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Can anybody explain to me why certain Gamecube games are exceedingly dark and borderline unplayable? I am currently playing COD: Finest Hour and the game is just too dark. There are no in game brightness settings, and adjusting the brightness on the actual television does nothing in terms of turning up the actual brightness in the game and making you able to see things better. There are certain levels in this game that are unplayable because they take place underground and the screen is essentially just a blank dark space, you cannot see enemies or where you are going. I looked it up and this is a common issue for the gamecube version it seems with no fix. Another game I've played recently that has the same issue is Prince of Persia: Two Thrones. Does anyone know why this is?

>> No.9191603

Did you try increasing the brightness level of your monitor?

>> No.9191623

>>9191603
K thanks for chiming in pal.

>> No.9191635

>>9191623
Well, if you want an actual answer, it's most likely because the devs were not working on properly calibrated monitors and fucked up the gamma to compensate.

>> No.9191639

>>9191635
>Well, if you want an actual answer
Why the fuck do you think I made this thread and ended it with "does anybody know why this is?"

>> No.9191665

>>9191639
Is your monitor properly calibrated? Could be that the game expects reference level calibration.

>> No.9191675

>>9191665
once again, thanks for chiming in and showing you either didn't read, or didn't understand what I said.

>> No.9191678

>>9191521
Gamecube games can be very dark, I've noticed it too. Xbox and PS2 are more balanced but the mediocre component quality out of Xbox leaves much to be desired. PS2 is usually well off. Playing on a CRT does help.

>> No.9191923

>>9191521
you can change the brightness on the tv ig is the idea
that said it's cod, what were you expecting? visually the series has always been kinda dark

>> No.9192058

>>9191521
The PlayStation® 2 Computer Entertainment System does not have this problem.

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>>9192058
Based.

>> No.9192086

>>9192079
How will nintencels ever recover from this oh no no no

>> No.9192095

>>9192086
Probably by making more threads seething about the PS1.

>> No.9192110

>>9191665
>>9191678
I did end up hooking the system up to a CRT, and adjusting the brightness settings on that television did actually improve it and make the game function properly.

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>>9191521
That's the devs not the gamecube, this is the ps2 version for example.
It's outside but dark, change the gamma if you are on an lcd, which has less brightness range than crt.

>> No.9192451

>>9192124
I tried changing the gamma on my LCD. It improved a little bit but not enough to make it playable.
>>9191635
I apologize, you were correct in the first place.

>> No.9192472

If only there were some kind of computer program that let you fine tune your experience with more and better options. Pipe dream i guess.

>> No.9192581

>>9192472
I'm playing it on console on a fucking television. Read before you post.

>> No.9192610

>>9191675
Not our fault you tv is shit. Get fucked kid.

>> No.9192637

>>9192581
you can project games to the tv

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We're going to save this thread with some comparisons

>> No.9192658

>>9192649
oh and don't hack my xbox or I WILL tell my mom to tell your mom.

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>>9192658
1st name entry, picked the cute girl in slot 2 and profile is this

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>>9192669
this will be a useful metric

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9192697

it's pretty dark

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9192701

wow my faggot commie wife

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>>9192701
bros im fixing her

>> No.9192717

>>9192697
see I told you it was broken

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>>9192717
yeah this is the xbox version, proof related

>> No.9192740

>>9191521
you're probably the same kind of mentally ill homosexual who would boot up DOOM 64 and say it was too dark because you were incapable of turning up the brightness in the game options and TV if necessary. I don't know what your fucking problem is. you live in a world of issues and I live in a world of solutions. with that said, WW2 is the gayest setting for a game ever and consequently every WW2 shooter ever made is garbage. fuck you.

>> No.9192742

>>9192740
what's wrong, don't like shooting up nazi chuds?

>> No.9192758

>>9192742
I don't like playing the historical equivalent of licensed shit. you could be playing a good shooter like doom or quake 3 or timesplitters but instead you revel in fecal filth that derives its story and setting from the most overplayed setting in media because you are a mouthbreathing NPC incapable of rational thought. I hope you die of prostate cancer you clown shoe dicked looking tar baby faggit.

>> No.9192760

>>9192742
It's overdone. Only reason there's so much ww2 shit is because of saving private ryan

>> No.9192764

>>9192758
I really like the early 2000's world war two shooters because they came along at a time when I was just getting interested in history. I would learn about something in the game and then go and read a book about it and actually learn about it. They helped to few my lifelong interest in history and reading. I like to replay them every few years.

>> No.9192765

>>9192764
>*helped to fuel my lifelong interest in history and reading

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time for the gc version (on wii)

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>>9192792
science i guess

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Is it darker? Well its already dark

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>>9192697
is it slightly less dark?

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this version does have its problems but also improves on things from the xbox version

>> No.9192821

>>9191521
Just don't play it

Video games are only interesting because youre too poor to have any real hobbies

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i got her face on the fade out

so here's some differences:
xbox version is darker
xbox version has better shading
xbox version has better texturing (noticeably)
xbox version has worse particles for things like muzzle flashes
gamecube version has TERRIBLE audio quality, clips like crazy
gamecube HUD generally looks cleaner and smoother except for radial indicators
gamecube has apparent artifacts of map triggers in the distance, doesn't look great when noticed
gamecube controls are messy, rumble bugged out and stopped responding during the mg42 sprayfest but fixed itself shortly after, firing happens on trigger completion instead of trigger pull like xbox, at one point while holding the fire button it stopped registering, my gc controller was cleaned very recently so it shouldn't be a problem

don't feel like loading it onto my PS2 so this is all you're getting

>> No.9192972

>>9192843
Thanks, I'm interested in anything about these games.

>> No.9193929

>>9192581
No shit faggot you were being mocked for your retardedness. Gain some self awareness, you deluxe dick muncher.

>> No.9194605

>>9193929
I think you you just have issues reading and are a child that can't fathom someone playing a console they've owned for 20 years on a televisoon.