🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Visually stunning and immersive world
Compelling story and character development
Significant improvements over predecessor
Enjoyable and rewarding gameplay loop
Extensive weapon variety and customization
Negatives:
Story worse than Zero Dawn
Poor controls and movement
Combat system clunky and frustrating
Inconsistent difficulty balance
Aloy's character unlikeable/annoying
Gameplay:
Familiar gameplay with iterative improvements
Versatile combat and skill customization
Expansive open world with activities
New traversal mechanics, some underutilized
Mixed reception to new weapons
Performance:
Frequent crashes and graphical glitches
Visually impressive, demanding performance
Disruptive shader compilation pauses
Character texture loading issues
Impressively quick loading times
Recommendations:
Recommended for fans of series
Buy on sale/discount
Focus on main story
Burning Shores DLC recommended
Good entry point
Miscellaneous:
Unique, but flawed world
Long playtime, low completion
Stunning graphics and sound
Aloy's continued journey
Burning Shores DLC content