Posted on: February 2, 2018

metal-matze

Игр: 617 Отзывов: 3

Nice lore and graphics - boring gameplay

It was really boring playing this game. It took me 3h45m to finish it. Most the time you run through levels without even fighting. There are some nice nordic lore elements to discover in every level - which I really liked - but the gameplay gets really repetetive and boring very fast. In general the movement and attack speed of your avatar is really slow. Naturally the levels took even longer to complete. At the end of every level is a bossfight - 6 in total. For me 4 fights were really easy (including the last boss) and two were somewhat hard (Lightning and Fire). The design and graphics are really nice though. I got it for free - so I don't mind having it in my library. You should only buy it if you like to discover the world and learn something about nordic mythology. This part of the game is very well executed. If you look for fast paced action you shouldn't buy it.

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Posted on: January 11, 2025

trenpcsx

Игр: 265 Отзывов: 1

It Could Have Been So Much More...

My score would be 3.5 instead of 4 stars. Story: It's decent. Easy to follow. I didn't mind that it was told in a foreign language. (8/10) Visuals: The art style, boss renderings, and the stages were pleasingly good. No complaints here. (8/10) Music: Fit the game well. Considering the game is mostly walking and not much interacting, the music kept my attention enough to want to continue playing. Most of the boss battle tracks were very good (Isa, Hagalaz, and Odin). (9/10) Gameplay: This is where the game suffers, but it could have been so much more. There's nothing wrong with simplistic controls, but it can't be to the detriment of the gameplay experience. Why is there an annoying cooldown for every move in the game? If the size of Thora's axe is to blame for why she's so slow to move, slow to swing, and slow to dodge, then there should have been smaller, more manageable axe that you could have obtained towards to the middle of the game to liven the gameplay up some. This would have been especially helpful during the final boss fights when the speed at which you move was more of a reason you got hit as opposed to a lack of skill or awareness to avoid being hit. I have read other reviews that say that they wish the speed of the game was faster. I agree. The game could have been 30-50% faster. This would have made for a much enjoyable experience during boss battles as you spend most of the time trying to get close so that you can do a few hits, rinse, and repeat. The god powers you get are useful, but they are really only needed because of the clunkiness of the controls. If the gameplay was tighter, this would have been a much more enjoyable experience. (3/10) If you need something to occupy an afternoon or two and you find it on sale, give it a try. Despite being as slow and clunky as it was, I did enjoy my time with it.

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Posted on: July 16, 2017

Sp1ke

Владелец игры

Игр: 42 Отзывов: 1

Really boring experience.

Game has great visuals and really nice music. Hand crafted levels show huge potential, and on the surface game looks fine. However gameplay itself is terrible. You just have two attacks, one slow/strong and other fast/weak. Also you have some skills but they don't add much to the gameplay. On the other hand boss fights show potential but are again dragged down by dull combat. Game is really short (about 4-6) hours and yet most of it is constant downtime. There is almost no point in exploration, because every map has just two not really helpful buffs to find. You do nothing but walk most of the time which kills the last bits of good experience you could have. Overall it's sadly a below average title.

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Posted on: March 10, 2020

abrydenreid

Игр: 60 Отзывов: 1

Art, Mythology, Story, and Difficulty

Great game. I struggle with really difficult titles, but I found I could manage past the frustration with this one for simple reasons: the art and the mythology. If those things interest you, then you will likely enjoy the game. The mechanics are simple - some would argue too much, but I liked them. If you have no interest in the art style or mythology, you probably won't be that interested in it. Me, personally, I have read through the artbook of the game a few times. Love it.

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Posted on: September 23, 2017

taimur_rahman

Владелец игры

Игр: 294 Отзывов: 6

Basic gameplay with brilliant art style

Jotun is a beautiful game. Everything is hand drawn and well animated. The narration and story telling is also well done. The only gripe I have about the game is that the game itself is kinda boring, with the only driving force being interesting boss fights. The bosses are massive and impressive. Titans that take out more than half your life if you're unlucky enough to be hit by one. Thankfully they are slow and predictable, with the only problem being their AoE. Aside from the bosses there are a few dungeons you need to go through, most of which are just exploration with environmental obstacles. These dungeons give you health upgrades, runes and a little narration. The problem with Jotun is its basic combat. You have a light slash, a heavy slash and a dodge roll. The light slash does pitiful amounts of damage to a boss and cannot connect into a heavy slash (as in there are no combos except for chaining it into another light slash). The heavy slash has a hold and release sort of weight to it which I never really cared for, but it does good damage and is great against bosses. The dodge roll has no stamina backlash so you could do that the entire time, even though it's not that effective. To make combat interesting you have runes. Spells that can buff you or debuff the enemy. Spells that can heal you, make a clone of yourself to get away from enemies, a shield to protect yourself temporarily, strengthening spells to make your attacks stronger, etc. These can turn the tide of the battle and make boss fights much better. All in all Jotun is a very pretty game with shallow combat that's only redeemed by the bosses and runes.

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