![]() It is just enough to keep you wanting to see more of the world, but not so much as to become grating or over-bearing. ![]() ![]() The narration is very well done, with it being read entirely in Icelandic, giving, a sense of authenticity to the adventure Thora is going on. So, you will be trekking up the World Tree Yggdrasil, checking out the body of the giant Ymir and saying hi to Nidhogg as you delve into the depths below. There is nothing else around that story really, you get snippets of Thora’s life and death through narration whenever you clear a themed area, as well as general explanations about the areas you explore, as all of them are based off locations from Norse mythology. In order to reach the afterlife of mead and endless slaughter, she must trek through the nine Realms and slay the five jotun to please the Gods and get that seat at Odin’s feasting table. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who dies an ignominious death, meaning that she does not reach Valhalla and get to party with all the other Vikings who died by getting a battle-axe to the temple. Does Thunder Lotus’ Nordic quest to appease the Gods result in a tale that bards will sing about for many years to come? The boss rush genre has become a starting point for many indies now, allowing studios to focus on tightly designed moments of awe, rather than creating a long adventure which can sag and dip throughout.
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