God of War Ragnarok Introduces 60+ Accessibility Features

Developers are always looking for ways to improve players’ gaming experience. The perfect game should have an engaging storyline, adequate difficulty level, and ease of functionality access.

God of War Ragnarok has already got the first two correct, and now with its new update, it will be a complete package. The UX designers over at Santa Monica Studio, the makers of the God of War franchise will be adding several accessibility features to make the game suitable for players’ needs.

The official PlayStation post reads,

Not only have we redesigned our UI to allow for more flexibility and readability, but we have also rebuilt controller remapping from the ground up and added more customization to our combat and interaction systems. We have retained all our accessibility features from 2018’s God of War and expanded upon them to include more than 60 ways to adjust gameplay to best suit your style and needs.
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With more options and settings, the update will make over 60 new changes to the UI layout of the game.

The updated accessibility features for Ragnarok are:

Subtitle and Caption Improvements
Size
Colors
Sound effect captions
Background Blur
Direction Indicator
Text / Icon Size
Controller Remapping
High Contrast Mode
Activation Customization
Color Customization
Background Customization
Navigation Assist
Traversal Assistance
Assistance+
Audio Cues

Some of the retained features from God Of War(2018) are:

Sprint Auto Sprint
Persistent Dot
Aim Style
Block Style
Speaker Names in Captions
Subtitle Background

Over 60 New Features Added– Ragnarok Improves Player Accessibility — God of War Ragnarok

The Playstation blog post also mentions future plans to add more options and features to the game. Players are excited to see what else is retained from the prequel God of War(2018). While the exact date is still unannounced, God of War Ragnarok is slated for a 2022 release for platforms PS4 and PS5.

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About God of War Ragnarok

God of War Ragnarok is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released on November 9, 2022, for PS4 and PS5.

Ragnarok is the ninth installment in the God of War series, chronologically, and the sequel to 2018’s God of War. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game is set in ancient Norway and features series protagonists Kratos and his young son Atreus. The events of the game are expected to initiate Ragnarok – a series of events that, according to Norse lore, bring about the end of days and the death of the Norse gods.