumbersome, but is reflected with the slow and heavy hits that the bosses deal. While most bosses can be beaten by using your axe, each of them has an alternate way to be dealt with.
Each boss has a unique fighting style and their own set of weaknesses. While the stages focus mainly on the environment, the bosses are where combat shines. The game does a good job at telegraphing their attacks as well with their shadows so it’s you never get hit from not knowing where an attack will land. Most of the larger enemies are all hand drawn such as the bosses and definitely help put life into their movements. It’s less impressive on the smaller enemies that face only in eight directions, but the animations on Thora herself and the larger creatures and bosses are great. It feels very cinematic and impressive but never happens at a time that would make it annoying. There will be many times in a level that you will be walking along only for the camera to zoom very far out from you to show off a beautiful environment. The game has little combat in the levels and instead focuses on making each level have a unique design and hazards to show off the art in the game. The game mainly consists of exploring environments to find a rune and other secrets. Just look at the screenshots for this game.
Learn about Thora's life and death in an overarching story.Explore nine vast and mysterious levels filled with Viking mythology.Fight five epic jotuns, giant Norse elementals.Experience beautiful hand-drawn animation.Jotun: Valhalla Edition features the brand new Valhalla Mode, the ultimate battle against even fiercer versions of the Jotun! A true challenge for those who wish to impress the Gods! Features Fight them using only your massive two-handed axe, the blessings of the Gods and your skills! 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. About This Game Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology.
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