post-apocalyptic games usually take on a much... darker tone. granted, that makes a hell of a lot of sense; the world ending isn't exactly a laughing matter. but it's interesting to take a look at a post-apocalyptic game that doesn't take on an explicitly grim view about the end of the world.

now, that's not to say umurangi generation isn't cynical; in fact, it's extremely extremely obvious that the collapse of society was accelerated due to poor decision making by the UN. but the game looks at the end of the world from a more reflective tone. what will the end of the world look like? how do people still manage to keep their lives somewhat together in a world falling apart?

umurangi generation has problems, sure. the game's physics are pretty janky, and the objectives feel... out of place, at times. but the game thrives where it needs to; creating an excellent atmosphere, better than almost any game i've played in a long, long time.

dedicated to the umurangi generation - the last generation who has to watch the world die.

it's rare for a game to leave a bad final impression. usually, you save the best for last, y'know? the big, flashy moment is right at the end.

clustertruck leaves maybe the worst possible final impression of any game i've ever played. a final boss about 3x longer than any individual level in the game, 10x more difficult, and 100x more infuriating. it's not even hard in a fun way!! it's just boring and gets difficult 2 minutes into each attempt.

the rest of the game? fine. okay. a totally acceptable, if a little unpolished, fast-paced platformer. ALSO this is probably a switch-specific problem but this game ran like hot ass, to the point where i had to LOWER MY MONITOR SETTINGS to 480p JUST TO REMOVE A LITTLE LAG.