HEAVEN’S VAULT

On a distant planet, found in translation

Alan Wen

Format PS4, PC Publisher Inkle Developer Inkle ETA 2019 Making 3D games is complex, and even the biggest studios have trouble producing convincing character models and animations. However, Inkle Studios has come up with an elegant solution, which is immediately striking when we go hands-on with Heaven’s Vault. It’s a 3D open world but its characters, including protagonist Aliya, are depicted as hand-drawn 2D art, with over a thousand individual frames that fade into each other as she moves or when the camera rotates. Sidestepping 3D character modelling, this mesmerising comic-book effect allows for a variety of angles and expressions. The game itself reminds us of The Witness. Rather than grappling with puzzles, it has you deciphering an alien language. As an archaeologist, you find inscriptions in the ruins, and are given a…

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Gamesmaster (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018

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