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[Accessibility Suggestion] Pause Mode.

unmerged(277627) · 2011-12-05T02:50:41+00:00

So, I've been thinking a lot about Magicka of late. Of it, its difficulty in single-player, and how it might be a tremendously hard game for those with accessibility needs. I wasn't sure quite what to suggest in regards to this, really, as I wasn't certain quite where the problem stemmed from. But after batting out in Stars are Left, due to my poor sight and not entirely infallible motor control, it came to me. It's the queueing of spells and the stress involved that makes it difficult, and yet there are games that have done similarly but how have they managed it? Via a pause mode. Basically, you'd hit a key and enter into pause mode. In pause mode, all a player (or players) can do is queue up elements, they cannot cast them, just queue them. Then they can cast them on coming out of pause mode. This is an option that could be enabled for multiplayer, too, it would be a server-side option, so each host could decide what they want. Bad-ass spell queuer who doesn't need an aid like this? Don't use it! It could be entirely optional and even off by default! But I think that Magicka would become even more popular if it had something like this in it, as I know what's turned most of my friends away from it is my talk of how difficult it is. If the difficulty wasn't so nightmarish, it wouldn't be a problem. So I think the Pause Mode would work. I'll just leave this here to see what people think of it.

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Is there a gaming site tailored for people with disabilities?

regarding "pause mode" - just based on how much work is involved I'd say it's a bit unfeasible. But I'll bring it up in the next meeting.

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