🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Excellent JRPG experience overall
Large, diverse cast of characters
Fun base-building, recruitment mechanics
Great graphics and music
Enjoyable and engaging story
Negatives:
Pacing slow, travel tedious
Combat unbalanced and lacks depth
Character roster unbalanced and generic
Story generic and uninspired
Frequent, disruptive random encounters
Gameplay:
Classic, strategic turn-based combat
Abundance of varying mini-games
City and base-building mechanics
Limited character customization, imbalance
Theater mini-game, character interactions
Performance:
Numerous crashes and progression bugs
Poor optimization causes lag
Audio glitches and desynchronization
Control input and gamepad issues
Generally stable performance on PC
Recommendations:
Compared to Suikoden series
Recommend purchasing on sale
Mixed overall reception
Needs improvements and fixes
Relies heavily on nostalgia
Miscellaneous:
Extensive playtime, mixed ratings
Tribute to Yoshitaka Murayama
Unpolished, lacks personality
Kickstarter, backer content
DLC delays, questionable content