If you learn the menus you can do the battles I guess. However moving around and using the sphere grid would be pretty much impossible. Mike. On Jun 25, 2013, at 2:07 PM, "Paul Lemm" <paul.l...@sky.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike, > > Hope you don't mind me asking, but I used to play the final fantasy games on > my playstation and they are some of my favourite main stream games, but the > ones I have played have always been very text heavy with battle menus and > most character speech has been text to. you said you played final fantasy x > though , do you still play now and have you found it to be in anyway > accessible? > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Mike Wassel > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 4:11 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] games playable on consoles [was]Re: what will it > take for this community to learn? > > Yes sports games are possible. But answer me this: How do you play racing > games? How do you know where to turn or if you're going the wrong way? > Rockband I understand, it's a great game and I like playing it. I guess my > point is that we can't play more of the current things if that makes sense. > Like COD or Resident Evil. That's why I like playing games like Final > Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts and Mass Effect (to a degree). I guess you could > play third person shooters if you do what I do and use a lock-on system or > use sound cues which is how I play them, ut FPS's are, I think, out > completely. I'm not trying to make it sound like totals can't, I'm really > just curious. > Mike. > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 11:00 PM, lenron brown <lenro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> very true I love racing games and many others on my x box 360 it >> sometimes just takes practice >> >> On 6/24/13, Clement Chou <chou.clem...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Let's just say that as a total we've been able to play more games >>> than most >>> >>> people expect... even my friends with low vision. Fighting games are >>> probaqbly boring only because you play against the computer... it's >>> much more stimulating to play against humans and delve into the meet >>> of the game >>> >>> which is usually more mental. Street Fighter IV, for example, has >>> pretty simple mechanics. But those mechanics build into longer combos >>> and strategy >>> >>> that can't be found in any other genre. But totals can play the >>> majority of >>> >>> hack n slashes to at least a certain degree. Many people are able to >>> play Ninja gaiden 3 without issue and are already close to beating >>> the game, and >>> >>> games such as Rock Band and some sports games are also playable. But >>> that's >>> >>> a whole other topic. lol >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mike Wassel" <blindndanger...@aim.com> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 3:55 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] what will it take for this community to learn? >>> >>> >>>> I am not about to read 40 messages, so I will just comment on this >>>> first one. I agree with Thomas on his points. While I don't play >>>> many audio games mainly because I don't care for the content when I >>>> have other games on my ps2/ps3 that I play more, I see it all the >>>> time with this community that people aren't happy, that they bitch >>>> and moan about keys/cracks of games all the time after a game is >>>> released, and even after it's been released. However, you can't put >>>> the blind community at 100% fault. The same thing goes on with >>>> sighted gamers. But since we are a relatively smaller community it >>>> hits a lot harder. If you don't have a thick skin and >>>> >>>> can just let comments roll off, you're going to quit. This is why I >>>> don't >>>> >>>> develop. One reason is because I don't have the time to do it, the >>>> other reason is if I did and started to get a whole lot of >>>> complaints, I know I'd explode on somebody. >>>> I've said it before. These debs go through a lot of work to create >>>> a game >>>> >>>> for everyone to enjoy. It takes a while to code and find bugs and >>>> get rid >>>> >>>> of them. I'm glad Jeremy has not quit his work because right now, >>>> he's the only one that is making modern games for us. If he wasn't >>>> here, I doubt that TRTR would've been made or any of the other games >>>> that are starting to come out. The same thing happened with >>>> Entombed. That was the closest that I've ever seen an audio game >>>> come to final fantasy. I'd >>>> >>>> like to see more like that, however I know that that starts to get >>>> harder >>>> >>>> because with more complex things you want happening, the more code >>>> you need to put in/the more time you need to put into the game. >>>> Another person who has been working with this for a while is Dentin. >>>> He's >>>> >>>> actually put in code for us to make Alter better and easier to play. >>>> Not >>>> >>>> only does he put up with sighted people bitching at him because >>>> equipment >>>> >>>> gets dented or things are really hard, but he's putting up with the >>>> blind >>>> >>>> community complaining when mush-z doesn't work. Hopefully most of >>>> those messages get sent to the right channel but who knows. >>>> I don't know if I'll read this thread after I send this message. >>>> But I'll >>>> >>>> repeat what I said at the beginning of this reply. While we are a >>>> smaller >>>> >>>> community, we can not put all the blame on the blind people. This >>>> kind of >>>> >>>> thing happens on a much larger scale with the sighted players. >>>> However, if we keep this up pretty soon you're going to have no one >>>> left who wants >>>> >>>> to make games for the blind and then you all will start complaining >>>> about >>>> >>>> how you all have nothing that matches up with what todays consoles have. >>>> And whose fault will that be but your own? Not everyone can play >>>> todays games on the ps3 or Xbox360. I know I'm having trouble with >>>> the little amount of vision that I have. It's almost impossible for >>>> me to play anything new that comes out because the print is to small >>>> for me to read or I can't see what is on the screen. I know it's >>>> way harder if not completely impossible for totals to play anything >>>> but fighting games which >>>> >>>> I can not stand whatsoever. They just bore me after about 15 >>>> minutes. As >>>> >>>> I said, keep it up and see what happens. >>>> Mike. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the >>> list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the >> list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, > send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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