This June, discover the worlds of two unique narrative-driven games with Games with Gold! On Xbox One and Xbox Series Goodbyeand then, starting June 16th, listen carefully as you try out the unusual, audio-guided adventure The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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Goodbye
One choice can change everything. You are a Kansas pig farmer who is finally fed up with helping the mob clean up dead bodies on your farm. Your killer boyfriend is trying to convince you to change your mind while you both run the day’s errands. He knows what it means to say no. This is a meditative, thoughtful game that contemplates morality and spirituality with captivating text and phenomenal voice acting. Will this be goodbye?
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
You can close your eyes and listen. This is one of the most unique adventures you will experience, utilizing sound and haptic controller feedback in an audio-based adventure. Break through the barriers between you as a player and your character while feeling your enemy’s breath, listening to the crunch of footsteps or the clash of weapons. The combat is intense and very different from other fighting and fantasy games.
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Goodbye
nonsense
☆☆☆☆☆
39
★★★★★
$17.99
Adios is a cinematic first-person game about sticking with a complicated decision. They’re a hog farmer in Kansas. It’s October. Cold, crisp mornings are the norm, and you’ve decided you’re no longer comfortable with the mob using your pigs to dispose of corpses. When your old friend – a hitman – arrives with his assistant to deliver another body, you finally work up the courage to tell them you’re done. Your boyfriend doesn’t want you to stop. He knows there is no giving up, so he will try to convince you that you are making a mistake. You’ll spend the day together, completing quests and exploring the nooks and crannies of an authentic Midwestern setting alongside the man who will be forced to kill you if he can’t persuade you to stay. How you react will determine the rest of your life. Adios means “goodbye”.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Falling Squirrel Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆
45
★★★★★
$19.99
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is a story-driven action-adventure that harnesses the full potential of 3D audio and haptic controller feedback to deliver immersive gameplay that breaks the barrier between player and character. As an audio-based game, The Vale aims to breathe new life into medieval combat and offer a truly novel experience for both visually impaired and sighted players.