Should motion blur and film grain be turned off?

[Cryogenicide_X]

Should motion blur and film grain be turned off in games ideally? I just wondered whether it's better when there turned off. 

[HuntingFever]

Yes x1,000, that shit makes everything look terrible so deactivate them immediately!

[Cryogenicide_X]

13 minutes ago, HuntingFever said:

Yes x1,000, that shit makes everything look terrible so deactivate them immediately!

I'm playing spiderman on PS4 you see and there both turned on.  

[Helyx]

Why would film grain be turned on? What maniac defaults to a filter like that?

[kanzenchaos]

Motion blur is fine, I personally love it if done right. Film grain really depends on the mood of the game, it fits horror games better imo.

[Maaden_Swe]

I play games as the developers want me to play them, its their vision

[derstra123]

 

Absolutely yes. I hate motion blur when it's too invasive and the grain is something I find annoying.

Edited November 28, 2020 by derstra123

[Riztopher]

Yes, on PC that's the first thing I do is turn off motion blur. I get the appeal but I just think it makes the games look ugly. Really wish developers wouldn't have it in general.

[yellowwindow7]

I Always turn both off if I have the option, I really don't know what's the point of the film grain effect, as it's made the visual looks a bit ugly to my taste.

and the motion blur could effect the framerate and made some games looks... well blurry, as I mostly notice it when playing Uncharted 4, when I set the motion blur to 100 or 50% the framerate will shows some slowdown when I made the camera goes on circles around Nathan, but runs super smooth when I completely removes it.

 

it's been years since I used to hear PC players saying motion blur is stupid in games and will effect the image quality and back in the ps3 and some selected ps2 games that have a motion blur I used to see it looks so cool, but when I got a ps4 where most games have the option to let you remove them I finally learn what these people meant.

[KondeBra]

Hummm... I like the film grain effect.

 

Sue me.

[zizimonster]

I like all in-game SFX when they're not excessive. For instance, the motion blur in Marvel's Spider-Man and the new Ratchet and Clank, and the film grain in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

[Quink666]

I always turn both off since playing longer sessions with them enabled i get a headache. With both turned off i'm good for 6-10 hours.

[StraightVege]

The first thing I do after booting up a new game is check the options menu for motion blur, screen shake, and filters, so I can immediately switch them all off. I don't want my game to look and feel worse, thank you very much.

[Lord_Bane999]

It honestly depends on the games. I feel they do add to certain games especially those having a more cinematic flair to them. But I will turn them off in games with a heavy focus on multiplayer as they are post processing effects and can affect fps and input lag in a really bad way at times.

 

Besides that the only other time I will ever turn them off is if they're too much for eyes. (My one eye is worse then my other so sometimes the effects like those can be a little much more then intended and make it difficult for me to really see what I'm doing.)

[Dangisuckatgamin]

I’m mimicking others on the motion blur option, I always turn it off. I can’t stand it regardless if the developer intended for it to be on or not. I always say it makes games look much worse as well as making me feeling more motion sick with it on.

 

I turn it off on PC right away as well.

[You]

Motion blue I hate, also makes me feel ill.

 

But filters are cool on most games. I remember the spooky TV filter on Silent Hill 1, 2 and 3, they were awesome, I don't think I would be able to play those games without the filter there.

Also on Metal Gear Solid 1 on the Playstation. The kinda "double imagery" filter somehow made the graphics looks a bit better.

[Z1MZUM]

On 11/29/2020 at 5:24 AM, Cryogenicide_X said:

Should motion blur and film grain be turned off in games ideally? I just wondered whether it's better when there turned off. 

 

Yeah kill those features unless you enjoy being nauseous.

 

[RadiantFlamberge]

Motion blur I'll usually turn to a low setting, just not off. Film grain is used well in F.E.A.R. 2 and Deus Ex MD, but it's not something I want in every game.