Fractured But Whole | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:58:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Fractured But Whole | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 EGX 2016: come and smell Cartman’s farts https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/egx-2016-come-and-smell-cartmans-farts/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/egx-2016-come-and-smell-cartmans-farts/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:58:38 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=306870 You might remember a few weeks ago when we reported that a new gadget had appeared alongside South Park: The Fractured But Whole booths at gaming shows, called the Nosulus Rift. Well it's shown up at this year's EGX too, so if you're heading along to the NEC this weekend, you can sign up to …

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You might remember a few weeks ago when we reported that a new gadget had appeared alongside South Park: The Fractured But Whole booths at gaming shows, called the Nosulus Rift. Well it's shown up at this year's EGX too, so if you're heading along to the NEC this weekend, you can sign up to smell South Park character farts through an immersive, face mounted device.

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The Nosulus Rift might be a joke gadget, but it's one that really exists and really works too. While I will admit to not trying it myself – as much as I wanted to, the queue was too long by the time I got there – the reports from attendees we spoke to were enough to let us know that it's effective. “Disgusting,” was a phrase thrown out by some, but it was the fact that it seemed to linger in the nostrils that had a few sitting down for a few minutes after trying it.

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In case there are any problems, there are trained scientists on hand.

The point of the Nosulus is that when playing the 15 minute South Park demo, every time you or one of your companions uses a fart power, be it for a fireball or simply to climb a building – it's South Park, what do you expect? – you get a blast of fart smell right into your nostrils and if you time it poorly, your mouth too.

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There is further benefit to having your face blasted with flatulence though. If you get your picture taken while wearing the Nosulus Rift, or with any of the South Park character cutouts around the booth, you can stand a chance to win an Xbox One every day, so popping back for a quick snap if you are attending multiple days, may not be a bad idea.

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KitGuru Says: Do any of you have the iron stomach and will to smell South Park's worst?

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Smelling South Park farts, with the Nosulus Rift https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/smelling-south-park-farts-with-the-nosulus-rift/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/smelling-south-park-farts-with-the-nosulus-rift/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:57:49 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=304127 Ubisoft had a surprisingly successful game on its hands with South Park the Stick of Truth, so it's doing it again with the Fractured But Whole. To provide a special promotional opportunity at Gamescom however, it showed off the game with a unique peripheral: the Nosulus Rift, which lets you smell farts, while you play. …

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Ubisoft had a surprisingly successful game on its hands with South Park the Stick of Truth, so it's doing it again with the Fractured But Whole. To provide a special promotional opportunity at Gamescom however, it showed off the game with a unique peripheral: the Nosulus Rift, which lets you smell farts, while you play.

Now who would willingly strap themselves into a device which pumps the smell of farts into their nose? No one, really, which is why the TomsHardware staffer subjected to such a device discusses being somewhat forcibly required to try it for the good of his reader base.

Note. I'd smell farts for you guys if I had to.

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That didn't make the experience any more bearable though. At the Ubisoft Gamescom booth, he found himself strapped into the device, which sits (uncomfortably, we're told) on the lower half of your face, encasing your mouth and nose in its confines. The idea is, that when you fire off farts in game to do damage to your enemies, you also get a dose of fart smell.

This isn't your average weak fart spray or stink bomb either, this is really nasty stuff, according to the report. Truly “rancid,” was the way it was described.

It's not clear whether this is something Ubisoft plans to install at a lot of its promotional booths, but it's no doubt an interesting way to draw in crowds, even if just to watch journalists nearly vomit while playing a South Park game.

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KitGuru Says: If this is at the Insomnia LAN this weekend, I'll give it a shot. I wouldn't say I'm excited about the prospect, but in the interest of journalistic integrity, you have to, right?

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