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Horizon Forbidden West’s new accessibility features address the fear of deep water
Horizon Forbidden West is a fantastic game. Along with upgraded gameplay and visuals and an even wilder story, it builds on the vast open world of Horizon Zero Dawn by introducing fresh environments to explore, including flooded areas and the open ocean.
However, those who have a fear of deep bodies of water (thalassophobia) may not have found it easy to play the game, which requires players to explore underwater as part of the main story. Guerrilla is finally addressing that and other accessibility issues in the latest patch.
The update, which arrives alongside the Burning Shores expansion, adds a thalassophobia mode to Horizon Forbidden West. The studio wrote in an FAQ that this “aims to ease thalassophobia symptoms by improving underwater ambient visibility and allowing you to breathe indefinitely, regardless of story progression.”
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Other updates include additional color blindness settings and the option to make waypoints and quest icons larger. There’s now a way to reorientate the camera in Focus mode to point it towards the current objective, along with an auto camera function that follows Aloy based on how you move the left thumbstick. In other words, you won’t need to use the right stick to move the camera.
In addition, there are larger subtitles and the ability to darken the edges of the screen to boost the contrast. The update rolls in one more very welcome quality-of-life feature in the form of automatic pickups. So, Aloy can grab items without you having to press or hold a button every single time.
Sony has placed a greater focus on accessibility in its first-party games in recent years. The likes of The Last of Us Part II, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and God of War Ragnarok have extensive accessibility options. The company hasn’t quite perfected accessibility — a review of The Last of Us Part I on PC criticized that version for not offering full control remapping. But, as this update to Horizon Forbidden West over a year after the game’s debut shows, the company is willing to keep improving its games’ accessibility over time.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/horizon-forbidden-wests-new-accessibility-features-address-the-fear-of-deep-water-190444188.html?src=rss
Check out the launch trailer for Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores expansion
Sony has released the launch trailer for Horizon Forbidden West DLC Burning Shores.
Out on April 19, the Burning Shores expansion finds the Nora hunter pursuing a sinister threat in the wilds of volcanic Los Angeles, wracked by violent tectonic activity.
The story picks up where Horizon Forbidden West left off, and to enter it, you must complete the main quest up to and including the final quest in the main game.
Horizon Forbidden West’s gorgeous world is easy to recommend as part of PlayStation Plus
It’s safe to say that this console generation has gotten off to a slow start. As both a PlayStation, and Xbox owner, I am hard-pressed to really say anything on Series X/S or PS5 is an absolute, cold-hard ‘must buy’ system seller. Halo Infinite was a bit of a wet wipe in the end, and I’m just not that into all the over-the-shoulder, hide-in-the-grass cinematic stuff that Sony exclusives like to peddle. I don’t think the new God of Wars are that good, really. Xbox, too, needs something more than Forza to show off what its machine can do.
But, that’s not to say there haven’t been games on the current generation worthy of note. The Last of Us Part 1 had some standout moments (mostly thanks to that incredible lighting engine), and some of the big action sequences in Halo Infinite lived up to the Master Chief fantasy. Returnal still slaps, Demon’s Souls is a fantastic remake, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is gorgeous. But, for the most part, I think we’re still waiting for the proper watershed moment that signifies this generation has finally kicked off.
But there are some oases in this bland, cross-generational desert. And one of them has just been made available for no extra cost on PlayStation Plus. Horizon Forbidden West has its problems, sure, but it absolutely excels as a graphical powerhouse that really shows off what the PS5 can achieve on a good day. Whether you’re standing on a rocky outcrop, watching the clouds bleed into mist in the sky, or admiring the way that a campfire illuminates the soft peach fuzz on Aloy’s face, I cannot get over how good Forbidden West looks.
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Kanye West’s Honorary Doctorate Degree Rescinded After His Antisemitic Rants & Asking People to “Forgive Hitler”
Months after Kanye West first made headlines for a string of antisemitic comments, fallout from the controversial statements continues.
Thursday (December 7), the School of the Art Institute of Chicago confirmed the GRAMMY winner’s honorary doctorate degree they issued him had been rescinded in response to his “dangerous” stance on Jewish communities.
Read their official report inside.
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