7/10📜
«Pacific Drive could have set an example for top-tier games, but will only be remembered as an example of inventive 'presentability', the game pleases the eyes, but forgets about the filling»
From the first seconds the game captivated me with its visuals, the “Stalker” atmosphere, and the secrets of the sci-fi plot, so I must warn you right away that it was not worth it, think 3 times before buying,
Probably, I was too naive, thinking that a survival game, also with rogue-like elements, would not choke me with farming, but still the first prologue-hours were almost perfect, the music created tension, conversations on the radio showed that “we’ve also prepared a story for you here,” the semi-auto-generating locations, although they were infuriating with absolutely identical houses and cabinets, but the constantly changing anomalies could also create funny micro-moments,
That is, alas, that’s all, the atmosphere doesn`t reach the well-known (Stalker) series, the dialogues between scientists are far from “Firewatch” game ,even notes are not able to create interest in the game universe, because they use the style of obituaries, which is funny at first, but the repetition gets boring, the game, in general, has as much meaningless text as there is farming, which is also done quite problematically, for example, you will stop the car every 10 meters, put the handbrake on, open the door - get out, farm - go back in, start engine again - it really takes you out of the flow, imagine that every 2 minutes, for example, you would have to get up from the computer, and then come back, and again and again,
Now I will try to describe to you the essence of the gameplay, your task is to get from point A to point B, bypassing a random large number of anomalies-traps on your way, any contact with which is most likely to cause damage, and, therefore, make it more difficult for you to move to open point C, you definitely need to collect several energy flasks in zone B, this will allow you to open an evacuation portal, and you will need to have time to leave before you are devoured by the expanding anomalous “danger zone”,
After that, you will need to patch or improve the car in the garage (which can also be upgraded with new stuff), and again drive from point A, but to point C, in order to complete the plot task of turning on some levers and listening to pseudoscientific lore, or get to more rare resources that could not be at point B of the 1st danger level, by successfully teleporting from point C to garage, you will open point D - and so on, this is how the local web of routes works in all directions, if you die, you will not open the next point destination and you will lose all the collected resources, except for energy, which is also needed to discover new crafting recipes, the collected loot can still be found at the place of death during the next run, according to the plot you are essentially immortal, since you are magically connected with a machine that is constantly reborn from the ashes,
So, accordingly, there is no need to walk in anomalies, as in a Stalker game, ust scan carefully from afar to unlock new recipes, only some "traps” are always located near valuable resources, their effects are only electricity, radiation, devouring car parts, throwing into the sky - but all these are just different types of damage, each of which requires farming a separate defense resource, and there are also global map factors, such as anomalous darkness, or the failure of all electrical appliances in sector, as well as radiation “danger zones” - clouds of varying lengths constantly fly along the map, and the only enemies here are flying robots with a cable, pulling your car, a car part, or you personally in a random direction, and sticky balls (something like hl2ep2),
That is, look - it’s impossible to drive without damage, mistakes will be very expensive, runs last as long as competitive game matches, you always need resources to craft the same spare parts instead of broken doors and wheels, and what, then, do we have here?
Survival simulator for S&M! where you are not given any particular motivation to farm, except that the next time you break down you will be a little less angry than the last time, let`s agree - it`s so so, considering that even at the end of the game, you will still need the most basic resources of the very first levels, which, in my opinion, is not a very good job with balance, even despite the “hardcore” concept, although I haven’t played very many survival games, but usually over time it becomes easier to upgrade things from previous levels,
It’s incredibly disappointing that in a game in which you can take a hundred “movie frames”, which shows how a low-poly indie game can bewitch thanks to work with effects,
They forgot to make the game itself inside it, Steam is full of survivalist fans - why bother.. I try to avoid the word “farm, farm”, but that’s exactly how 99% of the game is described in simple language,
All the story missions are empty, click this and that, the story of the scientists is a “banal” drama, the ending is less epic than the beginning of the game (and how cool the music is at the beginning, and how inexpressive the rest of the game is), and there are a lot of non-intuitive things, or not fully explained, or simply inconvenient, while even the thinnest trees at the slowest speed will break the bumper and headlights of your car into rubbish, oh, this is the most vulnerable part, how you will suffer with it,
At the same time, your car will always have about 5 abnormal breakdowns that need to be diagnosed and found among hundreds of options, having a limited number of attempts, for example, when closing the trunk, the hood may open or an alarm may sound, which cannot be cured by itself,
The customization station is made tastelessly, and the “cool things” for the car, except for the steering wheel and the figures are too small that they are practically invisible, only the painting of the car is interesting, but, again, when the parts are broken, it’s all destroyed,
As a result, you just get tires and drive without any repairs or diagnostics at all (especially since there are free parts from the magic junkyard), because the game is too overloaded with this, well at least the physics of the car and everything else is normal, and if you get stuck, the car easily respawns,
The whole point of this game is to constantly keep you on your toes as you do the most routine things possible, just press forward (W) for 30-60 minutes, turn away of PC even for a second and you can touch the devouring trap, and if you suddenly run out of gas. .. uh, then in a couple of minutes it will have time to eat 90% of the painstakingly assembled car, and don’t even think about breaking something with the machine, you're so fragile that anything will break you, there is no change in difficulty in the game, the only good thing is there is a lot of gasoline - suck it out of the barrel, find a pump, and a battery charging station, again, if you don’t forget to add extra gas 50th time at the end of the game, where you have to go through 5-6 locations in 1 run.
If you are ready to do the same thing, the same thing, knowing that for the slightest miscalculation you will be punished, and if you don’t need a plot, then this is not the worst survival game, the number of various devices and recipes is sufficient, although any additional accessories turn into a sieve with any anomaly and may become useless on the first run,
they can give extra abilities btw (which you can assign to 4 buttons), such as a resource radar, auto parking, or a protective barrier - the only thing that makes life easier in the game,
The picture of the game will never cease to please the eye, you may not want to leave the atmosphere of the Strugatskys’ “Roadside Picnic”, in fact, the “early access” formula would be ideal here, technically everything works well (although it’s convenient to write off any bugs as anomalies), but in terms of content, it`s an empty shell, a process for the sake of a process, but it`s an incredibly beautiful and inventive shell, intelligently mixing ideas popular in gaming culture.
p.s. Even among cross-Playstation exclusives such as "Stray", "Sifu", or "Neon Whte", the game is at the bottom of my list.
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Игра с первых секунд подкупила меня визуалом, "сталкерской" атмосферой, тайнами научно-фантастического сюжета, так что я обязан сразу же предупредить, что оно того не стоило, 3 раза подумайте перед покупкой,
Наверное, я был слишком наивен, думая, что выживастик, ещё и с элементами рогалика, не задушит меня фармом, но всё же первый час-три пролога были почти что идеальными, музыка создавала напряжение, а разговоры по рации показывали, что "у нас тут и сюжет вообще-то будет", полу-автогенерирующиеся локации, хоть и бесили абсолютно одинаковыми домиками и шкафчиками, но зато постоянно меняющиеся аномалии могли также создать забавные микро-моменты,
То есть на этом, увы, всё, атмосфера не дотягивает до всем известной серии, диалоги между учёными далеко не "Firewatch", даже записки не способны заинтересовать вселенной, ибо используют стиль некрологов, что забавно поначалу, но надоедают от самоповторов, в игре, в целом, столько же бессмысленного текста, сколько и фармления, которое тоже сделано достаточно проблематично, например, вы будете останавливать машину каждые 10 метров, ставить ручник, открывать дверь - выходить, фармить - заходить обратно, заводить - очень выбивает из потока, представьте, что вам каждые 2 минуты, например надо было бы вставать из-за компа, потом обратно чёт делать, и так снова, и снова,
Сейчас я постараюсь описать вам суть геймплея, ваша задача - доехать из точки A в точку B, минуя рандомное большое количество аномалий-ловушек на вашем пути, любое соприкосновение с которыми, скорее всего повлечёт урон, и, следовательно, затруднит ваше передвижение, чтобы открыть точку C, вам обязательно надо собрать несколько колб энергии в зоне B, это позволит открыть портал эвакуации, и, надо будет успеть уехать, пока вас не сожрала расширяющаяся аномальная "запретная зона",
После этого вам надо будет залатать или улучшить машину в гараже (который тоже можно улучшать), и опять ехать из точки A, но уже в точку C, чтобы выполнить сюжетное задание по включению каких-то рычагов и прослушивании псевдонаучного лора, или добраться до более редких ресурсов, которых не могло быть в точке B 1-ого уровня опасности, успешно телепортируясь из точки C обратно в гараж, вы откроете точку D - и так далее, так работает местная паутина маршрутов во все стороны, в случае вашей гибели, вы не откроете следующий пункт назначения и потеряете все собранные ресурсы, кроме энергии, которая также нужна для открытия новых рецептов крафта, собранный лут ещё можно будет найти на месте погибели при следующем заезде, по сюжету вы по сути бессмертны, так как магическом образом связаны с постоянно возрождающейся из пепла машиной,
Так вот, соответственно, лазать по аномалиям, как в сталкаче, тут не нужно, только осторожно сканировать издалека для тех же рецептов, лишь некоторые "ловушки джокера" всегда располагаются неподалёку от ценных ресурсов, эффекты у них лишь только электричество, радиация, пожирание частей автомобиля, подкидывание в небеса, но всё это просто разные виды урона, на каждый из которых нужен фарм отдельного ресурса защиты, ну и есть ещё глобальные факторы карты, типо аномальной темноты, или сбоя всех электроприборов в данном секторе, также радиационные "денжер зоны"-облака различной протяжённости постоянно пролетают вдоль карты, а из врагов тут только летающие роботы с тросом, оттягивающие вашу машину, деталь машины, или лично вас в рандомноv направлении, и шарики-липучки (типо как в хл2),
То есть смотрите - проехать без повреждений невозможно, ошибки будут стоить очень дорого, катки продолжительностью соревновательных матчей, ресурсы для крафта одних и тех же запчастей заместо отлетевших дверей и колёс нужны всегда, и что мы, следовательно, имеем?
Симулятор выживача для садомазохистов! где вам не дают особой мотивации к фарму, кроме той, чтобы вы при следующей поломке бесились чуть меньше, чем в прошлый раз, согласитесь - так себе, учитывая, что даже под конец игры, вам всё равно будут нужны самые базовые ресурсы самых первых уровней, что, как по мне, не очень хорошая работа с балансом, даже несмотря на "хардкорность" концепции, хоть я и не очень много выживастиков проходил, но обычно в таких играх со временем прокачка вещей прошлых уровней становится проще,
Невероятно обидно, что в игре, в которой можно наделать сотню "киношных кадров", в которой показывают, как малополигональная инди-игра может завораживать благодаря незатейливой работе с эффектами,
Забыли сделать внутри этого саму игру, как в том меме - "лааадно, итак сойдёт", типо в стиме полно любителей выживастиков - итак схавают.. я стараюсь избегать слова "фарм, фарм", но именно так и описывается 99% игры простым языком,
Все сюжетные миссии пустые, нажми то то это, история учёных "банальная" драма, концовка менее эпична, чем начало игры (причём какая же крутая музыка в начале, и какая невыразительная всю остальную игру), при этом много не интуитивных вещей, либо не до конца объяснённых, либо попросту неудобных, при этом даже самые тонюсенькие деревца на самой медленной скорости будут в хлам разламывать бампер и фары вашей машины, оох, это самая уязвимая часть, как же вы с ней намучаетесь,
При этом ещё на вашей машине всегда будет около 5 аномальных поломок, которые надо продиагностировать и найти среди сотни вариантов, имея ограниченное количество попыток, например, при закрытии багажника - может открываться капот или срабатывать сигналка, что не вылечится само по себе,
Станция кастомизации выполнена безвкусно, а сами "приколюхи" для машины, кроме руля и фигурки, слишком мелкие, чтобы можно было что-то разглядеть, лишь покраска машины вызывает интерес, но, опять же, при разламывании деталей - это всё уничтожается,
В итоге, ты просто забиваешь и едешь вообще без ремонтов и диагностик (тем более, что есть бесплатные детали от волшебной свалки.. ну, с небольшими нюансами), ибо игра слишком перегружена всем этим.. хорошо хоть физика машины и остального нормальная, и если застряли - автомобиль легко переспаунивается,
Вся суть этой игры - постоянно держать вас в напряжении, когда вы делаете максимально рутинные вещи, просто жмёте вперед (W) на протяжении 30-60 минут, хоть на секунду отвернётесь от компа и можете коснуться пожирающей ловушки, а если у вас ещё вдруг бензин кончится.. уу, то за пару минут она успеет съесть 90% кропотливо нафармленной тачиллы, и даже не думайте сломать что-то машиной, вы насток хрупкий, что всё ломает вас) смены сложности в игре, если что, тоже нет, единственное - бензина на картах много - и из бочки высосать, и колонку найти, и станцию подзарядки аккумулятора, хотя бы тут не облажались, опять же, если вы не забудете в 50-ый раз залить доп. бензина перед вылазкой, состоящей из 5-6 локаций.
Если вы готовы делать одно и тоже, одно и тоже, при этом зная, что за малейший просчёт вас покарают, и если вам не нужен сюжет, то это не самый плохой выживач, количество разнообразных приборов и рецептов достаточное, хотя и любые доп. аксессуары превращаются в решето при любой аномалии, т.е. стать бесполезны при первой вылазке,
они же могут дать доп. способности (которые вы можете назначить на 4 кнопки), типо радара ресурсов, автопаркинга, или защитного барьера - вот это единственное, что упрощает жизнь в игре,
Картинка игры не устанет радовать глаз, возможно, вы не захотите уходить из атмосферы "Пикника на обочине" Стругацких, на самом деле, сюда идеально подошла бы формула "раннего доступа", технически всё может и работает (хотя любые баги можно удобно списать на аномалии), но по наполнению контентом - это ленивая пустышка, процесс ради процесса, в невероятно красивой и изобретательной обёртке, грамотно смешивающей популярные в игровой культуре идеи.
p.s. Даже среди кросс-эксклюзивов Playstation, таких как, например, "Stray", "Sifu", или "Neon Whte", игра в конце моего списка.
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«Pacific Drive could have set an example for top-tier games, but will only be remembered as an example of inventive 'presentability', the game pleases the eyes, but forgets about the filling»
From the first seconds the game captivated me with its visuals, the “Stalker” atmosphere, and the secrets of the sci-fi plot, so I must warn you right away that it was not worth it, think 3 times before buying,
Probably, I was too naive, thinking that a survival game, also with rogue-like elements, would not choke me with farming, but still the first prologue-hours were almost perfect, the music created tension, conversations on the radio showed that “we’ve also prepared a story for you here,” the semi-auto-generating locations, although they were infuriating with absolutely identical houses and cabinets, but the constantly changing anomalies could also create funny micro-moments,
That is, alas, that’s all, the atmosphere doesn`t reach the well-known (Stalker) series, the dialogues between scientists are far from “Firewatch” game ,even notes are not able to create interest in the game universe, because they use the style of obituaries, which is funny at first, but the repetition gets boring, the game, in general, has as much meaningless text as there is farming, which is also done quite problematically, for example, you will stop the car every 10 meters, put the handbrake on, open the door - get out, farm - go back in, start engine again - it really takes you out of the flow, imagine that every 2 minutes, for example, you would have to get up from the computer, and then come back, and again and again,
Now I will try to describe to you the essence of the gameplay, your task is to get from point A to point B, bypassing a random large number of anomalies-traps on your way, any contact with which is most likely to cause damage, and, therefore, make it more difficult for you to move to open point C, you definitely need to collect several energy flasks in zone B, this will allow you to open an evacuation portal, and you will need to have time to leave before you are devoured by the expanding anomalous “danger zone”,
After that, you will need to patch or improve the car in the garage (which can also be upgraded with new stuff), and again drive from point A, but to point C, in order to complete the plot task of turning on some levers and listening to pseudoscientific lore, or get to more rare resources that could not be at point B of the 1st danger level, by successfully teleporting from point C to garage, you will open point D - and so on, this is how the local web of routes works in all directions, if you die, you will not open the next point destination and you will lose all the collected resources, except for energy, which is also needed to discover new crafting recipes, the collected loot can still be found at the place of death during the next run, according to the plot you are essentially immortal, since you are magically connected with a machine that is constantly reborn from the ashes,
So, accordingly, there is no need to walk in anomalies, as in a Stalker game, ust scan carefully from afar to unlock new recipes, only some "traps” are always located near valuable resources, their effects are only electricity, radiation, devouring car parts, throwing into the sky - but all these are just different types of damage, each of which requires farming a separate defense resource, and there are also global map factors, such as anomalous darkness, or the failure of all electrical appliances in sector, as well as radiation “danger zones” - clouds of varying lengths constantly fly along the map, and the only enemies here are flying robots with a cable, pulling your car, a car part, or you personally in a random direction, and sticky balls (something like hl2ep2),
That is, look - it’s impossible to drive without damage, mistakes will be very expensive, runs last as long as competitive game matches, you always need resources to craft the same spare parts instead of broken doors and wheels, and what, then, do we have here?
Survival simulator for S&M! where you are not given any particular motivation to farm, except that the next time you break down you will be a little less angry than the last time, let`s agree - it`s so so, considering that even at the end of the game, you will still need the most basic resources of the very first levels, which, in my opinion, is not a very good job with balance, even despite the “hardcore” concept, although I haven’t played very many survival games, but usually over time it becomes easier to upgrade things from previous levels,
It’s incredibly disappointing that in a game in which you can take a hundred “movie frames”, which shows how a low-poly indie game can bewitch thanks to work with effects,
They forgot to make the game itself inside it, Steam is full of survivalist fans - why bother.. I try to avoid the word “farm, farm”, but that’s exactly how 99% of the game is described in simple language,
All the story missions are empty, click this and that, the story of the scientists is a “banal” drama, the ending is less epic than the beginning of the game (and how cool the music is at the beginning, and how inexpressive the rest of the game is), and there are a lot of non-intuitive things, or not fully explained, or simply inconvenient, while even the thinnest trees at the slowest speed will break the bumper and headlights of your car into rubbish, oh, this is the most vulnerable part, how you will suffer with it,
At the same time, your car will always have about 5 abnormal breakdowns that need to be diagnosed and found among hundreds of options, having a limited number of attempts, for example, when closing the trunk, the hood may open or an alarm may sound, which cannot be cured by itself,
The customization station is made tastelessly, and the “cool things” for the car, except for the steering wheel and the figures are too small that they are practically invisible, only the painting of the car is interesting, but, again, when the parts are broken, it’s all destroyed,
As a result, you just get tires and drive without any repairs or diagnostics at all (especially since there are free parts from the magic junkyard), because the game is too overloaded with this, well at least the physics of the car and everything else is normal, and if you get stuck, the car easily respawns,
The whole point of this game is to constantly keep you on your toes as you do the most routine things possible, just press forward (W) for 30-60 minutes, turn away of PC even for a second and you can touch the devouring trap, and if you suddenly run out of gas. .. uh, then in a couple of minutes it will have time to eat 90% of the painstakingly assembled car, and don’t even think about breaking something with the machine, you're so fragile that anything will break you, there is no change in difficulty in the game, the only good thing is there is a lot of gasoline - suck it out of the barrel, find a pump, and a battery charging station, again, if you don’t forget to add extra gas 50th time at the end of the game, where you have to go through 5-6 locations in 1 run.
If you are ready to do the same thing, the same thing, knowing that for the slightest miscalculation you will be punished, and if you don’t need a plot, then this is not the worst survival game, the number of various devices and recipes is sufficient, although any additional accessories turn into a sieve with any anomaly and may become useless on the first run,
they can give extra abilities btw (which you can assign to 4 buttons), such as a resource radar, auto parking, or a protective barrier - the only thing that makes life easier in the game,
The picture of the game will never cease to please the eye, you may not want to leave the atmosphere of the Strugatskys’ “Roadside Picnic”, in fact, the “early access” formula would be ideal here, technically everything works well (although it’s convenient to write off any bugs as anomalies), but in terms of content, it`s an empty shell, a process for the sake of a process, but it`s an incredibly beautiful and inventive shell, intelligently mixing ideas popular in gaming culture.
p.s. Even among cross-Playstation exclusives such as "Stray", "Sifu", or "Neon Whte", the game is at the bottom of my list.
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Игра с первых секунд подкупила меня визуалом, "сталкерской" атмосферой, тайнами научно-фантастического сюжета, так что я обязан сразу же предупредить, что оно того не стоило, 3 раза подумайте перед покупкой,
Наверное, я был слишком наивен, думая, что выживастик, ещё и с элементами рогалика, не задушит меня фармом, но всё же первый час-три пролога были почти что идеальными, музыка создавала напряжение, а разговоры по рации показывали, что "у нас тут и сюжет вообще-то будет", полу-автогенерирующиеся локации, хоть и бесили абсолютно одинаковыми домиками и шкафчиками, но зато постоянно меняющиеся аномалии могли также создать забавные микро-моменты,
То есть на этом, увы, всё, атмосфера не дотягивает до всем известной серии, диалоги между учёными далеко не "Firewatch", даже записки не способны заинтересовать вселенной, ибо используют стиль некрологов, что забавно поначалу, но надоедают от самоповторов, в игре, в целом, столько же бессмысленного текста, сколько и фармления, которое тоже сделано достаточно проблематично, например, вы будете останавливать машину каждые 10 метров, ставить ручник, открывать дверь - выходить, фармить - заходить обратно, заводить - очень выбивает из потока, представьте, что вам каждые 2 минуты, например надо было бы вставать из-за компа, потом обратно чёт делать, и так снова, и снова,
Сейчас я постараюсь описать вам суть геймплея, ваша задача - доехать из точки A в точку B, минуя рандомное большое количество аномалий-ловушек на вашем пути, любое соприкосновение с которыми, скорее всего повлечёт урон, и, следовательно, затруднит ваше передвижение, чтобы открыть точку C, вам обязательно надо собрать несколько колб энергии в зоне B, это позволит открыть портал эвакуации, и, надо будет успеть уехать, пока вас не сожрала расширяющаяся аномальная "запретная зона",
После этого вам надо будет залатать или улучшить машину в гараже (который тоже можно улучшать), и опять ехать из точки A, но уже в точку C, чтобы выполнить сюжетное задание по включению каких-то рычагов и прослушивании псевдонаучного лора, или добраться до более редких ресурсов, которых не могло быть в точке B 1-ого уровня опасности, успешно телепортируясь из точки C обратно в гараж, вы откроете точку D - и так далее, так работает местная паутина маршрутов во все стороны, в случае вашей гибели, вы не откроете следующий пункт назначения и потеряете все собранные ресурсы, кроме энергии, которая также нужна для открытия новых рецептов крафта, собранный лут ещё можно будет найти на месте погибели при следующем заезде, по сюжету вы по сути бессмертны, так как магическом образом связаны с постоянно возрождающейся из пепла машиной,
Так вот, соответственно, лазать по аномалиям, как в сталкаче, тут не нужно, только осторожно сканировать издалека для тех же рецептов, лишь некоторые "ловушки джокера" всегда располагаются неподалёку от ценных ресурсов, эффекты у них лишь только электричество, радиация, пожирание частей автомобиля, подкидывание в небеса, но всё это просто разные виды урона, на каждый из которых нужен фарм отдельного ресурса защиты, ну и есть ещё глобальные факторы карты, типо аномальной темноты, или сбоя всех электроприборов в данном секторе, также радиационные "денжер зоны"-облака различной протяжённости постоянно пролетают вдоль карты, а из врагов тут только летающие роботы с тросом, оттягивающие вашу машину, деталь машины, или лично вас в рандомноv направлении, и шарики-липучки (типо как в хл2),
То есть смотрите - проехать без повреждений невозможно, ошибки будут стоить очень дорого, катки продолжительностью соревновательных матчей, ресурсы для крафта одних и тех же запчастей заместо отлетевших дверей и колёс нужны всегда, и что мы, следовательно, имеем?
Симулятор выживача для садомазохистов! где вам не дают особой мотивации к фарму, кроме той, чтобы вы при следующей поломке бесились чуть меньше, чем в прошлый раз, согласитесь - так себе, учитывая, что даже под конец игры, вам всё равно будут нужны самые базовые ресурсы самых первых уровней, что, как по мне, не очень хорошая работа с балансом, даже несмотря на "хардкорность" концепции, хоть я и не очень много выживастиков проходил, но обычно в таких играх со временем прокачка вещей прошлых уровней становится проще,
Невероятно обидно, что в игре, в которой можно наделать сотню "киношных кадров", в которой показывают, как малополигональная инди-игра может завораживать благодаря незатейливой работе с эффектами,
Забыли сделать внутри этого саму игру, как в том меме - "лааадно, итак сойдёт", типо в стиме полно любителей выживастиков - итак схавают.. я стараюсь избегать слова "фарм, фарм", но именно так и описывается 99% игры простым языком,
Все сюжетные миссии пустые, нажми то то это, история учёных "банальная" драма, концовка менее эпична, чем начало игры (причём какая же крутая музыка в начале, и какая невыразительная всю остальную игру), при этом много не интуитивных вещей, либо не до конца объяснённых, либо попросту неудобных, при этом даже самые тонюсенькие деревца на самой медленной скорости будут в хлам разламывать бампер и фары вашей машины, оох, это самая уязвимая часть, как же вы с ней намучаетесь,
При этом ещё на вашей машине всегда будет около 5 аномальных поломок, которые надо продиагностировать и найти среди сотни вариантов, имея ограниченное количество попыток, например, при закрытии багажника - может открываться капот или срабатывать сигналка, что не вылечится само по себе,
Станция кастомизации выполнена безвкусно, а сами "приколюхи" для машины, кроме руля и фигурки, слишком мелкие, чтобы можно было что-то разглядеть, лишь покраска машины вызывает интерес, но, опять же, при разламывании деталей - это всё уничтожается,
В итоге, ты просто забиваешь и едешь вообще без ремонтов и диагностик (тем более, что есть бесплатные детали от волшебной свалки.. ну, с небольшими нюансами), ибо игра слишком перегружена всем этим.. хорошо хоть физика машины и остального нормальная, и если застряли - автомобиль легко переспаунивается,
Вся суть этой игры - постоянно держать вас в напряжении, когда вы делаете максимально рутинные вещи, просто жмёте вперед (W) на протяжении 30-60 минут, хоть на секунду отвернётесь от компа и можете коснуться пожирающей ловушки, а если у вас ещё вдруг бензин кончится.. уу, то за пару минут она успеет съесть 90% кропотливо нафармленной тачиллы, и даже не думайте сломать что-то машиной, вы насток хрупкий, что всё ломает вас) смены сложности в игре, если что, тоже нет, единственное - бензина на картах много - и из бочки высосать, и колонку найти, и станцию подзарядки аккумулятора, хотя бы тут не облажались, опять же, если вы не забудете в 50-ый раз залить доп. бензина перед вылазкой, состоящей из 5-6 локаций.
Если вы готовы делать одно и тоже, одно и тоже, при этом зная, что за малейший просчёт вас покарают, и если вам не нужен сюжет, то это не самый плохой выживач, количество разнообразных приборов и рецептов достаточное, хотя и любые доп. аксессуары превращаются в решето при любой аномалии, т.е. стать бесполезны при первой вылазке,
они же могут дать доп. способности (которые вы можете назначить на 4 кнопки), типо радара ресурсов, автопаркинга, или защитного барьера - вот это единственное, что упрощает жизнь в игре,
Картинка игры не устанет радовать глаз, возможно, вы не захотите уходить из атмосферы "Пикника на обочине" Стругацких, на самом деле, сюда идеально подошла бы формула "раннего доступа", технически всё может и работает (хотя любые баги можно удобно списать на аномалии), но по наполнению контентом - это ленивая пустышка, процесс ради процесса, в невероятно красивой и изобретательной обёртке, грамотно смешивающей популярные в игровой культуре идеи.
p.s. Даже среди кросс-эксклюзивов Playstation, таких как, например, "Stray", "Sifu", или "Neon Whte", игра в конце моего списка.
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relaxing and fun game with twists
Infelizmente Pacific Drive não me agradou o quanto eu esperava, não é um jogo ruim, mas tem muitos elementos que acabaram tirando meu interesse em continuar jogando.
Primeiramente quero destacar os pontos positivos dele, as músicas que tocam na rádio são incríveis, a mecânica de upar o carro e de fazer as manutenções são legais.
O que não me agradou nem um pouco foi a sua história, achei muito fraca e desinteressante, chegou a um momento do jogo que eu simplesmente fazia as missões sem nem saber o porquê direito.
Outra coisa que me pegou um pouco, foi o fato do jogo não ser mundo aberto, não que eu ache jogos de Extraction ruins, mas acho que esse jogo caberia muito mais um mundão aberto.
As anomalias do jogo são muito sem graça, acho que se o game tivesse algumas ameaças reais, seira bem mais legal. Sinto que esse jogo tinha um potencial incrível e foi mal aproveitado, poderiam botar algum tipo de combate simples e um risco maior em cada run misturado com a mecânica do carro, seria bem mais interessante.
Como falei antes, não é um jogo ruim, da para relaxar jogando, mas acho que completar toda a história desse game não rolou para mim
Primeiramente quero destacar os pontos positivos dele, as músicas que tocam na rádio são incríveis, a mecânica de upar o carro e de fazer as manutenções são legais.
O que não me agradou nem um pouco foi a sua história, achei muito fraca e desinteressante, chegou a um momento do jogo que eu simplesmente fazia as missões sem nem saber o porquê direito.
Outra coisa que me pegou um pouco, foi o fato do jogo não ser mundo aberto, não que eu ache jogos de Extraction ruins, mas acho que esse jogo caberia muito mais um mundão aberto.
As anomalias do jogo são muito sem graça, acho que se o game tivesse algumas ameaças reais, seira bem mais legal. Sinto que esse jogo tinha um potencial incrível e foi mal aproveitado, poderiam botar algum tipo de combate simples e um risco maior em cada run misturado com a mecânica do carro, seria bem mais interessante.
Como falei antes, não é um jogo ruim, da para relaxar jogando, mas acho que completar toda a história desse game não rolou para mim
I got plenty of good mileage out of the gameplay loop, but idk i wish the game went crazier with the end game zones, kind of disappointing that the instability of the world didn’t breakdown entirely or some shidddd, and the ending is there i guess?
This review contains spoilers
A solid entry in the survival-exploration genre that doesn't quite hold up to greats like Subnautica, Pacific Drive stands well on its own but isn't quite as engaging as I'd hoped by the end.
The gameplay loop itself is solid and has good bones that it shares with others: explore, gather, upgrade, explore a little further. There are dangers on the way, but my biggest problem lies there: the anomalies, while initially scary on first encounter, become routine and easier to deal with, and all are solved by the same simple tactic: simply drive around them. Only a select few actively chase you, and those are easily sidelined by an upgrade crafted in the opening hours of the game.
The largest danger is actually yourself and just how greedy you think you can get. My only death through the entire playthrough was caused by lingering somewhere I shouldn't and not healing because I thought I could get away with it. Entirely my fault and it was funny to boot, so I wasn't even frustrated at losing ♥♥♥♥.
Car customization is peak, though I wish we could craft our own paints and decals. A friend found purple paint, yet I never laid eyes on a single can of purple paint in my entire playthrough, plus running out of a favorite decal is frustrating under the best circumstances.
The added benefit of the customization station being locked behind progression that takes >2 hours to get to is hilarious for how much it pisses off the fash so that immediately earns points back, though. A+, devs.
Graphically, the game looks fantastic in its style but is so poorly optimized that I often had to turn down settings I otherwise wouldn't.
The story is fine, if a little basic, but I found the characters present endearing even as just voices on the radio and enjoyed listening to their banter. The lack of subtlety around Tobias & Francis' relationship was made even better with the lategame reveal that actually pulled my heartstrings a little. Well done, devs!
The gameplay loop itself is solid and has good bones that it shares with others: explore, gather, upgrade, explore a little further. There are dangers on the way, but my biggest problem lies there: the anomalies, while initially scary on first encounter, become routine and easier to deal with, and all are solved by the same simple tactic: simply drive around them. Only a select few actively chase you, and those are easily sidelined by an upgrade crafted in the opening hours of the game.
The largest danger is actually yourself and just how greedy you think you can get. My only death through the entire playthrough was caused by lingering somewhere I shouldn't and not healing because I thought I could get away with it. Entirely my fault and it was funny to boot, so I wasn't even frustrated at losing ♥♥♥♥.
Car customization is peak, though I wish we could craft our own paints and decals. A friend found purple paint, yet I never laid eyes on a single can of purple paint in my entire playthrough, plus running out of a favorite decal is frustrating under the best circumstances.
The added benefit of the customization station being locked behind progression that takes >2 hours to get to is hilarious for how much it pisses off the fash so that immediately earns points back, though. A+, devs.
Graphically, the game looks fantastic in its style but is so poorly optimized that I often had to turn down settings I otherwise wouldn't.
The story is fine, if a little basic, but I found the characters present endearing even as just voices on the radio and enjoyed listening to their banter. The lack of subtlety around Tobias & Francis' relationship was made even better with the lategame reveal that actually pulled my heartstrings a little. Well done, devs!
It's an okay game, nice concept but gameplay too grindy. I am definitely going to finish it, but after around 10 hours I feel quite tired of it.
Jalopy fans eating
A fun game, albeit a flawed one. The game is not very good at communicating with the player and it gets very very grindy near the end. Had some great moments though !
i dont like it
I never thought I would enjoy the story in a game about driving. This is basically like Jalopy, except way more fleshed out in terms of scope. The sense of progression is fantastic and the looting and inventory management were superb, and, the story was very good and the characters were all very wonderful, I found myself engaged in their conversations at times and I would laugh with them here and there. The driving physics were fantastic also, every bump the car feels it has great and the weight transfer of the car when braking felt solid also. Overall, great game, but lacks challenge; I died maybe twice in my 40 hour playthrough.
Fuck you Pacific Drive GOTY 2024
The ending is kind of bland and uneventful but the moment to moment minutia of gameplay more than makes up for it.
Enjoyed this a lot, but in the end, the loading times killed the enjoyment for me.
For the first 20 hours of this thing I felt like I was playing an all-time cult classic. Phenomenal weirdo atmosphere, incredible blend of a really satisfying survival loop and beautiful cinematic worldbuilding. Everything about fighting your way out of a storm, repairing the car, and upgrading it piece by piece feels so tangible in the best way. Maybe I loved it too much early on, cause I spent so long in act 1 that I left myself a lot of game to get through by the time things started to feel repetitive and worn out. It just doesn't feel worth taking any time to engage with the mid-zone and deep zone in any way when you've done the same routes 10 times over and the only reward will be incremental upgrades that aren't remotely needed to complete the main story. My lasting memory will definitely be those first 20 hours though. Absolutely nothing else that feels like this
I knew I’d dig Pacific Drive, but I didn’t expect the car maintenance to become my favorite part of it — or for it to keep me invested for nearly thirty hours.
My play style in games like this is to play the janitor: grabbing everything not bolted down and tossing it in my sack. That served me very well for the incredibly robust crafting system, amassing a large tool shed of doo-dads. Unfortunately, I think it also kept me too far ahead of this game’s best moments where everything is going wrong and you have to be like Matt Damon in The Martian to “science the hell” out of the problem, crafting the essentials to keep you going.
It pays to pay more attention to the details than I did: figure out where to find what kinds of resources and just grab what you need to have the best freeform experience. If you’re an anxious little thing like me, you might burn yourself out a bit on stopping for resources too often and losing momentum on some of the more grand objectives. As with any immersive RPG like this, it’s a dance between what you need to do versus trying to do everything. Finding that balance makes for the best trip.
Just like the best immersive sim games, there’s a tradeoff for the endgame that you either end up having the final mission that tests you in every lesson you learned — or lets go of the gas and lets you walk through a shoegazey reflection. This one fixes eyes to shoelaces, where I maybe wanted to really show-off, but it might be best for a game about driving to have at least one joyride.
My play style in games like this is to play the janitor: grabbing everything not bolted down and tossing it in my sack. That served me very well for the incredibly robust crafting system, amassing a large tool shed of doo-dads. Unfortunately, I think it also kept me too far ahead of this game’s best moments where everything is going wrong and you have to be like Matt Damon in The Martian to “science the hell” out of the problem, crafting the essentials to keep you going.
It pays to pay more attention to the details than I did: figure out where to find what kinds of resources and just grab what you need to have the best freeform experience. If you’re an anxious little thing like me, you might burn yourself out a bit on stopping for resources too often and losing momentum on some of the more grand objectives. As with any immersive RPG like this, it’s a dance between what you need to do versus trying to do everything. Finding that balance makes for the best trip.
Just like the best immersive sim games, there’s a tradeoff for the endgame that you either end up having the final mission that tests you in every lesson you learned — or lets go of the gas and lets you walk through a shoegazey reflection. This one fixes eyes to shoelaces, where I maybe wanted to really show-off, but it might be best for a game about driving to have at least one joyride.
Me, every time I drive in a game from now on: It's just not the same as my shitty beat up jalopy from Pacific Drive.
Joguei o tutorial e uma primeira run e é impressionante como esse jogo é relaxante, calmo e ao mesmo tempo angustiante.
Tudo é muito tátil, por isso é relaxante, é gostoso.
Louco para jogar mais, mas não poder salvar no meio de uma run provavelmente vai me afastar desse jogo :(
Tudo é muito tátil, por isso é relaxante, é gostoso.
Louco para jogar mais, mas não poder salvar no meio de uma run provavelmente vai me afastar desse jogo :(
really cool game, love the upgrade paths but felt like a lot of work imo probably not for me
edit: went back to beat it, really fun game and glad i got the last engine but that ending stinked
edit: went back to beat it, really fun game and glad i got the last engine but that ending stinked
I definitely enjoyed my time with it, but this game really has like 15 hours of content stretched out to 40+. The procedurally generated maps with identical locations really start to feel repetitive and grindy after the first 15, and then it just keeps going. If i compare this to the hand crafted maps of Subnautica, Grounded, Dredge etc. it really just fails to live up. It's also missing interesting set pieces/story beats like those games, although I did enjoy the characters.
While this game was quite grindy, it did not take away from my enjoyment of driving around the olympic peninsula. only main issues with the game was the tinkering station and how it was hard to listen to the story with everything trying to kill me.
Pacific Drive is a rare case of a game that wrangles an oversaturated and stale genre by its neck and spin it into something original. It grabs everything about survival games and put it in four wheels.
Instead of the usual hunger, tiredness etc you now have fuel, battery, wear & tear and many other small gameplay mechanics and details that together forms a very cohesive big picture. Tending after your car can be a bonding exercise - and sometimes even relaxing, diligently fixing your car, organizing loot and researching new parts from the comfort of your garage after a panicked close call extraction.
One thing this game got absolutely right is the quirks system. As you progress through the adventure, your car starts to develop "malfunctions" that can range from being harmless, annoying, detrimental and even beneficial. It feels like your car is another main character by itself.
If you're a fan of diegetic sim games such as Jalopy, enjoy works of speculative fiction such as Roadside Picnic/Stalker and isn't bothered by survival mechanics and a little bit of grind, then this game is for you.
The only thing that somehow soured my experience is that it could have used a little bit more variety. Anomalies are awesome, but after a while you start to notice there's only a few types of them. Can't shake the feeling the game could've been more ambitions and creative in this regard. Same for the POIs: at some point I started ignoring them because they offered too little loot for too much effort (and it's always distributed in the same boxes/bags/etc). Lastly, Pacific Drive would have benefited from more unique stuff (such as exotic parts/equipment and decor) to reward exploration other than generic resources and the occasional random decal or paint.
Instead of the usual hunger, tiredness etc you now have fuel, battery, wear & tear and many other small gameplay mechanics and details that together forms a very cohesive big picture. Tending after your car can be a bonding exercise - and sometimes even relaxing, diligently fixing your car, organizing loot and researching new parts from the comfort of your garage after a panicked close call extraction.
One thing this game got absolutely right is the quirks system. As you progress through the adventure, your car starts to develop "malfunctions" that can range from being harmless, annoying, detrimental and even beneficial. It feels like your car is another main character by itself.
If you're a fan of diegetic sim games such as Jalopy, enjoy works of speculative fiction such as Roadside Picnic/Stalker and isn't bothered by survival mechanics and a little bit of grind, then this game is for you.
The only thing that somehow soured my experience is that it could have used a little bit more variety. Anomalies are awesome, but after a while you start to notice there's only a few types of them. Can't shake the feeling the game could've been more ambitions and creative in this regard. Same for the POIs: at some point I started ignoring them because they offered too little loot for too much effort (and it's always distributed in the same boxes/bags/etc). Lastly, Pacific Drive would have benefited from more unique stuff (such as exotic parts/equipment and decor) to reward exploration other than generic resources and the occasional random decal or paint.
Pacific Drive is a fun, unique game but has it's flaws. The overall experience however is solid. It provides a satisfying driving game with survivor elements included perfectly. Manually refilling your car and repairing your car is extremely fun. The game doesn't run out of ideas as well with randomly generated areas and a random assortment of anomalies.
However, the game has faults. The main one in my opinion is the progression system. Throughout the game you will find new materials and items which can help you craft new items. Firstly this requires a bit of a grind, but then all you unlock is either more storage or better armour which you will probably have to replace after a trip further out in the zone.
Solid game that just some tweaking and modifying to make the playthrough more enjoyable and entertaining.
However, the game has faults. The main one in my opinion is the progression system. Throughout the game you will find new materials and items which can help you craft new items. Firstly this requires a bit of a grind, but then all you unlock is either more storage or better armour which you will probably have to replace after a trip further out in the zone.
Solid game that just some tweaking and modifying to make the playthrough more enjoyable and entertaining.
This is why Oregon is superior to Washington
The ending was rather abrupt. The upgrade pacing was also a bit iffy but otherwise excellent in almost every other way. This game exudes atmosphere, in a way that shows how much love has been pumped into it. For a new IP riddle with so much progression, I'm excited to see what this studio does next.
This review contains spoilers
Listen I know the Balatros and Final Fantasies of the gaming world are overshadowing this one but here me out: Pacific Drive is so worth your time. It's vibe-y, it's got some genuine heartfelt moments, it feels /good/ to play (the controls for turning the car on, turning on your wiper/lights, doing maintenance in the garage... it's all intuitive and engrossing and yum), it's pretty, it's a perfect length, it's engaging... My only complaint is that the looting got to be a tiny bit tedious after a while (but by that time I was wrapping up the game anyway) but otherwise this is near everything I look for in a gaming experience. Great stuff 👍
I also want to note that the game has a ton of accessibility and difficulty options, you can really tailor the game to how you want to play. And to sum up the loop: you venture into each layer of the Zone for various narrative reasons one "stop" or area at a time and at each "stop" you can loot new crafting materials and scan spooky stuff, if you want, but it's not necessary to stop at each junction. I think the game is strongest when you're venturing deep into the map and just driving most of the time. But as you unlock further junctions, you get better armor and tools for being being more prepared each "run" and in that way, it's got light roguelike characteristics. By the end my car (affectionately named Barbara or The Barb) looked like a mean, capable, blue machine with her end game armor and fun paint job. We love a plethora of car customization options. Ok that's all bye 💙
I also want to note that the game has a ton of accessibility and difficulty options, you can really tailor the game to how you want to play. And to sum up the loop: you venture into each layer of the Zone for various narrative reasons one "stop" or area at a time and at each "stop" you can loot new crafting materials and scan spooky stuff, if you want, but it's not necessary to stop at each junction. I think the game is strongest when you're venturing deep into the map and just driving most of the time. But as you unlock further junctions, you get better armor and tools for being being more prepared each "run" and in that way, it's got light roguelike characteristics. By the end my car (affectionately named Barbara or The Barb) looked like a mean, capable, blue machine with her end game armor and fun paint job. We love a plethora of car customization options. Ok that's all bye 💙
Eu esperava outra coisa, um long drive de terror menos guiado, não foi oque recebi. o jogo não é ruim só não é oque eu pensei pelos trailer. é na verdade um roguelite de carro com bixos meio ??? vc mais anda do que dirige eu senti sei la
talvez no futuro eu dê outra chance com outros olhos pra isso
talvez no futuro eu dê outra chance com outros olhos pra isso
Tarkov meets eurotruck simulator
This game made me empathize with a car
This game made me empathize with a car
I was pretty onboard with the vibes of Pacific Drive from the start. While it began and maintained as an oppressive "What the f is going on??" vibe, you slowly begin to piece together some understandings of how the Zone functioned. Combined with satisfying upgrade and crafting mechanics, it kept me quite entertained for its roughly 20 hour run time.
To start things off, I'm not much of a survival game person. I eventually find a lot of these types of games rather aimless or frustrating to the point where it loses me. I was surprised to find myself not in this situation (for the most part) in this game. I always had the next thing I'm looking forward to getting and was able to make decent progress towards that objective. While death is quite punishing, you can definitely alleviate some of these design decisions with generous accessibility options.
Combined with a satisfying upgrade system is a semi-roguelike system where you make "runs" to collect resources and make it further into the Zone. I did notice towards the latter half of the game that running earlier zones just to collect some early-game resources was rather tedious. But, as you begin to understand the anomalies that pepper the Zone and make longer trips, the game turned into quite a satisfying loop.
What accompanies these loops in the Zone is a narrative that features several disembodied voices that supports you as you make your way around the Zone. While you never seem them, I noticed myself getting quite attached to these characters as I went along. While I can totally see why some folks might find their presence annoying, I really enjoyed the light-hearted banter in such an oppressive environment.
Finally, the upgrade system and narrative comes to a head in the final stretch of the game. I did notice towards the end of the game that the amount of endgame resources required to get some of these upgrades became, for the lack of a better word, a tedious chore. Combined with an ending that ends up not really explaining anything and just kind of...ends, I can see why a lot of people were disappointed with the ending. For me, I realized that by the end of the game that I cared more about the characters rather than the Zone itself, and I'm glad the game structured the main mission line to not make some of these late-game upgrades a necessity to finish the game as it probably would've ruined the pacing.
Overall, I'm mildly surprised by the fact that I enjoyed Pacific Drive so much. I found that the game is pretty uncompromising in what it set out to do. I'm sure as soon as players noticed how meticulous Ironwood has built out the player's interactions with the car (For example, you can hurt yourself by dropping the rear door on your end), a lot of players would have bounced off. But for me, the satisfying car upgrade / loot run loop, the familiar and unsettling vibes of the Zone set in my home of Washington and the cast of characters allowed me to enjoy an experience that I haven't quite seen in other games. I look forward to what they do next!
To start things off, I'm not much of a survival game person. I eventually find a lot of these types of games rather aimless or frustrating to the point where it loses me. I was surprised to find myself not in this situation (for the most part) in this game. I always had the next thing I'm looking forward to getting and was able to make decent progress towards that objective. While death is quite punishing, you can definitely alleviate some of these design decisions with generous accessibility options.
Combined with a satisfying upgrade system is a semi-roguelike system where you make "runs" to collect resources and make it further into the Zone. I did notice towards the latter half of the game that running earlier zones just to collect some early-game resources was rather tedious. But, as you begin to understand the anomalies that pepper the Zone and make longer trips, the game turned into quite a satisfying loop.
What accompanies these loops in the Zone is a narrative that features several disembodied voices that supports you as you make your way around the Zone. While you never seem them, I noticed myself getting quite attached to these characters as I went along. While I can totally see why some folks might find their presence annoying, I really enjoyed the light-hearted banter in such an oppressive environment.
Finally, the upgrade system and narrative comes to a head in the final stretch of the game. I did notice towards the end of the game that the amount of endgame resources required to get some of these upgrades became, for the lack of a better word, a tedious chore. Combined with an ending that ends up not really explaining anything and just kind of...ends, I can see why a lot of people were disappointed with the ending. For me, I realized that by the end of the game that I cared more about the characters rather than the Zone itself, and I'm glad the game structured the main mission line to not make some of these late-game upgrades a necessity to finish the game as it probably would've ruined the pacing.
Overall, I'm mildly surprised by the fact that I enjoyed Pacific Drive so much. I found that the game is pretty uncompromising in what it set out to do. I'm sure as soon as players noticed how meticulous Ironwood has built out the player's interactions with the car (For example, you can hurt yourself by dropping the rear door on your end), a lot of players would have bounced off. But for me, the satisfying car upgrade / loot run loop, the familiar and unsettling vibes of the Zone set in my home of Washington and the cast of characters allowed me to enjoy an experience that I haven't quite seen in other games. I look forward to what they do next!
So boring, the story isn't there and doesn't provide enough crumbs to keep me interested.
Me divierto mas arreglando el auto que viajando