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Headaches when playing AAA games
| I'm fine with 3D games with more cartoonish/stylistic visual, like Persona 5, Splatoon, Breath of the Wild, or with simpler environment like NieR, though with Automata I had to adjust the settings a bit.
I know I used to have no problem in the past. Assassins' Creed II and 2013 Tomb Raider are some of my favs, but I dunno how it'll be if I play them today.
It just kinda sucks that I can't play most modern games...
| Turn off Depth of Field, turn down the graphics so you have a nice smooth FPS and make sure the cross hair is visible since having a focal point in the middle of the screen is important.
Also don't play when you're hungry or overly tired. Good luck!
| I suggest that it's not realism making you feel bad but surrealism, like when developers make generally realistic-looking graphics look better than reality via wierd post-processing and it end up looking good for promo-materials, but feels wierd in gameplay. Afaik pretty much all modern video cards has hardware post-processing that can compensate this effect. Also if game allows, you can try changing FOV settings, particulary lowering it and disabling dynamic FOV.
| >>710086
I think it's more the number of things and details on screen, but I dunno. Like, I get uncomfortable watching live-action films with fast-moving camerawork too, and I'm pretty uncomfortable going outside where it's very crowded.
| Whenever I get something like this, turning off motion blur usually does the trick if that's an option. It's a dumb feature in my opinion.
| Maybe it's related to v-sync and the display you are using. Even the screen refresh ratio and high fps might be related
| I got sick playing killing floor 2 all the time. but it prob i only play berzerk..
| I wonder if decreasing the resolution might help?
| the only thing that makes me sick in the AAA market is that DAMN MOTION BLUR. always turn that off. should help.
>>710116 gets it
| I had the same effect in COD warzone when it launched. Kill motion blur and decrease texture settings. And put your FOV up
| Ye, motion blur is such a dumb feature. It's just an easy trigger for vertigo and headaches in certain people. I'll take a clear head over PhOtO ReAlIsM anyday.
| Relatable, OP. Motion blur for camera movement is impractical and an eye sore. Not to mention photorealistic games make my eyes strain more when trying to see anyone from a distance or in motion. I say this in the context of shooters and games with an over-the shoulder camera.
In stylized games like the ones you mentioned, colors pop up and character silhouettes are more unique so I can easily tell what I'm seeing in a split second
| >>710829m
Yesss. It's a lot easier to see what's going on in stylized games.
Motion blur, depth of field, bloom, turning all of those off helps. Who came up with those settings anyway?
>>710612
Nah, that just makes it blurry. Although, if I play the smaller res on windowed mode or on a smaller screen, that does help a bit.
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| I think I've heard this described as motion sickness? Whenever I play a 3D game with significant realism/detail (so that's most of AAA games) I often have headaches. It's kind of difficult to pinpoint what it feels like, but it makes playing feel unpleasant. Does anyone else also feel like this?
I got it for both first-person and third-person games. In The Witcher 3, lowering/disabling things in the graphics settings helped a bit.