We've documented 3 accessibility features for Persona, including Environmental Captions, Select Difficulty and Tutorials. Its accessibility is strongest in Difficulty and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading to reduce unintended barriers.
This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.
Our accessibility examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Persona (Series) accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 20/09/1996, updated in 2022
Price: 80% off
Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, DS, PC, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Role-Play (Action, Narrative and Strategy)
Accessibility: 3 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon
Developer: Atlus jp (@Atlus_jp)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Persona which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to Persona, and offer accessibility features for Controls:
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (10 Controls Features)
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (8 Controls Features)
- Divinity: Original Sin II (7 Controls Features)
- Green Hell (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Persona which deals with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Persona, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (2 Difficulty Features)
- Triangle Strategy (2 Difficulty Features)
- Thirsty Suitors (2 Difficulty Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Persona which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Persona, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Thirsty Suitors (7 Getting Started Features)
- Ikenfell (7 Getting Started Features)
- Triangle Strategy (6 Getting Started Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Persona which deals 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.
Captions
Speaker Indicator, their Tone and Environment Sounds: Captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking) and their tone, game sound and music. This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or character expressions with text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking. Environmental sounds are provided as extra text within the subtitles.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Persona, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Reading Features)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (6 Reading Features)
- Coffee Talk (6 Reading Features)
- Thirsty Suitors (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Persona which deal 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. The following games are similar to Persona, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Thousand Threads (8 Navigation Features)
- Citizen Sleeper (7 Navigation Features)
- Thirsty Suitors (7 Navigation Features)
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (6 Navigation Features)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Persona which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to Persona, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Ikenfell (8 Visual Features)
- Thousand Threads (7 Visual Features)
- Coffee Talk (7 Visual Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Persona 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. The following games are similar to Persona, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Genshin Impact (3 Audio Features)
- Thousand Threads (3 Audio Features)
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (2 Audio Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (2 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.
PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has a range of system-wide accessibility settings.
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Jo Robertson