Pacific Drive

Pacific Drive

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IndianaJones Feb 18, 2024 @ 4:58pm
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Just played the demo, it's an awful experience.
Pros:
- the idea for the game
- art style
- maybe voice acting

Cons:
- the whole freaking rest.

- ambiguous objectives and nav points even in first tutorial mission
- keyboard controls layout
- car physics.
- car view, the camera is way off, view is so limited, it's not how it looks in real car, and FOV slider does not help. It's like camera is anchored in wrong place.
- player physics, walking seems way off
- gpu optimization

Overall experience was really painful and annoying. The focus was too much on art style and this retro climate over main gameplay loop design, so that game would be actually fun to play and not only looking nice.
Last edited by IndianaJones; Feb 18, 2024 @ 4:59pm
Originally posted by JudgeMental1337:
Can´t agree more dude. Thought the game would be chill af like the long drive. Played the demo and its more like frustration simulator 2.0 IF your boss on work don´t yell at you buy this game for full immersion
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Martial.Lore Feb 18, 2024 @ 5:21pm 
Reading this post is not much fun: Glad you're not a game dev tbh. (Blocked)
Mango Scribble Feb 18, 2024 @ 6:55pm 
what do you hate about the car physics? also do you drive on the right side by any chance
ShockedHearts Feb 18, 2024 @ 7:16pm 
k bye!
slocik Feb 18, 2024 @ 7:37pm 
Originally posted by Deadlock:
- car physics.
- car view,
- player physics, walking seems way off
- gpu optimization
Yeah, physics are waaaaay off.
Its a cool idea, but everything feels weird.
OutoftheLoop Feb 18, 2024 @ 8:59pm 
I'll admit, not everything in the game is not perfect. The parking break. OH MY GOD.

Everything I find wrong in the game, can be written down and improved. though as much as I think of myself as a wannabe gamedev, My ideas for a few driving games may not come to fruition.

Whens the last time you played a good snowmobile game?
Name one game where you can drive around a town or state infested with giant spiders?
Druinthor Feb 18, 2024 @ 11:28pm 
Agree with many of these points.

Still cant wait for release!
Tevu Feb 19, 2024 @ 1:30am 
Originally posted by OutoftheLoop:
I'll admit, not everything in the game is not perfect. The parking break. OH MY GOD.

Everything I find wrong in the game, can be written down and improved. though as much as I think of myself as a wannabe gamedev, My ideas for a few driving games may not come to fruition.

Whens the last time you played a good snowmobile game?
Name one game where you can drive around a town or state infested with giant spiders?

GTA 5 with mods. And its driving is perfected. Just saying...
IndianaJones Feb 19, 2024 @ 2:50am 
Originally posted by Mango Scribble:
what do you hate about the car physics? also do you drive on the right side by any chance

No, I drive on left side, if you mean the car seating.

Originally posted by slocik:
Yeah, physics are waaaaay off.
Its a cool idea, but everything feels weird.

Yeah, I do not think it is intentional like physics is distorted in instability zones. It acts the same in safe areas as well.

I've seen it in other indie games, very simple physics implementation.

Regarding the car.
If you slightly bump a traffic barrier on the road, then car fully stops.
If you drive over some bump when driving off the road car jumps like crazy.

Player walking feels like he is levitating or something, at least in some areas.

The lack of outside camera for car makes if difficult to drive. The car's windshield pole and dashboard take too much space especially when driving at higher speeds. There is like warp out effect in game. In general some weird design choices. It may satisfy some hardcore and iron-man crowd, but for casual players it is rather not fun.
Last edited by IndianaJones; Feb 19, 2024 @ 2:51am
Fade_7k Feb 19, 2024 @ 9:05am 
I loved the demo, preordered shortly after finishing it.
HU1212ICAN3 Feb 20, 2024 @ 3:48am 
Originally posted by Martial.Lore:
Reading this post is not much fun: Glad you're not a game dev tbh. (Blocked)
Lmao at blocking someone youll literally never see again because they have a different opinion than you :steammocking: Grow the ♥♥♥♥ up and dont be a child.
Kan3da. Feb 20, 2024 @ 4:40am 
I agree. I was superpumped and its a pass after the demo.

The whole loop of driving a few meters, getting out to loot and evading enemies and anomalies got old inside the first mission.

I was so olin love with the trailer and concept but i thought its a road trip and not a series of beer runs.
Last edited by Kan3da.; Feb 20, 2024 @ 4:41am
76561199642880465 (Banned) Feb 20, 2024 @ 10:34pm 
I loved the reddit banter between the 2 basedboys, and adored the girlboss scientist telling me how stupid I am.
Akira Feb 21, 2024 @ 3:11am 
Originally posted by Martial.Lore:
Reading this post is not much fun: Glad you're not a game dev tbh. (Blocked)
"blocked" lmao I hope this is some sarcastic cringe post
TimsGamingDen Feb 21, 2024 @ 3:54am 
I played the demo and had great fun + pre-ordered.
Karolinen Feb 21, 2024 @ 3:55am 
Originally posted by TimsGamingDen:
I played the demo and had great fun + pre-ordered.
Yeah i loved the demo too 😊
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Date Posted: Feb 18, 2024 @ 4:58pm
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