Let’s get this out of the way right now. The Vale from Falling Squirrel is one of the greatest audio games of all time. It stands with Blind Drive, having features that separate it from the pack of audio games out there. It raises the bar for what is possible in audio games, and shows […]
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Gunnhildr: Guns, Grenades, and Gods: An Accessibility Review
Gunnhildr is, first and foremost, an intriguing concept. It brings guns, grenades, energy shields, and all sorts of future tech into a Norse Mythology setting. It is also what I believe would be classified as a Roguelight, (I often get Roguelights and Roguelikes confused), and that comes with a certain level of approachability too. The […]
I Know Jack: My History with the You Don’t Know Jack Franchise
Back in the 90’s, there was an online magazine for the blind called the Audyssey magazine. It was our gaming magazine, and talked about audio games, text games, and even what we called mainstream or commercial games as long as they were accessible. According to that magazine, a certain game series known to party gamers […]
Blind Gamer Logic: Why the Old Republic is Better Than WOW
Thousands, perhaps millions of people would likely linch me for the title of this blog, but the sad news is, if you’re a blind gamer, it’s true. Granted, we can’t really play either of these games, (I personally don’t count autofollowing people in WOW as playing since it leaves you unable to do anything on […]
Shenmue: A Quiet Revolution
Shenmue is an intriguing series, and possibly a bigger deal in the game industry than you realize. You couldn’t be blamed for not thinking so, as it actually did quite poorly upon its initial release. The sad reason for this is that the Sega Dreamcast, the console upon which Shenmue was originally released, was up […]