![]() Defeating them seems like an impossible task. She is dwarfed by enormous trees and creatures, and of course the Jotun themselves. The camera often zooms out at points in the game to scale just how tiny Thora is in this world of gods and giants. Defeating each Jotun is the key to Thora’s entry to Valhalla! Although the concept of the game is simple enough, defeating the Jotun is far from an easy task - they are enormous. The ultimate objective of the game is to discover Runes, which will release the area’s Jotun. You can use each power a limited number of times, but you can quickly cycle through them to select the power for the job at hand. Later in the game, Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya and Heimdall each offer various shields, attack buffs and abilities for example, Thor lends you the power of Mjolnir, which gives Thora’s heavy attack a buff to increase damage dealt. The first power you encounter is from Frigg - the power to heal. You unlock these powers by visiting enormous God Shrines. To help you along your way, a handful of ancient Norse gods offer Thora a sliver of their power. You fight your way past spiked plants that erupt from the ground to thump down on your head, enormous vines that cross your path and must be hit with your heavy axe attack to make them cringe out of the way, and mushrooms that spit a poisonous gas, forcing you to flee to the blue flowers that act as an antidote. You begin in the Barrow Mound, a lush, green, wooded area. The realms consist of places torn from mythology and folklore, and basically consist of Nature, Cave, Winter, Storm and Fire. In each realm, you must face a gigantic boss, called a Jotun. She must defeat the five elemental Jotun. And yet, the gods favour Thora, and give her a second chance - a chance to prove her worth to them, by completing a series of brutal tasks. A warrior who doesn’t die in battle is unworthy of a place in Valhalla, the glorious afterworld of the Vikings. Thora, the main character, tells how her boat sank, sending her to an icy, watery grave. ![]() ![]() The game begins with a soft, female voice murmuring in a beautiful Scandinavian language (presumably, Old Norse). They’re placed firmly back into their original setting, back in times rife with legends, Vikings and gods. Jotun, a hand-drawn, 2D exploration game, takes all the characters we know and love - Thor, Odin, Frigg, Loki - and rips it away from the Hollywood cliches they have become in our eyes. You stroll into a game like Jotun, which is firmly rooted in the realms of Norse mythology, and expect to have seen everything they can throw at you before.Īs it turns out, the Marvel movies barely scratched the surface of the complex wealth of Viking mythology. Sure, there’s Thor, and a really big hammer, Odin, Loki and a shiny bridge. Let’s face it, thanks to Marvel’s Thor, we all think we’re pretty hot on our Norse mythology. Reviews // 22nd Oct 2015 - 8 years ago // By Cat Swinburn Jotun Review
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