While MindsEye is already out on consoles and PC, the fact that there are literally zero press reviews out ahead of release is a warning sign that something’s not right with the action game developed by formerGrand Theft Autoboss Leslie Benzies.
As it turns out, the game’s launch is a bigger debacle than expected.
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Gamers across social media have shared clips less-than-flattering clips of MindsEye bugging out, with one user claiming that people should avoid this game “AT ALL COSTS” — yes, in all caps, even.
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Over on X (formerly Twitter), content creatorSynth Potatoenumerated the reasons why people might want to avoid MindsEye:
Another content creator who goes by NikTek posted a video of an NPC fighting back by shooting the air and acting like an AI from the PS1 days:
The bugs, spotty AI and performance issues didn’t escape the eyes of gamers, as over onSteam, the game is getting bombarded with negative reviews, with some questioning whether the game was playtested before release, with one user even calling it a pile of excrement, stating, “An unfinished mess, shoved out way too early. Instead of polishing the game, they throw money at streamers to fake enthusiasm, while completely skipping the press, probably afraid of the inevitable backlash.”
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Benzies and his studio have decided to price the game at $60 due to today’s high cost of living (and eggs).
Further compounding the game’s launch day issues is how the MindsEye developers tare elling streamers not to stream the game on launch day.
Are the developers telling streamers not to share their game due to avoid spoilers, or is it for something else? The fact that a developer tells content creators not tostream their game at launch is a head-scratcher, no?
The rabbit hole that is MindsEye further deepensgiven executives bail on the companyjust weeks before the game launches.
We managed to talk to the studio, and one of the questions we asked is the negative reception it’s gotten so far.Read the full interviewto see what they had to say and then some.
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