Review: Heaven’s Vault (Nintendo Switch)
Heaven’s Vault was nominated for many awards since its 2019 release date. So naturally, I was expecting great things. While this isn’t my usual “cup of tea,” playing Heaven’s Vault was a nice change of pace. It’s like traveling through the pages of a very immersive, vibrant storybook that you get to interact with. One of the most unique things about this game is the different puzzles you encounter throughout the story. But does Heaven’s Vault live up to the hype on its newest home, the Nintendo Switch?
Take on the role of Aliya Elasra, an archeologist who is summoned back to her home town to search for a famous robot engineer that’s gone missing. Alongside her for this journey is her robot buddy, Six. Usually, I’d be excited to have a little friend along for the ride, but Six is kind of annoying after a while. I expected him to add some comic relief to the story. Instead, he’s just a cute pest. Six was assigned to kind of “watch over” Aliya by a government type agency called IOX. They seem kind of shady, but I’ll let you decide that for yourself.