The technical state of MindsEye has made it challenging for sponsored streamers to play and share anything positive about the game.
The catastrophic launch of MindsEye dominates the Direct this week - but how does the game actually look and run on PS5…
WTMG's Leo Faria: "I have no idea what happened for MindsEye to come out at such a pitiful state, but even if it worked as intended, it would have been, at best, a truly mediocre cover shooter with a subpar “what if big techs were bad” story (spoiler alert: they also are in real life). But when you add in the horrendous framerate, poor optimization, braindead enemy AI, and countless bugs, then there’s no way to recommend this trainwreck, even to those looking for an ironic playthrough of a crappy game. Don’t bother with it, there’s plenty of fish in the sea right now. You don’t need to risk your stomach eating one that has eaten too many microplastics over the years."
MindsEye’s flashy graphics and cinematics can’t hide its serious lack of substance and major performance problems.
I don't get it. It looks better than a Bethesda game, but it's not getting auto 10'd.
Checked out some gameplay and yikes.
The fact any developer is willing to launch a game looking like that and with that many issues is why I don't feel too bad when a studio gets shuttered.
You're willing to literally scam people out of their money.
Not every gamer is doing the research to confirm a product is quality prior to purchase.
Someone said it looks like the game you see someone playing in the background of a TV show. And I have nothing to add to that. How did you leave rockstar for this.
Sounds like a Cyberpunk again. Hopefully they fix it in a year too, but until then I will wait. It’s too bad they released it in such a state but they probably didn’t have the money not too. Damn if you do damned if you don’t
"The best thing about the game? I got paid"
It really goes to show how murky some of these sponsorships can get. I get that people need to make a living, but I’ve always been cautious when it comes to influencer-sponsored streams. I don’t usually support them because I prefer forming opinions from demos, gameplay vids, and gathering points from reviews. Watching someone play a game and then immediately push an affiliate link like, “go buy this now” — it just feels a little off to me. That kind of pitch makes it harder to tell if the enthusiasm is real or just part of the deal. I doubt any influencer stopped the stream and said they can’t support this.