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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.

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Developer
Falling Squirrel, Creative Bytes Studios
Publisher
Falling Squirrel Inc.
Release
August 19, 2021
4 years and 349 days ago
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Very Positive383 reviews97.4%

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About the Game


The Vale is an audio-based action adventure game that places you in the worn leather boots of a blind adventurer.

Features:

  • 5 hours+ gameplay.
  • Specialized 3D audio provide an incredibly immersive game experience
  • Action-adventure with RPG elements: Choose equipment, play-style, magic abilities, companions and quests.
  • Emotionally engaging story, quality sound design and voice performance.
  • Fully blind accessible
  • Headphones recommended for best experience

Story:

As your elder brother takes his place on the throne, you are made warden of a small castle on the outskirts of the kingdom. Blind from birth and sheltered for much of your childhood, you welcome your exile as a chance for a little adventure.
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En route to the castle, your convoy is attacked by a huge invading army. You find yourself alone in hostile lands where you must scrape together supplies and seek out allies in hopes of surviving the long, dangerous journey home.

The path home follows a dark and winding valley known simply as “The Vale”. It shrouds the land’s darkest secrets including startling truths about your family’s past.
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