Summary

  • We're just a few short weeks away from the release of MindsEye, the latest game from GTA producer Leslie Benzies.
  • The response to MindsEye has been rather mixed since it was revealed, and especially since recent previews.
  • Build a Rocket Boy's co-CEO suggested on Discord that this response was being paid for.

MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy's co-CEO Mark Gerhard revealed that he thinks the negative reception to the game is being paid for, and it sounds like he's hinting at blaming Rockstar Games and Take-Two.

Although it can largely feel like open-world games in the vein of Grand Theft Auto have died off over the last few years (just look at the Saints Row reboot), there are some developers trying to capture that same magic. Perhaps the biggest example of this is MindsEye, a new open-world game from former GTA producer Leslie Benzies that is releasing in just a few weeks.

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MindsEye has been on a bit of a weird road since it was first announced, and that wasn't really helped by a lack of gameplay and information so close to release. Build a Rocket Boy tried to fix this recently with some previews from content creators and a new overview trailer, but the response hasn't been all that positive.

MindsEye Lead Thinks Negativity Towards Latest Previews Is Being Paid For

"Not Wild When It's True..."

Most of the recent showcases of MindsEye have been met with calls for it to be delayed due to bugs, or filled with comments from people saying it "looks off" somehow. While it could just be because people aren't gelling with what they've seen so far, Build a Rocket Boy's co-CEO Mark Gerhard seems to think that the negative feedback is being paid for.

As reported by Eurogamer, Gerhard took to MindsEye's Discord server and responded to a comment asking if he believed that "all the people who reacted negatively were financed by someone", which he agreed with by saying "100 percent". After being called out for this, Gerhard said, "Not wild when it's true...".

To make matters even more interesting, Gerhard later said that it "doesn't take much to guess who", which seems to be aimed at Rockstar or Take-Two. Considering MindsEye is clearly gunning for a similar vibe to GTA and comes from a former lead on the series, that seems to be what Gerhard is hinting at, although he didn't confirm in the Discord and is unlikely to say exactly who he means.

Strangely, Gerhard almost instantly tried to move away from his comments, as screenshots from the Discord server show him saying that he "does NOT" know for sure that bots are being used for negative comments and dislikes.

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