By Microsoft's standards, Starfield is a giant leap backwards for accessibility

A look at Starfield's accessibility options.

[Petebloodyonion]

I really hope that Bethesda works on that front since accessibility has been a huge focus for Microsoft.
But I also find the piece a bit biased (foreshadowing the 6/10 they are gonna give) when explaining that remapping is not good because the default option is the best (despite the fact that you can remap any key).
Or stating that you don't have the complete info on a weapon unless you go to inventory (I recall the numerous articles complaining about that in Zelda, FF, etc.).

The author also complains about not having a fallout mode where everything pauses but goes on to explain that you can " Pause" the game to make selections but that breaks immersion rendering the whole argument a no-win situation
"The Fallout series featured the innovative VATS targeting mechanic, in which players can pause time and target specific body parts or elements of the world while shooting. VATS enriches the game world whilst making gameplay inclusive." and "You’re able to swap weapons through the pause menu, but this isn’t the ideal solution as it breaks immersion."

In the end, as mentioned I always welcome solutions that help everyone enjoy the game but strongly feel that the purpose of the article was to complain for the sake of complaining and foreshadowing the predictable low score this game is going to get.

[mkis007]

Your quote has nothing to do woth vats... its literally just changing weapons not slowing down anything while enemies are being targeted. Sure the environment technically slows down when you select favorote weapons, but this isnt anything that helps with aiming. Not sure if you know what vats is or why your trying to reason out those 2 things as being similar.

[raWfodog]

His quote regarding VATS was in regards to some people (perhaps physically challenged) having difficulty with combat...

"VATS enriches the game world whilst making gameplay inclusive. Its time slowing mechanic ensured disabled players did not struggle with the combat, especially when it came to the degree of precision required to manually aim at enemies during stressful real-time fights. Unfortunately, Starfield doesn’t utilise VATS or a VATS-like system. As a result, its fast-paced combat is challenging for many players to handle, especially with the added verticality and movement options gained by the boost pack."

My question to someone who knows...Is there a very big difference in Starfield's combat difficulty if you choose the 'Very Easy' option? The things that I have read said the difficulty option is strictly tied to combat so I would imagine that could be an option for more physically-challenged gamers.