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Audio or accessible game recommendations (self.Blind)
submitted by CosmicBunny97
Hi all, I just recently got my hands on a Windows computer with NVDA. I prefer it over VoiceOver, but anyway... I’m not familiar with audio games at all and I’m curious. I was never a huge gamer - I could sink hours into Sims or Pokemon, but other games I liked for the story but found too fatiguing. Still, I would like some recommendations. Are there any good story-driven accessible games?
Cat_Herder62 1 points 2y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/lt3eid/audio_games/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
draakdorei 1 points 2y ago
World of Warcraft, through add-ons, is/was fully accessible. It's been a few years, but a former born-blind friend played it and was on the raid team for her guild.
Personally, I play Materia Magica (MUD) with the sight-impaired client package for MUSHclient. Linked below.
https://www.materiamagica.com/play/sight-impaired.html
Personally, I play Materia Magica (MUD) with the sight-impaired client package for MUSHclient. Linked below.
https://www.materiamagica.com/play/sight-impaired.html
siwy4don 1 points 2y ago
Wait, whaaaaaat!? Oh my God. Does it mean I can waste my life on playing WoW again? Awesome!
CosmicBunny97 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Holy shit this is awesome! I’ve been curious about World of Warcraft for years so I’ll definitely have to check it out.
Terry_Pie 1 points 2y ago
Can confirm, is possible, though it works best when you have a sighted friend you can run with. You can then follow them and screen share so they can direct your mouse when things need clicking.
AudioQs and Blind Assist are must have addons. Other useful addons are DialogKey (hasn't been updated in forever, I have some issues with it, but if it was fully functionally it'd be amazing for blind/VI WoW players), GTFO, and Tell Me When (depending on class you're playing and if you've someone to help you set things up).
Then you've got your key bindings to attend to. You want to make sure you have a key bound to Follow and another to Interact with Selected. You also want to set Target of Target to your preferred key (default is F, which is what I stick with). A keyboard and/or mouse with function keys is also very helpful to have abilities on additional action bars bound to those additional buttons.
All in all I think WoW is the most accessible mainstream game I've played (not that there are many I have tried).
AudioQs and Blind Assist are must have addons. Other useful addons are DialogKey (hasn't been updated in forever, I have some issues with it, but if it was fully functionally it'd be amazing for blind/VI WoW players), GTFO, and Tell Me When (depending on class you're playing and if you've someone to help you set things up).
Then you've got your key bindings to attend to. You want to make sure you have a key bound to Follow and another to Interact with Selected. You also want to set Target of Target to your preferred key (default is F, which is what I stick with). A keyboard and/or mouse with function keys is also very helpful to have abilities on additional action bars bound to those additional buttons.
All in all I think WoW is the most accessible mainstream game I've played (not that there are many I have tried).
draakdorei 1 points 2y ago
After a quick Google search,Youtuber thekephas has a 2018 video with his add-ons. That might be a good starting point. There was a Warcraft for the Blind project, but it seems to be discontinued.
Here's a link to that video.
https://youtu.be/BWmbqxzZX7c
Here's a link to that video.
https://youtu.be/BWmbqxzZX7c
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