Tekken 8 director says players raising accessibility concerns "have misunderstood the options"
Fans and accessibility advocates alike have reached out to Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada in a bid to have its colourblind options revised ahead of the game's release next month.
After videos and screenshots showcasing the fighting game's accessibility modes went viral over the festive period, colourblind players and accessibility advisers reached out to the Tekken team on social media alleging they fell ill with vertigo and migraines after testing the alternative modes.
The video below illustrates the issue but please refrain from watching if you know or suspect you may have epilepsy, as some accessibility advisers believe it may cause Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP):
«You urgently need to remove one of your filters (the striped one), it cannot be present at launch as it may hospitalise players (or worse), in the same way as the infamous Pokémon episode,» said accessibility specialist, Ian Hamilton.
«The approach with the filters in general would benefit from rework, they generally don't help. The intent was good and the technology is good, but the focus should be on players with low vision, not colourblindness, filters aren't a fix for colourblindness.»
The approach with the filters in general would benefit from rework, they generally don't help. The intent was good and the technology is good, but the focus should be on players with low vision, not colourblindness, filters aren't a fix for colourblindness.
«At the very least, it should be deleted, the way that people find out they're prone to seizures, which can be fatal (SUDEP), is by having one,» Hamilton warned.
«The intent, behind it, i.e. separating characters by something other than hue, is fantastic. But this isn't the way to achieve that.»
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