The third variant, accessibility note for physical disabilities such as visual impairment or limited arm/hand use is a variant that has been around for many years but hadn't become an established thing until the mid-2010s. For instance, the ability to quickly return to any branching point in a Dialogue Tree within a visual novel, or the addition of little icons on a minimap to allow the player to know where to go to advance the plot. The second is where they come in the form of very minor changes to the game or interface that provide great conveniences to the player, which alleviates frustrating features found in the prequels or similar games of their genre. It can also occur in other situations, but those are less common. Usually an example of an Obvious Rule Patch to prevent unwinnable situations from developing, such as if a given Boss Battle mandates the use of one specific weapon with limited uses (be it Breakable Weapons, Cast from Hit Points, or a simple lack of Bottomless Magazines).
The first is where the established rules of the game are suspended/modified under certain circumstances, or a particular effect that happens when the game deliberately helps you out during a specific situation. That's where Anti-Frustration Features (sometimes called "Quality of Life" features for obvious reasons) come in instances in a game designed to alleviate frustration, either in normal gameplay or from previous series iterations. However, sometimes gameplay can hit a snag, and the game then becomes either a chore to play at best, or an intolerable nuisance at worst. People generally play games to have fun with them.
Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, Zero Punctuation, on Bayonetta
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