Accessibility Game Review – Cyberpunk 2077
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially AccessibleDisclaimer: Cyberpunk 2077 contains certain color schemes and braindance sequences with flashing lights that may be epileptic and photosensitivity triggers for...
Accessibility Game Review – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleThe Nintendo Switch launched with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and transformed what players had grown to expect from the long-running franchise. To call...
Accessibility Game Review – Planet Coaster
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly AccessibleSimulation games have been a regular part of gaming for over 30 years, but none hooked me quite like the Theme Park games. The first incarnation I played was on the...
Accessibility Hardware Review – Sony PlayStation 4
The PS4 launched two weeks ago with much fanfare and fervor. And with it came the real beginning of the time period previously known as next gen. While the PS4 still exhibits Sony’s commitment to high-quality hardware, the question of accessibility needs to be looked...
Accessibility Hardware Review – Wii U
After previewing the Wii U a couple of weeks ago, it became clear that there was hope for the future of Nintendo game accessibility. But this is an understatement. After some extended hands-on time with the Nintendo Wii U using multiple games, it’s clear that this...
Accessibility Hardware Review – PS Vita
When the PlayStation Vita was announced, it looked to be another colossal step toward game inaccessibility. Happily, however, after many hours hands-on with this system, it is clear that first impressions aren’t always accurate. To begin with, those with sight...
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Accessibility Game Review – The Last of Us: Part II
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Disclaimer: Naughty Dog provided DAGERSystem with a code to play and review The Last of Us: Part II in time for its June 19, 2020 release date. To say that The Last of Us Part II is the...
Accessibility Game Review – Doom Eternal
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially Accessible Doom Eternal is the latest entry in the franchise that can rightly be considered the godfather of the first-person shooter genre. As a follow up to 2016’s Doom, it follows the...
Accessibility Game Review – Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Thoroughly Accessible Thoroughly AccessibleIf you have been reading this site for very long, you will notice that I tend to really enjoy tactical turn-based RPGs. This is because not only do they tend to...
Accessibility Game Review – Luigi’s Mansion 3
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Partially Accessible Partially Accessible In the latest installment in the series, Luigi and his friends get a mysterious invitation to a hotel for a vacation getaway, but...
Accessibility 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...
Accessibility Game Review – Death Stranding
In this dark future our only hope remains in our connections to each other.
Accessibility Game Review – 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...
Accessibility 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...
Accessibility Game Review – Pokémon 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...
Accessibility Game Review – Oninaki
VisualBarrier Free Fine-Motor Thoroughly 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 and published by...
Accessibility Game Review – Greedfall
VisualInaccessible Fine-MotorBarrier Free AuditoryBarrier FreeTHOROUGHLY ACCESSIBLEGreedfall is the most recent title from Paris-based developer Spiders, the development team behind 2014's Technomancer and 2016's Bound by Flame, Greedfall is the most ambitious title...
Accessibility 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...
Accessibility 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.
Accessibility 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...
Accessibility 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...
Accessibility 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...
Accessibility 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...