Gaming In Sight with Steve Saylor Steve Saylor
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Hi, I'm Steve Saylor. This podcast is about a guest's and my insight into the biggest gaming or accessibility in gaming news story of the week in about 30-ish minutes.
Who is Steve Saylor? Steve is a content creator and accessibility consultant in the video game industry. He has collaborated with game developers to ensure video games are playable for people with disabilities. Steve has worked on such franchises as Assassin's Creed, Call Of Duty, The Last Of Us, and more. He has been featured in places like Kinda Funny, IGN, Gamespot, and Xbox.
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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - Accessibility Review (Xbox Series X)
I couldn't play Hellblade 1. I tried, and I even tried playing it before this review, but it was sadly inaccessible to me multiple times. I failed to help Senua in her quest in what was a critically acclaimed game. But now we have @officialninjatheory 's Senua's Saga Hellblade 2. Did Xbox and Ninja Theory improve and give me some tools to finally help Senua where I failed her before? Let's find out.
PATREON: https://patreon.com/stevesaylor
TWITCH: https://twitch.tv/stevesaylor
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Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - Review
In this review, I talk about my personal connection with the story of the game, while also discussing the accessibility that's there and missing. Also comparing the game to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's accessibility to ZAU. Enjoy!
WHAT I SEE WHEN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES: https://youtu.be/c-vrKFmz1pY
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Another Crab's Treasure - REVIEW (PC)
PATREON - https://patreon.com/stevesaylor
In this review, I examine the accessibility and my overall thoughts on Another Crab's Treasure! Is it accessible to disabled players? Let's find out!
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Stellar Blade - REVIEW (PS5)
In this episode, I'm reviewing Shift Up's latest PlayStation 5 exclusive, "Stellar Blade". I give my overall thoughts, as well as what I thought of the accessibility of that game.
PATREON: https://patreon.com/stevesaylor
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:33 Stellar Blade Review
04:14 The Story
05:19 Combat
08:21 Accessibility Options in Stellar Blade
09:27 High Contrast Mode
11:13 HUD and Subtitles
11:54 Lock-On Targeting system and it's limitations
12:43 Adding accessibility kept me playing longer
13:33 Cool Security Keypad accessibility
14:42 The first boss battle in Stellar Blade
16:40 Skills menu & Training Modes
19:13 Story Difficulty mode & Action Assist
21:46 The Hint system
23:48 Final Thoughts and Conclusion -
Gamers played older games in 2023?
With the recent NewZoo report that was released, we learned that 60% of gamers in 2023 played games that were six years old or older and barely played any new games. Given how good last year was for game releases, I wanted to find out why this may be the case from a business standpoint. So, I sat down with Business Analyst and Strategic Consultant Amanda Farough to learn more.
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NEWS: Consumers were mostly playing older games in 2023, report suggests
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space - Preview + Interview
In this episode I got to sit down with Illfonic and the filmmakers behind the game and the film "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" while at PAX East 2024. I talk about my impressions of the game, a bit of the accessibility, and then discuss with the filmmakers what it was like turning a cult classic to a video game.
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Customer Reviews
Refreshingly fun!
What a fun podcast with great gaming topics, personal notes, and general life commentary. Steve knows his stuff on gaming and accessibility and is just genuinely fun to listen to.