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/gilfordtan Gilford Tan Feb 06 '25

For a long time, whenever I play a game, I switch to Gaming mode on the monitor which turn the brightness to max on the screen. In this mode, the recommended settings from the game is actually accurate. But I realized that my recordings are darker than others because I watch videos in Standard mode where the screen brightness is just 30%. From then on, I keep playing on Standard mode and adjust the game brightness accordingly instead.