Check out the options you can adjust to make your gameplay enjoyable.
Naughty Dog has recently shared the list of The Last of Us Part I accessibility features.
With the upcoming launch happening next week, Naughty Dog has now released more details about the remake of this popular game. The development has actually used the accessibility features that were already established in The Last of Us Part II as its basis and then evolved it further with the upcoming game.
“We’re expecting this to be an accessible experience for blind players, for deaf players, for players with motor accessibility needs,” explains Game Director Matthew Gallant. “The biggest new feature we have are audio descriptions for cinematics. We partnered with Descriptive Video Works, a professional service whose background is TV, movies and video game trailers, and integrated it into the cutscenes and across all our localized languages.
“Another, which started as a prototype but ended up being really successful during playtesting is a feature that plays dialogue through the PS5 DualSense controller as haptic feedback. That way a deaf player can feel the way a line is delivered, can feel the emphasis, along with the subtitles to give some sense of how that line is delivered.”
Check out the full accessibility options below:
Players are able to toggle three accessibility presets that configure the recommended settings for vision, hearing, and motor accessibility.
Players can fully customize their PS5 DualSense controller options, remapping every command to different controller inputs including touchpad swipes and controller shake. They can change every button hold into a toggle and every rapid press into a hold. There are also options for lock-on aim and camera assistance.
Players can change the HUD size, color, and contrast, UI and gameplay elements, and more.
There are options to adjust camera shake, motion blur, camera follow distance, and field of view to curb motion sickness.
This is for blind and low-vision players to navigate the game world. Navigation Assistance will help players in story progression or use Enhanced Listen Mode to go off and find enemies or pickups.
This is a very helpful feature for fans that are blind or visually impaired. There are several options to convey important information through sound and controller vibration that they can use for combat, traversing locations, and more.
There are several options to choose from that would significantly alter the gameplay experience in order to cater to all players.
Here are several options that could help players that are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or need to play at low or no volume.
Several options to choose from to customize subtitles in the game from font size, color, add a dark background for contrast, enable speaker names, and directional arrow for offscreen speakers.
This remake has expanded the difficulty options and introduced five different challenge levels: Very Light, Light, Moderate, Hard, Survivor, and Grounded.
The Last of Us Part I launches on September 2, 2022 for the PS5 and later on PC.