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>here's (((classic))) witcher 3 shot from 2022. they took out HBAO+ from the (((remaster))) on purpose so the RT-off version looks worse than the RTGI one.
You're lying out your ass here. Witcher 3's HBAO+ barely has any visual difference in interiors compared to the SSAO the (((remaster))) initially shipped with.

Witcher 3's (((remaster))) initially launched without HBAO+ that's true, but they readded it with a patch very soon after.
https://www.thewitcher.com/us/en/news/47767/patch-4-02-list-of-changes
>"Restored horizon-based ambient occlusion. Players who had previously turned Ambient Occlusion off will need to do so again. You can find it in Options Video Graphics."
You can use HBAO+ in Witcher 3 next gen without issues now, and guess what: it looks basically the same as SSAO. HBAO+ does not affect this scene in any meaningful way, as seen from the pic. The lighting still looks ugly and flat compared to RTGI. I can record this with webms if you don't believe it.

Anyone who can play the game or take screenshots can tell you're lying.