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The Discontents: Umurangi Generation, Spoiled Part Six

Coming in before the end of 2022, we are finally at the end of our journey, the last deep-dive into Umurangi Generation, the best game of 2020.

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Wow, Cool Robot: Umurangi Generation Spoiled, Part Five

It’s been a while so let’s do the rundown: this post is going to have major spoilers for UN Hangar, the second level in Umurangi Generation Macro. If you would rather not read spoilers of Umurangi Generation Macro, feel free to skip. If you would rather read and complain about my inclusion of spoilers, I’ll […]

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Umurangi Generation, Spoiled (Part Four)

No Escape dives back into Umurangi Generation for a four-part finale covering the four levels of Umurangi Generation MACRO.

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Umurangi Generation, Spoiled (Part 3)

This is not a happy story and it does not have a happy ending in the strictest sense. But the nihilism doesn’t extend backward, and I would caution you to think things through before walking away from this game with the idea that we’re in exactly the same boat.

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Games that care about their places get me caring too

Despite not technically existing, a few in-game locations have become places I recognize, in the same way you might recognize your own city or town.

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Umurangi Generation, Spoiled (Part 2)

Umurangi Generation lives in the world of reproduction. The true reason why nobody impedes our movement is because we are meant to exist in the diorama of each level as though time stood still and we were the only ones aware of it. Our goal is not to capture the dynamism of life as we, the Voyeurs, experience it, but essentially our job is to make our own postcards.

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The Article Where I Talk About Umurangi Generation In Full Detail (Total F*ckin Spoilers Ahead), Part One

Hello. This is part one of an article about Umurangi Generation, my favorite game in 2020 and probably the best game that came out in that whole year, cinematic storytelling and painstakingly-crafted 3D animations be damned. I liked the game a lot. Go play it. It’s out on Nintendo Switch now.

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‘Umurangi Generation: Macro’ is vital and moving

Quick and powerful, Umurangi Generation: Macro gives us answers that we might find all-too familiar.

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Shoot Photos Like a Pro in ‘Umurangi Generation: Macro’

The DLC pack for Umurangi Generation, Umurangi Generation Macro, comes out on Nov. 7.

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A Requiem for the Final Generation

Unbounded love and rage create an unforgettable wake-up call of a “first-person shooter” where you never pick up a gun.