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Virus2068
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5 days ago

Accessability Severely broken, and causing crashes on Nintendo Swijtch 2

I'm a blind gamer, and I'm experieincing some heavy issues with Madden 26 on Swijtch 2.  

 

I am using the in game Narrator / Screen Reader function, and am finding across all game modes there are missing elements of the reader, as well as an inability to increase screen reader speed.  

The screen reader does not read any of the information needed to play Ultimate Team, it does not read card packs, and many of the selectable sub menus or on screen options.  It also does not provide dictation of which buttons do what functions in each menu screen.  

 

In Franchise, most of the GM, coaching, and statistical screens have no narration outside of basic tab information. Any in depth information that is needed to be read is not output audibly making it impossible to work in this mode without eyesight, or sighted assistance. 

SuperStar Mode:  It does not read to you the instructions for performing the various drills and expectations of the Combine.  It also does not tell you what buttons have to be pressed during the event when there are timed action events that require quick button pressing changes to alert the blind player of what is happening on screen.  It also does not read to you any of the statistics or peices of information that would be pertinent to your draft stock.    Also, it will randomly have the audio start skipping and getting distorted and then results in an immediate crash, where the Switch 2 will say the application encountered a problem and had to close, with no other details.  

Then when you restart the game and reload SuperStar mode, it will crash during the initial cut scene repeatedly unless you press A to skip it within the first 3 seconds of the female broadcaster speaking. 

 

Quick Play:  Many on screen details are not read, it also does not tell you what player you have selected when using the switch stick, nor does it tell you which receiver you are targeting when pressing a button to attempt a pass.  

 

General Accessability Issues:  

There is no feedback audiblly or through vibration to indicate to you the power, and accuracy of a Kick Off, or Punt.  

There is no indicator through audio or vibration to indicate if your pass is within the correct meter targets to improve completion 

 

There is no vibration assistance to indicate if you are near your target when playing defense to make a tackle, or a play on the ball.  Nor is there any audible indicator to give the blind player an idea on where the ball is.  

 

For a game that is supposed to be "accessible" and touting that the blind or vision impaired can pplay this, I'm severely disappointed and feel as though I  wasted over $75 on this.  

 

I am in the process of putting together a Youtube Video review on this, for my channel @ Holyvirus2068 and it will not be pretty.. I hope that some of these issues can be addressed on top of the frame rate and frame pacing issues that the Switch 2 version has.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    Virus2068
    Rising Newcomer
    5 days ago

    Here is the video I created regarding accessability problems in Madden 26, I sincerely hope that members give this traction as it's something very important to me in gaming, and I feel needs to be fixed.  EA needs to do better here.  

    https://youtu.be/xSahclfKfws

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