Anyway, this would be the latest 3rd-person action game in cinema. However, MindsEye has fell flat on its face initially. New development team led by Leslie Benzies, producer in the past Grand Theft Auto series, is now in the storm of players venting out their negative reactions.
MindsEye, by this writing, has an abysmally low rating-not strikingly surprising, given that most initial reviews by players exude incendiary disappointment. The game was also apparently not reviewed for gaming publications, seeing that most major review aggregation sites do not have any sign of professional critiques.
Gamers have not been left behind when commenting on their experiences about the game. They've basically indicated lots of issues:
- According to many, the core mechanics that one is to engage in (mostly that of shooting) were described as being clunky and rather dissatisfactory.
- A common complaint with the game seems to be linearity and lack of any open world, with one remark by a player stating, "you are not allowed anything except the most boring plot"
- Most of the complaints that come up relate to technical problems like poor optimization, textures loading late, and jerkiness in the camera, not to mention highs and lows in frame rates-on and off Unreal Engine 5.
- There is a slight feeling of disrespect among some players as statements like this one go: "No respect for your time and money."
- Partly some of the damning are expectations of GTA-like experience due to Benzies's input with others disappointed, although one user said, "For some reason everyone's massively decided that since Benzies is participating then it will be GTA Like, no matter what."
Defending MindsEye have been a tiny number of players, arguing that others had their bar raised too high, expecting another GTA and judging this game prematurely. Commonly, positive mentions include enjoying the physics for characters, cars, and shooting. One defender stated that the game has been unfairly judged as "linear B-level shooter, which it was originally intended to be".
The developer Build a Rocket Boy professed a commitment that would last a decade supporting MindsEye. It remains to be observed how the same studio will address the problems ensuing from feedback received from players as well as whether or not subsequent updates will have a positive effect on the troubled title.
