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Assassin’s Creed: Mirage update will let you toggle graphics effect people hate so much they’re modding it outEverything is permitted, except chromatic blur

Everything is permitted, except chromatic blur

Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft

Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft

Basim walks the desert outside Baghdad in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Good news, people who prefer their videogame graphics crispy rather than hazy and rainbow-edged! Ubisoft are working on anAssassin’s Creed: Miragepatch that will let you toggle off chromatic aberration - aka the blurring of outlines and details for artistic effect, which you might consider appropriate to a game subtitled “Mirage”, but which some people absolutely despise.

As for chromatic blur, consider it knifed and/or poisoned and dumped in a bush somewhere. “Regarding the chromatic aberration, our dedicated team is working on it,” readsthe subsequent support team post. “The option to toggle it on and off should be available in one of the upcoming updates.”

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A screen of Assassin’s Creed: Mirage before the removal of chromatic aberration

A screen of Assassin’s Creed: Mirage after the removal of chromatic aberration

It’s funny how graphics features catch people out differently. For instance, I have been unable to finish the otherwise lovelySablebecause the contrast between the character’s purposefully juddery animations and the camera movement causes weird lights to go on in my skull. That’s despite really liking the game’s aesthetic in small doses - I just can’t play for longer than 20 minutes.