Beast of Reincarnation
Quick HDR analysis and setup guide for Beast of Reincarnation on PC and SX (and PS5).
HDR is implemented the same way on PC and Xbox consoles. I did not try it on PS5, but it's most likely the same.
PC Gamers:
See my separate setup and settings guide that will show how to fix the blurry visuals (turn off chromatic aberration and other effects) and how to fix the HDR using RenoDX Extended version.
Console gamers:
We have two in-game sliders. Middle Grays and Max Brightness.
Peak brightness:
The Max brightness slider adjusts peak brightness. There is no indication on the slider to what brightness in nits the game outputs, so I show it here:
10 clicks - 520 nits
20 clicks - 625 nits
30 clicks - 736 nits
40 clicks - 830 nits (default setting)
50 clicks - 930 nits
60 clicks - 1100 nits
70 clicks - 1246 nits
80 clicks -1380 nits
90 clicks -1530 nits
100 clicks - 1660 nits
Setup to what your display can max output.
Brightness / paper white:
The games overall brightness is adjusted via the Middle Grays slider. It adjusts everything inbetween peak brightness and black level floor.
Set it up to get the overall brightness you want.
Black levels:
The game does not have a black level raise caused by HDR. We see that if we compare the waveform in picture 3 and 4. In picture 3 I have removed all the games fog (via engine.ini commands on PC) and black levels look fine. In picture 4 we see a black level raise.
The game heavily uses a tiny layer of fog in the first area of the game. I have not seen the later areas.
So much fog effectively raises black levels, reduces contrast and detail in the distance. I hate when games use it so much, even indoors.
Increasing the middle grays slider increases upper shadows. Be aware of that. It further decreases contrast and that's probably not what many want in a game that uses so much fog.
