🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Improved and engaging stealth mechanics
Improved graphics and visual fidelity
Satisfying and improved gunplay
Ongoing improvements and updates
Engaging core heist gameplay
Negatives:
Downgrade from Payday 2
Always-online requirement and servers
Limited weapons and customization
Lacking content and replayability
Bugs and optimization issues
Gameplay:
Strategic heists with stealth/loud options
Reworked, controversial skill system
Weapon progression and armor system
Improved hostage/civilian interaction
Overkill weapons and difficulty modifiers
Performance:
Ongoing performance, server instability
Excessively long loading times
Minor visual bugs
Need better graphics options
Compatibility issues on Linux
Recommendations:
Buy on sale for value
Game has potential; needs improvement
Predecessor is currently better
Needs more maps and heists
Try it out
Miscellaneous:
Concerns about long-term support
Suffering from review bombs
Evaluate current state, not launch
Light story, action-focused heists
Large game file size