"Pacific Drive: An Oddly Lovable Nightmare - A Review"

Pacific Drive is a punishing, off-beat love story between driver and car set in the relentlessly damp Pacific Northwest, where players must navigate a cursed and recalcitrant Zone while scavenging for resources and crafting upgrades to escape. The game's intentionally overwhelming systems, dark and bleak environment, and deliberately awkward user interface create an exhausting yet oddly enjoyable experience that shifts from sadism to masochism, ultimately offering a unique and challenging gameplay that players opt into.