Umurangi Generation

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.

Dedicated to the Umurangi Generation The last generation who has to watch the world die

Umurangi Generation is a photography game, where you walk around a level to find the things you need to photograph. The Photos you take have a puzzle element, in that you must read descriptions and figure out not only what you are taking a photo off, but how to frame the shot to contain the object/s. Some of the objects are relatively hidden, and take some effort to find. However, the gameplay is there to make you pay attention to the environment, which is the real purpose of the game. Each level has a lot of people and details in them. Nobody tells you anything. You pay attention and interpret events and relationships and all the other contextual details. There is also a story in that there is a progression of events that you can read into each level. The music fits perfectly for the game. It is hard to imagine the game working as well as it does without music that fits so well. The game play isn’t completely refined, in that there are minor issues walking around and jumping. You aren’t punished for anything, it might just take a bit longer to do something if you fall off. The photography part of the game is well provided for. This game offers you a lot of ability to customise your photos in a myriad of ways. As I don’t know anything about photography in reality, I don’t know whether it gives you access to reality based options for photography. It is possible to unlock more customisation options for photos by completing a challenge on each level. But these are not necessary and may not be something you personally use anyway. This game is more for people who want the experience the game offers. To complete a level to move onto the next one, you must take photos of all the objectives. This can be a little bit frustrating sometimes, if you are having trouble figuring out or finding the object to photograph. If you are trying to unlock the extra photography customisation option on each level, you might find the frustration increasing more, because you need to do everything and on a time limit. It’s usually not that hard to do it in the time limit, but completing the extra challenge requires you to find all the extra things as well, which isn’t that easy. For people that don’t care about the photography, you don’t need to learn how to do it, and basic photos are all that is required for completing an objective. The customisation is there for you to use or not, as you see fit. It’s more there as part of the experience and an extra way of interacting with the environment. I really enjoyed playing through Umurangi Generation, because I enjoyed its atmosphere and investigating each area to learn as much as I could.

it's kino

It's a pretty fun time. I do wish the Aperture/Shutter Speed/ISO settings weren't DLC only, but honestly the whole package is super worth it if you like photography.

A charming game about taking pictures in a deteriorating world. It's got a lot of bugs, but it's a fun experience nonetheless.

cool tony hawk type environment memorization for finishing up a place in a time limit, but you shouldn't worry about the time limit your first time through an area. Enjoy the hell of occupation

jungle :steamthumbsup:

old school mac tts voice umurangi

good concept