devinprater 2 points 3y ago
The switch is not accessible. Really, the best game console for us is a Windows computer. The Xbox is accessible, but there's only a few games we can play, and no, MK11 isn't completely accessible as some would tell you because they love MK and hey at least the developers are trying and its accessible if you can get to the story mode or character select screen right? Right? ... No!
For video games, use a PC, with Windows. Nope, Mac won't work here, unfortunately. Mac is for work, Windows is for games. Pretty much. Lol. Windows screen readers have an OCR function. That allows you to read the screen of the games, and attempt to figure out which menu you're in, and hopefully which item you're focused on. But it's not easy, and you might as well just memorize where things are in menus for some games. A developer of Retroarch is trying to make Final Fantasy 1 accessible, but no one cares to test it because we blind people are so used to just being handed things that actually having to contribute is hard. At least, for some of us.
Audio games are a bit easier. They're mostly written for blind people, by blind people, of blind people, with blind people. And blind people. Most games nowadays are written in a scripting language called BGT, which is a dead language, no longer supported, so you may have to tell Windows Defender that, no, Manamon 2 isn't a virus. Manamon is a popular audio game that is basically a loose Pokemon clone with so many random encounters that I just gave up on the game. But you might like it. Many people do. But, all these games, audio games, are for Windows only, because BGT is Windows only. Luckily, more blind developers are switching to Python, so that may change for us Mac users. Then again, knowing blind developers, it'll *still* be Windows only.
There are also text-based games. These can be played just about anywhere, but again, Windows has the upper hand. In MUD's, you play a multiplayer game with others on the Internet, in the same world. It's usually just about fight after fight after fight, and oh yeah go get this thing by killing this monster in some remote part of the world, but some MUD's are more fun, like Clok. Unfornately, fighting is not slow, and not turn-based like in other text based game types, so most people using screen readers can't really keep up. That's where soundpacks come in. They play sounds, and some shorten long messages, so that fighting, crafting, and other such activity in the game is much easier to handle. They usually add music and other sound for enjoyment as well. And, you guessed it, Windows only, mainly. There is a crappy soundpack for Alteraeon for the Mac, and one for Miriani and Star Conquest, but that's about it. We can also play offline interactive fiction, like text adventures from the early computer games, that's on Mac and iOS.
MrsNezbit1 1 points 3y ago
One of my boyfriend's favourite accessible games is called JackBox TV (available on Steam). There are different games in each party pack, some of which are purely visual or not accessible, but some are. The best example is a game called Quiplash, I believe in the Party Pack 3, which works perfectly with his text to voice program on his iPhone. It's a group game meant to played with friends, not sure if this quite what you're looking for. It's almost like a 1 versus 1 cards against humanity, it's loads of fun!
TechPianoPlayerKid [OP] 1 points 3y ago
@Devinprater I have a windows virtual machine on my Mac, because that is the most easiest for me. I don’t have the funds for a Windows PC since I am still in school. Also I don’t think Mac is just for work. I use my Mac for school. What about the Xbox one? Would Minecraft be accessible on there if you have the narrator screen reader turned on?