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What video games do you play, and how? (self.Blind)
submitted by Raccoon_Tail33
I'm blind, but I have enough vision to see the screen. The problem is, a lot of games have text and move fairly quickly. How do you all play them, and which ones do you play?
zersiax 3 points 2y ago
Not videogames, but my first suggestion would be to look at $1 which has a large directory of audiogames which are generally based on sound alone, with no or very little video to begin with.

Videogame-wise I'm afraid it's pretty bleak. I play fighters like Tekken, Mortal Kombat, fighting games based on anime etc. because they are generally well supported by sound cues, and the arenas are confined by their edges so there's not a lot of walking/platforming going on. One of them, Skullgirls, even interfaces with screenreaders so you can hear the menu being narrated.

Outside of that, it's a lot of hit and miss. 2d sidescrollers tend to work reasonably well if there's not too much platforming, thenthere's Pokemon Crystal Access which makes Pokemon Crystal speak with a screenreader.

A relatively recent game is The Last of Us, part 2, which is a ps4 game that is entirely accessible as a bit of a first for videogames, especially of that complexity and genre.

Finally there's games like the Jackbox party pack games, that through playing the actual game rounds on a phone allow you to use your phone or PC's accessibility features to play the game.

A technique called OCR, Optical Character Recognition, can be used to try to scan static text in order to have a screenreader read it out loud. This works best when the text doesn't move, but requires the game's output to be on your pc somehow. Think the Xbox app that lets you stream a game's visuals, similar for PlayStation games, and for PC games that already happens by default of course.

Finally, there's a genre of games called collectively referred to as text-based games. Terms to google there are MUDs, text adventures and choose-your-own-adventure style game.

I hope that helps you out some :)
appollo2020 1 points 2y ago
Wow! Super informative response! Thank you!
maskmagog 2 points 2y ago
If you're interested in flight simulation, check out Eurofly: http://eurofly.stefankiss.sk/
Totally accessible, no graphic output, great sounds. Fly anywhere in the world with different planes etc.
Agitated_Imp5688 1 points 2y ago
Yeah, that's an awesome game indeed!
Just cant wait for the next installment.
5piallyblindkwasar 2 points 2y ago
I like to use my Nintendo switch because I can bring it really close to my face. With that, I mostly play animal crossing!
My friend, a total, plays Alter Eon. Text based adventure game that worlds with JAWS. I haven’t forfeited out how to get it to work on a Mac though.
AndAdapt 1 points 2y ago
The nfl games have a haptic mode which works well
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
I am surely invisible in this sub.
AchooCashew 1 points 2y ago
For point of reference, I can read text on a screen if I get close enough. I play handheld (Switch Lite; the screen size of the original Switch is too large for me to see all at once) and on my laptop.

I definitely stick to games that either move more slowly or allow for pauses in which I can take in visual information before acting - like the decision-making pauses in Life is Strange as opposed to a fast-paced battle.

I played a lot of Animal Crossing earlier this year. Lately haven't been playing much but really want to give myself the push to start up a game and get into it again.
LuisSalas 1 points 2y ago
Minecraft
Wooden_Suit5580 1 points 2y ago
I am totally blind and I play console video games as well as PC games. On Consol I have an Xbox one, with the narrator feature turned on. I also have my iPad set up in front of my screen with an app like seeing AI or Supersense Ai Running in scan mode to read any text on screen. From there I just use a little intuition to try to navigate around. I really would like it if video games had a way for all players to traverse the different missions.
Also try searching for a blind gamer’s on YouTube. There are quite a few of them out there!
Happy new year!
Happy gaming!
Raccoon_Tail33 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
How can you iPad read the text since most screens are larger than iPads' and sometime elevated?
Wooden_Suit5580 1 points 2y ago
I set my iPad on a level surface that is at least 1 foot away from the screen. I play on a computer monitor and not on a regular size television. If I wish to play on a bigger television I could do so with the same set up.
magouslioni690 1 points 2y ago
Some fighting games are playable. The last of us part 2 has some accessibility features.

There is a mod for Slay the spire which makes the game playable.

Haven't tried this one myself but I heard Hades is playable
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