Why do blind gamers enjoy simplistic apps like card games over cool audio games?

I, personally, have the money. I understand that some folks don't most of the time, but there are some occasions, say, Christmas, when I could see that changing. I would gladly spend my money on a game if I knew it would be quality entertainment, thoughtfully designed, with endless layers of rich detail and characterization. But because I hardly see such things... well, I can, and frequently do, look for entertainment elsewhere. I want to support developers of accessible games, but I refuse to support recycled or unoriginal content.

Lol, the golden apple was given to dice world, the most simple dice game around for ages and not going anywhere. Yeah, really a worthy applicant for the golden apple and saddening to see that this got the award in the end, only further proves my and OPs point.
And yep, I'll continue down that trail stating that certain games are too simple and not worth my time. i mean, no wonder you have something against the fact that I say something against simplistic games, you play blindfold games, the LJN of the audiogame market, hope someone got what I was hinting at.
But, talk to you later, I gotta set my team up in fifa 20 and take a look at the transfer market to see if I can get a new striker, one of mine is leaving the club at the end of the year and I need a new one for the championship.
After that, i guess I do one or two car races in actually licensed cars.

Cherio.

Moritz

What I find very disturbing about this whole thread is the utter disregard for Braille. Remember, audio games are not accessible for those with a hearing loss. Also, some of us prefer to play games using Braille as opposed to speech. Yes, some of these games are what people call simplistic, but they are playable. Keep that in mind when you're bashing and trashing.

I think good games should have good r e ward.
and the developers need to keep the game running and updating !
it is very sad that most of the good audio games can not last longer.
so, I don't mind to pay for a great game...
blind quest, is one of them I like to play.

There are people who prefer braille do to hearing issues, so we aren't the only ones in town. Come to think of it, diehard fans of audio might actually be competing Against both those who prefer text and those who prefer Braille. Thus, they'll be heavily outnumbered. Text can also be covered by braille, so it won't be surprising if those who prefer braille also support normal text based games. I of course don't prefer either. I'll buy anything, audio and text alike In order to at least try it once. Should I like the game, I'll come back to it. Otherwise, I don't.

Regarding braille games, I would assume that you are speaking of games with physical cards and such, or text based games which can be played with a braille display..
In which case, I have nothing against either. I used to be obsessed with the Choice of Games games. There are some that I will, occasionally, go back and play again. However, with the lack of new sci-fi titles I find that my interest has diminished.
In regards to audio games like Blind Quest, it's nice to see that newer games are being developed. Fantasy however is not my genre, so I would rather not drop the cash into that particular game. Rest assured, if another audio sci-fi game comes out, or even something like Papa Sangre (I consider that more supernatural than fantasy), I will jump on it.

I only play mainstream games now. I did buy Manamon 2, Windows only, no you can't play it on an iPhone. I put it down after probably the 500th random encounter in which I just had to attack and boom there goes that enemy, gotta find another and level up. I hate games I could play in my sleep. Now I just play Dissidia Final Fantasy, on Windows because the PSP emulator isn't accessible on iOS. It's a fighting game, with RPG elements, and lots of stuff to do in the game, and combat isn't simple like Mortal Kombat, either. It's 3D, meaning not a sidescroller, and you have defense (bravery) that you have to care about, not just HP, and Ex-Cores you collect to perform an ultimate attack, and you can customize your characters. Yes, it's great.

Simplistic games for simplistic people?

I'm not sure we have had any really complex games. Fortunately, I've found a way to play video games on iOS, through emulation. I am not promoting piracy; I just play games that I've bought. But if anyone is interested in enjoying amazing, complex games, like fighting games, I can write a guide on getting things going. I just wish more people were trying to do all this as well, not just me. It can be hard work.

Also, for now, there is no OCR to help us play. I've tried, and I can't get VoiceOver to manually scan the screen the way it does for pictures. If anyone has any ideas on that too, I'd love to know.

Yah,

I hope that Voiceover will add a more up to date O C R feature,(especially for those who wish not to use either NVDA on Windows or Commentary/Jieshuo premium on Android.) There needs to be more choice!

PS. It’s too bad there ain’t a way for Seeing AI to work outside of its own IOS app.

regarding Devin Prater's post.

how does it work?

First, you buy a game to play. For PSP games, for example, I buy them from the Playstation Network. If you have a PSP, you can then get the games from your system. If not, you have to get them from elsewhere. You did, however, buy the game. Then, you have to get a PSP emulator. This requires signing up for AltStore, a third-party iOS App Store which uses something like Xcode on a Mac to sign an app you download. You then have to configure the emulator through its configuration file, since it isn't actually accessible. Set the CPU to 2 (IR interpreter), and your name. You can do this by using iCloud Drive to transfer the configuration file back and forth from the iOS device and your computer. Then, you get your legally owned game onto the iPhone. With PPSSPP open, use a game controller and go down two times, and to the right until you hear the game's music. If this doesn't work, you may only need to move down once. I'll be creating a guide for all this, expanding on a lot of it.

And yes, this is the length I go to to get good games on my iPhone. And an iPhone X R can run PSP games, at least audio-wise, perfectly.

Okay y'all, I've made a guide on getting PPSSPP, a PSP emulator. There is one for Windows, and one for iOS. https://devinprater.github.io/accessible-retro-games/emulation/

well,
I will look at it.
thanks for your info...