It looks and sounds fantastic, too, with coolJet Set Radiovibes.
Umurangi Generation is set in the retro-futuristic city of Tauranga, Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Some photographs turn into a frustrating pixel hunt.
Levels being on a timer makes that worse.
And the movement can be mighty janky.
These irksome bits could ruin some games but I’m very happy to push through in Umurangi Generation.
And hunting for objects does at least make me pay more attention to the world.
The near-future Tauranga is a hell of a place, styled somewhere between cyberpunk anime and Jet Set Radio.
The game has a gorgeous lo-fi look and is crammed full of details.
And damn, the soundtrack from ThorHighHeels is fantastic, dancing across so many styles.
The UN presence is not gentle, and not wholly welcome.
But, life goes on despite catastrophe.
Society insists that life goes on.
And if the sounds of battle are getting to you, another billboard suggests soundproofing.
Individual soldiers can seem just as crushed by the whole experience.
Kaiju are only the giantest problem.
Still, in the cracks, people gather, communities support each other, and they resist.
