best xbox controller for pc use? I am for sure thinking about grabbing fh 5.
On 6/16/22, Cara Quinn <caraqu...@caraquinn.com> wrote: > Hi Juan, > > Regarding the game play; if you're already familiar with the Forza Horizon > series? The game takes place in an open world environment in and around a > fictional racing and music festival. In this version, the Horizon Festival > is in Mexico. So the map offers many environments based on the various > Mexican landscapes. > > In the case of FH5, we now have spoken menus (with several caveats) and an > Accessibility menu of options which allow us to independently play several > portions of the game. > > Unfortunately, the game has quite a few rough edges regarding full access to > someone without any sight but conversely, also allows us to really > experience a lot of enjoyment and get a lot out of the game. > > I’ve posted before on the map so for more details on this, you may want to > go back in the threads over the last couple of weeks on this. If you can’t > locate the earlier messages, just let me know and I can re-post some of my > earlier notes on this. > > Essentially though, even though the map is not technically accessible > without sight, there are a couple of game features which make it somewhat > usable for us. > > Also, the game as a GPS system and driving assists which allow us to > independently drive from place to place in the game and take part in races. > The full driving assistance uses the game’s own AI to drive our car for us. > > the skill aspect of the interaction that we have in the game is limited, in > the sense that we don’t have a whole lot of control of our driving (when > using full assists) but we are able to choose the amount of driving > assistance we use and we also can override the assists to drive wherever we > want at any time just by manually steering. So we’re not limited to just > being a spectator as it were. The spatial audio is nothing short of amazing > so we can be as active as we choose when it comes to racing while still > letting the AI get us through the checkpoints during the race. > > Also, we can actively steer our vehicle out of situations where we may be > stuck etc, or if we just want to go off of the GPS route. I often go > off-road during skill songs to get points by drifting etc. Once I then let > the AI take control of the car again, it will get me back to the road and > the route that I was on originally. > > There are also stories in the game, which are made up of shorter, more > guided activities which contain a lot of narration and description of what > is going on and what we’re expected to do. Other folks may have more > feedback here, as I’ve only done just a few stories but from what I’ve seen > so far, just relying on the AI here is usually all that is required, but > within that context, there are other aspects of stories that do need other > interactions from us that we may be able to do. Overall though, since these > are described so well, these scenarios are very cool and fun. > > There are unfortunately, way more menus that are not narrated than I’d like > to see, but some of this can be gotten around anyway. So for now, I’m still > very much supportive of this game and I think this really shows what just a > few added features can do for us. -Especially for something like a driving > game in this vein. Considering that this is a current and very popular game > in this genre, for us to have the level of access to this that we do is > seriously amazing! > > anyway, hope this helps and gives you some insights into this. If you need > more specifics just let me know and I or someone else can respond. > > Thanks Juan and have a great weekend! > > Cheers! > > Cara > > > >> On Jun 15, 2022, at 3:54 PM, Juan Hernandez <juanhernande...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I am interested. Can you speak to the game play? How you manage to >> navigate the game? >> >> Best, >> >> >> From: blind-gamers@groups.io <mailto:blind-gamers@groups.io> >> <blind-gamers@groups.io <mailto:blind-gamers@groups.io>> On Behalf Of Cara >> Quinn >> Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 2:38 PM >> To: blind-gamers@groups.io <mailto:blind-gamers@groups.io> >> Cc: Cara Quinn <caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com>> >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] F1 Manager 2022 >> >> Hi Nick, >> >> Welcome to the list. I don’t post often but have been doing so a bit more >> of late. >> >> I too love racing games and have just discovered that Forza Horizon 5 is >> somewhat accessible, so this might be something you’re interested in. One >> or two others here on the list are also playing it. >> >> it’s definitely not perfect (with quite a few rough edges) but with a bit >> of persistance, it can be quite a fun driving / racing experience. >> >> If you’re interested and would like to know more, I can share more >> details. -or someone else may chime in as well. Just let us know. >> >> Have a great day and enjoy the list! >> >> Cheers! >> >> Cara >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 8, 2022, at 5:33 AM, Nickus de Vos <sh...@zs6us.co.za >> <mailto:sh...@zs6us.co.za>> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> I'm new to this list. >> >> One aspect of gaming I really miss since losing a lot of my eye site years >> ago is sports, cricket, rugby racing games etc. >> >> Yesterday I came across this new title which will be launching later this >> year. Note this is not the F1 22 game, this is a different game which is >> pure management. >> >> I wonder if anyone know something with regards to the accessibility of >> this game or similar games. It would be really awesome if developers can >> make games like these accessible. >> >> Nick >> >> > > > > > > > -- Lenron Brown Main cell 985-714-8446 Cell: 985-271-2832 Skype: ron.brown762 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#125081): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/125081 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/91622538/21656 Group Owner: blind-gamers+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
