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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.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is a rpg, action-adventure and action rpg game
developed by Falling Squirrel and Creative Bytes Studios
and published by Falling Squirrel Inc..
Released on August 19th 2021 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 333 reviews of which 326 were positive and 7 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
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- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i3
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Shader model 2.0+
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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i put a blindfold on to play this game and kept it on while i went downstairs to make tea to maintain immersion, and i didnt spill a drop 10/10 extremely cool experience
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Introduction The Vale is not long and some may find the gameplay simple, but it’s enjoyable with fantastic sound and a solid story. Story You are a blind princess. At the game’s start, you’re on your way to take residence in a frontier castle. And then the Vale’s Golden Horde equivalent arrive and ruin your day. Now you’re retracing your journey to bring word to your brother. It’s a pretty straightforward start, but there are some twists later. Hopefully at least one of them will come as a surprise. Gameplay The Vale is an audio game, so there are no visuals. You alternate between free-roam and combat mode. Free-roam is much like any first person game. Moving around, interacting with things, and talking with people. You’ll need to use audio to guide yourself though. In combat, you’re locked in place. Attacks come from left, right, or ahead. You’re basically engaged in a series of quick time events, listening for attacks to know when and in what direction to raise your shield and then strike back. As with other action RPG games, you’ll be able to acquire new equipment as the game progresses. These items are armour (take less damage when you do get hit), shields (block stronger blows), bows (used in certain sequences), and weapons (you can use swords, hammers, or axes). You’ll also pick up some magical abilities later, which are used in combat. I found the gameplay satisfying. The gear upgrades felt like I was improving. Each weapon type also felt slightly different. There’s also bonus points for everyone’s favourite early quest: killing rats in the cellar. Audio The game’s big draw. All the audio is fantastic. The voice acting is great, combat sounds satisfying, and environment noises solid. Particular highlights are the alehouse scene with all the patrons singing together and the battle scene later in the game. In fact, that battle scene is the most immersed I’ve ever felt in a video-game combat experience. It’s all thanks to the audio. Conclusion The Vale isn’t long, perhaps 5-6 hours for a single playthrough. I enjoyed every minute of it though. It’s a great little game and I hope the developers go on to build on it in the future. Perhaps next time we can even get that other most coveted RPG trope: the sewer level.
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I live in the dark... I can relate to the character in this game, and she, definitely could relate to me. I remember playing, the blue jar, and the papa sangre series and the blind legend. I love these games. They give me the freedom to do, the seemingly impossible. I know everyone's review review of this game, comes from a place, based on their own life and experience. I would like to share mine... Firstly... To play this game, I used a set of audio-Technica over the ear monitors. I play the entire game, in two settings, on the steam deck. I did not feel like the game was too short, or too long. The characters in The game, where tangibly real. Human... When I started this game, I had no expectations. I simply enjoyed the game, as it was. I am not going to compare it with anything, as I truly believe that a game, is its own thing. It's own world, with its own story to tell. This is a linear experience. I believe this is absolutely fine, especially for the first of it series. I truly have no reason to believe, that's something like this could not evolve into an absolute open world game. I also believe, given the controls, along without a accused and things based on other games, that this would not be a problem to navigate. There are, after all, RPGs in development, made for those that cannot see. I love the sound stage. Though I believe this game was not made with special audio in mind, the stereo implementation, is nevertheless, effective. I loved all the submissions, though I wish there were more of them. More gear, more characters. More everything. No it isn't to say that this game is lacking. As a whole, I absolutely loved the experience. The games controls are logical and easy to use., The game is emotionally available and offers a variety of choices, based on the kind of person you are. Play your way. When the game is over, I find myself wondering what all of the characters are doing now? Hoping they are okay, wondering what adventures are yet to come? Well I hear from my friends again..? A world has been built here, and I sank myself into it. My home, is that it is only the beginning. A game made for me, to play in a world, that wasn't made for me... We need more games like this. Just because you perhaps, are not visually impaired or blind, doesn't necessarily mean that you will not enjoy this game. If playing a game, is all about new experiences, then why not give it a try. Learn to live another way. Learn to play, another way. Those people that you perhaps think, are significantly limited because they cannot see, perhaps, this may change your perspective. Thank you to the developers and all those involved that came together to create something beautiful. Something very special. Sit back. Close your eyes and see... I think you will find, that this game, has some of the very best graphics, that you will ever see in your lifetime. You get, what you give. If you have an especially incredible imagination, then you are in for an outstanding experience. I am very much looking forward to the next time the fallen squirrel plummets from a tree near me. I promise... I will be right there to catch you. With the the utmost respect and a heart full of gratitude. Kinsman
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This is not a game. This is an experience! I am in love with the feeling this game gives me. I play it with my controller and with my eyes closed. The voice acting is stunning and the sounds are so realistic. If anyone is tempted to get this game, please please please do! I have never experienced anything like it! Close your eyes, get comfy, and go on a crazy adventure!
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It is a pretty fantastic game. I am very impressed with it. It took me around 7-8 hours to compete. It has a good story, and a lot of fun features. I would rate this a solid 8.5-9/10. The ending was pretty good, but something about it felt a little bit lacking. However it was still good, and I would highly recommend this game for those who want something unique.
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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown received 326 positive votes out of a total of 333 achieving a rating of 8.96.
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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown was developed by Falling Squirrel and Creative Bytes Studios and published by Falling Squirrel Inc..
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is not playable on MacOS.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is not playable on Linux.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is a single-player game.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown does not currently offer any DLC.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Falling Squirrel,
Creative Bytes Studios
Publisher
Falling Squirrel Inc.
Release
19 Aug 2021
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