Get ready to dive back into the eerie Olympic Exclusion Zone! The first story DLC for Pacific Drive, aptly named “Whispers in the Woods,” has just dropped as a complete surprise. Developers Ironwood Studios and publisher Kepler Interactive made the exciting announcement, also revealing that the game is now available on Xbox Series X|S consoles.
This expansion promises a brand-new narrative and a substantial amount of content, roughly one-third the size of the original game. Prepare to encounter fresh anomalies and chilling horrors as you navigate its depths.
Players will also get to grips with innovative gameplay mechanics, including the mysterious “Whispering Tide.” This growing peril intensifies the longer you remain in the Whispering Woods, necessitating special station wagon modifications to fend it off. Additionally, ancient artifacts discovered at various Altars will grant reality-bending powers, influencing both your environment and your journey.
Pacific Drive left a strong impression upon its release last year, masterfully blending suspense with a uniquely calm atmosphere. Players explored the unsettling Pacific Northwest from the relative safety of their trusty station wagon.
As Mark Delaney from GameSpot noted in his review, “With its wonderful depth in both story and gameplay, Pacific Drive is an early hit in 2024. It sets out to create a world that fits comfortably in the New Weird genre but brings its own style and substance to it. Though the game can be especially hard to decipher, difficulty options help to counter some of its more overwhelming aspects. I’ll stick to bikes in my day-to-day life through the actual northwest, but in Pacific Drive, I’m up for another joy ride through one hell of a winding road.”
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