Announcements of accessibility options in video games are always great news. Very, very good. Recently, The Last of Us Part I showed its incredible display so that all users, regardless of their limitations, could enjoy the experience.
God of War Ragnarok now does the same thing by mila pavlinresponsible for user experience design at Santa Monica Studio. The GameInformer medium has collected all the information and shared it in a video that shows these options in detail.
The video is in English, so below we will review the most important points that are explained while you lean on the visual material. We already knew that God of War Ragnarok would have +60 accessibility options.
mila pavlin details options such as a high contrast mode to better distinguish characters, auditory guides to solve puzzles and navigate in combat, clues that make it easier to read the screen… Other classics are included such as sound description of cinematics, for example .
“I still think we can do better. I think we can push it further. But honestly, I feel like people will be excited to see how many more players get to play.
And if I can push a feature to the point where one more player, just one more player, can play, then that would be the best thing in the world; being able to see that player and understand how that allows them to connect with the community and connect with everyone.”
One of the most outstanding options are the puzzles that require a certain skill hitting moving objects from side to side or that require to be intercepted while falling. The accessibility system will allow any user to have options to solve them.
Work has also been done on balancing the intense moments and their difficulty. They want it to be a challenging experience, but one that doesn’t frustrate players. To achieve this, they have made an effort to transmit the maximum of sound, visual and tactile information (DualSense).
The options focus on the following blocks: vision, hearing, motor skills and cognitive understanding. Santa Monica Studio has collaborated closely with players of all conditionsincluding veterans and blind players, to offer as many alternatives as possible.
God of War Ragnarok will be released on November 9, 2022 for PS4 and PS5. While you wait, you can catch up by replaying God of War (2018) and learning how Kratos survived in the Greek Saga and what could happen in this new Norse episode.