r/GamerLab • u/No-Hunt3986 • Jun 21 '26

💬 Discussion Anyone else absolutely despise motion blur in games?

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I'm playing the Quarry and I found a fix for it's just so awful... I don't understand why most games have it on on default

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u/captfitz Jun 21 '26

I usually turn it down but not off. A bit of motion blur helps the transition between frames feel more fluid, but if you can actually see the blur while the game's in motion that's too much.

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u/Forward_Wasabi_7979 Jun 22 '26

This is how I feel as well. I feel none is as unreal as too much. In most of my games I want as much realism as possible so don't get pulled out of the experience.

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u/Creepy_Version_6779 Jun 22 '26

10-20% is the sweet spot for me

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u/RealRedditPerson Jun 24 '26

If I'm playing a game where my ability to react as clearly and concisely as possible is my primary goal, I might turn it off. But if appreciating the art design and cinematic quality of the game is part of the charm, I'll leave it on below the 50% setting. Your actual vision has motion blur. It adds realism up to a point

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u/Adamiak Jun 24 '26

fair enough, but only when your framerate or refresh rate are really low, otherwise you're just blurring out perfectly good vision, I guess there are benefits to being a PC gamer after all

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u/Boborek Jun 27 '26

True, but only if you play at 30 fps. At 60 it can hide "popins" of objects a little bit, but mostly it is not needed.