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Bol @Bolverk15 > no piss filter gaming > ngmi Cam Will @CamWill21x Oct 29 Replying to @Bolverk15 How people can like the piss filter is beyond me 4:38 AM - Oct 29, 2023 329K Views . ...
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PISS FILTER ERA OF VIDEO GAMES 2005-2013 LETT, print 15 LAUKERSAA C DES BAR END 24/3071 PRESS Six Four, this is Delte Two, hold your fire! We are plac CRUITED est $1200 SP 4452 PRETE Manikan
IN-GAME EDITED AR SCAN-HOLD RELEASE TARGETED TETHER-TAP MELEE ATTACK-TAP AR SCAN HOLD RELEASE TARGETED TETHER-TAP MELEE ATTACK-TAP
68KiB, 554x554, cpv0b6qq6sw51.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Fri [29 / 5 /?] 24 Sep 2021 14:26:11 No.572099961 View Origina I Report Quoted By: >>572100076 >>572100213 >>572100335 >>572100345 >>572100905 >>572101019 >>572102775 >>572102964 >>572103529 >>572103712 >>572106425 >>572107670 Piss filter was peak soul, you do agree, don't you? Anonymous Fri 24 Sep 2021 14:27:19 No.572100076 Report >>572099961 Its okay in some games. Absolutely f--- gears of war and Cawadooty for making it mainstream though.
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About

Piss Filter is a slang name given to the golden (yellow) filter that frequently appeared in video games released during the period of seventh generation consoles between 2005 and 2013, most notably Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5 and Metal Gear Solid 4. Posts mentioning the "piss filter" appeared online since 2011, with the term regaining popularity in early 2020s.

Origin

While the exact first game to employ a yellow filter is unknown, some of the earliest notable video games to apply the filter are Resistance: Fall of Man (2006), Metal Fear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) and Gears of War 2 (2008) (gameplay footage from Resistance: Fall of Man and Gears of War 2 shown below, left and right).

The earliest documented uses of the expression "piss filter" all belong to discussions of the 2011 video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, in which the use of the filter is apparent. On August 9th, 2011, two weeks ahead of the game's release, Neogaf forum[1] user Foliorum Viridum made the earliest found use of the phrase (shown below).

E EatChildren Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King. Aug 8, 2011 Those DeafMutes said: DXHR yellow filter has infected New York, and I like it. Piss filter, dude. Piss filter. #66

Spread

The phrase saw active use in discussions pertaining to Deus Ex: Human Revolution in the months following its release.[2] On September 23rd, 2011, news website CinemaBlend[3] posted an article about a visual enhancement for the game titled, "Deus Ex: Human Revolution ENB Mod Enhances Graphics, Removes Piss Filter" (snippet shown below).

Deus Ex: Human Revolution ENB Mod Enhances Graphics, Removes Piss Filter By Will Usher published September 23, 2011 P

Until 2020, the expression saw moderate use online, primarily on gaming forums and boards, being used in discussions related to Deus Ex: Human Revolution and its sequel and Resident Evil 5.

On April 2nd, 2015, Neogaf[4] user Mineshaft_Gap made a thread titled "Color filters that shit up a games aesthetic," posting several images from the 2009 video game Resident Evil 5 with and without the yellow filter (shown below, left). The thread garnered over 200 replies in eight years. On August 15th, 2018, ResetEra forum[5] user Prolepro posted comparison images from Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Battlefield 3, opening a thread that garnered over 50 replies (shown below, right).

M Mineshaft Gap 4077th Apr 2, 2015 Piss filters. Why the f--- do developers do this to their games? Look at this. How could anyone think the filtered images look better? It's god damn terrible. 6.6% 276.7 fps Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 1920x1080x32bit (ARGB8) DirectX 9.0c 6.6% Press 291.4 fps Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 1920x1080x32bit (ARGB8) DirectX 9.0c to end the test. Press E to end the test. RESIDEN RESIDENT EVIL
Aug 15, 2018 There's a common label attributed to color filters on many games that basically is universally referred to as a "piss-filter", with prime examples being Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, Battlefield 3 etc. etc.: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Battlefield3 BEFORE MA AFTER < #1

On January 7th, 2020, an anonymous 4chan user posted an image comparing Resident Evil 5 with and without the filter, with the /v/[5] thread gaining over 450 replies before reaching post limit (image and screenshot shown below, left and right).

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View Original Report Quoted By: >>491699105 >>491699218 >>491699517 >>491701093 >>491701139 >>491701309 >>491701878 >>491702983 >>491703707 >>491703884 >>491704402 >>491704448 >>491706307 >>491706939 >>491707373 >>491708979 >>491710416 >>491711457 >>491713275 >>491715143 >>491716347 >>491717460 >>491717806 >>491718450 >>491718909 >>491719206 >>491719429 >>491720081 >>491720381 >>491720434 >>491720986 >>491721517 >>491723550 >>491723890 >>491724015 >>491724304 >>491728709 >>491729659 >>491731578 >>491744083 >>491745990 >>491747648 >>491751171 >>491751468 >>491753238 >>491755209 >>491757634 >>491758993 >>491759375 >>491763248 >>491767512 >>491768983 >>491769553 >>491771783 >>491777853 >>491778169 >>491779138 >>491779738 >>491784725 3MiB, 4000x4000, F4E4F5E2-EFF1-4CC4-AF74- Anonymous Tue 07 Jan [454 / 88 /?] 2020 14:46:16 No.491698781 C04C9CA7C514.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO The absolute f------ state of 360 era video games. F--- piss filters, f--- bloom, f--- muddy brown textures. F--- that whole gen. It's like it was a huge sick joke.

On January 8th, 2020, Redditor beethy posted the image in the /r/gaming[6] subreddit, commenting, "Resident Evil 5 without the piss filter that plagued almost every last gen game." The post received over 100,000 likes in tfour years.

In the early 2022, this and other images of "piss filter" in video games belonging to the 7th generation console era were circulated online, with multiple posts going viral and sparking discussions.

Mexican Filter

Mexican Filter or Mexico Filter refers to parodies of a trope in American film and television in which scenes taking place in Mexico are often shown through a sepia or yellow-colored filter. The cliche began garnering attention in the early 2000s, increasing over the following years through associations with prominent TV shows like Breaking Bad, among others.

Various Examples

PISS FILTER ERA OF VIDEO GAMES 2005-2013 LETT, print 15 LAUKERSAA C DES BAR END 24/3071 PRESS Six Four, this is Delte Two, hold your fire! We are plac CRUITED est $1200 SP 4452 PRETE Manikan
IN-GAME EDITED AR SCAN-HOLD RELEASE TARGETED TETHER-TAP MELEE ATTACK-TAP AR SCAN HOLD RELEASE TARGETED TETHER-TAP MELEE ATTACK-TAP
The era when covering your game in piss filter was really cool
1 JAPAN/EU Wij ZELDA USA Wiju ZELDA aindeocon 419KiB, 1120x960, pissfilter.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous [23/7/?] Tue 20 Oct 2015 12:04:52 No.313723698 View Original Report Quoted By: >>313723885 >>313724062 >>313724254 >>313724415 So, which one is better? And why USA cover arts always have piss filter?
Cunning Mastiff @CunningMastiff Yup, the Piss filter, now that was real soul. PISS spri LAURIAN C DES BAR FILTER ERA OF VIDEO GAMES 2005-2013 11:08 AM Nov 23, 2022 LEND WAR Six-Four, this is Delte Two, hold your h CHERY : 11
3MiB, 4000x4000, resident evil 5 piss filter.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Resident Evil Thread [522 / 106/?] Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2020 15:16:26 No.511217463 View Original Report Quoted By: >>511217778 >>511218001 >>511218238 >>511218269 >>511218353 >>511218558 >>511218692 >>511219127 >>511219132 >>511219216 >>511219474 >>511219603 >>511219670 >>511220072 >>511220223 >>511220529 >>511220853 >>511221169 >>511221272 >>511221442 >>511221668 >>511222083 >>511222152 >>511222975 >>511223708 >>511223951 >>511224042 >>511224858 >>511225042 >>511225114 >>511226757 >>511227406 >>511228214 >>511230004 >>511231102 >>511232276 >>511232995 >>511234649 >>511235819 >>511236678 >>511239316 >>511239649 >>511240262 >>511240464 >>511240896 >>511241654 >>511243110 >>511244492 >>511244718 >>511244918 >>511245890 >>511246064 >>511248783 >>511249902 >>511251319 >>511252491 >>511253452 >>511255193 >>511255303 >>511256129 >>511263771 >>511266509 why the actual, literal, and unironic f--- was this allowed?

Search Interest

External References

[1] Neogaf – Foliorum Viridum

[2] Gamefaqs – WOC

[3] CinemaBlend – Deus Ex: Human Revolution ENB Mod Enhances Graphics, Removes Piss Filter

[4] Neogaf – Color filters that shit up a games aesthetic.

[5] arch.b4k – /v/ Thread #491698781

[6] Reddit – Resident Evil 5 without the piss filter that plagued almost every last gen game.

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About

Piss Filter is a slang name given to the golden (yellow) filter that frequently appeared in video games released during the period of seventh generation consoles between 2005 and 2013, most notably Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5 and Metal Gear Solid 4. Posts mentioning the "piss filter" appeared online since 2011, with the term regaining popularity in early 2020s.

Origin

While the exact first game to employ a yellow filter is unknown, some of the earliest notable video games to apply the filter are Resistance: Fall of Man (2006), Metal Fear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) and Gears of War 2 (2008) (gameplay footage from Resistance: Fall of Man and Gears of War 2 shown below, left and right).



The earliest documented uses of the expression "piss filter" all belong to discussions of the 2011 video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, in which the use of the filter is apparent. On August 9th, 2011, two weeks ahead of the game's release, Neogaf forum[1] user Foliorum Viridum made the earliest found use of the phrase (shown below).


E EatChildren Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King. Aug 8, 2011 Those DeafMutes said: DXHR yellow filter has infected New York, and I like it. Piss filter, dude. Piss filter. #66

Spread

The phrase saw active use in discussions pertaining to Deus Ex: Human Revolution in the months following its release.[2] On September 23rd, 2011, news website CinemaBlend[3] posted an article about a visual enhancement for the game titled, "Deus Ex: Human Revolution ENB Mod Enhances Graphics, Removes Piss Filter" (snippet shown below).


Deus Ex: Human Revolution ENB Mod Enhances Graphics, Removes Piss Filter By Will Usher published September 23, 2011 P

Until 2020, the expression saw moderate use online, primarily on gaming forums and boards, being used in discussions related to Deus Ex: Human Revolution and its sequel and Resident Evil 5.

On April 2nd, 2015, Neogaf[4] user Mineshaft_Gap made a thread titled "Color filters that shit up a games aesthetic," posting several images from the 2009 video game Resident Evil 5 with and without the yellow filter (shown below, left). The thread garnered over 200 replies in eight years. On August 15th, 2018, ResetEra forum[5] user Prolepro posted comparison images from Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Battlefield 3, opening a thread that garnered over 50 replies (shown below, right).


M Mineshaft Gap 4077th Apr 2, 2015 Piss filters. Why the f--- do developers do this to their games? Look at this. How could anyone think the filtered images look better? It's god damn terrible. 6.6% 276.7 fps Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 1920x1080x32bit (ARGB8) DirectX 9.0c 6.6% Press 291.4 fps Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 1920x1080x32bit (ARGB8) DirectX 9.0c to end the test. Press E to end the test. RESIDEN RESIDENT EVIL Aug 15, 2018 There's a common label attributed to color filters on many games that basically is universally referred to as a "piss-filter", with prime examples being Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, Battlefield 3 etc. etc.: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Battlefield3 BEFORE MA AFTER < #1

On January 7th, 2020, an anonymous 4chan user posted an image comparing Resident Evil 5 with and without the filter, with the /v/[5] thread gaining over 450 replies before reaching post limit (image and screenshot shown below, left and right).


DERS D DERS T T A ㅍㅁ ign jaa MO View Original Report Quoted By: >>491699105 >>491699218 >>491699517 >>491701093 >>491701139 >>491701309 >>491701878 >>491702983 >>491703707 >>491703884 >>491704402 >>491704448 >>491706307 >>491706939 >>491707373 >>491708979 >>491710416 >>491711457 >>491713275 >>491715143 >>491716347 >>491717460 >>491717806 >>491718450 >>491718909 >>491719206 >>491719429 >>491720081 >>491720381 >>491720434 >>491720986 >>491721517 >>491723550 >>491723890 >>491724015 >>491724304 >>491728709 >>491729659 >>491731578 >>491744083 >>491745990 >>491747648 >>491751171 >>491751468 >>491753238 >>491755209 >>491757634 >>491758993 >>491759375 >>491763248 >>491767512 >>491768983 >>491769553 >>491771783 >>491777853 >>491778169 >>491779138 >>491779738 >>491784725 3MiB, 4000x4000, F4E4F5E2-EFF1-4CC4-AF74- Anonymous Tue 07 Jan [454 / 88 /?] 2020 14:46:16 No.491698781 C04C9CA7C514.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO The absolute f------ state of 360 era video games. F--- piss filters, f--- bloom, f--- muddy brown textures. F--- that whole gen. It's like it was a huge sick joke.

On January 8th, 2020, Redditor beethy posted the image in the /r/gaming[6] subreddit, commenting, "Resident Evil 5 without the piss filter that plagued almost every last gen game." The post received over 100,000 likes in tfour years.

In the early 2022, this and other images of "piss filter" in video games belonging to the 7th generation console era were circulated online, with multiple posts going viral and sparking discussions.

Mexican Filter

Mexican Filter or Mexico Filter refers to parodies of a trope in American film and television in which scenes taking place in Mexico are often shown through a sepia or yellow-colored filter. The cliche began garnering attention in the early 2000s, increasing over the following years through associations with prominent TV shows like Breaking Bad, among others.

Various Examples


PISS FILTER ERA OF VIDEO GAMES 2005-2013 LETT, print 15 LAUKERSAA C DES BAR END 24/3071 PRESS Six Four, this is Delte Two, hold your fire! We are plac CRUITED est $1200 SP 4452 PRETE Manikan IN-GAME EDITED AR SCAN-HOLD RELEASE TARGETED TETHER-TAP MELEE ATTACK-TAP AR SCAN HOLD RELEASE TARGETED TETHER-TAP MELEE ATTACK-TAP The era when covering your game in piss filter was really cool
1 JAPAN/EU Wij ZELDA USA Wiju ZELDA aindeocon 419KiB, 1120x960, pissfilter.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous [23/7/?] Tue 20 Oct 2015 12:04:52 No.313723698 View Original Report Quoted By: >>313723885 >>313724062 >>313724254 >>313724415 So, which one is better? And why USA cover arts always have piss filter? Cunning Mastiff @CunningMastiff Yup, the Piss filter, now that was real soul. PISS spri LAURIAN C DES BAR FILTER ERA OF VIDEO GAMES 2005-2013 11:08 AM Nov 23, 2022 LEND WAR Six-Four, this is Delte Two, hold your h CHERY : 11 3MiB, 4000x4000, resident evil 5 piss filter.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Resident Evil Thread [522 / 106/?] Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2020 15:16:26 No.511217463 View Original Report Quoted By: >>511217778 >>511218001 >>511218238 >>511218269 >>511218353 >>511218558 >>511218692 >>511219127 >>511219132 >>511219216 >>511219474 >>511219603 >>511219670 >>511220072 >>511220223 >>511220529 >>511220853 >>511221169 >>511221272 >>511221442 >>511221668 >>511222083 >>511222152 >>511222975 >>511223708 >>511223951 >>511224042 >>511224858 >>511225042 >>511225114 >>511226757 >>511227406 >>511228214 >>511230004 >>511231102 >>511232276 >>511232995 >>511234649 >>511235819 >>511236678 >>511239316 >>511239649 >>511240262 >>511240464 >>511240896 >>511241654 >>511243110 >>511244492 >>511244718 >>511244918 >>511245890 >>511246064 >>511248783 >>511249902 >>511251319 >>511252491 >>511253452 >>511255193 >>511255303 >>511256129 >>511263771 >>511266509 why the actual, literal, and unironic f--- was this allowed?

Search Interest

External References

[1] Neogaf – Foliorum Viridum

[2] Gamefaqs – WOC

[3] CinemaBlend – Deus Ex: Human Revolution ENB Mod Enhances Graphics, Removes Piss Filter

[4] Neogaf – Color filters that shit up a games aesthetic.

[5] arch.b4k – /v/ Thread #491698781

[6] Reddit – Resident Evil 5 without the piss filter that plagued almost every last gen game.

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