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[NeonGhost]

With the recent release of Resident evil 4 remake capcom finally gave console users the option to turn this off…. So do you ?

 

[Lasha]

Always turn it off.

 

[TransTrender]

Edit:
Do I like it?
Fuck. No.

I turn it off every time it's an option.

 

[unclbenn]

i turn that shit off, same thing with motion blur.

 

[01011001]

it's pure nonsense and should be in no game...

EXCEPT in titles like Cyberpunk, where it actually makes sense both esthetically and canonically

 

[BusierDonkey]

No. It looks like absolute shit. It and motion blur are a complete trash effects that should be either off by default or preferably not an option in the first place.

 

[rofif]

Yeah I do. All the effects tend to hide aliasing and make the game look a bit more natural on the contrary…

 

[Slicker than your average]

Still don't know what it is. The wiki didn't help. I've turned it off and on in games without really know what it does. Usually just turn it off.

 

[KillaJamm]

It depends on the implementation. With chromatic aberration and motion blur some devs go overboard with the effect and it can really mess up the image quality. Then in some games it is quite subtle and actually look better when it's enabled. Just always give the option to tone it down or turn it off I'd say.

 

[It's all in the wrist]

The first things I do when I fire up a game:

Turn off chromatic aberration.
Turn off depth of field.
Turn off motion blur.
Turn off film grain.
Turn on performance mode.
Increase field of view.
Turn off any joystick acceleration.

 

[Drizzlehell]

It made sense in Alien Isolation and added to the aesthetic but whenever it shows up in other games where it makes absolutely no sense for it to be there, then I turn that shit off.

The lens effect in RE games is also annoying so turning that off completely along with chroma effect is a win-win for me.

 

[Yoshi97]

Chromatic what

 

[Hendrick's]

Always turn it off.

 

[VN1X]

Depends on the game. Sometimes it's part of the visual aesthetic and is incorporated in a good way. Most of the time however it isn't and it's the first thing I find to turn off.

 

[T4keD0wN]

No, i dont like defects.

 

[Hoddi]

Hate it. Games are wasting performance on this junk while we're also told aniso texture filtering is too taxing.

 

[dreamstation]

The first things I do when I fire up a game:

Yep. You forgot one though. Invert Y.

 

[Roberts]

Like it a lot. Don’t really have anything to defend it other than that I just find it more pleasing to an eye. I’m also OK with filmmakers adding grain, CA, gateweave to digitally shot films so what do I know.

 

[hinch7]

Our eyes don't work like camera and effects so always turn that crap off.

 

[Strider311]

The first things I do when I fire up a game:

Turn off chromatic aberration.
Turn off depth of field.
Turn off motion blur.
Turn off film grain.
Turn on performance mode.
Increase field of view.
Turn off any joystick acceleration.

This is the way.

 

[01011001]

Hate it. Games are wasting performance on this junk while we're also told aniso texture filtering is too taxing.

it never was too taxing, devs literally often just forgot to turn it on.
digital foundry had some anecdotes of talking to developers and asking them about it... they literally often just forgot to turn it on and didn't notice that the textures look like soup apparently.

which is crazy tbh. and makes it easy to see how the broken CBR in the PS5 version of RE4 managed to make it to the final game.
same with the wrong stick settings on Xbox

 

[Meicyn]

If the developers/artists put it in, it’s intended, so I leave it.

 

[01011001]

If the developers/artists put it in, it’s intended, so I leave it.

developers also often put shitty gamedesign into their games
so no, fuck em and turn that shit off.

 

[Meicyn]

developers also often put shitty gamedesign into their games
so no, fuck em and turn that shit off.

Or I can just leave it on, thanks.

 

[01011001]

Or I can just leave it on, thanks.

why not throw a hammer at your TV too? more defects!!!

 

[bentanchorbolt]

It doesn’t matter to me. I check to make sure the game is on performance mode and then make sure the gamma and hdr settings look correct. That’s it, don’t care about motion blur or chromatic aberration or film grain.

As long as these things are implemented correctly that is. Sometimes games go overboard with certain post processing and it’s improved by turning it off.

 

[SeraphJan]

Just like depth of field and film noise, these are there to give the game a more filmic look, its an acquired taste for those that enjoy cinematic aesthetic in a video game, it works for game such as Detroit Become Human.

 

[Meicyn]

why not throw a hammer at your TV too? more defects!!!

 

[AGRacing]

Oh I LOVE it. I also love "smashed glass screen" phone wallpapers... Scratching a brand new car right before I drive it off the lot.... wearing the wrong prescription glasses to go drive.... I'm a moron!!

 

[Rayderism]

I'll use motion blur on 30fps games, just to minimize the judder, but off for VRR supported games, 60fps or higher. All that other stuff though, I just turn 'em off.

 

[Silver Wattle]

 

[Husky]

Yeah I do. All the effects tend to hide aliasing and make the game look a bit more natural on the contrary…

I hate chromatic aberration, and I've gone to great lengths to disable it even when there isn't an in-game option available, but I actually agree with this. Same with film grain. They create the illusion that, behind these effects, the game might actually look photorealistic. With these effects off, it's more obvious that the world is constructed from 3D meshes.
It's not enough to get me to enable these effects though.

Under-hated post-processing effect: sharpening. Recently some games only offer blurry AA solutions + sharpening filters, and I fucking hate it. Some games offer the option to disable it (probably because they also offer superior alternative AA), others have an always-on sharpening filter even if they have better AA solutions, specifically to harass me.

 

[Jmatt110]

Chromatic Aberration is one of the worst visual effects in games. Instant disable.

 

[LastBattle]

More like chromatic abomination. Turn that shit off!

 

[jaysius]

The first things I do when I fire up a game:

Turn off chromatic aberration.
Turn off depth of field.
Turn off motion blur.
Turn off film grain.
Turn on performance mode.
Increase field of view.
Turn off any joystick acceleration.

Film grain is the dumbest shit ever in games.

I'll use DOF sometimes, if it's a sloppy third person game.

 

[Shifty1897]

Bruh I have dug through nested game folders and edited .ini files just to disable chromatic aberration. It must die.

 

[skyfall]

Ive never understood this, bloom, and film grain. Added settings that only make the game look worse

 

[MarkMe2525]

I'm good with it

 

[Codes 208]

Fuck no

 

[K2D]

Bloodborne - yes

No Man's Sky (?) - no

If it fits and adds to the atmosphere, maaybe..

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Only two games I've tried benefit from it.

Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy. Even film grain looks good/better in Hogwarts Legacy - without chromatic aberration and film grain it looks extremely dull.

So I can only say that it depends on the game and implementation.

 

[Pimpbaa]

I usually leave it enabled. Especially in games that are trying to emulate the look of older movies like Alien Isolation and Cyberpunk 2077.

 

[Deleted member 471617]

Nope. I always turn that shit off along with camera shake, motion blur, head bobbing and whatever other shit I see as well, shit. lol

 

[K2D]

Oh I LOVE it. I also love "smashed glass screen" phone wallpapers... Scratching a brand new car right before I drive it off the lot.... wearing the wrong prescription glasses to go drive.... I'm a moron!!

Never peeling the plastic wrapper off of new appliances™

 

[TheGodfather07]

I always turn it off. Along with motion blur and film grain.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I don't really mind it. What I do mind is aliasing, and chromatic aberration can help fuzzify edges and add (arbitrary) colorfulness to a scene. I much prefer DLSS and FSR as solutions to aliasing, though.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I always have it turned off if the game allows it and it bothers me in some games without the toggle switch (if the aberration is strong). Same with motion blur.

 

[rofif]

I hate chromatic aberration, and I've gone to great lengths to disable it even when there isn't an in-game option available, but I actually agree with this. Same with film grain. They create the illusion that, behind these effects, the game might actually look photorealistic. With these effects off, it's more obvious that the world is constructed from 3D meshes.
It's not enough to get me to enable these effects though.

Under-hated post-processing effect: sharpening. Recently some games only offer blurry AA solutions + sharpening filters, and I fucking hate it. Some games offer the option to disable it (probably because they also offer superior alternative AA), others have an always-on sharpening filter even if they have better AA solutions, specifically to harass me.

Dude sharpening is the worst.
And that dirty lens effect like if your are looking through a dirty window. That shit is inexcusable

 

[GymWolf]

I like it as much as i like pineapple on pizza.

Shit is nasty.

 

[consoul]

More like chromatic abhorration.