Heaven's Vault

Really original and well developed setting and story - very internally consistent, while still full of wonder, and fantastical elements. Suspension of disbelief is through the roof! That's how fiction should be written!! (reminds me slightly of Beyond Good & Evil in its certain qualities) Story has so many twists and turns, that it could as well be one of the Rivers the player travels on ingame. And even if the player expects some of those turns, it's a good kind of feeling. Why, you ask? Player is met with mysterious universe, that's not well understood even by its inhabitants. Then, the player starts to establish certain theories about the world, with the help from NPCs or the protagonist, but also from connecting the dots from bits and pieces of backstory/lore. Then, player confirms, or discards those established theories, based on further information - archeological focus of the game causes it to play almost like an detective game, because the past is very much alive (not-dead?), so to speak. Ahistorical chaos, which the world is drowned in (historical knowledge is considered strange and unnecessary for certain reasons), further adds to the depths of "the investigation". Add to the above: - Language system (very organic and enjoyable overall), - Travel minigame (simplistic, slow at times, but plays its role sufficiently) - Non-linear approach to exploration/story (order of explored Moons is for the player to decide and affects how the game plays further, at least to a certain degree) In general, game is astonishingly ambitious and probably stretches a bit too wide - that's why the flaws are apparent and tangible. I think the most important are: - Overall slow tempo - Dialog system is imperfect, which in addition to certain "solutions" being obscure (not a bad thing on its own), can result in frustration or missing some bits of content - Language system is lacking QoL features - Travel minigame is underdeveloped A MUST play, if you can swallow the above.

I don't quite understand how much of a sleeper this game is. I had never heard of it until I happened across it in a sale. This game is one giant archeological and linguistic mystery upon mystery upon mystery. The game has a very natural progression on what you find and what you learn. The pace is absolutely perfect so you can immerse yourself in the setting and the story. I truly love how complex the RP elements are as well as completely in love with the entire experience of learning the language of the game. This game has a TON of replayability and is a must buy for any history, language, and archeology nerd. Even if the game is entirely fictional, the entire process of finds and puzzling out what something means is addicting. Trying to find out how best to navigate the challenges of the setting is also amazing. There are also nuances that only show up the more you replay that are genius. This game is truly unique and one of a kind and I cannot rave about it enough.

It would be a good game, but it's not for me, I gave up. First, it has unstoppable dialogs. It's pretty stressful even with a native language, but the game has no localization at all. You can't relax, can't be distracted, finally, you can't enjoy. Second, unskippable travels. It's a bad design always.

Camera too fast, cannot change resolution 1080p60hz, but can 320p, and what use does 320p frame????????????????? Character picture are extremely blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrweucuasbcbdsacnh, and scenes are just like the rat bit the rocks. Very uncomfortable camera and nearly vomit out. The sentence with 123 selections are time-limited I can't get that mean. I hate this game, it deosn't worth $4, if it's $1 will be suit the quality. Don't want refund but you must update this. The story seems not fun.