🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Enjoyable core gameplay experience
Innovative Karakuri building system
Challenging and unique monster designs
Unique and varied weapon designs
Beautiful maps, customizable traversal
Negatives:
Severe, unaddressed optimization issues
Limited monster variety, unfair attacks
Abandoned; no updates or fixes
Unpolished, lacks depth and feedback
Karakuri system is clunky
Gameplay:
Karakuri: core strategic mechanic
Deep weapon and armor progression
Similar to Monster Hunter, but unique
Aggressive monsters, tricky camera
Feudal Japan setting, good story
Performance:
DLSS: performance boost, instability
Game crashes frequently
Laggy menus, long loading
Multiplayer suffers network issues
Recommendations:
Buy only on deep sale
Compared to Monster Hunter series
Game has unrealized potential
Try via subscription service
Mixed feelings about sequel
Miscellaneous:
Monster Hunter-like, but different
Unique Japanese-inspired aesthetic
Available on Game Pass; cross-play
High PC spec requirements
Easy character re-customization