Motion Blur, Good, or Bad? Now [56K]

I always hear people say how they hate motion blur and say how its a cheap trick, but to be honest i think motion blur looks great. Yes it is true motion blur can be used to cover up textures, example: killzone 2 (though the later builds the textures are pretty good for a console game).

but when i play crysis i find the motion blur adds to the immersion into the game, makes the game appear smooth, and even if it is to cover up bad textures, (not in crysis of course), i still find it looks great.

so up to you to decide

Yes to motion Blur? Why?

No to motion Blur? Why?

I don't like it.

Although it is a cool effect, it makes my eyes hurt and I feel a little dizzy or sick after a litte while. Roller coastes don't bother me, but that does for some reason.

its not bad, in consoles where you kinda need them its good but on PC i prefer just hitting up some good old AA and AF.yoyo462001

i love motion blur, it's bloom i hate, god i wish consoles had the option to turn bloom off, i always do it on the PCst1ka

I'm pretty sure Mirror's Edge used bloom alot, and it made me very tired playing it. Constant blasts of akward light all over the place. Frys the brain.

I'm just assuming that the only ones that really think motion blur is not good are fanboys trying to mark down KZ2. I mean, if Guerilla Games wanted to, I believe they could take out motion blur and add in hi-rez textures instead. But, instead, they decided to keep motion blur.qman101

I personally like motion blur. It makes it feel more realistic or 'immersive.'

But "pretty good for a console game"[when referring to textures]? They're great for a console game if you compare it to GeoW2 or Halo. On a more sarcastic note, it's motion blur doesn't cover up textures becausethere aren't any lacking textures to be had. :P

[QUOTE="qman101"]I'm just assuming that the only ones that really think motion blur is not good are fanboys trying to mark down KZ2. I mean, if Guerilla Games wanted to, I believe they could take out motion blur and add in hi-rez textures instead. But, instead, they decided to keep motion blur.st1ka

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark anyway. Mabye if instead of using the processing power to deal with motion blur effects, they could instead use it to display higher resolution textures? I can't imagine motion blur actually uses much anyway, it's been used for such a long time now it must be a huge trade off for what it's worth.

[QUOTE="st1ka"][QUOTE="qman101"]I'm just assuming that the only ones that really think motion blur is not good are fanboys trying to mark down KZ2. I mean, if Guerilla Games wanted to, I believe they could take out motion blur and add in hi-rez textures instead. But, instead, they decided to keep motion blur.WasntAvailable

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark anyway. Mabye if instead of using the processing power to deal with motion blur effects, they could instead use it to display higher resolution textures? I can't imagine motion blur actually uses much anyway, it's been used for such a long time now it must be a huge trade off for what it's worth.

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[QUOTE="st1ka"] wait how does removeing blur help insertig hi-rez textures? shouldn't it do just opposite?st1ka

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark anyway. Mabye if instead of using the processing power to deal with motion blur effects, they could instead use it to display higher resolution textures? I can't imagine motion blur actually uses much anyway, it's been used for such a long time now it must be a huge trade off for what it's worth.

And the closer you come to complete disorentation. Some games have motion blur so strong it actually makes you dizzy. Motion blur combined with bloom is like auto daze. i.e Mirror's Edge.

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[QUOTE="st1ka"] wait how does removeing blur help insertig hi-rez textures? shouldn't it do just opposite?st1ka

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark anyway. Mabye if instead of using the processing power to deal with motion blur effects, they could instead use it to display higher resolution textures? I can't imagine motion blur actually uses much anyway, it's been used for such a long time now it must be a huge trade off for what it's worth.

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I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark anyway. Mabye if instead of using the processing power to deal with motion blur effects, they could instead use it to display higher resolution textures? I can't imagine motion blur actually uses much anyway, it's been used for such a long time now it must be a huge trade off for what it's worth.

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And the closer you come to complete disorentation. Some games have motion blur so strong it actually makes you dizzy. Motion blur combined with bloom is like auto daze. i.e Mirror's Edge.

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I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark anyway. Mabye if instead of using the processing power to deal with motion blur effects, they could instead use it to display higher resolution textures? I can't imagine motion blur actually uses much anyway, it's been used for such a long time now it must be a huge trade off for what it's worth.

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Killzone 2 & Mass Effect Motion Blur = Bad.

Crysis Motion Blur = Good.

Killzone 2 & Mass Effect Motion Blur = Bad.

Crysis Motion Blur = Good.

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I can agree with this except I don't know about KZ2... I have not played it. But Crysis motion blur is quite advanced.

I'm just assuming that the only ones that really think motion blur is not good are fanboys trying to mark down KZ2. I mean, if Guerilla Games wanted to, I believe they could take out motion blur and add in hi-rez textures instead. But, instead, they decided to keep motion blur.qman101

Killzone 2 & Mass Effect Motion Blur = Bad.

Crysis Motion Blur = Good.

Killzone 2 & Mass Effect Motion Blur = Bad.

Crysis Motion Blur = Good.

I can agree with this except I don't know about KZ2... I have not played it. But Crysis motion blur is quite advanced.

it all depends on the type of game, motion blur looks great in fighting games but is very annoying in KZ2Gay-Lord-Perry

I'm just assuming that the only ones that really think motion blur is not good are fanboys trying to mark down KZ2. I mean, if Guerilla Games wanted to, I believe they could take out motion blur and add in hi-rez textures instead. But, instead, they decided to keep motion blur.qman101

Yeah you're being way too defensive about Killzone. Some people just don't like the blur, as it decreases your vision of things. And the PS3 is kind of limited by its RAM which has a lot to do with textures. So Guerilla compensated properly with motion blur. Really smart move by them actually.

like any effect, used in moderation, it can be a good thing.VideoGameGuy

Like slow motion.

You notice it much more when watching videos of a game as opposed to playing it.

I like it, gives a nice sense of speed.

[QUOTE="st1ka"]i love motion blur, it's bloom i hate, god i wish consoles had the option to turn bloom off, i always do it on the PCWasntAvailable

I'm pretty sure Mirror's Edge used bloom alot, and it made me very tired playing it. Constant blasts of akward light all over the place. Frys the brain.

Good in moderation (Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Crysis). Terribad in excess (Killzone 2, yech).

the thing is motion blur actually helps taking a load off the processing power, in other words the more blur the better a game runsst1ka

KZ2 does it a bit too much, but they manner it does is it technically not reducing the load on the processor, infact it does the opposite(only it helps achieve their cinematic vision of the game).

You are confusing it with just a blurring effect that results from the processor doing crude and general rendering as fast as possible without a huge worry about the overall quality(ala GTA4 on the 360 and Mass Effect).

Full Screen Cinematic Motion Blur is actually a complicated and very high end technology with blurring based upon movement, distance and other factors. It basically does per-pixel calculation for the blurring effect to result in a high quality and highly cinematic image.

i love motion blur, it's bloom i hate, god i wish consoles had the option to turn bloom off, i always do it on the PCst1ka

[QUOTE="st1ka"]i love motion blur, it's bloom i hate, god i wish consoles had the option to turn bloom off, i always do it on the PCkillab2oo5

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="st1ka"]i love motion blur, it's bloom i hate, god i wish consoles had the option to turn bloom off, i always do it on the PCgamer7890

[QUOTE="gamer7890"][QUOTE="killab2oo5"] Agreed. I wondered for the longest why my games look so fuzzy...turned out it was crappy bloom.Eyezonmii

I don't mind it. It can be good when used right.Lois_Saphir

Motion blur is great when USED RIGHT...its realistic, vision blurs when there is fast movement. Killzone 2 does it great, IMO. Eyezonmii