PS5 unique Pacific Drive by Ironwood Studios will ship us into the exclusion zone in just some months from now as the sport’s launch date has been revealed.
Pacific Drive will park on PS5 on February 22, 2024. Together with this information, Ironwood Studios went right into a bit extra element concerning the gameplay loop and the hazards gamers will face on the highway.
Ironwood writes in a PlayStation Weblog submit that the gameplay loop for Pacific Drive has a number of phases – repairing and upgrading the automobile, planning routes, and making it again in a single piece after raiding the Zone. As gamers get deeper into the forests, swamps, and different areas of the Olympic Peninsula, they are going to construct the data and expertise they should survive.
The weblog goes into better element of what that entails, however right here now we have a few of an important takeaways.
Restore, tune-up, and improve your automobile
After every journey you head again to your storage. Getting have a look at your automobile’s particular person elements will usually inform you what wants essentially the most work. Possibly a flat tire that must be repaired with a sealing equipment, or you can also make a wholly new wheel. You’ll be able to craft new elements from the scrap metallic and different supplies you gathered in your final journey. Lots of totally different automobile elements can take harm so it’s necessary to present the automobile an intensive inspection.
Outdoors repairs, there’s a wealth of customization choices. Spray on a slick new coat of paint, or apply some racing stripes utilizing consumable decals. You’ll be able to even swap out the bobblehead that adorns your dashboard. You must also handle the necessities like gasoline and charging your batteries when you’ve upgraded. There’s a gasoline pump within the storage to refill with – should you’ve bought the elective and useful side-mounted gasoline tanks, these can get topped off, too. Flip the swap on the desk to recharge your automobile immediately.
Plan your subsequent highway journey
Earlier than leaving, you’ll have to cease on the route planner, an enormous map on the wall that tracks your progress by way of the Zone. Hover over areas to disclose details about the place you’re headed earlier than deciding on your remaining vacation spot. It’s not all about the place you find yourself, although – you’ll be making stops in your journey alongside these deserted highways, so figuring out one thing concerning the journey forward of you is a good suggestion, too. Examine for atmospheric shifts, radiation density, potential Anomaly encounters, availability of sources, and extra. On the identical time, you have a look at stops on the highway – you’re nonetheless in a position to modify the automobile whereas within the storage, too, so take this chance to adapt the automobile to your route if wanted.
As soon as out within the Olympic Exclusion Zone, you’ll cross by way of a number of totally different biomes on the best way to your remaining vacation spot. Every comes with its personal obstacles and rewards, and you’ll deck your automobile out accordingly.
You’ll even be amassing Anchors – artifacts initially meant to include the growth of the Zone. These glowing orbs give you a particular vitality that you should utilize to improve the automobile and escape from the Zone. Finally, you and the automobile will stumble upon a wall a whole lot of toes excessive that retains the extra harmful elements of the Zone remoted. You’ll discover your method by way of the wall and into deeper elements of the Zone, the place issues solely get wilder.
Hit the highway and dodge hazards
When you’ve gathered your sources and have sufficient Anchors – it’s time to depart. Assess your environment and have a look at your in-car map earlier than you choose certainly one of many obtainable exits. Some exits shall be simpler to get to than others. As you select, a Zone Storm will begin to shut in on you; from then on, it’s a race to security. Crash by way of the foliage, fishtail by way of the mud, and attempt to maintain the wheel pointed straight in direction of the large pillar of sunshine ascending into the sky as a result of that’s the place you’re headed. You’ll need to dodge the Abductors, Bunnies, and Can Openers in your method out. As you’re taking that remaining drive of religion by way of the illuminated pillar, every part will go white as you permit the Zone behind. The cycle begins anew.