🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Deep, complex, rewarding combat
Strategic stance-based combat system
Diverse weapon selection and playstyles
High replayability and extensive content
Enjoyable, fun, and addictive experience
Negatives:
Poor, frustrating level design
Unbalanced, artificial difficulty
Frustrating enemy, boss design
Weak, uninspired story
Steep curve, poor tutorials
Gameplay:
Deep, complex, customizable combat
Stamina management is crucial
Genre blend: ARPG, Soulslike
Mission-based level structure
Ninjutsu/Magic provide powerful support
Performance:
Inconsistent graphics and performance
Decent Steam Deck performance
Occasional crashes/stability issues
Robust, well-optimized PC port
Demanding hardware requirements
Recommendations:
Challenging, rewarding action RPG
Not for casual players
Worth buying on sale
Desire for a sequel
Experiment with weapons/skills
Miscellaneous:
Story blends history, Yokai
Prequel reuses prior content
Poor tutorial, complex systems
Replayability through enemy changes
Inconsistent power scaling/balancing