🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Appealing comic book art style
Enjoyable, accessible, and reasonably challenging
Strategic character progression system
Interesting story and likeable characters
Permadeath adds stakes to combat
Negatives:
Unclear, unintuitive game mechanics
Excessive linearity, no player choice
Game is too short, lacks depth
Poor UI and technical issues
No manual saving, unforgiving difficulty
Gameplay:
Turn-based combat with dice rolls
Crew management and customization
Environmental and positional tactics
Pirate theme and campaign
Consumable tools and items
Performance:
Unremarkable sound design
Played on Steam Deck
Recommendations:
Unfinished, unpolished, not recommended
Wait for a significant sale
Appeals to tactical RPG fans
Price is reasonable for length
Wasted potential, needs improvement
Miscellaneous:
Historically inspired Caribbean setting
Predictable pirate treasure hunt
Random 'Pirates' quotes
Male main character/sidekick