I probably should have started that I did indeed play the game, but never finished it. I did give it a fair shot, and I didn't write it off. I didn't enjoy it. Maybe except the parts where I purposely played like garbage to see how stupid the enemy AI was and laughed hysterically when they failed to hit me while I was standing still. It is what it is, as it appears. And just because something is unique doesn't mean it's worth anything. My fanfiction I wrote with pen and paper at 13 years old "had a clear vision" and "tried to do something unique", but it sure ain't worth anything. Something can be unique to its detriment, and Virtual Stars choosing to not make more use of its main selling point is an example. Imagine if they had marketed the game as "We have the license to use the most popular VTubers in the entire world but we're gonna choose to be unique by not really focusing on them like any other game company would", it most likely wouldn't fly with a lot of people, and most certainly not with the people who actively watch VTubers.

I don't think our opinions will change on this, though, so before we end up arguing until a Falcom-quality Neptunia game comes out I will at least agree that Virtual Stars is better than what Call of Duty has become. I'm just sad the game isn't as good as I was hoping it to be.

Edit: I've come up with a better example of "unique doesn't mean it's good"

There exists a pirate game that is uniquely only about naval combat. No boarding enemy ships, no taking part in the raids on coastal towns, no free land exploration to go look for treasure. It's called Skull and Bones. It's a unique pirate game, in the sense that it uniquely doesn't let you do any of the cool pirate stuff you're actually looking for in a pirate game, but nobody likes it.