An open world with Pure Summer Vibes
Added 2025-08-12 07:01:02 +0000 UTC
Wheel World is an open-world game without the open-world obligations. Hop on a bike, zip through beautiful landscapes, and enjoy a few races at whatever pace you prefer. Speaking of interesting riffs on the cozy game formula, Everdeep Aurora scraps combat. Instead, you dig through everyone's business. Literally.
This week, The Resties discuss these delights, plus explain the NSFW-game delisting dilemma.
Games discussed:
Other stuff discussed:
My Dress-Up Darling (Crunchyroll)
White Lotus (HBO Max)
Industry (HBO Max)
The delisting of NSFW games
Why you can't escape all of those sexy games (Post Games)
Crackdown on sex video games goes wide, alarming developers (GameFile)
Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free (Wired)
Comments
Zillennial (27) here so not exactly a young kid and my music taste is pretty eclectic but Phoenix and MGMT are great
AG
2025-08-15 21:32:34 +0000 UTCThe switching to hard is really interesting and usually the opposite strat I take for story-heavy games. And very glad it's clicking with you!! ~Plante
Chris
2025-08-15 17:19:30 +0000 UTCI genuinely don’t know how to interact with you guys on weekly episodes if I listen to you on Apple Podcasts. Hearing you dismantle mafia the Old Country made me second-guess why I’m having such a good time playing it. It sounds like it’s not a game for you guys, which is absolutely understandable, but I’m having a great time with it. Although I did make a change before I ever even launched the game based on a recommendation from Gamerankes’ “before you buy” video. Turn the difficulty all the way to hard; it makes combat actually fun and engaging. Also, playing it on KB&M feels good too. Something else I chose to do after playing for an hour or so was use the throwing knife for stealthy takedowns and turn off “skip drive” settings. You can wander the environment, although there hasn’t been a “you’re free to roam” section I have seen yet; I just leave my guys hanging a lot to go pick up collectibles. Glad to hear you’re prospective; as always, good episode! Also, excellent note on the College Football 26 game and your joy in it, Chris. You might have only been talking to me with that section of the show, but I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the gameplay. I agree it’s well designed, and football knowledge helps immensely.
SorestWolf
2025-08-15 15:58:21 +0000 UTCWheel World is the perfect game to play while riding an exercise bike. The races get you moving faster and the music is perfect
Jenny
2025-08-13 18:07:07 +0000 UTCYeah, the Forza comparison is true, though I personally avoid it because I think the incentives are sooooo different. Forza is a game that wants to lock you in forever, chasing endless races and rewards. Wheel World feels like the opposite in many ways. That said, I love both for the specific things they do!
Chris
2025-08-13 16:37:48 +0000 UTCCan't believe no one has drawn the comparison between Wheel World and Forza Horizon. Also curious to know how far Frush has gotten in the game because it's much bigger than he seems to think.
Brian Easton
2025-08-13 14:55:52 +0000 UTC
