MindsEye - PlayStation 5

When I think of broken games, I think of way worse than this. It's not a boring open world failure either, because it's not an open world game. It's a linear mission-based shooter where they managed to include a fully working city - a feat most linear games don't even attempt, let alone accomplish on this scale. It wouldn't surprised me if it was scaled back from its higher ambitions for time and budget reasons, but what's here is fun, worthwhile, and complete. What few complaints I had on performance were mostly addressed in a patch, but 30FPS is not the end of the world ya'll. I'm not saying it's great, but it meets my definition of good. I enjoyed it, even with a few flaws and absent features. Most people who tried it say they didn't, but the hate it gets is overblown and undeserved.

Mindseye was released in a rough state with numerous glitches and other performance issues. The game is now functional after many updates, but it's still nothing special. The story is interesting early before going off the rails. The ending cutscene is incredibly brief with very few answers about the game's biggest question. As a very busy person, it was nice to have a game where I just focused on going from mission point to mission point. I didn't need an expansive open world for this particular game. The tech abilities helped spice up the average gunplay.

I LOVE open world games and the freedom they have to do whatever. MindsEye isn’t that game, unfortunately. See, it’s a faux open world set in a dystopian near-future city of Redrock (Las Vegas). Think of it as what an HD version of Las Venturas, San Andreas would look like if GTAV received proper story mode DLC. Mind you, I’m just talking about the city design. That’s it. The story is…okay. Look, the best part of the gameplay was the city design – which usually gets a lot of TLC during development anyway. The main protagonist’s voice actor is also incredible. There are some great moments in the game, but with an additional 6 months of development, it could be phenomenal. It’s clear that Build A Rocket Boy desperately wanted to get this out before Grand Theft Auto VI. They clearly should’ve waited.

The game looks unfinished when I got. I was really disappointed but it got improved after the patches. I like the story, but the gameplay and combat needs improvement.

Not that bad of a game. It’s a very futuristic type of game but can get a little boring at times for me. I guess nothing is perfect in life, but overall decent purchase.