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For me, film grain is the worst. I first came across it in Left 4 Dead and I remember thinking "wtf is this trash?"
You know you've made me realise I kinda like it but I'm not sure exactly why. Huh.
Wild someone downvoted you for such a benign comment.
They hate me because I spoke the truth. Kinda. I mean it's really innocuous.
L4D has a big b-movie theme going. That's why they use filmgrain in places
The first setting I look for in every game
O.o How many games do you play that have film grain?
You would be surprised how often it is in games. It stands out so much to me it makes games hard to play with it on.
Everything not indie