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[Topher]

In messages posted on the game's Discord server (thanks to Eurogamer for spotting it), Gerhard was asked if he thought "all the people who reacted negatively were financed by someone." To that, he simply said, "100 percent".

He then doubled down when someone in the server questioned is claims with an answer of, "Not wild when it's true" while also saying that it "doesn't take much to guess who".

With the server seeing questions and concerns about the claim, Gerhard posted a longer message on the matter.

"I just said that there is a concerted effort by some people that don't want to see Leslie or Build A Rocket Boy to be successful that are making a concerted effort to trash the game and the studio," he said. "It's pretty easy to see the bots and the repeated replies to any content that we put out."

Gerhard didn't give any more context as to what company he believes is paying for the negative comments and previews of the game. With the game's director being former Rockstar North president Lesli Benzies, it appears as though Gerhard is insinuating that Rockstar is the behind it all. Again, however, that wasn't explicitly said in the messages.

As far as what some of those negative responses to the game were, Twitter user Synth Potato put together a list of some of the most common thoughts from those who've played. That includes claims of the game being full of bugs, driving feeling "stiff", and a general feeling that the game should be delayed.

MindsEye is currently scheduled to release on June 10 for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.

https://insider-gaming.com/mindseye-developer-ceo-says-people-were-paid-to-be-negative-towards-the-game/

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[Hookshot]

I was being paid to be positive about it

 

[analog_future]

MindsEye developer when this reviews poorly

 

[touchfuzzy]

The game does look like ass though.

Still waiting for my check from Rockstar...

 

[winjer]

A developer trying to shift blame for his game being crap that no one wants. This is unheard of....

 

[HRK69]

Wanna pay me to throw shade at your game? I'm a professional hater for hire

No refunds

 

[Skifi28]

Shit, and I did it for free.

 

[StereoVsn]

"No, no, it's not that my game is bad, it's the shadow organizations paying people to trash it online".

 

[Topher]

MindsEye developer when this reviews poorly

Reminds me of this guy....

 

[Shubh_C63]

First Dragon Age. Now this.
Bad people on the Internet ruining bad games.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Surely this is bullshit but there is a certain game called Wukong that has 700 bots review bombing user metascore in MC.

700 bots is not something a nobody could do.

 

[GudOlRub]

Yeah, I had hope but now I'm convinced this game will be dogshit.
Oh well

 

[Fbh]

 

[Negotiator101]

So are we to believe the game is actually in a good state?

 

[Draugoth]

They went full Bioware huh?

That's not a positive outlook

 

[mitch1971]

Does Rockstar reward GAF gold?

 

[Topher]

Does Rockstar reward GAF gold?

Via John Marston yes

 

[Chuck Berry]

This whole thing reeks of bullshit It's all a method to get people who believe everything to talk about the game. And it's working lol

We've all seen that newest footage and it looks nowhere near as catastrophic as YT greaseballs claim it to be.

 

[MSduderino]

"Please be excited"

 

[loktaiextatus]

Honestly this game ... This game feels to me like..
MindsEye is to a rockstar game :
as Left Alive is to a MGS game.
As Monark is to a Persona game.

Its just going to end up having the bad overshadow the good because of lack of polish, have a select few who dig it....

 

[SJRB]

"The only reason people are talking shit about our game is because they got paid"

 

[darrylgorn]

Still looks more interesting than gta6.

 

[Negotiator101]

This whole thing reeks of bullshit It's all a method to get people who believe everything to talk about the game. And it's working lol

We've all seen that newest footage and it looks nowhere near as catastrophic as YT greaseballs claim it to be.

We've not seen much though have we and what we have seen doesn't look that great either, I am hoping it's good though.

 

[Nydius]

If telling the truth about the origins of the game and why it looks janky is being negative, then someone let me know who I need to submit my address to so I can get properly paid.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Just saw this thread on the other minds eye post. With all the bad press this game is getting these are hilarious statements in hindsight.

I'm surprised we haven't seen more whining and excuse making from companies who insist all the bad press is fake

 

[blastprocessor]

Currently started watching the full playthrough on youtube visually very impressive so far.

 

[PlayStaytion]

I saw Mass Effect and Resident Evil in this game, I don't care if people are getting paid to cause harm cause first, it's not YouTube, X nor Reddit, Second, that's losers job. I'm thankful that I'm fortunate and play games like pros, I'm literally not missing anything in life.

 

[Hudo]

I want my money, then.

 

[Connificent]

 

[near]

When does the review embargo end?

 

[schaft0620]

Now I want to buy it to see how bad it is.

 

[diffusionx]

They should have asked me, I would do it, and at a very fair price.

I expect in 5 years this game will be a "hidden gem" and "underrated" on sites like this.

 

[nowhat]

When does the review embargo end?

Judging by the fact that the game is already out, and that there are no reviews (at least on Opencritic), maybe no review codes were sent out?

 

[near]

Judging by the fact that the game is already out, and that there are no reviews (at least on Opencritic), maybe no review codes were sent out?

It would be weird if they did that, since they had previews roll out with publications and YT content creators. I'm interested to see what the consensus is on this one.

 

[xrnzaaas]

The game should speak for itself, but please don't ask for review copies and for the love of God, don't stream on release day.

 

[near]

 

[adamsapple]

Look at all those steam users buying the game who were paid to be negative about the game.

 

[geary]

I heard Rockstar bought all the copies of MindsEye and gifted them to random users to post negative reviews.

This is what fear look like for a developer. Rockstar, you can do better! That's not the way for success!

 

[Stuart360]

Oh boy, this is going to go well for him.

 

[Puscifer]

The game does look like ass though.

Still waiting for my check from Rockstar...

I was say in another thread this looks like a Watch Dogs mod, i didn't think it was a full fledged game and had no idea it was a thing till 2 weeks ago. But wtf do I know

 

[kapshin]

My check got lost in the mail

 

[Jack Package]

I was being paid to be positive about it

And how do I get that job? I'm looking for a career change

 

[simpatico]

Man this game is 100% an investor scam.

"Listen man, I've got the creator of GTA. He's willing to make a game, we just need the funding. GTA man, it can't lose. This is a once in a lifetime investment"

Looking at the videos, especially on console, this has to be one of the most half baked games that got a full priced physical release this gen. People should go to prison for this one for investment fraud or some type of white collar financial crime. I see nothing that makes me think this was ever intended to be a fully fleshed out project. Just slapped it together enough that you could technically play it from start to finish.

 

[Mr Moose]

People are being paid to play it on Twitch.

 

[Audiophile]

Where can I get my back payment?

 

[HRK69]

This whole thing reeks of bullshit It's all a method to get people who believe everything to talk about the game. And it's working lol

We've all seen that newest footage and it looks nowhere near as catastrophic as YT greaseballs claim it to be.

This aged well

 

[semiconscious]

i was paid a pretty good amount of cash to ridicule the game. but i didn't bother, & just kept the dough, anyway. & no one's come after me, so i'm good...

 

[BennyBlanco]

Frankly I'm kind of offended that I have been shitting on games pro bono for well over a decade and never got one offer to shill for anything

 

[nowhat]

Frankly I'm kind of offended that I have been shitting on games pro bono for well over a decade and never got one offer to shill for anything

Me too! All I've got is some angry looks from the employees when I return the rental.

 

[TheDuskwalker]

So I was supposed to be paid for saying this is the perfect game for MindJack fans?