May 14th

Mass Effect 3 - Visual Aids

By Gavin (R&D SpecialEffect)

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Tested on XBox 360

Available on Xbox360, PlayStation 3 and PC

Developed by Bioware and published by Electronic Arts

Subtitles Available? Yes - Available in English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Polish

Full Captions Available? No

Other Notable Aids: Read on........... 

Mar 8th

Soul Calibur V – Visual Aids

By Gavin (R&D SpecialEffect)
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Title: Soul Calibur V (Project Soul/Namco Bandai)

Tested On: XBox 360

Subtitles Available? Yes

Full Captions Available? No

Other Notable Aids:

Adjustable volumes on-

-Background music

-Sound effects

-Voiceover

Jan 19th

Blazblue Continuum Shift - Visual Aids

By Gavin (R&D SpecialEffect)

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Title:
Blazblue Continuum Shift (Arc System Works/Zen United)

Tested On: XBox 360

Subtitles Available? Yes

Full Captions Available? No

Other Notable Aids:

Adjustable volumes on-

-Background music

-Voices

-Sound effects


Nov 26th

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Visual Aids

By Gavin (R&D SpecialEffect)

UMVC3.jpg

Title: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Capcom/Capcom)

Tested On: Xbox 360

Subtitles Available? Yes

Full Captions Available? No

Other Notable Visual Aids:


The ability to move the position of the HUD  

Nov 14th

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Visual Aids

By Gavin (R&D SpecialEffect)

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The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

Tested On: XBox 360

Subtitles Available? Yes

Full Captions Available? No

Other Notable Aids:

Oct 4th

Gears Of War 3: Visual Aids

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)
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Title:
 Gears Of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft game Studios)

Tested On: Xbox 360

Subtitles Available? Yes

Full Captions Available? No

Multiplayer Team Colours: Teammates = White/ Opponnents = Red 

Other Notable Visual Aids:

Attack direction visual aid (can be viewed in the video below).

Health threat visual aid (can be viewed in the video below).

Holding 'LB' creates an outline around objects and surroundings, creating a greater contrast. 
Jul 4th

Portal 2 - Visual Aids

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

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Title: Portal 2 (Valve)

Subtitles Available? Yes

Full Captions Available? Yes

See below for video demonstration:

May 13th

Subtitles

By Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)
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Subtitles allow you to gather important gameplay information, plots and objectives when playing a game without the use of audio feedback. They can tell you what the characters onscreen and narrators off screen are saying and in some cases give you visual descriptions of sound effects such as gun fire, doors opening and closing and other ambient descriptions.

Other visual aids often included in standard gameplay settings include onscreen arrows which direct you to opposition attacks such as gun shots and screen blurring or splattering of blood to show health deteriation.

If you have played a game with subtitles which may or may not include additional features for deaf players, share it by adding it here!