Jotun - Review @ PowerupGaming

In their review of Jotun, Powerupgaming sums it up as: Great scale despite its sluggishness and award it with an 8.

Unfortunately, the concept of being an underdog doesn’t always translate well into Jotun’s actual gameplay. While the first half of the game is challenging and fun, the latter half abandons the idea of fairness and often becomes a frustrating affair, resulting in death again and again. Despite having found the vast majority of the power-ups and health upgrades available in each zone, I often found myself dying from only two hits. In fact, boss battles are typically boiled down to slashing repeatedly at a given enemy in order to chip away at his or her health bar.

Despite its lack of story, large difficulty spikes and sluggish pacing, Jotun provides a compelling 5 to 6 hour campaign filled with breathtaking scenery and bosses that would give many AAA games a run for their money. For those that have a hankering for games of epic proportions, give Jotun a try. Just be prepared to die quite a bit before the end credits roll.

Thanks Eye.