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Blind PC Gamers, if you ever wanted to play Hades, now is the time to do it. Lirin111 on twitter got a team together and made this blind mod. (nexusmods.com)
submitted by BlindRyan1
Rw0004 11 points 2y ago
I don’t know the game but I’m so happy to see people creating mods like this for games. I have a visually impaired 7 year old that wants to game so much but is having the toughest time playing with his friends on Fortnite.
BlindRyan1 [OP] 8 points 2y ago
My advice is get him into the older games. NES/SNES/Atari/PS1/N64/etc. Games that were CRT primary. They tend to have nice big fonts and easy-to-discern characters. Or go the other way and get him into the new accessible games. On PC, Siralim Ultimate might be up his alley. It's basically pokemon. Most fighting games can be listened through and Street Fighter 5 is pretty popular in the blind community. Not as much as MK11 but I wouldn't let a kid play that, lol.
Rw0004 2 points 2y ago
He did have his retro game phase about 18 months ago actually but found himself getting bored pretty quickly and constantly trying to switch games until eventually his interest just fizzled out.
I’ve never really looked too much in to VI specific games as he is very social so likes to play and chat with friends. They’re really good with him, regularly popping in to creative mode to make things easier for him but I suspect he isn’t getting the enjoyment that he should from it.
He currently has a PS5 so doesn’t have access to a large array of accessible games. I might need to look in to picking him up some sort of gaming pc in the long term.
I’ve never really looked too much in to VI specific games as he is very social so likes to play and chat with friends. They’re really good with him, regularly popping in to creative mode to make things easier for him but I suspect he isn’t getting the enjoyment that he should from it.
He currently has a PS5 so doesn’t have access to a large array of accessible games. I might need to look in to picking him up some sort of gaming pc in the long term.
BlindRyan1 [OP] 3 points 2y ago
Yeah social (multiplayer) and accessible are a tough duo to book together because how do you make a fast-paced game like fortnite accessible for him without making it unfair for everyone else? Let alone able-bodies abusing the tools meant for him. That's why I brought up the fighting games as a possibility. I know Diablo 3 on consoles is accessible and multiplayer but it's a bit violent for a 7 year old. I mean my parents didn't care. They explained the concept of fantasy vs. reality and let me go but this was back in 90s before the big 3d revolution and realistic graphics. Not to mention, I'm not here to tell you how to do your job. I'm sure you're a good parent. I mean you're here asking for help right?
Has he tried Rocket League? It's a big-ass ball and racecars. And the camera auto-centers. I don't know of any blind players but with visual impairments, he might be able to do it.
Has he tried Rocket League? It's a big-ass ball and racecars. And the camera auto-centers. I don't know of any blind players but with visual impairments, he might be able to do it.
Rw0004 3 points 2y ago
Oh yes, as a gamer myself I know all too well about people taking advantage of accessibility features. It’s a real shame as it will stop the big developers from implementing these features eventually as games become more competitive.
Depending on what side of the fence you sit on, I’m either a brilliant parent or a terrible one haha. He very much knows the difference between real and fantasy / right and wrong etc so think I’d be fairly good with him playing some slightly more ‘mature’ games. In reality, a lot of the age restriction comes from the gore and graphic nature in these games, of which he can’t take a lot in anyway.
I’m trying to teach him about using the audio queues in shooters. For the most part they have brilliant 3D audio now so can literally hear exactly where someone is shooting you from. It’s helping but it won’t be enough to make it a fair fight.
He absolutely loves rocket league and will happily sit there for ages playing (not really knowing what he’s doing mind you), but his friends don’t play it so doesn’t often opt to play it. I’m sure he’ll find his niche soon, and until then I’ll just keep searching for the options haha
Depending on what side of the fence you sit on, I’m either a brilliant parent or a terrible one haha. He very much knows the difference between real and fantasy / right and wrong etc so think I’d be fairly good with him playing some slightly more ‘mature’ games. In reality, a lot of the age restriction comes from the gore and graphic nature in these games, of which he can’t take a lot in anyway.
I’m trying to teach him about using the audio queues in shooters. For the most part they have brilliant 3D audio now so can literally hear exactly where someone is shooting you from. It’s helping but it won’t be enough to make it a fair fight.
He absolutely loves rocket league and will happily sit there for ages playing (not really knowing what he’s doing mind you), but his friends don’t play it so doesn’t often opt to play it. I’m sure he’ll find his niche soon, and until then I’ll just keep searching for the options haha
Lynecia 3 points 2y ago
Hey thanks for sharing! Might give this a go :) the game looked awesome, but up until now I didn't think I could play it!
BlindRyan1 [OP] 3 points 2y ago
I wish the devs had listened to me when I asked for essentially the same thing in official form. I offered my arm for a tattoo in thanks if they listened. They didn't. But the job got done thanks to Lirin and his team and, at the end of the day, that's the important thing. If you do try it, I hope you love it as much as I and many others do. It truly is an amazing game. :)
snow671 2 points 2y ago
Is the Steam installer better now or does it still have problems with screen readers?
BlindRyan1 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
From what I'm to understand, it's still a bit of a pain in the ass but I have to assume it's better than reddit. I'm legally blind so I just use a huge monitor with scaling.
snow671 1 points 2y ago
Dang. I'll give it another shot once I get my desktop up and running again. I'm really excited to check out what you've created!
As for Reddit - the Bacon Reader app makes it a million times easier to use.
As for Reddit - the Bacon Reader app makes it a million times easier to use.
BlindRyan1 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
I wish I could take credit for it but this is all lirin111 on twitter and his team. I asked the devs but he actually got a mod team to get it done. I tried. I've been doing this for 7 years. But he succeeded and I'm really happy for the guy (hence why I made the thread for him.)
snow671 2 points 2y ago
Right, sorry - what Lirin111 has created! Thank you for posting this for them.
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Wulflord104 1 points 2y ago
I might have to check this out
BlindRyan1 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
Let me know how it goes. If there are questions, I'll fire 'em off to Lirin for ya.
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