A Plague Tale: Requiem (PC) HDR Analysis

[KoKlusz]

Technical Info:

• Zouna Engine
• HDR available in the windowed mode
• Peak brightness provided by EDID/OS calibration
• No apparent sRGB/G2.2 EOTF mismatch in HDR

HDR Settings:

HDR Settings - Screen brightness (paperwhite), affects UI as well

Click for the exact values

Brightness	Output
-10	50 nits
-9	60 nits
-8	70 nits
-7	80 nits
-6	100 nits
-5	120 nits
-4	140 nits
-3	170 nits
-2	200 nits
-1	250 nits
0 (Default)	300 nits
+1	350 nits
+2	400 nits
+3	450 nits
+4	550 nits
+5	650 nits
+6	750 nits
+7	900 nits
+8	1100 nits
+9	1250 nits
+10	1500 nits

Review:

Nothing really to complain about from the technical perspective, the game goes for the very overexposed look, with blown out highlights and thin shadows, but that's of an art direction thing more than anything. Peak brightness is pulled from the system calibration, there's no gamma mismatch. The color gamut seems confined to Rec. 709, so no fake expansion there.

All you've got to do is adjust the brightness to your liking and enjoy the game.

Comparisons

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SDR Defaults (300 nits, Gamma 2.2)
HDR Defaults

[musicarch66-collab]

Did you check their newest game Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy ? I guess it's identical. Very bright look. Can't tell if there is a gamma mismatch. Blacks are raised a lot.

[KoKlusz]

Soon ™️