

For example, the Nature region will show the player that blue flowers will protect Thora from the poisonous gas of the grey ones, so when Jera uses a similar poison cloud, the player will know just how to avoid it. Antepiece: The levels' environments often expose the player to mechanics of the Jotun fights.Antagonist Title: The Jotun are the giants that Thora fights as bosses.Ambidextrous Sprite: Thora's axe switches hands depending on which direction she faces.Amazing Technicolor Battlefield: Odin's battle takes place on a platform amid a field of colorful galaxies.The exception is Jera, who is half-buried in the ground. Agony of the Feet: Because the Jotun are so large, Thora's main way to attack them is to slash at their feet unless they're stunned.Action Girl: Thora, a Viking warrior who carves her way through the afterlife with an axe.An Updated Re-release, Valhalla Edition, was released on the PC as well as the Playstation 4, Xbox One and Wii U in Summer 2016 note Those who already owned the game on PC received Valhalla Edition as a free download. The game was developed by Thunder Lotus Games, crowdfunded on Kickstarter, and released on PC in September of 2015. It also boasts hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animations and environments.

The game is heavily rooted in Norse Mythology, featuring many of its settings and characters. Jotun tells the story of Thora, a Viking warrior who dies an inglorious death and must journey through the divine realms and fight the great Jotun to prove she is worthy to enter Valhalla.
