A subject taken head-on by video games
Gaming equipment is therefore enriched with new features and possibilities to the delight of all. Games, which have often been pioneers, are also getting in tune. We will not stop praising the prowess of multitudes of settings made possible by games like The Last of Us Part 2 after the first successful tests of Naughty Dog on Uncharted 4, or even Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion on the Ubisoft side where the subject has of its own think tank. Bigger subtitles, change in contrast, vocal help are no longer just additions. These have become basic standards and many games now know how to adapt to multiple disabilities, whether they are motor, visual or auditory.
Even the last little pearl It Takes Two, a game that is necessarily played as a duo, allows everyone to adjust their parameters, especially in the event of special needs. A great addition to facilitate a level playing field and show adaptability.
A site dedicated to the accessibility of EA games
But we must also welcome the choice of Electronic Arts. The American publisher has set up a site for players with disabilities. EA Accessibility is like a real Ali Baba cave for accessibility. "Accessibility is the correction of any mismatch between a person and his environment, including those resulting from medical differences", announces the site. And everything is going in this direction. There are manuals, guides for playing when you are visually impaired, information on the features available depending on the games and platforms, etc.
The site is classified by accessibility resources according to the games and the main latest releases are entitled to their guide.
List of EA games with accessibility guide
FIFA 21 adapts to all players
So for FIFA 21, you can choose your game platform (PS4, Xbox One or PC, but it works with the latest generations) and thus obtain a wide overview of the settings available in terms of accessibility or simply of the easy settings of the football simulation game .
And it goes beyond the settings of the subtitles, the narration aloud, the text-to-speech which allows a voice to read to your opponents or the speech-to-text to transcribe what they are saying to you. say.
FIFA 20 et FIFA 21 have settings to adapt to color blindness (including protanopia, tritanopia and deuteranopia), adjust brightness and contrast with a wide range of values, change indicator sizes or remap sticks and L1 / buttons R1 and L2 / R2. Everything is carefully illustrated and explained.
Accessibility settings on FIFA 21 // Source: EA Accessibility 
Accessibility settings on FIFA 21 // Source: EA Accessibility
With the disappearance of notices in game boxes, you often have to take the time to browse the menus to find the right options you need. Each game has here a "table of contents" to know where to find each parameter and define it according to your needs. For FIFA, it will be as much the adjustment of the camera as the personalization of the sound, the controls or even the rules of the game.
Accessibility settings on FIFA 21 // Source: EA Accessibility 
All settings are explained on the site // Source: EA Accessibility
No dark side of settings
EA has tried to make it easier to understand its information on its site with very clear tutorials for certain games like Star Wars: Squadrons to make it “accessible and inclusive for players of all skill levels.” The settings are differentiated and detailed depending on whether you choose to play with a keyboard-mouse, a joystick or even a HOTAS in the case of a flight and shooting simulation game like this one. So many possibilities which can also complicate the menus. Hence the interest of this kind of site like EA Accessibility to have all the elements available.
[imagecomp image1= »https://images./wp-content/uploads/2021/04/squadrons-article-subtitles-small-picture-5jpgadaptcrop16x91455w.jpg » image2= »https://images./wp-content/uploads/2021/04/squadrons-article-subtitles-big-picture-6jpgadaptcrop16x91455w.jpg » left= »Sous-titrage normal » right= »Sous-titrage accentué »]Visually impressive, but also in terms of sound with a mixture of dialogue, music and explosion, EA gave the possibility of adjusting everything. By favoring in particular the sound of the dialogues or by accentuating the subtitles. Nothing new, you might say, but the access to the menu and the ergonomics of the settings are notable. The addition of the chat wheel with friends allows all players, valid or not, to send quick messages or emoji to react. Support for text chat and VOIP is also welcome.
Apex Legends: awesome accessibility tweaks
Whether on PC, Xbox or PS4, the American publisher has put the package on the possibilities to give the same chances to players to compete in a rhythmic game and also based on reflexes. The accessibility settings menu is particularly well highlighted from the launch of Apex Legends.
The options that have become essential are obviously with visual, sound settings for chat and gaming, or conversion of voice to text and vice versa. Note that additional features for color blind are found in the classic game settings menu.
Accessibility settings in Apex Legends // Source: EA Accessibility
The accessibility options are almost as plentiful as the game options in Apex Legends. It can also be accessed from the game settings menu.
Accessibility settings in Apex Legends // Source: EA Accessibility
Among the options on this menu, players can adjust how damage counts appear on their character, turn button hints on or off, and change ping opacity. If you don't go through the accessibility settings, but just the default options, it can impact on-screen reading or visual clarity. It is better to go to the Video and Audio tabs to best adjust according to your needs.
Accessibility settings in Apex Legends for mice and keyboards // Source: EA Accessibility
When it comes to the settings of the controls, EA put a welcome emphasis for many. Whether you choose to play with a keyboard and mouse or with an Xbox controller on your PC, everything is detailed and can be adapted.
Accessibility settings in Apex Legends // Source: EA Accessibility 
Accessibility settings in Apex Legends for mice and keyboards // Source: EA Accessibility
This is just a very small aspect of what the site offers. While it does not revolutionize accessibility in video games, the EA Accessibility site has the merit of facilitating access by bringing together all the information that may be useful for players with disabilities and detailing them as best as possible. Just that, it's already a big stone on the path to everyone's inclusiveness in gaming.
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