Umurangi Generation

greater than the sum of its parts generally. an incredible sense of style whether it's visually or with the music, wonderful world building (everything feels incredibly dense/lived in), and so forth a bit bogged down by gameplay being universally rough. as an overall package this works so well that i'm willing to look past some of my difficulties elsewhere. encountered quite a bit of funkiness in my time with this. had camera lens swaps break a few separate runs across my whole playthrough among other stuff. most (but not all, one of the speedrun achievements seems to be broken unless you mess with the files to sort it out yourself) of my issues seem to have come with playing with a gamepad so maybe it works better with m+kb, who knows. nothing game breaking and it's so quick to get in and out of the levels it didn't really matter, thankfully. really enjoyed levels like The Strand and Karangahake among the rest because of how small but densely packed they were. these were also levels with the least amount of verticality or otherwise room for movement which helped a ton as that didn't feel the best to navigate with most of the time.

An enjoyable photo taking game with something to ascertain from the experience of a pre-apcolyptic event. The combination of the art direction and soundtrack really make the playthrough almost zen like for me. The photo objectives actually get you to take some photos in particular ways that create a enjoyable result that actually had me thinking more so about composition then I would of others wise. Not too long either. Again, special mention to the OST, this is my jam.

An amazing experience about the dystopian world we live in.

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Getting stuck on stairs. Falling through the ground. Screen blacking out for 10 seconds after taking a photo. Bouncing into the air randomly. Unlocking an achievement for a photo that doesn't reflect in your journal. Lots of bummer bugs, unfortunately.

Playing this game catapulted my real-life photography hobby into a whole new era. I don't need to break down every little reason for that here, but it will suffice to say that this game appears to really understand what's important about photography - both in the sense of how to do it well, and also in the sense of what it means to us as an art form in the context of our world today. Photography classes at colleges should have students play this game as homework.

not the sort of game I typically enjoy, its a little bit janky and starts slow, but its absolutely worth your time and money

Pretty darn awful game. Superb art style is the only plus to this game, everything else is shallow and boring.

Such a cool game. Feels like the kind of art that evokes curiosity and wonder about the world, as many photography and scenic games do. That said, unlike many similar games, it feels grounded to those who might feel as though they live in a beautiful, yet hopelessly flawed and complicated world. I loved how the narrative and atmosphere of the game felt equally taken by the beauty of living amongst humans, and revolted at some of what society is capable of. I played through this game twice, going back to play the DLC, and I can see myself coming back to it again.

Really dig the concept, but there's no substance besides taking pictures. Plus there's very little room to be creative.