Hi Dark: Exactly. Although, Wii Sports is arguable. I have played Wii Sports with little difficulty so that game at least is arguably more accessible than most games, but I take your point about most pick up and play games are non-staarters if you are blind.
On 12/10/13, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > that is unfortunately true, though one interesting fact in beatemup terms is > > that for everyone the casual beatemup is sort of a thing of the past. After > > all when I was growing up it was quite possible to walk into an arcade or a > > friends house and pick up something like mortal combat, streetfighter 2, > double dragon etc, and within only a short time of playing with the controls > > and knowing special moves have a vague idea how to play. Of course, you'd > always lose to a more experienced opponent, but the basic jumps, kicks, > punches and even most of the specials were fairly easy to pull off. > > With modern beatemup series like blazblu, guilty gear, soul calibur etc, the > > shear complexity of the system, the numbers of super moves, special blocks, > > dodges etc mean that for anyone! there isn't much chance of doing any good > without investigating first, ---- indeed among people who I know who are > serious beatemup fans this has become a major concern. > > Of course, add on blindness to that and your increasing that learning factor > > by a ridiculous amount, plus the more casual games that are intended for > pickup and play in groups such as marrio party, Wii sports, animal crossing > > and to a certain extent pokemon just are none starters. > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > 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.
