Each battle is different than the other and very difficult on its own, forcing you to learn the patterns and take things slowly, as playing aggressively might lead to a quick defeat. We hear her thoughts every now and then, spoken in her tongue, almost as if she knew we are the only ones lending a hand in this adventure. You don’t get to talk with characters nor interact with the Jotun. Her background is told in between areas in a subtle manner, along with a few events and puzzles that reveal a bit about the lore around the game, and the way in which Thunderlotus tackled Norse mythology. Each Jotun builds up Thora’s second chance, to her purpose. At first, the story might seem solely focused on the Jotuns themselves, but there’s more to it. You don’t find many puzzles nor side quests, collectibles are scarce and serve a purpose, like adding another use to an ability or upgrading your health bar. Jotun is not a common game, but a journey. We are barely on the same height of their feet and that’s exactly the point, being forced to impress the gods even if the challenges seem impossible, using only a handful of abilities and two attacks with our weapon. What always striked me the most about the game is how it understands scale. Each Jotun has its own set of movements, style and expressions, and they are all incredible and fearful in their own way. The hand-drawn animations are outstanding. The mentioned powers are placed in these areas, and while they might seem useful for puzzles, it mostly comes down to having a wider set of attacks for each battle. It’s great to see how these creatures live in a totally different area than the rest, with its own set of rules and barriers until we can get the necessary runes to bring them down.
Some require more strategy and precision than others, but they never feel tiring. These have their own sort of puzzles and dangers, even including smaller enemies in a few cases. The regions merge perfectly with them, showing us molten lava in the Blacksmith’s area, dangerous roots and poisonous plants for the first fight, and so on. They also serve as introduction to each creature’s world and atmosphere. It’s also your only checkpoint in case you perish before a battle, which might happen more often than you would think.Įach Jotun require preparation, and have us gathering runes in a set of levels prior to showdown. There is an specific altar in each level that will not just heal us but restart the additional abilities as well. Which, funny enough, is the only way to recover from damage. There aren’t different weapons or a skill progression of sorts, only altars that grant a power with limited use, which go from creating a clone to make a distraction, shooting a flying arrow or summoning Thor’s hammer for a devastating blow or a short burst of healing. We start with only our axe and will, learning the basic controls such as light attack, heavy attack and dodge. Jotun is an action/exploration game, set in a world embraced by Norse mythology. But, even if Thora manages to survive the fight, this is just the first boss of the entire game. We were given a second chance to recover from an inglorious death and attempt to enter Valhalla. The Jotun screams, roots start coming out of it and fiercely attacks us over and over again. One of the mighty Jotun rise up from below, presenting a size that completely changes the camera angle until it showcases the entire scenario from a top down view, leaving the main character as a mere insect. Given our limited set of actions, we hit nature with our axe. We enter a forest with only a strange flower in the center of it.
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