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ulifox Apr 10 @ 4:00am

Chapters 3, 4 and 5 make my head really hurt.

HDR implementation or colour scheme, I don't know, but I can barely watch the screen. Had to lower gamma to 1.5 with HDR because there's, too much glare. Beginning of the game is beautiful. Hope that the rest of the chapters are not that bright.

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James Logan 87 Apr 10 @ 5:41am

I think all games carry a warning for photosensitive images you just skip them. read again

TheBeans017 [developer] Apr 10 @ 5:46am

Hi,

Sorry if this is causing you discomfort.
We have a known issues related to the image appearing too bright.
See below. Known issues are pinned on the forum.

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Image may appear washed out or overly bright when playing in HDR mode - Investigating / Workaround

Description:
For some TVs, the image may appear washed out or excessively bright when playing content in HDR mode. This issue affects the overall visual experience, particularly in certain chapters, such as Chapter 5, and in the menus.

Status:
Investigating (seems to be related to TV hardware). Workaround (see below).

Workaround:
In your console setting, try turning ON / OFF HDR10. It ‘might’ fix the problem.
If the problem persists, Turn off HDR completely.

ulifox Apr 11 @ 6:33am

Originally posted by James Logan 87:
I think all games carry a warning for photosensitive images you just skip them. read again

Talking about reading...
Read the comment below yours. You won't get a jester award from me, Sir...

Last edited by ulifox; Apr 11 @ 6:34am

BigOnyo

Apr 17 @ 6:56am

Originally posted by TheBeans017:
Hi,

Sorry if this is causing you discomfort.
We have a known issues related to the image appearing too bright.
See below. Known issues are pinned on the forum.

------------------------------

Image may appear washed out or overly bright when playing in HDR mode - Investigating / Workaround

Description:
For some TVs, the image may appear washed out or excessively bright when playing content in HDR mode. This issue affects the overall visual experience, particularly in certain chapters, such as Chapter 5, and in the menus.

Status:
Investigating (seems to be related to TV hardware). Workaround (see below).

Workaround:
In your console setting, try turning ON / OFF HDR10. It ‘might’ fix the problem.
If the problem persists, Turn off HDR completely.

Why are you even talking about console settings on steam?
The HDR implementation in this game is very amateurishly done. Almost like the devs implementing it never tested it or don't understand how to use it effectively. Which is only more supported by the fact that in the game settings tooltip presents it as "High display resolution".