Summary
MindsEye, the latest project fromGTAveteran Leslie Benzies, has rolled out to “Mostly Negative” user reviews on Steam. Released on June 10 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S,MindsEyeis an action-adventure game akin toGTA.
Nearly a decade after his messy breakup with former employer Rockstar Games and its parent Take-Two Interactive, Benzies has finally marked his return to the industry with a brand-new game under his debuting studio, Build a Rocket Boy. The newly released game,MindsEye, is sort of the culmination of the Scottish developer’s diverse experience, which spans acrossmultipleGTAtitlestoRed Dead Redemption. From the third-person shooter gameplay to the mission-based story progression,MindsEyehas some integral aspects in common with theGTAseries and evidently wears the latter’s influences on its sleeve. However, despite being spearheaded by Benzies as the director,MindsEyeseems to be struggling to win the favor of players on Steam, where its user reviews have dipped to a disappointing low.
On launch day,MindsEyecurrently has “Mostly Negative” user reviews based on the feedback of 514 Steam players. The main grievances mentioned by players seem to indicate optimization issues and a lack of polish, which even led to some of them claiming the game was “rushed.” While some of these negative reviews acknowledged the quality ofMindsEye’s story, they simultaneously criticized its gameplay for being filled with annoying bugs. Additionally, certain players also noted the action game’s performance issues that apparently persist even on powerful systems. While the IO Interactive-published game is being panned on Steam, the respective user reviews of its PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports seem to be faring somewhat better. In the US, at the time of writing,MindsEye’sPS Storepage shows a rating of 3.26 out of 5 based on the input of 894 users, whereas itsXbox storecounterpart has managed to garner just under 4 stars based on 127 user ratings.
MindsEye Debuts to Poor User Reviews on Steam
The underwhelming fan reception ofMindsEyeon Steam is understandably far from the expectations, which were reasonably high due to Benzies’s strong track record in the industry. The various reported issues, particularly with the game’s PC build, seem to have scuppered the momentum at launch. It’s interesting to note that the presence oftoo many bugs inMindsEyeis something that was also notedin its preview build and was remarkably shunned by Build a Rocket Boy’s co-CEO, Mark Gerhard.
With poor reviews piling up,MindsEyedevsapparently have plenty of work on their hands. Although a quick turnaround may seem far-fetched right now, the studio might be able to work towards it with comprehensive patches that address the major pain points affecting the players.
MindsEye
WHERE TO PLAY
Play as Jacob Diaz, a former soldier with a mysterious neural implant who is suffering from memory loss and flashbacks. Set out on a series of dangerous covert missions to unlock the secrets of your past in a world filled with the persistent threat of artificial intelligence, high tech experimentation, corporate espionage, political corruption, and an unchecked military.MindsEye is an immersive experience with a mind-bending complex narrative, rich environments, groundbreaking combat, future tech, and high speed chases.
