

I understand from a colleague of mine that the language spoken is Icelandic. I haven’t witnessed that yet, but a friend of a friend said he does if you press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A. You can’t collect ammo for these in the field, you just visit a large head in a pond (Mimir fact fans) and he replenishes these, gives you some health and bakes you a cake. Thora’s moves are a quick (not so much) attack, heavy attack and a dodge, so the perks give a bit of variety but you are unlikely to use them all.

You begin in Ginnungagap which is purgatory for these warriors and have the freedom to approach whichever path you so choose. Though it’s not that straightforward – these jotuns are HUGE.

If she kills the jotun of the title (giants), she is awarded a seat in Valhalla. What this means in Nordic mythology is she doesn’t get to go to Valhalla – a paradise for warriors. Her death is through drowning which is pretty horrific but does not qualify as an honourable death. The character you play, Thora – a shield maiden – dies from the outset. The artwork is great but I wasn’t too keen on the animation, or the actual gameplay. I could see me playing this on a mobile but maybe not so on the Switch. I came back to it again for completion sake, also because the theme interested me, but I can’t say as much about the game. I bought Jotun not too long ago and had a quick go, but as I had such a backlog of games, I put it down and went to something else.

I read through in a couple of days then made a second attempt on Vikings again, then I also booted up God of War.Īnyway, join me in Valhalla in this… Jotun Switch Review While in a real bookshop – the ones that sell books made from trees – I saw a book by Neil Gaiman called Norse Mythology. There’s usually some catalyst pop culture moment and I think that was watching the second season of American Gods. I am into my Norse mythology at the moment, so this Jotun Switch review seems quite fitting.
