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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

No offense but I don't think this is a dev problem, seeing how so many people went through it no problem and it took you two hours.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Poor color/contrast can be an accessibility issue. It's why some games come with colorblind modes that adjust light and color hues, to provide an option for players who have difficulty with that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Both horizon games have excellent colorblind modes and a button that highlights climbable points with high contrast. The paint is only visible without using this mode in the very first tutorial areas or on long/time-limited climbing segments. The game tries very hard to cater to a wide audience, and people still bandwagon on it relentlessly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or perhaps devs could instead make sure their other efforts don't hide things? Especially in the tutorials?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just watched playthroughs of the game, including the tutorials, and the only thing I have to say is "how did you get stuck on it for two hours". This is like the cuphead journalist level. Each interactable / climbable stands out in annoyingly bright orange paint. No portion of the day hides it - even the orange hue you describe. Like how?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because everything around it was also orange. My not colorblind partner had a hard time with it too. It wasn't a required part, so perhaps you watched one that didn't go there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You didn't turn on the appropriate colorblind mode (which you are prompted to do during your new game setup). Both Zero Dawn and Forbidden West do this, I recently replayed ZD in preparation for FD and just started FD after holiday. This one's on you boss

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I would stop arguing with them now, the only thing worse than arguing with an idiot is arguing with a stubborn and wrong idiot.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago

We did, actually, and it didn't help.