The game was stolen! A Russian developer stole the game!
@tharobiiceii19 күн бұрын
Yeah, definitely getting big Mirrors Edge vibes.
@iameatingursnack23 күн бұрын
i put in 20 hours and its the most annoying thing ive ever played
@mjoshuacaullerАй бұрын
Nice! Great review, Joe. Glad you dug it for the most part. 😊
@CinniminАй бұрын
I LOVE DRIVING!!!
@joeschmoegamesАй бұрын
I think the Company Cruiser is easily the funniest thing they've added, doubly so because I've got absolutely no clue how to use it effectively
@CinniminАй бұрын
@@joeschmoegames i urge that you keep the radio on every time theyre driving. arguing with everyone about how to drive a manual gear car while the goofy music plays is the funniest thing ive ever experienced in gaming
@birbinАй бұрын
freaky gooning love it !
@CushionSappАй бұрын
Good to hear
@gooberdogАй бұрын
The first quirk I noticed was that the left rear door opened every time I turned on the radio lol
@Quantumzhd2 ай бұрын
Priceless reactions! 🤣🤣🤣
@Shruke2 ай бұрын
monster get you
@philipclayberg49282 ай бұрын
1. It's a bug. 2. It's not a bug; it's a feature. 3. Are you sure you paid for that feature?
@Thrillrider102 ай бұрын
I once dove through the gateway right at the climax of the song Liminal Drifter with the red zone right on my ass, and I'm still riding that high. Absolute 10/10 experience.
@crinklyonion14103 ай бұрын
My first quirk that I encountered was that every time I went in reverse, the hood would pop open. I fixed it, and then it happened again.
@daymianhayes24933 ай бұрын
Lmao was that a BLM sticker on the back of that car...? Trash woke game, hope it fails
@Eric4bz3 ай бұрын
If i'm honest, what we need are more out of car scenarios for it. And I don't mean step out, scrap, loot, get back in and drive. I'm talking maybe you find a bunker that your car physically cannot enter, and can't get too close to. So you have to make a choice. Trust your car will survive without you for a bit and face the bunker for some rare goods? Or choose to let it be and keep driving.
@whatsacowify3 ай бұрын
I for one would love more in depth idle games with this kind of visual feedback.
@joan_of_craft46903 ай бұрын
1:32 and that's just the outer zone lol
@halogunner02953 ай бұрын
Not only the gameplay is good but the music just fits exactly especially the song “Puzzle Pieces” because it fits so well even the lyrics bashes the fact that you and that lemon are in this together. “If you want to, I can be there for you”
@Mr.Skdoodle3 ай бұрын
Just got it last night on my switch. Definitely going to be playing this in my down time.
@Aqua.man0453 ай бұрын
Has that 1999 Ubisoft look and feel. Like Tonic Trouble or Rayman 2.
@keanuortiz37663 ай бұрын
honestly the main thing i wanted added to the game is probably alternate endings and more serious anomalies, a lot are basically speedbumps if ur well prepared more unpredictability and intimidating anomalies like the blacksmith
@drowningin3 ай бұрын
Just came out on Switch a few days ago it’s really good. The platforming seems like it would be a lot harder than it is. The platforming seems a lot easier than Mario 64 even if it looks like it should be harder to pull off
@alexgunawan983 ай бұрын
wish longer
@Cng2154 ай бұрын
Pacific drive has been my favorite survival craft game since Stranded Deep. I'm only sad that once I'm done beating it I won't see another like it for a long time. Nonetheless I've enjoyed the crazy ride 😂
@shubhamsinghrautela63844 ай бұрын
bro did u amd graphics card, i have strange issue on game sprinkle issue
@tyr3xfn6574 ай бұрын
With all do respect I fucking hate this game but I still play it😂😂🤬
@cutecatscatlovers4 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@Kushicles4 ай бұрын
What a great review. I was having trouble describing what I like about this game so much and did a excellent job of explaining why!
@jakeholmes92964 ай бұрын
Just had my first failed extraction! Lost so much stuff but damn was it fun haha
@harrisonhaine11994 ай бұрын
love the way you write very descriptive :)
@nitrolight17784 ай бұрын
Pacific Drive isn't about the zone. It's not about you. It's not about the Station Wagon. It's about the connection and attachment one can share with an object, and one that many can relate to. Their first car, far from ideal, but you make the best of it and through nurturing it, that attachment manifests. Making an in-game lore piece out 9f that attachment cleverly played right into the thinking of many players. I spent more time in the garage than in the actual world, taking parts off, putting new parts on, spraying different colors, decals, attaching new abilities, jamming to the radio, patching the car up, test driving it, diagnosing quirks, perusing the upgrade trees, etc. It's all about that attachment.
@vlad3k4 ай бұрын
Grammar is lost with this one....
@KingZiggy864 ай бұрын
Great format. Great review. Made it an easy purchase decision!
@LukasC24 ай бұрын
I think a good thing to mention is that the story drives a sense of urgency, as you progress, it is mentioned that your character gets more and more attached to the car to the point where it can become fatal. So you notice that the car itself starts to play little animations on the screen near the door, you get saved if you die by it's systems, it adapts to you as you do to it. That really sets the feel of how important this car really is to you. And they don't need to make the character talk or in any way portray that they are getting addicted to the car because YOU as the player are getting attached to it through the different elements mentioned. Same thing can be said for the instability barrier in a junction, it kind of ties into the story as well as it being and invisible barrier to the game world. It all kind of makes sense, so you get this huge sense of immersion as if you are the character instead of there being one crafted for you. Great Game, Buy it Great Short Review, Love it
@dienamx66965 ай бұрын
I live in the northern hemisphere, during winter its a lot like this here, we barely get any sun everything looks grey and miserable, this game truly captures that feeling well, however im not eastern European, so the design of cities look slightly different, but from watching loads of travel vlogs involving those places it looks pretty bang on tbh
@darrell53635 ай бұрын
I thought the Black Lives Matter and the 78 different queer stickers was a weird touch for a single player horror survival game
@neet-o-muskeet-o45215 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing but that bi flag is never coming off my back door. I never really realized the importance of that kind of representation until I realized I was bi. And I get it now, being recognized even with little things like a window sticker is a good feeling.
@pcdeltalink0364 ай бұрын
Agreed, it was completely unneeded in my opinion and when I first came across them it basically broke my entire immersion for a few minutes.
@joeschmoegames4 ай бұрын
@@pcdeltalink036 it broke your immersion that queer people can exist? Or that they can also like their cars? Quite a headscratcher there
@pcdeltalink0364 ай бұрын
@@joeschmoegames I play games to forget about real life. Seeing all those stickers just brings all that stuff into the game where it has no place. I'd feel the same way if there was a bunch of political or religious decals as well.
@jakeholmes92964 ай бұрын
@@joeschmoegamesglad to see you stand up for it! Great take. Legend. Subbing!
@koletok46465 ай бұрын
Can confirm this game's accuracy
@GarryGnu5 ай бұрын
MWZ feels.
@JohnSmith-cq7lk5 ай бұрын
I'm looking to get this
@4560125 ай бұрын
This game is good but extremely frustrating
@sanyawaffles5 ай бұрын
Glad you like what we have so far.
@yvesdaigle38405 ай бұрын
Its great but the save system sucks, 45 Minute into mission game crashes, need to restart the whole mission.
@brentschmogbert5 ай бұрын
Didn’t have a single crash in 40hrs
@dingus2k5 ай бұрын
this game is honestly incredible. i personally love the flow between high octane escapes, creeping around anomalies, chill looting, and the relaxing upgrading back at the garage.
@Legomaniac-zu3qb5 ай бұрын
Bruh my doors kept opening and I didn't know why so I turned on the radio and leave it on and it seems to fix its quirk for now lol
@Nikells5 ай бұрын
Pacific Drive doesn't need to be turned into another shooter but I do agree another layer of gameplay outside the car would make it even more awesome.
@Ghorda94 ай бұрын
i disagree, it just needs more chaos, give some anomolies a larger threat range and more damage, have more clusters etc, also make radiation more dangerous to the car
@Justin-og9gu4 ай бұрын
What it really needs it more anomalies and environments. "Looting is boring" thats why you get the vacuum. It cuts time looting in half. The game trying to split itself between a story-driven experience and a mechanics-driven extraction shooter was already too much. It didn't need to spread itself thinner. It needs to dig in even more on what works. The car mechanics and anomalies that make them meaningful. I fell in love with that car, not the rest of the game. Just give me more car.
@Ghorda94 ай бұрын
@@Justin-og9gu i found the mid zone pretty decent with the threats, getting a door pulled off in the middle of an acid rain event with a belching barnical nearby was interesting
@santarky5 ай бұрын
I don't usually comment, but I had to for this. You are not just a talented reviewer; you are an incredible writer alongside that. As someone currently playing through Pacific Drive, the quirk system feels like the lifeblood of this game that sets it apart from everything else. Fire review, keep doing what you're doing, and something will hit.
@joeschmoegames5 ай бұрын
I REALLY appreciate the kind words! Absolutely agree with the quirk system. Such a fun system that feels so immediately immersive. I'd love to see it adopted into other games and see how it's interpreted
@theworkshopwhisperer.59025 ай бұрын
Another thing about the quirk system some are also positive. I get a speed boost every time I turn my headlights on, yes you can spam it. When the car is in drive it starts almost immediately. Every time you use the shifter all the doors swing shut they only latch sometimes though.
@lemmy49655 ай бұрын
By far my favourite anomaly in the game is the blacksmith just because of how imposing it is when it's readying up to slam down onto the ground
@Hyratel5 ай бұрын
that feeling of punching through the forest, dodging trees and fence rails, hoping you don't hit a Tourist and Damn The Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead down a scree slope with the Red Death hot on your heels, YOWZA!
@theundead16005 ай бұрын
I love how it’s kinda close to the ones from lampoons vacations