I love the soft light glow effect (bloom?) of some games from 2005-2010. Can someone explain what this is? : r/gaming

The greatest PC games of the 2010s

Usages of bloom and blur in games

I'm playing Blightfall and I noticed these clouds made from

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Why did seventh gen games have so much BLOOM? : r/TwoBestFriendsPlay

A look back at the fuckload of bloom era, Page 4

Dont force bloom, people dont care about How good the game looks

Why do so many games from the mid 00s look like this? : r/gamedev

Why were games in the mid-2000s plagued with excessive bloom? : r

Why do so many games from the mid 00s look like this? : r/gamedev

Common implementation of 'bloom' and 'heavy brown tint' in video