The WhatsNext verdict
If you enjoy photography, dense environmental storytelling, and politically charged cyberpunk spaces, Umurangi Generation offers a distinctive way to explore a world through looking closely. Skip it if timed objectives, rough movement, or taking photographs as the primary activity sound tedious.
What it does best
The spaces reveal the catastrophe
A singular neon apocalypse through a cheap camera lens
Photography turns scavenger-hunt exploration into authorship
What might put you off
Time-limited photo objectives
Janky movement and rough technical presentation
The setup
What you are walking into
Umurangi Generation is a first person photography game in the shitty future. Set in Tauranga Aotearoa off the back of an impending crisis you are a courier for the Tauranga Express. Along the way you take photos to make ends meet. Throughout the game you will unlock a variety of lenses and equipment.
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