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How Scent Ends Up As Music In Games

This isn't so much a fully fleshed out thought as something which came into my head while awaiting sleep last night: The extent to which music stands in for smell in games.

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Philippa Warr: Pip wrote for Rock Paper Shotgun between 2014-2017, covering everything from MOBAs, hero brawlers and indie curios. She also had a keen interest in the artistry of video game creation, and was very partial to keeping us informed of the latest developments in British TV show Casualty.
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