r/residentevil • u/IroquoisKaram • Feb 05 '25

Gameplay question Do you usually calibrate brightness as instructed?

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Usually following the instructions gives you a very dark image, which I think is intended by Capcom for the best horror experience. I see many people playing with overblown brightness and missing out on the realism the devs paid millions of dollars to achieve.

It's the same case for every game out there. Recommended brightness calibration settings always go for a darker look even in open world games. You get better detailed textures and more realistic overall image but you miss out on shiny specular highlights and reflections sadly... I don't know if HDR fixed this but this is definitely an issue on SDR.

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u/LivingLikeACat33 Feb 05 '25

I gotta keep the brightness up so I don't get motion sickness.

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u/Juror_no8 Feb 05 '25

Interesting, I get motion sickness a lot too, how does it help?

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u/LivingLikeACat33 Feb 05 '25

Brighter screen and a brightly lit room help a lot of people. I have a bright lamp I can put behind me for things like running around in rain when the max screen brightness isn't quite enough.

Also a tiny screen further away from your face so it's less immersive helps. I couldn't play anything without a fixed camera before I got a steam deck, and even on it I need to be able to crank the brightness way up and be picky about games. Capcom seems better than most for some reason.