Sci-Fi-Lite Action-RPG MindsEye Ogles Summer Release
Ex-Rockstar Games President Leslie Benzies’s new studio Build A Rocket Boy has released a new trailer for their newest project, MindsEye, complete with drones, car chases, gunfights, and a release date.
Fans of near-future science-fiction games will have something new to play when MindsEye drops this summer
If this is the first you’ve heard of former Rockstar boss Leslie Benzies’ MindsEye - or if this is bringing memories of the announcement back to the surface - don’t worry. You aren’t alone. I had forgotten about MindsEye until this latest trailer popped up in my feed.
Benzies parted ways with Rockstar back in 2016 due to a dispute with Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive, resulting in Benzies starting legal action for unpaid royalties. In October 2018, Benzies’ new studio Build A Rocket Boy secured funding for their new game, Everywhere.
If you’re wondering why we’re talking about Everywhere when we should be talking about MindsEye, it’s because MindsEye is planned as a game within a game, with Everywhere being planned as a metaverse of other game titles, the first of which being MindsEye. Or, at least, that’s how it was originally announced. The latest news on MindsEye doesn’t state one way or another if it will be following this plan.
The newest trailer, dubbed Welcome to Redrock, gives us a look at some gameplay in action alongside some story beats. MindsEye seems to share some DNA from Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, due in no small part to the ex-Rockstar staff that joined Build A Rocket Boy, but it also seems to feature a not-too-distant future world of drones, augmentations, and humanoid robots. It personally reminds me of not only GTA: V, but of Cyberpunk 2077, paired with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and a sprinkling of I, Robot.
Over on the official MindsEye website, we also get a look at the pre-order bonuses. Pre-ordering now grants a free deluxe edition upgrade, which is pretty beneficial compared to pre-orders from other games. The deluxe edition of MindsEye comes with a host of in-game cosmetics, an exclusive weapon, access to a horde mission where players fight off a variety of enemies with distinct tactics and behaviours, and extra seasonal content to be announced post-release.
What do you think about a game within a game? Will you be picking up MindsEye or other games in this self-built metaverse? Sound off in the comments!
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