🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Stunning visuals and immersive environments
Engaging survival and combat mechanics
Significant improvements via patches
Exceptional sound design and music
Rich and immersive storytelling
Negatives:
Severe performance and optimization issues
Unfair and broken enemy AI/spawning
Game-breaking bugs persist post-launch
Shallow and repetitive gameplay
Poor weapon and loot balance
Gameplay:
Dynamic enemy and NPC spawning
Survival mechanics core gameplay
Turn-based elements in combat
Non-linear storytelling and choices
Tactical FPS gunplay mechanics
Performance:
Poor Unreal Engine 5 optimization
Input lag and stuttering
Hardware demands exceed expectations
DLSS/Frame Generation limitations
Graphical and rendering flaws
Recommendations:
Strong recommendation for fans
Buy on sale only
Story and atmosphere praised
Avoid for casual players
Wait for patches or mods
Miscellaneous:
Strong modding and DLC potential
Comparisons to prior STALKER games
Modding policies spark controversy
Wartime development challenges
Critique of monetization and bundles