🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Return to series' roots
Excellent graphics and immersive atmosphere
Engaging gameplay and player choices
Well-developed characters and stories
Improved mechanics and interface
Negatives:
Unforgiving timers, stressful pacing
Game feels short, rushed, shallow
Numerous bugs, loading issues, softlocks
General disappointment, lacks specifics
No manual save, encourages save-scumming
Gameplay:
Surveillance and moral choices
Ticket and equipment management
Meaningful choices, branching narrative
Managing money and authority
Compartment search memory mechanic
Performance:
Black bar issue at 2560x1080
Recommendations:
Strongly recommended for series' fans
Story and design issues
High difficulty for newcomers
Unhelpful scoring
Best in Alawar's execution
Miscellaneous:
Disturbing scene involving cat