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Jotun

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, WiiU, Xbox One
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Thunder Lotus Games
Release Date: Sept. 29, 2015

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'Jotun: Valhalla Edition' Free On Epic Games Store, 'The Escapists' Next Week

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2019 @ 5:28 p.m. PST

In Jotun, you play Thora, a Norse warrior who has died an inglorious death and must face the challenges of Viking purgatory to prove herself to the Gods and enter Valhalla.

Explore vast regions of Norse purgatory to find runes to unleash the jotun, massive Norse elementals. Fight them using only your massive two-handed axe, the blessings of the Gods and your warrior skills!

In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. The Viking culture is based on valor. This means that you don’t reach Valhalla, their version of Heaven, by being a good person. You only get in if you accomplished valorous deeds in life. Cowardice is one of the biggest sins in Viking culture and cowards go straight to Hel (you guessed it, their version of Hell). For Jotun, we took the liberty of adding another layer to the Norse afterlife: Purgatory, a place where a select few have a second chance to reach Valhalla by overcoming impossible trials.

Once Jotun, the current free game on the Epic Games Store, have run its course, it will be up to The Escapists, which will be gratis starting on December 12 until Dec. 19, 2019.

The Escapists is a time management prison escape game that gives you the "freedom" to live the life of a prison inmate, ultimately plotting and pulling off a daring escape!

Escaping won't be easy though. You'll have to work around the strict prison schedule and avoid the unwanted attention of guards. Craft weapons and tools found (or stolen) from within the prison, but beware of cell shakedowns. Get a job or perform “favours" for your fellow inmates to purchase vital supplies, all while scouting escape routes.

All that stands between you and freedom is a perfectly executed escape plan. It’s Make or Break Time.

Key Features:

  • Prison Jobs! Different prison opportunities to sink your teeth into… If you have the knowledge to earn and hold down these employment paths of course! Jobs include laundry work, woodwork, metalwork and cook.
  • Favours! Not earning enough from your job or unable to keep one down? Why not take on one of the various favour types offered up by the inmates as an alternative income generator.
  • Crafting! There are 100+ unique Items for you to seek out, some of which can be used to craft useful items with. Craft comb blades, fake vent covers, sock maces, contraband pouch and bed dummies!
  • Different Prisons. Multiple themed prisons for you to try your hand at escaping from!
  • Multiple Escape Routes.Will you work on collecting the items you’ll need to craft a shovel to start digging out? Don’t forget the supports and the quandary of what to do with all that soil… Or will you start hacking away at that pesky vent cover and attempt the hazardous prison roof? Watch out for the guard tower snipers!

Jotun is a game about epic boss fights. The game has five different giants, each one with their own region and levels to explore. Every jotun has different powers and strategy. For example, Isa, the Winter jotun, offers a melee based fights. This fight is about timing and using the environment to help you. Hagalaz, the Storm jotun, summons a “bullet hell” of lightning attacks and dodging is as important as attacking. The most important thing about Jotun’s bosses is scale. They feel impossible to beat, a true David versus Goliath endeavor.

Another key aspect of Jotun is exploration. Each level in Jotun is filled with secrets, so exploring every nook and cranny always pays off. For example, each level hides a rune that must be found in order to unlock the boss fights. Jotun’s levels are really diverse. While some levels (especially in the Winter region) are vast and lonely, some levels are puzzle-based and others have combat. Every level in Jotun is inspired by a story from Norse mythology. From the dwarven city of Brokkr’s Forge to the frozen rivers of Nifheim, every region pays tribute to Viking legends.


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