Best Video Games for CRT filter quality

#1 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
4.8

The optional CRT filter earns praise for convincing scanlines and screen curvature without sacrificing visibility. One enthusiast keeps it on throughout play.

Pros: overall quality, difficulty balance

Cons: frame rate stability, performance optimization

#2 Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival
4.0

The optional 1980s movie filter is appreciated as a fitting stylistic touch. It offers another way to frame the franchise’s period horror aesthetic.

Pros: faithfulness to franchise, narrative quality

Cons: combat system, boss design

#3 BALL x PIT
3.6

The simulated monitor look adds a distinctive retro finish for some players. Others dislike its jagginess or want more convenient control over the filtering.

Pros: fun factor, upgrade system

Cons: user interface design, grind level

#4 Mega Man X: Command Mission
2.5

The rerelease's color filters offer little appeal to a player who prefers the original palette. Keeping the game's intended colors is the favored approach in that assessment.

Pros: combat system, overall quality

Cons: fun factor, narrative quality