These little pieces of lore (including the creation myth) are a brilliant introduction to Nordic mythology and mythology in general. This edutainment is granted in the form of ThoraвЂ™s descriptions of the God/Goddess Shrines you encounter as well as of various landmarks from Nordic mythology such as the Yggdrasil and BrokkrвЂ™s Forge, and other characters such as the four deer from the top branches of the Yggdrasil. As well as these enhancements, you also gain a greater education in Nordic mythology! Huzzah! Jotun: Valhalla Edition, Thunder Lotus Games EDUTAINMENT These will heal both your health and ability uses (you can use each ability 2/3 times) fully. The final GodвЂ™s blessing comes from MimirвЂ™s Wells. This is all while providing you with some information on the Gods/Goddesses (from Frigg to Freya, to Loki to Heimdall) whose blessing you have just received. These God Powers grant you abilities that allow you to heal, speed up (which I most often used for traversal, I must admit), attack harder, distract enemies or shield yourself. The other is a God Shrine that will grant you a new God Power. One is IthunnвЂ™s Apples which increases your max health. This dishonorable death prevents her from reaching Viking heaven and, so, her tale begins.ДЄs well as the previously mentioned runes, each realm also contains two collectibles to enhance your abilities. However, ThoraвЂ™s story was cut short by Sedna, mistress of the ocean, when she was drowned at sea. After each Jotun boss-battle, Thora will explain a snippet of her backstory which, while I donвЂ™t want to spoil it too much, involves a fair amount of family intrigue, betrayal, and good old Viking conquest.

This will allow her to have the chance to defeat a Jotun (giant) from each realm in order to reach Valhalla. Odin has tasked her to travel the five realms branching off from Ginnungagap and find each realmвЂ™s rune(s). Her story involves her attempts to impress the gods and earn her place in Valhalla.

In the game, you follow the story of Thora, named after the god of thunder himself. However, there is the question as to whether JotunВ succeeds as a fully-fledged game or just an interact-able storybook. This is all while providing some epic boss fights and stunning visuals. Jotun: Valhalla Edition is a storybook-esque game that does a good job at exploring some of the tales from Norse Mythology.

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