Wolverine PS5 Will Win Awards for These Outstanding Accessibility and Difficulty Options

Marvel’s Wolverine is set to be an impressively customisable experience when it launches on PS5 later this year.

It looks like developer Insomniac Games really has gone above and beyond with the game’s range of accessibility and difficulty options, allowing all kinds of players to get in on the action.

Of course, the PlayStation Studio already established its high standards with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which featured a massive list of toggles back in 2023.

However, Insomniac says that Wolverine has both new and improved settings, alongside returning modifiers. In short, this is the furthest that the developer has ever taken this stuff.

Here’s the full list of options, as posted by Insomniac:

Marvel’s Wolverine Accessibility Options

Gameplay Assists

First Time User Experience – When the game is first booted up, this menu allows for full customization before the game begins
Motor Preset – Apply presets for a mix of different Motor options
(NEW) Lock-On: Off/On-Screen/All – Set lock-on behavior to target nearest enemies
Challenge Level options – Adjust the overall challenge level for gameplay

Stealth Awareness – Adjusts how quickly enemies detect in stealth
Enemy Health – Adjusts the health of enemies
Enemy Damage – Adjusts damage dealt by enemies

Dodge/Parry Input Timing – Sets the amount of time available to successfully Dodge and Parry enemy attacks
(NEW) Dodge Mode – Sets the style of dodge between Default, Single Tap, Continuous Hold, or Toggle

“Default” is Single tap to Dodge; Double Tap to Roll.

Chase Assist – Toggles reduced movement speed for targets during chase sequences
(NEW) Navigation Assist – Shows a direction trail towards nearest enemy or mission objective

(NEW) Navigation Assist Color – Set color for navigation trail
(NEW) Navigation Assist Turn Speed- Adjust how quickly the camera turns toward the goal when using Navigation Assist

(NEW) Traversal Assist – Toggles whether inputs are removed for climbing, jumping, and moving between traversal elements
Global Game Speed – Slow the game down between 100% / 70% / 50% / 30%
(NEW) Combat Game Speed – Sets speed of the game during stealth and active combat between 100% / 70% / 50% / 30%
QTE Autocomplete – Toggles whether or not Quick Time Event sequences advance automatically without a button press
Repeated Button Presses Settings – Set the input behavior for on-screen button prompt sequences between Taps or Hold
UI Holds Settings – Sets the activation behavior for the UI prompts requiring button holds, such as Suit and Technique purchases between Hold/Toggle
(NEW) Sprint Mode – Sets the style of Sprint control between Hold, Toggle Hold, Toggle Release, Auto

Auto Sprint Delay – Sets duration time before Sprint Mode: Auto engages
Sprint Overrides Crouch – Toggles whether Sprint automatically overrides crouch

(NEW) Special Techniques Mode – Sets behavior of Special Techniques between Hold/Toggle
Melee Mode – Sets the style of melee control in combat between Single, Combo, Continuous
Touch Pad Active In Combat – Toggles whether the Touch Pad will bring up menus during combat
Mission Waypoint Display –Sets the visibility Mission Waypoint icons between On / R3 Hint / Off
Tutorials – Sets the frequency in which tutorial messages appear
(NEW) Enable Reminders – Toggles visibility of periodic UI reminders
Skip Puzzle – Choose to skip puzzles in the game
(NEW)Recent Settings Section – Lists the 20 recently changed settings
*(NEW)Replay Cinematic – Replay / Restart active cinematic

Motion Sensitivity

Motion Sensitivity Preset – Apply presets for a mix of different Motion options
Fullscreen Effects – Toggles the visibility of damage vignettes, intense flashing, and effects that impact large portions of the screen
Motion Blur – Toggles visibility of the blurring effect created by camera motions and fast-moving objects
Film Grain – Adjusts the intensity of the film grain visual effect
Chromatic Aberration – Toggle the visibility of the material effect where colored fringes appear around objects slightly shifted and out of focus
Depth of Field – Toggles the visibility of the blurring effect for objects that are farther away from the camera’s focal point
Look Sensitivity – Adjust the camera control sensitivity while looking around.
Invert Look Control – Sets the controls while using the camera to look around
Camera Shake – Adjusts the intensity of the on-screen camera shake
(NEW) Camera Rotation Effects – Adjusts additive camera rotation effects during traversal, combat and other aspects of gameplay
Camera Follow – Sets whether the camera automatically adjusts when running and how quickly it does
Combat Camera Rotation Assist – Toggles the camera to automatically rotate to assist with keeping enemies in view during combat
Center Dot – Enables and sets the size of a persistent dot in the center of the screen to help provide a focal point

(NEW) Center Dot Size – Enables and sets the size of a persistent dot in the center of the screen to help provide a focal point between Small, Medium, Large
(NEW) Center Dot Color – Sets color of Center Dot
(NEW) Center Dot Opacity – Sets the opacity of Center Dot between Light, Medium, Dark, Full

Visual Assists

Vision Preset – Apply presets for a mix of different Vision options
(NEW) UI Text Size – Sets the size of in-game and menu text between Standard, Large, Largest
Icon and Prompt Size: Sets the size of in-world waypoints, icons, and prompts
(NEW) Toggle Icons – Toggles the visibility of HUD icons for active settings
Emphasis Text Color: Selects the color for emphasized text
(NEW) Senses Color Customization – Selects the color of the Senses effect
(NEW) Senses Threat Color Customization – Selects the color of enemy combat effects
(NEW) Parry Threat Color Customization – Selects the color of the effects that should be parried
(NEW) Dodge Threat Color Customization – Selects the color of the effects that should be dodged
(NEW) Boss Health – Toggles visibility of boss health bar
(NEW) Hero Health – Toggles the visibility of the hero Health Bar

Audio Assists

Hearing Preset – Apply presets for a mix of different Hearing options
Mono Audio – Toggles whether all audio is combined to a singular output that players through both the left and right speakers
Voice Boost – Toggles adjustments to in-game audio that makes dialogue clearer and more audible
Screen Reader – Toggles the read out of on-screen text for menus, tutorials, and notifications, support for English, *French, *Italian, *German, *Spanish (LatAm), *Spanish (Castilian) and Japanese

Screen Reader Volume – Adjusts the volume of the Screen Reader
(NEW) Screen Reader Speed – Sets the speed at which Screen Reader reads information between 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 400%
(NEW) Screen Reader Verbosity – Sets the level of detail for Screen Reader between Default and Minimal
(NEW) Screen Reader Repeat – Toggle repetition behavior of Screen Reader
Screen Reader Repeat Delay Time – Adjusts the amount of time before the current set of entries will be repeated on idle
Screen Reader Repeat Delay Scale – When ON, Screen Reader will double the time read for each repeated entry starting from the time specified

(NEW) Accessibility Audio Cues – Toggles added later of accessibility audio cues to confirm needed or completed actions

(NEW) Accessibility Audio Cue Volume – Adjusts the volume of the Accessibility Audio Cues

(NEW) Heartbeat Audio – Toggles playback of heartbeat audio and vibration for enemies
*Audio Description – Toggles playback of an additional audio track which describes key visuals and actions during cinematics using selected voice language. Support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Latam), Spanish (Castilian), and Japanese.

*Audio Descriptions Volume– Adjusts the volume of Audio Descriptions

(NEW) Audio and Vibration Cue Glossary – A glossary of various audio cue sounds and vibrations
(NEW) Single Language Audio – Toggles whether dialogue in other languages that is important to combat or narrative understanding gets swapped to match the set voice language
(NEW) Profanity Filter – Toggles whether profane words are audibly replaced by silence and visually replaced with asterisks; feature for US English Only
Frequency Controls – Options for cutting off high and low frequencies, and softening a specific frequency range

High Frequency Cutoff – Toggles the filtering out of all frequencies above 6,000Hz
Notch Frequency Filter – Toggles the availability of the notch frequency filter slider to remove a specific frequency range
Low Frequency Cutoff – Toggles the filtering out of all frequencies below 600 Hz

Streaming Mode – Toggles the usage of licensed or composed music

High Contrast Options

High Contrast Presets – Toggles a variety of options from four presets
High Contrast Outlines Friendly – Applies a single solid colored outline on all friendly characters
High Contrast Outlines Enemy – Applies a single solid colored outline on all enemy characters
High Contrast Outline Thickness – Sets the thickness of the High Contrast Outlines for Friendlies and Enemies
(NEW) High Contrast Outline Brightness – Set the brightness for High Contrast Outlines
Hero Shader – Applies a solid single-color shader on the hero to improve visibility
Ally Shader – Applies a solid single-color shader on allies to improve visibility
NPC Shader – Applies a solid single-color shader on NPCs to improve visibility
Enemy Shaders – Applies a solid single-color shader on enemies to improve visibility; includes 7 different enemy type shaders
Story Critical Shader – Applies a solid single-color shader on story critical items to improve visibility
Combat Interact Shader – Applies a solid single-color shader on combat interact items to improve visibility
Collectible Shader – Applies a solid single-color shader on collectibles to improve visibility
High Contrast Background – Toggles the visibility of a high contrast background for assistance with visual clarity of some elements
(NEW) High Contrast Shader Fill Opacity – Set the amount that the High Contrast Shaders override natural character colors

(NEW) Violence Customization

(NEW) Violence Preset: Some, Full – Presets for a mix of different Dynamic Blood, Dismemberment, and Healing options
(NEW) Dynamic Blood – Toggles the visibility of blood from impacts during gameplay and cinematics
(NEW) Dismemberment – Toggles visibility of dismemberment in gameplay (no dismemberment) and cinematics (blurred)
(NEW) Visceral Healing – Toggles the level of physical damage displayed on Logan’s body in gameplay and cinematics

Subtitles and Captions

Subtitles – Toggles visibility of text at the bottom of the screen for spoken dialogue

Subtitle Size – Sets size of subtitles
Subtitle Color – Selects text color for subtitles
Subtitle Speaker Color – Selects the speaker name color for subtitles
Subtitle Background Color – Selects the background color for subtitles
Subtitle Background Opacity – Selects the opacity level of the background color for subtitles
(NEW) Subtitle Direction Indicators – Toggles the visibility of direction indicators during gameplay for all subtitles or just off-screen subtitles only
(NEW) Subtitle Direction Indicator Color – Sets color for direction indicators

Captions – Toggles the visibility of text at the bottom of the screen for important sound effects and music during cinematics and gameplay

Caption Size – Sets the size of Captions
Caption Color – Selects text color for captions
Caption Background Color – Selects the background color for captions
Caption Background Opacity – Selects the opacity level of the background color for captions
(NEW) Caption Direction Indicators – Toggles the visibility of direction indicators during gameplay for all captions or just off-screen captions only
(NEW) Caption Direction Indicator Color – Sets color for direction indicators
(NEW) Music Caption Color – Selects the color for music captions

Controller and Layout

Controller Remapping – Adjust controller layout using presets or custom mappings
Shortcuts – Set an action to map shortcuts on each of the four d-pad buttons

None – Nothing. Zero. Nada. Zilch.
Screen Reader Status – Use this to play a readout of your HUD status
Toggle Contrast Options – Toggle Contrast Options
Game Speed – Toggle specified Game Speed option
Various Combat Holds and Double Presses – Sets Combat Holds and Double Presses
(NEW) Collectible / Interact Tracker – Switch from tracking objectives to collectibles and interacts within range using Navigation Assist
Special Techniques Toggle – Press to perform Special Technique

Shortcuts available for every technique slot

*Photo Mode – Quickly access Photo Mode

Adaptive Triggers – Sets the level of force and tension that is applied when pressing L2 and R2. Determined by system software.
(NEW) Cinematic Vibration – Adjust strength of controller vibration in cinematics
(NEW) Footstep Vibration – Adjust strength of Logan’s footstep vibration in gameplay
Controller Speaker Mode – Sets the sounds coming from the controller speaker
Controller Vibration mode – Sets the mode for controller vibration; Experiential, Functional, None
Controller Vibration Intensity – Sets the intensity of the controller vibration

As alluded, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise to see Insomniac invest so heavily in accessibility — but it’s still great to see the studio continue to push industry standards.

Even if you’re just looking for difficulty adjustments, or controller tweaks, the provided options are so in-depth.

Do any of these settings jump out at you? Tell us how you’re going to be playing Marvel’s Wolverine in the comments section below.

[source support.insomniac.games]

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