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Enhanced Senses is Logan's tracking ability in Marvel's Wolverine, and it is built as a passive layer rather than a mode you switch on. Creative director Marcus Smith has said the team built all the different incarnations of it before settling on something driven by camera movement and by what you are looking at.

What it shows

In combat and stealth

PlayStation's own summary puts the stealth use plainly: Wolverine can sneak and slash his way to a stealthy takedown using his Enhanced Senses. The sense marks the opportunities; the player decides whether to take them. See Stealth and Combat.

In exploration

Out of combat the same sense is how Logan finds hidden crates, collectibles and the memories attached to them, and Insomniac gives each collectible type its own verb: listen for the material crates, sniff out the whisky bottles, use the senses to spot the doors. Mike Daly has described the whisky bottles specifically as smells that trigger lost memories Logan simply could not recall until he had that smell in hand again. See Collectibles.

Settings that touch it

Several accessibility options act on the sense directly, including Senses Color Customization for the effect itself, Senses Threat Color Customization for enemy combat effects, and Heartbeat Audio for the through-wall heartbeat and its vibration. A separate Navigation Assist can show a direction trail toward the nearest enemy or objective, and a Collectible and Interact Tracker shortcut switches that trail from objectives to collectibles within range. See Accessibility Options.