Originally posted by Masked:

Yeh it removes it but also makes the game look washed out. I guess they made some changes with SSAO since I first played. I just have issues with my eyes headaches, seizures and such so seeing blurry things ends up scaring me. Haha.

Thanks everyone!

Might be worth a shot downloading a texture mod anyway? I think if you have headaches and seizures the cleaner textures could help.