Resistance: FoM seems a little dark...

[Sylin]

So last night we had some friends over for dinner, and one of them was really keen on checking out my new PS3. We ended up playing co-op Resistance: FoM until about 3 AM and nearly beat the game, but I was ready to collapse from exhaustion. (Only 4 levels to go!)

Anyhow, one thing I observed is that the game was REALLY dark... nearly impossible to see in some scenes. I've never noticed a lighting problem in other games, like Heavenly Sword or Ninja Gaiden--they all seem to be appropriately balanced. Movies and TV look OK on my screen, too.

Is there any way to jack up the gamma in this game? Or am I stuck with just cranking the brightness manually on my TV (Sony KDS-50A2020)?

[clownface]

Some scenes are intentionally dark so just turn on your wapons flashlight.

[Kairav]

Yup, meant to be like that.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by clownface

Some scenes are intentionally dark so just turn on your wapons flashlight.

You can turn the flashlight on and off? Jeez... I'm such a n00b.

Last night was the first time I'd played the game (other than a quick multiplayer bout with my wife)... I just assumed my flashlight ran out of power and I was in the dark (a la Doom 3). Apparently I need to go RTFM.

Now it makes sense that there were rooms that were totally dark. My buddy and I just fumbled through them until we found the way out. Now I know better -- thanks!

[ezcobar411]

I love this game

[dk3dknight]

Yes Resistance goes for a "Realistic Flashlight System" in such a system flashlights dont run out of juice in 5 minutes like the standard set by half life in which many games have followed.

Im glad that there are some games that realize how stupid it is for a flash light to die in 5 min., seeing all that cool technology that was being developed im glad that some scientist figured out how to make a flash light battery that actually lasted.

[ajkj9]

ur wife plays resistance w/ u!?!? someone hit the jackpot

[kingofgrills]

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

You can turn the flashlight on and off? Jeez... I'm such a n00b.

Last night was the first time I'd played the game (other than a quick multiplayer bout with my wife)... I just assumed my flashlight ran out of power and I was in the dark (a la Doom 3). Apparently I need to go RTFM.

Now it makes sense that there were rooms that were totally dark. My buddy and I just fumbled through them until we found the way out. Now I know better -- thanks!

Resistance is an awesome game. It's even better with the flashlight

I have the same TV as yours, and after reading your initial post I started to think of the settings I use to help you out. Resistance looks incredible on that set, and I couldn't figure out what was up. I guess the flashlight would help your brightness situation.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by kingofgrills

Resistance is an awesome game. It's even better with the flashlight

I have the same TV as yours, and after reading your initial post I started to think of the settings I use to help you out. Resistance looks incredible on that set, and I couldn't figure out what was up. I guess the flashlight would help your brightness situation.

Thanks for all the tips, guys.

I have my Sony setup according to David Katzmeier's recommendations, which greatly improved the stock settings, particularly for movies. Now that I know how to use the flashlight, Resistance looks much better!

Originally Posted by ajkj9

ur wife plays resistance w/ u!?!? someone hit the jackpot

My wife wasn't a gamer when we met, but she is now. I got her playing World of Warcraft until we both got bored with it, and now we're on the PS3. She really likes puzzle games, but she has very good HEC, and can hold her own in shooters. (We bought 2 DS's for our vacation last month, and she kicked my ass at Mario Bros. multiplayer.)

Originally Posted by dk3dknight

Im glad that there are some games that realize how stupid it is for a flash light to die in 5 min., seeing all that cool technology that was being developed im glad that some scientist figured out how to make a flash light battery that actually lasted.

I have a "tactical" flashlight that doesn't require batteries. I get that game developers probably think it adds to the "strategy" of a game to not have a light available always, but I think that's frustrating.

[WriteSimply]

When you played RFOM without flashlights, did you have the surround system on? Even with the flashlight, some of the underground sequences can get pretty scary.


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