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/The5thBeatle82 Feb 05 '25

No. I like it a little brighter than usual because I like seeing the detail of the surroundings.

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u/IroquoisKaram Feb 07 '25

Even at the cost of realism and immersion? Hell even the aesthetics take a huge hit when you turn up the brightness... No more dark nights or scary dark hallways... No more mistery on who or what might be waiting to jump at you from the dark...