![]() ![]() Now that the game is officially out on the Xbox One and Playstation 4, tons of new players are going to travel to Valhalla and explore the nine realms covered by Norse mythology. The gorgeous art and the challenging puzzles keep you glued to your television set the whole way through. Kaunan: the Jotun associated with the rune representing the torch, mortality and pain. Jotun: Valhalla Edition is not an easy game. Jotun is a short experience - I completed it in about 7 hours - but the game’s brevity doesn’t forgive Jotun’s lazy game design when it comes to its exploration segments. This review is for the Jotun: Valhalla Edition - Nintendo Switch - United States (2018) release. This video shows the locations of all the God Shrines, from the start of each level. Her region is Ginnungagap (Yggdrasil and the Northern Sky). In one instance during my playthrough, an area introduced a puzzle element that involved traversing a swamp via floating rafts, but the mechanic never felt fully explored. This sleepy game design applies to Jotun’s light exploration puzzles, too. Players will come across sights such as Brokkr’s Forge, birthplace of Thor’s hammer Mjolnir, and the legendary dragon Nidhogg, gnawing at the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that connects all of the realms. Each area presents players with new environmental hazards to overcome, but these are never more difficult than employing a well-timed roll. However in the middle of the map, slightly to the top and right there is an island i cannot reach since no elevator and no slide leads there. These power-ups, which range from healing yourself to cloning yourself, are scattered around exotic locations from Norse mythology, such as Niflheim or Yggdrasil, but sadly, exploring these areas is never nearly as exciting as their climactic boss fights. Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Wii U) When exploring the roots of ygdrasil I found the apple and the skill without problems. For all their difficulty, these fights never seem unfair - especially with the additions of special power-ups you discover throughout the game. The fight against Isa, for example, takes place on an appropriately icy battlefield that impairs Thora’s mobility, while the fight against Fe puts her in an earthy arena… surrounded by hundreds of enemies. These skirmishes are a delight – each one challenging and different from each other. ![]() To do so, she must impress the gods by slaying the fearsome jötnar, colossal titans that make up the game’s boss battles. Jotun tells the story of Thora, a Viking warrior who dies ingloriously at sea but is given a second chance to earn her place in Valhalla. Viewed from a top-down (ish) perspective, Jotun is a game mostly about exploration, and can essentially be billed as a cross between Bastion and Shadow of the Colossus. ![]()
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