The Red Screen of Death

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ShadowSnake said:

WilliamWatts said:
Its stupid, because right at the moment where you need to see where your enemies are so you can evade/kill them you can't because your screen is covered in a red tint. Around the edges is fine but not over the whole screen!!

I think it adds realism to the game but if you wanna be realistic at least give the player the ability to wipe the blood of the visor... geez

It can add to immersion, not so much the realism and I get having the red screen for games with little to no HUD, but Bioshock 2 (and Mass Effect 2, and most other games that use it) have the life displayed very prominantly right there for you to see.  The red screen is there *only* to get in your way.

I get that it's trying to make things more dire when you're in danger, but fuck, it shouldn't be that much of a pain in the ass when you don't even need it in the first place.