Wheels of Aurelia

Very boring game. The worst part is that there's a bug where you can collide with an invisible object on the road and If you're going for a specific ending where you can't collide with anything you gotta start from the beginning.

Holy Feminism, this is bad. Road game with endings? Cool concept, I like it! But the dialog is so monotone; low blows after low blows at how bad Men! are. It's like playing a left wings wet dream about girl power and individualisme, and it's more nauseating than the pregnant character ends up feeling. It's all good you wanna make a game about your p believe in politics, but make it clear before taking peoples money. Don't pay for this. And the repetitive nature on the endings being just tiny changes is absolutely hopeless, could be alot more creative.

crash

Weird game, but in a quirky kind of way. I'm not Italian, so much of the dialogue failed to resonate with me. I just don't know much about the era being referenced. That said, if this is your kind of game, then I recommend it. You very much can alter the outcomes. I got all the endings. It's basically a choose your own adventure game with some sections that you can control via driving inputs.

On the one hand, this is presented well. The graphical style brings the baking heat and style of Italy to your screen., the music is bold and enjoyable but for me, that was about it. Perhaps if I was more interested in late-70's Italian cultural movements, there might have been more for me here, but I'm not and there isn't. Also that there is no control (that I know of) to confirm your dialogue choice instead of letting it time out, seems a curious choice and lets the conversations drift slowly instead of happen naturally. Worth a try though.

I have some mix feelings about Wheels of Aurelia. On one hand I truly love the setting, the concept, and the artstile of the game; a visual novel mixed with a driving game set in 70s Italy. The game portraits the time are well, allowing the player to jump fifty years in the past and learn a lot about the old country. On the other hand, the sixteen different endings feel a bit rushed and arbitrary, leading to some half-baked runs. I would still recommend buying Wheels of Aurelia, perhaps during sales when the title is often sold for peanuts.