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why why WHY does anyone like lens flare in video games??? i don't get it!!

@histoire when it is overblown it bothers me, unless it is for a specific effect like drunkenness or something. your eyes do have depth of field though, that one isn't *just* about cinematics like lens flare is. not as heavy as it is in games, but you're also sitting in front of a screen with a much smaller FOV than your real life eyes. so DOF can make sense to compensate for that in some areas or even to be used to subtly guide the player to the main subject. i've noticed though that DOF often gets used more in cutscenes so i typically don't have an issue with it.

i can understand lens flare more in a third person game but i still think it is super distracting. it makes 0 sense in first person because we're meant to be looking through someone's eyes... if you have lens flare in your real eyes you should probably get that checked.

@beardalaxy

Just roleplay that you're a cyborg, problem solved 👌

@beardalaxy @histoire You kind of get the same effect if you squint your eyes, which you would naturally be doing if you are starring at a bright light.

@beardalaxy Just thinking about it, it might be used as a way to mask limitations of lighting engines. Without it, some light sources will end up looking like flat textures or solid colors.

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