Thanks for the review. The game managed to get a lot of good press so I found your take on it refreshing. Pity about the driving being so stunted. I like the idea of a more immersive driving simulator, but then it should last longer than a few seconds at a go!
"Pacific Drive is one of these new kinds of games that disdains easy/medium/hard difficulty settings, instead giving players dozens of individual modifiers to tune the game to their liking." This is perhaps a remnant of my being old, but to me that feels like cheating. There is a "correct" version of the game, and it's the one that comes out of the box. I realize that's not true, and I'd never tell anyone not to tweak a game to suit their preference/need/playstyle. But it bugs me on a foundational level.
Thanks for the review. The game managed to get a lot of good press so I found your take on it refreshing. Pity about the driving being so stunted. I like the idea of a more immersive driving simulator, but then it should last longer than a few seconds at a go!
"Pacific Drive is one of these new kinds of games that disdains easy/medium/hard difficulty settings, instead giving players dozens of individual modifiers to tune the game to their liking." This is perhaps a remnant of my being old, but to me that feels like cheating. There is a "correct" version of the game, and it's the one that comes out of the box. I realize that's not true, and I'd never tell anyone not to tweak a game to suit their preference/need/playstyle. But it bugs me on a foundational level.
Great read and solid points.
This looks so beautiful but sounds so frustrating!