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Xbox X|SWe've documented 14 accessibility features for Jack Jeanne, including No Button Combos, No Holds, Play Without Hearing, Visual Cues and Colour Blind Friendly. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Controls but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual, Audio and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Jack Jeanne accessibility 10 days ago.
Accessibility Notes
The dialogue is voiced in Japanese, with no translation, but the subtitles, which are high in contrast but not large, are in English. The different skills are colour-coded, and each romanceable character's caption box is highlighted in the colour of the skill you must develop to romance them; while the game is technically playable without this information, it does become more challenging to romance a specific character.
The 2D backgrounds used throughout the game can sometimes be low in contrast.
Game Details
Release Date: 15/06/2023
Out Now: Switch
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Rhythm (Brain Game, Communication and Simulation)
Accessibility: 14 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Developer: Aksys Games (@AksysGames)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Jack Jeanne which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Gamepad
Can play with the following:
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Jack Jeanne, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Hi-Fi Rush (12 Controls Features)
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (11 Controls Features)
- Sequence Storm (9 Controls Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (8 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Jack Jeanne which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Jack Jeanne, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Hi-Fi Rush (3 Difficulty Features)
- Sequence Storm (3 Difficulty Features)
- A Musical Story (2 Difficulty Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Jack Jeanne which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Jack Jeanne, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Sequence Storm (10 Getting Started Features)
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (8 Getting Started Features)
- A Musical Story (7 Getting Started Features)
- Hi-Fi Rush (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Jack Jeanne which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Extensive Complex Reading: Extensive reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading is suitable for someone who loves long books and enjoys extended dialogue or narrative descriptions.
Text Visibility
High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.
Subtitles
All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.
Captions
Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Jack Jeanne, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Hi-Fi Rush (7 Reading Features)
- A Musical Story (6 Reading Features)
- Goodbye Volcano High (6 Reading Features)
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Jack Jeanne which deals with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces.
Menu Navigation
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Jack Jeanne, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (6 Navigation Features)
- A Musical Story (3 Navigation Features)
- Monster Prom (3 Navigation Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Jack Jeanne which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Motion Sickness Friendly
Motion Sickness Friendly: Doesn't have 3D movement elements that may trigger motion sickness, like motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision. Or includes the ability to disable motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision effects.
Colour Options
Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Jack Jeanne, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- A Musical Story (6 Visual Features)
- Sequence Storm (6 Visual Features)
- Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance (5 Visual Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Jack Jeanne which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.
Audio Events
Visual Cues for Audio Events: Text or other visual indicators of audio events. This mirrors audio indicators of progress in the game with a corresponding visual indication.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Jack Jeanne, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (3 Audio Features)
- Hi-Fi Rush (3 Audio Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (3 Audio Features)
- Goodbye Volcano High (3 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
