To call these fights wouldn’t be entirely accurate. I will admit that the combat didn’t resonate with me. The controls are responsive, as I never felt out of control with what I wanted Thora to be doing (I played primarily with the Joy-Cons attached to the Switch). Loki’s Decoy, which creates a copy of you that later explodes for AOE damage, is a must have in one of the fights. While some of these powers might seem niche, they definitely make fights easier. They provide boons like speed boosts, healing, shields and attack boosts. These powers will provide buffs that will aid you in fighting the mighty jotuns. In addition to your attacks, you get powers from the gods. The jotuns are more like puzzles you need to solve. The music emits the necessary tension for any given moment battle, and can quickly shift from beautiful strings to heavy drums. The soundtrack is also perfectly crafted for every landscape and encounter you have. All of the dialogue that you’ll hear is Icelandic, with English subtitles to help you. All of them make your adventuring hazardous.Īccompanying the art style are Nordic melodies and voiceovers. There are poisonous sprouts, harsh gusts of icy wind, and giant serpents that break through the ice. While you don’t have many encounters with enemies, nature is unforgiving. It’s not like Jotun requires a $4,000 PC to play, but the game’s visuals really shine on the Switch, whether on TV or in handheld mode. Exploring them is very easy on the eyes, and when you reach places where the camera zooms out and you can take everything in, it’s beautiful. The levels vary in nature: lush forests, Dwarven mines, icy landscapes with howling gusts of wind. After releasing on every other major platform (as far back as 2015), the hand-drawn action exploration game brings a little Nordic flair to Nintendo’s handheld device. Jotun: Valhalla Edition, developed by Thunder Lotus Games, has found a new home on the Nintendo Switch. There are giant monuments hidden among the dangers of the forest, and though I’m lost, one thing is clear: the gods are not done with me. I do these as I make my way towards a cliff and take in the massive valley and forest below. Eternity won’t be spent in the depths and darkness of the cold ocean. I lift my head and find myself no longer choking on water, lungs afire, sinking for eternity in a watery tomb. I wake up in a field, cool grass gracing my skin. Platform: Nintendo Switch (Version reviewed), Xbox One, PS4, PC By Lance Liebl 5 years ago Jotun: Valhalla Edition, with its amazing hand-drawn visuals, thunders onto the Nintendo Switch and runs quite beautifully as Norse mythology takes over April.
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