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Pacific Drive review – A love letter to Roadside Picnic
Survival horrors are nothing new on the market‚ and it takes something special to really stand out from the crowds. Thankfully‚ the genre attracts some of the most imaginative and creative minds in the industry‚ producing wonderful pieces on a shoestring. Pacific Drive caught my eye many moons ago‚ with its anomaly-infested wastes and 90’s setting. Was Pacific Drive all it promised to be in review‚ or was it just another dull commute? Image via PC Invasion A theme to die for I have always been an avid fan of science fiction‚ and few writers top my reading list as often as Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. These writers from behind the Iron Curtain produced science fiction at a time when it was completely banned‚ and they wrote with a style unmatched now or then. Some of you may know the book Roadside Picnic‚ and if not the book‚ then most likely the art that has sprung from it. Pacific Drive has placed itself amongst the many other homages to this seminal piece of writing. ...