It goes with the territory, however as players, we discover ourselves observing screens for hours at a time, seemingly days on finish. As such, we have to take into account how we sort out these gaming classes – we should be comfy, we have to take breaks, we should be carrying some GUNNAR Optiks glasses.
We first occurred upon GUNNAR Optiks just a few years in the past, massively taken in by their Lightning Bolt 360 frames. As a prescription optic wearer, these glasses got here suited and booted, set as much as permit our eyes the easiest alternative at dealing with the screens thrust in our face, killing the blue mild because it went. We had been very impressed.
Since that point, GUNNAR have pushed out a number of different body and lens sorts to the market. Their ESL Blade body coated the eSports angle, while we liked the look of a collaboration with Ubisoft as Murderer’s Creed Valhalla immersed us into its world.
And now we’ve received the same collab, as GUNNAR and Ubisoft staff up once more for an Murderer’s Creed Mirage providing. We’ve been eyes-on and sure, as soon as once more, we’ve been mighty impressed. Actually, we’ve been so impressed that we’re undecided anybody sitting in entrance of a display screen for almost all of their waking hours ought to be doing so with out GUNNAR accompanying them, regardless of whether or not that individual often wears glasses or not.
The GUNNAR glasses we’ve been utilizing for the previous couple of weeks have been that of the Intercept, Murderer’s Creed: Mirage Version. It takes the Intercept vary that GUNNAR have beforehand offered and whips up a stealthy storm, including some Murderer’s Creed Mirage branding to the arms. And naturally it infuses GUNNAR’s USP – a lens that helps with decreasing eye pressure, prevents dry eyes, minimises glare and goals to enhance your sleep.
A mode that we are able to personally get on board with, the Intercept is of pretty rectangular fashion, barely curved to suit. It’s fairly basic glasses stuff if we’re trustworthy, however outsized; these are extraordinarily deep, high to backside with a thick set body. They gained’t swimsuit all, however with a set nostril bridge they need to look good on quite a lot of face shapes and sizes. GUNNAR themselves reckon these are good for ‘most medium’ faces, however these basic vibes ought to permit for it to succeed in many players.
The Murderer’s Creed: Mirage Version of the Intercept doesn’t change issues up an excessive amount of. It comes with an indigo colored body (though if we weren’t advised that, we’d go together with ‘black’), with the front-facing points wanting just about the identical as another Intercept providing; a small GUNNAR emblem hidden up within the nook of the lens. But it surely’s within the arms the place the magic occurs, whisking us off to Baghdad and Murderer’s Creed Mirage with some tremendous cool orange particulars. An Murderer’s Creed emblem sits on the hinge, adopted by that of GUNNAR’s personal branding. For us – a fan of the orange and black combo – it really works brilliantly; delicate, however making certain there’s a understanding nod to the supply materials.
The internals of the arm are all orange, once more hit up with some branding – you’ve received the Intercept identify, that of Murderer’s Creed Mirage and the enduring chicken entrance and centre. Will you ever see this half, because it rests on the facet of your head? No, however that’s moreover the purpose…
What’s extra essential is the burden. The GUNNAR Intercept is made from some precision engineered polymer body materials, however they aren’t the lightest frames we now have ever used. They run on the scales at simply 28 grams, which is much from heavy, however that does put them on the heftier facet of issues after we examine them to our standard daily glasses at 22 grams. Admittedly, these are a number of occasions costlier and are available from one of many world’s main glasses manufacturers, so for GUNNAR to get inside 6 grams is a few going.
What’s additionally good in regards to the GUNNAR Intercept, Murderer’s Creed: Mirage Version is that of the amber tint lens, complementing the orange arm detailing magnificently. It’s that lens which blocks out 100% UV mild, in addition to the all-harmful blue mild that we – as players and display screen customers – ought to already know all about. The lens can also be anti-reflective, smudge resistant and oleophobic. Actually, the one factor it doesn’t do this we’d personally like, is to modify shades as we step out into the sunshine. We’re massive followers of glasses that change between mild and darkish – a la photochromic – and that’s just about the one factor lacking with what’s on provide right here. There isn’t any choice to run interchangeable lenses both.
Nonetheless, we’ve been utilizing these as a prescription set of spectacles for gaming and dealing, and have discovered them to be exact in what they’re providing. Our personal prescription particulars are complicated – far too distinctive to enter particulars right here – however GUNNAR have had no points overlaying our necessities. And with the blue mild killing facet, working a little bit of an amber tint; it guarantees to dam out 65% of blue mild at 450nm. This is identical tint as we’ve used beforehand and have discovered it to be fairly darn efficient.
There are different choices although. GUNNAR have a ‘Clear’ lens which blocks 35% of blue mild, a ‘Solar’ providing which kills 90% and an enormous previous 98% ‘Amber Max’ – you’ll solely really need this one if in case you have excessive photosensitivity or are in search of one thing to assist with sleep management. Our recommendation? Go along with that ‘Amber’ and benefit from the 65% block.
Additional to that, and just about as normal, these GUNNAR glasses include a stunning AC Mirage-themed pouch to retailer the glasses, in addition to a nifty Murderer’s Creed Mirage emblem’d microcloth.
So in all, can we advocate GUNNAR’s Intercept Murderer’s Creed: Mirage Version glasses? With no shadow of doubt, sure. We really feel that any and all players ought to pay attention to blue mild points, and GUNNAR will probably be glad to kind out anybody involved. With prescriptions obtainable, and a crackingly basic body fashion within the Intercept vary, should you’re an Murderer’s Creed fan in search of some new glasses, we’d not hesitate to push you within the route of the GUNNAR Intercept Murderer’s Creed: Mirage Version.
Big thanks exit to GUNNAR for offering us with their Intercept Murderer’s Creed: Mirage Version glasses for overview. Hit GUNNAR up direct if you wish to try their vary of blue mild killing glasses.
