How Accessible Were This Year's Games?

It's time for my annual investigation into the accessibility of the year's biggest games. From Cyberpunk to Demon's Souls, and from Miles Morales to Valhalla, let's look at how these games do in terms of controller remapping, subtitles, colourblind settings, and more.

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Disclosure

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Call of Duty: Cold War, Crash Bandicoot 4, Demon’s Souls, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Immortals Fenyx Rising, The Last of Us Part II, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, and Watch_Dogs Legion game codes provided by the relevant publishers. Xbox Series X console provided by Microsoft. I was a game design consultant on Sackboy: A Big Adventure. I'm friends with a voice actor on Paradise Killer.

Sources

[1] PS5's Lack of PS4 Controller Support Is a Problem | LauraKBuzz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6dRU3j9dg

[2] David Tisserand | Twitter
https://twitter.com/TisserandDavid/status/1321454095086112773

[3] Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — Can I Play That Deaf/Hard of Hearing Review | Can I Play That?
https://caniplaythat.com/2020/11/09/assassins-creed-valhalla-review-deaf-can-i-play-that/

[4] Cyberpunk 2077 Epileptic PSA | Game Informer
https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/07/cyberpunk-2077-epileptic-psa

[5] Cyberpunk 2077 | Twitter
https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1336389181988343812

[6] Demon's Souls PS5 Easy Mode Was Considered by Bluepoint, But Felt It 'Wasn't Our Place' | Push Square
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/11/demons_souls_ps5_easy_mode_was_considered_by_bluepoint_but_felt_it_wasnt_our_place

[7] The Last Of Us Part II: Accessibility Review | SightlessKombat
http://www.reviews.sightlesskombat.com/CIPT/TLOU2.shtml

[8] Ghost of Tsushima Accessibility Impressions — Just Barely Misses the Bullseye | Can I Play That?
https://caniplaythat.com/2020/07/14/ghost-of-tsushima-accessibility-impressions/

[9] Innovation in Accessibility | The Game Awards
https://thegameawards.com/nominees/innovation-in-accessibility

[10] The Future of Among Us | Innersloth
https://innersloth.itch.io/among-us/devlog/181107/the-future-of-among-us

[11] Control's free August update lets you turn off dying | Destructoid
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/control-s-free-august-update-lets-you-turn-off-dying-600529.phtml

[12] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Free Content Update | EA
https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order/news/free-content-update

Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020)
DOOM Eternal (2020)
The Last of Us Part II (2020)
Resident Evil 3 (2020)
Maneater (2020)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (2020)
Desperados III (2020)
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020)
Ghostrunner (2020)
Hades (2020)
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
Disc Room (2020)
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (2020)
FIFA 21 (2020)
Marvel's Avengers (2020)
Spelunky 2 (2020)
Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (2020)
XCOM: Chimera Squad (2020)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Astro's Playroom (2020)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)
Dirt 5 (2020)
Spiritfarer (2020)
Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)
Watch Dogs: Legion (2020)
NBA 2K21 (2020)
Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020)
Mafia (2002)
Tell Me Why (2020)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
Crusader Kings III (2020)
Amnesia: Rebirth (2020)
Paradise Killer (2020)
Demon's Souls (2020)
Valorant (2020)
Grounded (In Early Access)
Gears Tactics (2020)
A Total War Saga: Troy (2020)
Minecraft Dungeons (2020)
Lair of the Clockwork God (2020)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Streets of Rage 4 (2020)
Haven (2020)
Inertial Drift (2020)
Ikenfell (2020)
Wildfire (2020)
HyperDot (2020)
Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020)
Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Among Us (2018)
Control (2019)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)
Half-Life: Alyx (2020)

Music used in this episode

Music provided by Music Vine - https://musicvine.com/
Lee Rosevere on Bandcamp - https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/music

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