Marvel’s Wolverine’s controversial scent trail (also known as the “fart gas trail”) has been explained and defended by Insomniac Games’ community director.
If you were looking forward to Marvel’s Wolverine, then it’s probably been a bit of a rough 24 hours for you. Reviews for PlayStation’s biggest game in years went live yesterday, and it’s fair to say that they were more than a little disappointing with a 78 on Metacritic. That’s by no means a bad score, but it’s not quite what everyone was expecting.
Now’s a good time to say I reviewed Marvel’s Wolverine and came away much more positively than some, even if I agree there are some flaws.
Since the reviews dropped, one of the biggest points of contention has been the handholding nature of Wolverine’s scent trail, which causes a blue smell line (now dubbed the “fart gas trail) to appear and guide the player to main objectives and collectibles. The discourse has gotten so loud that Insomniac’s community director has now spoken out about it.
Over on Twitter, someone tagged Insomniac Games community director James Stevenson and asked them if the scent trail can be turned off since it doesn’t need to be “on...
