The same visual quality can be seen in the game’s environments, which are absolutely oozing with style and colour. There’s an old-school touch to some of the game’s animations too, with certain attacks almost looking like some frames had been cut out – this isn’t a bad thing by any means, with the effect actually looking pretty neat in-game and feeling almost nostalgic to the old style of cartoons that clearly inspired the adventure. It looks fantastic and developers Thunder Lotus Games deserve a lot of credit for the great job they’ve done.Ĭharacter and enemy animations are slick in-game, with attacks and manoeuvres looking superb thanks to the game’s cartoon style. The most standout feature of Jotun: Valhalla Edition is its visual design, which could easily be described as Disney-esque thanks to its beautiful, colourful hand-drawn style. The foreign language adds a real sense of authenticity to the game, though in honesty I wouldn’t have minded it being in English either. There’s full voice acting for this narration too, though it’s in the Viking tongue of Icelandic so you’ll be depending on the subtitles if you want to learn more about Thora’s tragic yet adventurous tale. It’s a fairly straightforward narrative, though the game does expand upon it by providing a back-story for Thora that’s narrated throughout the adventure. Armed with just her mighty axe, Thora must slay gigantic elemental creatures known as the ‘Jotun’ in order to prove her worth and finally rest alongside the Gods in Valhalla. This wasn’t considered an honourable death by the Norse Gods though, thus her entry into Valhalla was denied. Jotun: Valhalla Edition casts you as Thora, a Shield Maiden who met her demise whilst venturing the seas with her Viking brethren. Thankfully, the Nintendo Switch port of the game is a high quality one that really showcases everything that made the game so good to begin with: the epic action-packed battles and the stunningly vibrant visuals. Why not, too? Whilst I had a tough time taking down the beasts that stood in Thora’s way the first time around, it was the sort of tough that came with an undeniable satisfaction – getting to do it all again in the palms of my hand just made the deal sweeter. I’ve already reviewed Jotun: Valhalla Edition in the past and was a fan of Thunder Lotus Games’ stunning Norse adventure, but I couldn’t resist blasting through it again on the Nintendo Switch.
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