Pacific Drive

 

Pack the car for a roadside picnic, we’re heading into the Olympic Exclusion Zone to discuss Pacific Drive, the survival/roguelite/immersive sim game from Ironwood Studios. Mark reports on his recent trip to the real Olympic Peninsula while Daniel channels his love of genre fiction. We discuss the value of friction in games, UI usability and giving character to cars.

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Timestamps

  • News: 1:19
  • Playlist: 4:51
  • Main Topic: 23:51

Also Discussed

  • New: Mass Effect and Don’t Starve Board games
  • Video Games: Balatro, Yakuza Like a Dragon, Diablo IV
  • Board Games: The King is Dead 2nd Edition

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Episode File

OGC-056-Pacific-Drive.mp3

Location: Olympic National Park, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362, USA

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