🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Fun, engaging, and replayable
Meaningful choices, deep progression
Cthulhu and TRPG blend
Charming and appealing art
Dedicated and responsive developers
Negatives:
Inadequate save system and bugs
Poor translation quality and consistency
Inconsistent and frustrating difficulty
Weak and confusing writing
Lacks tabletop RPG freedom/atmosphere
Gameplay:
Streamlined Call of Cthulhu adaptation
Modular, branching story structure
Meaningful character creation system
More like CRPG than TRPG
Mystery-solving and investigation focus
Performance:
Good optimization, smooth performance
Linux/Steam Deck loading issue
Large save file sizes
SSD improves loading times
Laggy creation mode
Recommendations:
High hopes for future content
Good entry point for TRPGs
Good value for the price
Generally fun and interesting game
Numerous bugs and issues
Miscellaneous:
Lovecraftian setting, adapted elements
Long-term development and support
Initial Chinese language barrier
Need for market research, staffing
Anime-styled pixel art aesthetic