You basically said what I was going to say. Although, I will also say that
as things go, the older Mortal Kombats were actualy good about letting you
know whether your opponent is jumping or not. Street Fighter was the same,
and so is virtually any fighting game. I haven't yet played a fighting game
where there has been no sound for jumping.
As for having a voice tell you what was going on in the game... I'm sorry,
but one genre where that would be the completely wrong idea would be
fighting games. Just because that most fighting games are so fast paste that
even if by some miracle we managed to recreate one if you wanted it to be
modern it would be way too fast to keep up with anything.
So bottom line as Kai said. Remember that most of the stuff we do as blind
gamers comes out of websites. gamefaqs.com, gamespot.com... etc. But more
often than not, there's trial and error. Any other mainstream gamer who
still games or used to game can correct me if I'm wrong, but that's always
been the case I'm the type who absolutely says no to have someone sit down
and read every single item on the menus for me. Too much to remember.
Below is an idea which I think could help. I think, if everyone is willing,
a gang should get together on skype or teamtalk or something, comprised of
experienced gamers such as myself, Brian and whoever else wants to join,
maybe more people with ps3s again like myself, as well as have some people
who are interested in gaming or people who are just starting out and want to
know what type of games can be played. We can explain things and demonstrate
games, etc. How does that sound for everyone?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kai" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 5:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a thought for all game makers out there
Michael.
Copyright issues aside, the conversion of a mainstream product is very
difficult at best.
You're assuming someone out there will have the free time to convert such
a game into a format of your choosing. You're also assuming that this is
easy. It isn't.
Video game companies have entire teams and departments dedicated to the
development of any one product. Programmers who design games for the blind
have, at best, maybe two or three cooperatives.
Video game companies have a large budget, with which they may hire
additional programmers, obtain media/resources, etc. The sounds and vocal
acting for these games aren't free, you know.
All that, along with a slew of other factors that I've elected not to
mention (for brevity's sake), makes the prospect of converting a
mainstream game into an audio-only format pretty daunting.
Also remember that, while an emulator may be free, and freely available,
and furthermore legal, the possession of the roms or digital game images
without actually having the original is a violation. Usage of material
specific to such a game is also a breach of copyright, so that means
anyone developing an accessible version of Mortal Kombat couldn't use
anything from the original game. In essence, then, it would no longer even
be Mortal Kombat.
You can always learn character layouts, especially in mortal kombat.
Mortal kombat's character screen always speaks the name of the character
you're selecting. If you're hell-bent on playing these games, invest the
time in learning the character screen by selecting one character,
returning to the character screen, selecting another, then repeating the
process. Remember where each character is, and that's one les thing to
worry about.
In fact, the character screen will be the least of your worries. Once you
start playing the game, you've got to know where the opponent is, whether
he/she is jumping or not, crouching, blocking, stepping towards you,
walking away... most of these things are not conveyed by sound
(particularly not in the older Mortal Kombat games).
I'll echo the sentiments of other respondents: Use the resources that are
available.
www.gamefaqs.com
www.gamewinners.com
I use both of those sites fairly frequently when I have a mind to play
games intended for the sighted. Remember, the rest of us are blind, too,
and we've learned that these techniques may or may not make a game
playable. No disparagement intended, and I hope none will be implied, but
effort and success go hand in hand. When I started messing around with my
Playstation, I had to learn screens and such, remember character
placements, moves, etc. While it's true I did have some sighted
assistance, such was not always the case. If you'd like a rough
explanation of how to make Mortal Kombat or other games in the same vain
work for you, I'm sure some few of us would be glad to help.
Kai
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