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MindsEye boss claims game's negative reaction ahead of release has been paid for in "concerted effort" against studio

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  • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
    28 May 2025, 20:38
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    kolanaki@pawb.social
    wrote on 28 May 2025, 21:17 last edited by
    #6

    Not a great first impression when the first thing you ever see/hear about a game is the CEO of the company that made said game's conspiracy theory about why people are saying their game sucks.

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    • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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      novamdomum@fedia.io
      wrote on 28 May 2025, 21:32 last edited by
      #7

      There must be so much paid review manipulation out there but I don't know if it amounts to much. At the end of the day, if the game is good people will play it. I mean No Man's Sky came back from the entire world dumping on it from the stratosphere. Also, often overly negative reviews will actually make me more interested in a game, specially if all the negatives don't sound that bad "Horrible game! I didn't continuously die and how dare they allow the player to explore anywhere!".

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      • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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        altima_neo@lemmy.zip
        wrote on 28 May 2025, 21:41 last edited by
        #8

        Oh yeah, there's always someone "paying" for bad reviews. Yet they can never prove it.

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        • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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          audaxdreik@pawb.social
          wrote on 28 May 2025, 21:44 last edited by
          #9

          The game looks fiiiiiiiiiiine but I'm already exhausted at the thought of another $80 USD price tag with DLC/microtransactions and forced multiplayer elements.

          AAA studios are all doing the same sorts of things and putting just a little twist on it hoping it'll be enough to persuade you away from all the other AAA games and studious out there doing the exact same thing.

          I'm not a hater, I don't hate your mediocre looking game that absolutely fails to stand out from the crowd, but I'm not gonna buy into your advertising for it either. To anyone who finds a home in this game and enjoys it, I'm legit happy for you. Mostly I'm just never going to think about this ever again.

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          • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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            splashjackson@lemmy.ca
            wrote on 28 May 2025, 22:04 last edited by
            #10

            I love these, they always make my eyes go crosseyed

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            • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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              davel23@fedia.io
              wrote on 28 May 2025, 22:55 last edited by
              #11

              Based on some comments in the article, it sounds like the guy is accusing Rockstar of financing a smear campaign. Maybe if they made a game that wasn't a straight GTA clone they wouldn't have to worry about something like that.

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              • A audaxdreik@pawb.social
                28 May 2025, 21:44

                The game looks fiiiiiiiiiiine but I'm already exhausted at the thought of another $80 USD price tag with DLC/microtransactions and forced multiplayer elements.

                AAA studios are all doing the same sorts of things and putting just a little twist on it hoping it'll be enough to persuade you away from all the other AAA games and studious out there doing the exact same thing.

                I'm not a hater, I don't hate your mediocre looking game that absolutely fails to stand out from the crowd, but I'm not gonna buy into your advertising for it either. To anyone who finds a home in this game and enjoys it, I'm legit happy for you. Mostly I'm just never going to think about this ever again.

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                ampersandrew@lemmy.world
                wrote on 28 May 2025, 23:52 last edited by
                #12

                Mindseye is $60, and it's much easier to stand out from the crowd when the crowd is all the way back in 2010.

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                • D davel23@fedia.io
                  28 May 2025, 22:55

                  Based on some comments in the article, it sounds like the guy is accusing Rockstar of financing a smear campaign. Maybe if they made a game that wasn't a straight GTA clone they wouldn't have to worry about something like that.

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                  stereocode@lemmy.world
                  wrote on 29 May 2025, 00:34 last edited by
                  #13

                  Wild take. Imagine if you made a souls-like game and fromsoft made a smear campaign against you? Assuming this accusation has any legs. It's highly morally corrupt to just be "don't make a souls game then". Most games can be compared to another existing game franchise, it's called competition.

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                  • K kolanaki@pawb.social
                    28 May 2025, 21:17

                    Not a great first impression when the first thing you ever see/hear about a game is the CEO of the company that made said game's conspiracy theory about why people are saying their game sucks.

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                    neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
                    wrote on 29 May 2025, 01:41 last edited by
                    #14

                    You sound like one of those people he's talking about

                    /s

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                    • P peteyestee@feddit.org
                      28 May 2025, 20:53

                      The plot is basically current day American life. You don't need the game to play it.

                      ...because life is "The Game".

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                      kecessa@sh.itjust.works
                      wrote on 29 May 2025, 02:26 last edited by
                      #15

                      Mother fucker

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                      • N novamdomum@fedia.io
                        28 May 2025, 21:32

                        There must be so much paid review manipulation out there but I don't know if it amounts to much. At the end of the day, if the game is good people will play it. I mean No Man's Sky came back from the entire world dumping on it from the stratosphere. Also, often overly negative reviews will actually make me more interested in a game, specially if all the negatives don't sound that bad "Horrible game! I didn't continuously die and how dare they allow the player to explore anywhere!".

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                        airowird@lemm.ee
                        wrote on 29 May 2025, 07:10 last edited by airowird@lemm.ee
                        #16

                        Negative reviews usually are more descriptive about the game's design than positive ones, because it's a big enough part to stop someone from playing more. Positive reviews are 98% "This game gives me dopamine and/or money"

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                        • A airowird@lemm.ee
                          29 May 2025, 07:10

                          Negative reviews usually are more descriptive about the game's design than positive ones, because it's a big enough part to stop someone from playing more. Positive reviews are 98% "This game gives me dopamine and/or money"

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                          novamdomum@fedia.io
                          wrote on 29 May 2025, 07:25 last edited by
                          #17

                          I've tried to guess what prmart means but I just can't imagine what you meant to type hehe can you clarify?

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                            senal@programming.dev
                            wrote on 29 May 2025, 07:52 last edited by
                            #18

                            Is that screenshot purposely taken to make him look like henry cavill ?

                            or am i imagining it ?

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                            • N novamdomum@fedia.io
                              29 May 2025, 07:25

                              I've tried to guess what prmart means but I just can't imagine what you meant to type hehe can you clarify?

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                              airowird@lemm.ee
                              wrote on 29 May 2025, 11:27 last edited by airowird@lemm.ee
                              #19

                              Part

                              Missed typing the a, typed r, then hit m instead of backspace.

                              I blame my lack and/or overuse of coffee.

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                              • K kecessa@sh.itjust.works
                                29 May 2025, 02:26

                                Mother fucker

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                                overload@sopuli.xyz
                                wrote on 29 May 2025, 11:40 last edited by
                                #20

                                Yep bastard got me too

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                                  douchebagmcswag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                  wrote on 29 May 2025, 12:15 last edited by douchebagmcswag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                  #21

                                  While these are former Rockstar devs, so there is some incentive by Take Two to potentially take them down, what they have shown is... Not impressive yet

                                  "Driving and shooting, the game."

                                  Oh and you can make your own scripted driving and shooting levels

                                  Granted you can say the same thing about GTA technically.... But the characters are not interesting and the gameplay looks... off. The ragdoll enemies and the lack of any gun recoil. Just comes off as steam asset flip quality

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                                  • P peteyestee@feddit.org
                                    28 May 2025, 20:53

                                    The plot is basically current day American life. You don't need the game to play it.

                                    ...because life is "The Game".

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                                    douchebagmcswag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                    wrote on 29 May 2025, 12:15 last edited by
                                    #22

                                    Sandofabeaach

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                                    • S senal@programming.dev
                                      29 May 2025, 07:52

                                      Is that screenshot purposely taken to make him look like henry cavill ?

                                      or am i imagining it ?

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                                      lootboblin@lemmy.world
                                      wrote on 29 May 2025, 12:39 last edited by
                                      #23

                                      looks like the main character from Mafia 3

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