REVIEWS
Disability Game Review: The Outer Worlds
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free The Outer Worlds is the latest offering from California-based developer Obsidian Entertainment. This company is best known for its work on role-playing games like Pillars...
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleThe team over at EA was gracious enough to send me a PS4 review code for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order as part of an accessibility study they were running. I have...
Disability Game Review: The Legend Of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly AccessibleAs a company, Nintendo seems to value innovation above all, which has often meant accessibility is omitted in the development process, probably most prominently in the...
Disability Game Review: Pokemon Sword and Shield
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Thoroughly Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly Accessible It wasn’t too long ago that the future looked bleak for one of the most historically accessible franchises in video games. When Game Freak released the Let’s Go...
Disability Game Review: Oninaki
VisualBarrier Free Fine-MotorThoroughly Accessible AuditoryBarrier FreeThoroughly Accessible The Watchers oversee lost souls and help them crossover from this life into the next. Oninaki is an action role-playing game developed by Tokyo RPG Factory...
Disability Game Review: Borderlands 3
VisualBarrier Free Fine-MotorBarrier Free AuditoryBarrier FreeBarrier FreeThe more things change, the more they stay the same. This was my predominant feeling at the end of my time playing Borderlands 3. Developer Gear Box seems to have gone with the “if it ain’t...
Disability Game Review: A Plague Tale: Innocence
Orphans Amicia and her little brother Hugo, must travel through 14th century France and escape the plague ridden villages they encounter. All they have is each other in this story about grief, family, and survival.
Disability Game Review: Gears 5
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free In preparation for this, I reread our review of Gears of War 4, which was the first time developer The Coalition worked on Microsoft’s storied third person shooter franchise. When...
Indie Spotlight – Burly Men At Sea
Three bearded fishermen decide to leave their life behind, and search for adventure on the open sea. Loosely based on Scandinavian folklore, Burly Men At Sea is an adventure game by indie studio Brain&Brain. Despite the name...
Disability Review: Metro Exodus
Visual Inaccessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially Accessible Metro Exodus is the latest offering from Ukrainian-Maltese developer 4A Games. It is the third installment in the studio's flagship franchise, and continues...
Disability Game Review: Devil May Cry V
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Nero and the legendary half-demon Dante are finally back to save the world from demonic invaders yet again! Devil May Cry V is a hack and slash adventure game developed and...
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...
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...
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...