The tutorial area gives way to your first fight against one of the titular bosses. This, the subtle lilting music and the animation all blend together well to make Jotun feel like a playable fairy tale, albeit a rather grim one – Thora’s story, revealed in bits after boss fights, is a real tragedy. The dialogue is all subtitled Scandinavian, keeping true to the Nordic tone. The game follows the Norse mythology, which we often see only vague allusions to in gaming. Fortunately, the good people at Thunder Lotus Games chose to simplify it for us Collect runes in each area, then beat the centuries of dust off of the ‘Jotun’ that guard them. The task you are given at the start of the game may seem cryptic impress the gods could mean all manner of things, after all. ‘A shrine to the Goddess Frigg… why are you laughing?’ Some of the shrines needed to unlock these powers and their upgrades are hidden too, which extends the enjoyment you can extract from combing the levels. There are several more of these powers to find scattered throughout the levels of Jotun – split between attacking or more defensive abilities and, though their use is limited, they help to add more variety to combat that would otherwise have been a bit too simple. It teaches you your basic and heavy attack, dodge move, and gives you your first ‘god power’ – a special ability that, in this case, allows you to heal. The starting area serves as a tutorial of sorts. Little details like this make Jotun feel special, and there are many more impressive examples of this as you work your way through the game. When you reach the forest below, you start to see glimpses of how this cartoon imagery comes to life tree roots will sprawl out to block your path, poison mushrooms burst in the marsh and even the well which replenishes your health has a somewhat pleasing animation of the water draining. You soon find that the unfolding panorama you see above is actually the map of the game’s first area and even at this early stage it’s giving you hints at things that may help you later on. The gods, it seems, agree with this sentiment and the dead viking is challenged with ‘impressing’ said gods to avoid a trip to viking-hell. Thora, your lady-viking protagonist, just drowned you see a rather pathetic death for a sea-faring, village-ransacking, marauder type. You will need to install the Ubisoft Connect for PC application in order to run this content.This is the scene that welcomes players to the world of Jotun, after a brief introduction of your character and her death (!gasp). Listen to an amazing original soundtrack, specifically composed for every gameplay moment by Max LLĪutomatically added to your Ubisoft Connect for PC library for download. Summon powers bestowed upon you by the Viking Gods Learn about Thora's life and death in an overarching story Jotun: Valhalla Edition features Valhalla Mode, the ultimate battle against even fiercer versions of the Jotun! A true challenge for those who wish to impress the Gods!Įxperience beautiful hand-drawn animationįight five epic jotuns, giant Norse elementalsĮxplore nine vast and mysterious levels filled with Viking mythology 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. Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology.
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