{"id":84399,"date":"2026-09-12T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=84399"},"modified":"2026-09-12T19:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:38:00","slug":"marvels-wolverine-developer-responds-to-requests-to-toggle-fart-gas-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=84399","title":{"rendered":"Marvel’s Wolverine Developer Responds to Requests to Toggle ‘Fart Gas’ Off"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A debate over \u201cfart gas\u201d has emerged around PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel\u2019s Wolverine, with some people calling for developer Insomniac to add the ability to disable Logan\u2019s scent trail entirely from the game.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Wolverine will show a scent trail for Logan to follow in certain circumstances, which had been revealed and already discussed earlier this summer. The debate around this was rekindled following the publication of Marvel\u2019s Wolverine reviews online this week, with The Washington Post journalist Gene Park calling the scent trail \u201cfart gas\u201d because of the way it appears behind characters Logan follows.<\/p>\n

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Jean Grey\u2019s fart gas trail is NOT part of the navigation assist option. i turned it on and there\u2019s another green line that tells you where to go. mission waypoint (yellow marker) is on as well and THAT can be turned off.<\/p>\n

2nd pic i turn off the options and the gas stays. it seems\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/XSBsGa6Xj0 pic.twitter.com\/cKs9uTPSG0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gene Park (@GenePark) September 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There was some confusion online about the ability to turn this feature off via accessibility options. Insomniac\u2019s official list of accessibility options for Wolverine<\/u> includes a \u201cChase Assist,\u201d which lets you toggle reduced movement speed for targets during chase sequences, but it does not turn off the trail. Other navigation toggles do not turn off the scent trail either.<\/p>\n

This has in turn led some to believe the scent trail is always on in-game, and so have called on Insomniac to add in the ability to turn it off. But Insomniac\u2019s director of community and marketing, James Stevenson, took to social media to nip that suggestion in the bud.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scent trail isn\u2019t always on,\u201d he clarified. \u201cIt represents Logan\u2019s canon mutant super senses and elite tracking ability. It only is there when he\u2019s tracking a specific scent \/ sound (a person, whisky, or another clue scent) – story\/mission moments or when he catches whiff of a collectible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite this, some still want to get rid of the \u201cfart gas\u201d entirely. The criticism here is that the scent trail holds the player\u2019s hand too strongly. Referencing previous discourse about Final Fantasy\u2019s yellow paint guides<\/u>, some have said these lines remove any potential skill required for a chase sequence, for example, or exploration.<\/p>\n

This in turn has sparked questions about the difficulty of adapting Wolverine for a video game. Given his canon mutant powers, Logan probably wouldn\u2019t spend much time wandering through levels looking for his target \u2014 or his next drink \u2014 but that doesn\u2019t make for particularly exciting gameplay.<\/p>\n

Some have suggested that Logan\u2019s scent power could be something the player can trigger with a press of R3 on the DualSense, so there\u2019s a way for players to avoid using it if they feel that strongly about it. Based on Stevenson\u2019s post, Insomniac didn\u2019t feel that would make sense for Logan.<\/p>\n