Well, first off, I like that there's a group out there trying to develop an accessible game for a mainstream console. Yeah, I play games by memorization, but I have to be honest that I do like the idea of a game where I don't have to memorize it to be certain of my choices. I play Tekken games, and I have to admit that I do, in fact, beat the tar out of some people, but part of that is luck, something on which my counterparts don't so much depend. Part of it, true, is skill, but we mustn't simply dismiss a complaint because we don't like it, that is that most games aren't really accessible. If I do something truly extraordinary on Tekken and nobody's there to describe it, I know I've done something awesome, but I can't be certain of what it is. Sometimes, it's something really silly that gets me a win, like punching someone's foot which knocks them out. Truthfully, though we're playing inaccessible games, they aren't truly as open to us as they are to the sighted folk, only because they have more information, so seeing a game that is entirely accessible, complicated or not, is a great boost to my confidence that games that are like in effect although different in scope might be developed more often, leveling the playing field of those with and iwithot useful vision.
To make things more concise, it isn't fair to dismiss a game as not complex enough without trying it, and it isn't fair to dismiss a game as too complex without trying it. We should all do what we can to be fair and open-minded to all the gaming opportunities that exist. Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 2/5/12, Paul Lemm <[email protected]> wrote: > Appreciated for the reply, my bad with the spelling mistake I should have > got it right to since you referred to it as mk in the original post too, MC > just wouldn't sound the same! well I've played a lot of main stream games > before I lost my sight so already have a fairly good understanding of them > and how they work but just guess I'd never really considered trying to play > them without sight. I think I'm going to dig out my PS2 and tekken and give > it a go. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of BRYAN PETERSON > Sent: 05 February 2012 21:45 > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] FINALLY! There is a Wii game for the blind! > > I don't know how best to explain it. Certainly it requires practice > but if you're willing to make that effort you can get the hang of it. > And just a slight correction, it's Kombat with a K, not Combat with a > C. I'm not sure of the reasons behind the spelling but that's what it > is. I suppose it's different for me because i'd played nothing but > mainstream games my whole life before discovering audio games. > Needless to say I was extremely disappointed at the simplicity of a > lot of games. NOthing in the style of Metroid or Zelda (although Airik > the Cleric is a nice representation of the latter). > > On 2/5/12, Paul Lemm <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm intrigued you say that you all play these main stream games like >> mortal >> combat etc but I can't see how that would work?maybe its just because I've >> never considered trying to play a main stream game since I lost my sight >> but >> surely with no sight you wouldn't know where the other person is , for >> instance if they jumped over you wouldn't even know which side of you they >> are anymore? Again sorry if I've miss understood but if others with no >> sight have managed these types of games with success then I may give them > a >> try myself. >> >> >> --Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of BRYAN PETERSON >> Sent: 05 February 2012 19:36 >> To: Gamers Discussion list >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] FINALLY! There is a Wii game for the blind! >> >> I'm with Clement. I play a lot of te old SNES Mortal Kombat games and >> they're perfectly playable without sighted help. Granted that doesn't >> do any good if you're not into fighting games but it still proves my >> point. Besides, whhat I want to know is how these people got >> permission to develop games for the Wii since that couldn't have come >> cheaply. >> >> On 2/5/12, Clement Chou <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Lol at games not being accessible just because the menus are tough to >> figure >>> >>> out... all three of you are trying to make points and noone and >>> listening. >>> Let me just step in for a moment and say that in Michael's defense, >>> mainstream games can be hard to get into, especially for people spoiled >> with >>> >>> self-voicing menus. Michael, to be fair, you should give the games that >> are >>> >>> indeed playable on the wii a chance, rather than just writing them off as >>> not playable simply because you can't go through menus. And what exactly >> is >>> >>> wrong with memorization? It's attitudes like that, the lack of >>> willingness >>> for change that has kept audio games in a rut for so long and produced so >>> many good but similar games. Personally, I think menus don't need to be >>> voiced, at least, main menus shouldn't. In game menus are a different >> thing, >>> >>> but it should be good enough for people to read the documentation and get >>> the main menu into their heads, and then work based from memory. Just my >>> personal opinion though. One last note... Michael, if you find a game >> which >>> >>> is playable, or try out a game given on this list, odds are at least one >> of >>> >>> us might have knowledge of the menus or at least the important ones. And >> if >>> >>> not, if the game sounds interesting, one of the people with sighted >>> assistance will get it, figure it out and post the results. This is why I >>> almost exclusively play fighting games... other than the genre we can get >>> into the most, I don't need any sighted assistance at all, figuring out >>> menus is something I can do on my own, since, funnily enough, most >> fighting >>> >>> games have a similar main menu structure. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4790 - Release Date: 02/05/12 >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4790 - Release Date: 02/05/12 > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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