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Mod Spotlight: Serious Duke 3D
Every gamer, old or young has at least one or two games that left a mark on them. A mark which for many is proudly spoken of as the moment they truly became a gamer. for me, that game is none other then Duke Nukem 3D. While most shooters from the 90's era have fallen...
PSA Regarding Days Gone
Edit: I've received several comments that make it clear that the context of this article is not apparent. This article is regarding the physical accessibility of Days Gone for players with disabilities, written by a disabled gamer. This is not a review of...
Disability Game Review: Mortal Kombat 11
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free From a narrative standpoint, the latest entry from NetherRealm Studios represents a literal starting-over for the Mortal Kombat Universe. The events of the game take place...
Disability Game Review: Mega Man 11
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly Accessible Few mascots in the gaming industry are as recognizable as Mega Man. For decades, the Blue Bomber has offered the type of hardcore platforming that has...
Disability Game Review: Kingdom Hearts 3
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially Accessible The imaginative crossover of Disney and Final Fantasy concludes with the third release in its mainline series! An action RPG with hack and slash...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: DAGERS Diamond Award 2018
The DAGERS Diamond Award was always intended to be given to the game that best represents the DAGERS core belief that an accessible game can be a good game for everyone, and Super Smash Bros is a perfect example of that.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been...
Editor’s Choice: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Looking back on this past year, I want to give a shout out to a game that I believe made some big strides in accessibility. 2018 was a great year for game accessibility in general. I saw that Sony had continued to push for their exclusives to incorporate...
Editor’s Choice: For The King
At GDC in 2018, one of the games that I had the privilege of previewing was For The King by IronOak Games. I knew then that I was looking at one of the most accessible indie games that would be released in the coming months. What was unclear at...
Editor’s Choice: God of War
When it came time to make a recommendation for DAGERS Editors' choice, I was faced with a decision that was more difficult than that which I'm accustomed to when choosing a game. This is simply because more emphasis was placed on accessibility...
Announcing the nominees for the 2018 DAGERS Diamond Award!
For the King – IronOak Games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Nintendo Pillars of Eternity II – Obsidian Entertainment Octopath Traveler – Square Enix We hope you will join us on Friday as we reveal this years winner. Thank you to the many...
Disability Game Review: Spyro: The Reignited Trilogy
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Thoroughly Accessible Auditory Inaccessible Partially Accessible The feisty purple dragon is back to save the day again! I'll be honest, nostalgia played a huge part in why I was so excited to play this remaster of...
Game Awards 2018 Breakdown
The 2018 Game Awards passed as quickly as they arrived. 2018 was such a great year for gaming that it's almost impossible to Choose a clear winner. At DAGERS, accessibility is our game, so I’ll only briefly touch on the winners and focus on upcoming...
Disability Game Review: Pokemon Let’s Go!
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially Accessible It would not be an overstatement to say historically that Nintendo’s core Pokémon franchise is probably the most consistently accessible franchise in gaming...
Disability Game Review: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially Accessible Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is the latest game in the long-running Action-Adventure Stealth franchise that was reinvigorated with last year’s...
Disability Game Review: Octopath Traveler
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Usually at DAGERS the intention when we review a game is to immerse ourselves thoroughly in the experience so that if there are hidden barriers, they become apparent through...
Accessibility Preview: Scorn
Scorn is an upcoming first-person shooter horror game, inspired by the macabre works of the legendary H.R. Giger. This game takes place in a disturbing world made of flesh and metal. Scorn is being developed by the Serbian indie game studio Ebb Software....
Disability Game Review: Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Thoroughly Accessible Thoroughly Accessible If you are at all familiar with DAGERS, you know that turn based strategy games typically receive high ratings, this is due in large part to the...
Disability Game Review: Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free The accessibility of Super Smash Bros Ultimate has challenged my bias that the Switch is an inherently less-accessible system. Simply put, Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be...