MindsEye Releases To Zero Reviews, But Here’s What The Players Are Saying
If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably been intrigued about how the GTA-like MindsEye would fare with the reviewers ahead of its release on Xbox and other platforms today, but unfortunately there are zero professional reviews so far.
It seems none of the critics were given access to MindsEye ahead of time, and despite our best attempts (and a very friendly PR team!), we weren’t able to snag a review code here at Pure Xbox either.
Nevertheless, the game is now officially available to buy for PC and multiple consoles, so we’re starting to see what the players are saying about it. And, over on Steam, it has a “Mostly Negative” average based on just over 330 ratings at the time of writing. Here’s what a few of the players have to say on there:
AutomotiveVP on Steam: “Sadly, this game plays like cr*p. It’s got that typical bad Unreal Engine feel to it. The story is somewhat interesting, but the gameplay is just unplayable, it’s nowhere near optimised.”
Gossi on Steam: This game is an absolute mess. Struggling to hit 60fps in DLSS Ultra Performance, for one thing. There’s no world map. You have to follow the missions at all times otherwise you instafail. You can’t steal cars. There’s no crime system – no wanted level, no police.
Sithrandir on Steam: “I actually think it’s pretty good tbh. For me it has run fine, visuals look great. I was getting ready to refund it but after an hour I’m not thinking about doing that, I kind of want to see where it goes and it’s fun enough. Seems interesting.”
On the Xbox Store, MindsEye appears at first glance to be faring a lot better, with an average rating of 3.9/5 on the US version of the store – but that’s until you realise a lot of those “reviews” were submitted before it even launched.
Strip those away and sort by the reviews that were submitted today, and the vast majority don’t seem to be particularly positive. Here are a few of the more lengthy user reviews we’ve spotted on there:
IamF4WK3S on Xbox: “Game is easily worth 20 bucks. Stutters, crashes galore, beautiful cinematics. World feels empty, forced to play 30fps, no performance mode, characters have glitchy hairlines, characters pop in and out of everything. Had high hopes, but this so far is like a B movie, with little, and janky gameplay. Needs massive work. What did the developers really do for 8 years?”
NAVYpro1 on Xbox: “I want to like this game since the trailers and gameplay made it look dope, but it’s nowhere close. Graphics are par AF, blurry and very light. There’s nothing in the settings to make a legit change. Frames are dropping and stuttering. Overall, this game isn’t ready to play. I’m going to request a refund.”
BlackBlood3K on Xbox: “I’m the type of guy to buy games and then never play them, and if I manage to start them, I drop them within an hour. This game actually has caught my attention and I can’t wait to complete it.”
As you can see, there are a few positive reviews dotted around for sure, but the majority seem to be disappointed with what MindsEye is offering on Xbox and beyond as things stand.
This is a game that’s meant to be evolving substantially over time, so there’s every chance it could improve a lot in the weeks and months to come, but at the moment it feels like it’s going to be a tough sell for the majority.
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