Luckily I put a repair kit in the trunk back at the garage and I use it to repair the busted engine. Eventually I reach a town and I stop in a motel car park. My uncle tells me to stop whenever it’s safe to do so and I splutter along looking for a place to make repairs. I notice a small amount of smoke belching from the hood of the Laika and I know I’ve done something terrible. My mind begins to wander, then suddenly I smash into another car. It’s more about keeping your car running, making money by trading and delivering goods, and there appears to be a storyline involving your uncle returning to his hometown that I didn’t get much of a taste of in this very early build. But I get the feeling the driving isn’t really the focus in Jalopy. If you’re used to the weighty feel of something like Euro Truck Simulator, you might be disappointed. The entire game revolves around the car, and I can see myself getting attached to the little wreck as I spend time tinkering with it.Īlthough the simulation of the car itself is fairly deep, the driving model doesn’t seem to have much nuance to it. There’s an impressive amount of simulation, even down to the lever you have to yank under the steering wheel to pop the hood. Weight is also an issue, and the speed the Laika moves depends on the weight of the parts I use and whatever I have in the trunk. Jalopy is something of a survival simulator, except you aren’t managing your hunger and tiredness you’re trying to keep your dilapidated old car alive. I noticed as I fitted the engine that each part had a durability rating. When I’m done, it’s time to go on a very peculiar road trip. There’s a nice physicality to grabbing the objects and slotting them into the car too. The bold, stylised art is striking, with a muted colour palette that perfectly captures the era and setting. And as I do my uncle explains what they all do. Then I grab various parts from around the garage-carburettor, fuel tank, ignition coil, engine, battery-to bring the beast to life. I replace a missing door, which naturally has a different colour of paint. At the beginning of the game the car sits in my uncle’s driveway, a shell with no wheels or inside bits to make it go. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.But before I can hit the road, I have to build it. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.
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