Anyway, while mooching around Amazon the other day, I came across this
Firstly, “4D” is a misnomer, as the fourth dimension deals with time - if anything it's a 3D candle - but I'd have just called it an immersive candle or a VR candle - because what this candle is designed to do is enhance the experience of playing Resident Evil 4 using a VR headset by making your room smell like the mansion.
...A scented candle that smells like a survival horror game. Right.
When I first read that, several ideas came to mind about what Resident Evil could possibly smell like. Dust? Mildew? Rotting flesh?
Apparently it smells like blood and timber. Lovely, just what everyone wants their living room to smell like - an accident at an abandoned logging mill.
And I'm sure our girlfriends/fiancees/wives won't be too pleased about it - I know mine isn't! I wanted to pre-order one to review and Shelly won't let me. Amusing really, since all she does is fill our house with incense and scented candles herself, but I digress.
I agree it would probably make the game more immersive whilst playing with a VR headset, but in theory, so would covering yourself in Brussels Pate and allowing several rabid dogs to bite your testicles.
But it got me thinking about something else; what other games could employ this scented candle idea? What other games would actually smell pretty damn good if condensed down into candle form?
Mmmm, hot elixir soup!
Awesome, greasy burgers!
Lush lawns, flowers and various animal dung.
Ground meat and freshly waxed floors.
200 year old freeze dried macaroni cheese and scorched wasteland?
Hmmm, blood and timber… hang on.
How about you? Got any ideas for other games that could smell good in candle form? How about other horror/gore games that could also work with the blood and timber Resident Evil candle?
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