![]() Beyond the boss fights, this is a very slow moving game in terms of exploration. You character’s placement on the map is never shown so you have to feel your way around the randomly-generated levels. However, most landmarks are not lit until you stumble upon them. Where am I? – The maps provided are helpful to an extent. Whenever you walk up to a giant, like the frozen Isa, their massive scale puts joking emphasis on how you thought you were pretty big and tough chopping up ice to get to him just a second ago. ![]() This hectic action is balanced out by the calmer exploration of the five realms. Sometimes there’s more ways than one to take them down. Steady goes it – The boss battles in Jotun require quick reflexes and active knowledge of the god powers you take on throughout your progress. The top-down view of the world was a great choice to emphasize the detail of the environment around you. The color pallet brings out the Earthy tones that build up the catalog of Norse locations and characters. More and more, companies want to push high-end graphics and framerates but games like Jotun prove that isn’t necessary for a game to make you actively stop playing in the middle just to appreciate the attention to detail. Like pen to paper– Jotun’s animation style has to be acknowledged as a great feature in its own right. The hand-drawn animation style is both charming and vibrant – from the cartoon aspects of Thora’s design to the crude sculpting of the first boss Vera. While Sony has decided to take their Triple A God of War franchise in this direction, Jotun is a much more humble yet very interesting presentation of the material. ![]() I would have never guessed how some of the names and locations from Norse lore were spelled on my own.įavored by the gods – Norse mythology is both vast and underutiized in video games. The game has captions on by default and it’s very much appreciated in this instance. The game is so immensely rich with Norse mythology that you probably wouldn’t have guessed Thunder Lotus Games is actually a small team based out of Montreal, Canada. You play as Thora: a mighty warrior who’s seen her share of grief and after a close graze with death, she’s given the chance to redeem herself and enter Valhalla. Jotun was originally released on PC a year ago and now console gamers can try to impress the gods as well with Jotun: Valhalla Edition. Thunder Lotus Games originally brought wind of Jotun to the public via Kickstarter in 2014 where it was successfully funded by about $50,000. ![]()
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