You can combine SSAO with (very coarse) global illumination probes to achieve a very convincing effect. DOOM (2016) is a good example of this: http://www.adria

You can combine SSAO with (very coarse) global illumination probes to achieve a very convincing effect. DOOM (2016) is a good example of this: http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2016/09/09/doom-2016-graphics-study/ http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2016/09/09/doom-2016-gra... SSAO has been overused/applied poorly (just like the brown 'bloom'/color grading effect in mid-2000s games), which is why people often dislike it.