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The people have spoken: Motion blur is the worst (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 6 days ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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Just a little amusing and not that surprising.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 208 points 6 days ago (52 children)

Lenses flare and motion blur are some of the first setting I turn off in any game.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 143 points 6 days ago (24 children)

I hate DOF, too. Your eyes aren't a camera, any place you look should be in focus!

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[–] thisIsaSuperPrivate@fedinsfw.app 6 points 6 days ago (4 children)

This is part of art direction and the director is trying to focus the viewer's attention on a particular area by utilizing it.

I understand where you're coming from but utilized well, it is a powerful tool.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

It's a movie technique. Makes sense for cutscenes, not for gameplay.

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[–] thisIsaSuperPrivate@fedinsfw.app 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Look, I do hear you, but when there is a director involved and they want to shape the narrative in a particular direction, then that's one of the tools they have available. It's just what it is.

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[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago

> Player Character walks into a room
> Control immediately taken away from player
> Camera slowly pans and zooms to the next door in the room, completely covered in padlocks and chains
> Pauses for an annoyingly long duration
> Camera slowly pans left to a climbable wall marked with yellow paint
> Pause again
> Camera pans back to POV
> Character says to sidekick "Hmmmm, that'll be tough to get through. We should look for another way around"

Modern gaming narrative direction 👌

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Regardless of the reason, on PCs you fortunately usually have the option to turn that crap off.

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