Alex Hernandez, the actor behind MindsEye protagonist Jacob Diaz, feared he could by no means work once more following the sport’s disastrous reception.
Construct A Rocket Boy’s recreation launched to main criticism as a result of its glitches and bugs, to not point out shallow gameplay. But along with his face on the sport’s cowl artwork, Hernandez is intrinsically linked to the sport.
“It is a tough factor to spend two-and-a-half years on a mission that you simply’re actually pleased with and also you’re pleased with your contribution to it,” mentioned Hernandez on the newest FRVR Podcast. “And I solely had constructive experiences engaged on it. The folks I used to be working with, I used to be proud for them, of them, I needed it to be a hit for them simply as a lot for myself.”
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He continued: “Simply the response… I used to be like, ‘I would by no means work in a recreation once more’. As a result of one of many caveats of being the face on the field is that folks, rightly or wrongly, will affiliate all of their opinions and, extra importantly their feelings, about this recreation with my face,” he mentioned.
Nonetheless, Hernandez admits gamers are entitled to their opinions on the sport, regardless of being on the receiving finish of maximum vitriol.
“Players are a novel species, and I’m one in every of them, the place the attachment to the expertise and the product is so sturdy, the emotions are so sturdy,” he mentioned, “and the web is an nameless place the place folks will share issues they might by no means share to your face, ever, even when they really hated it… they simply would not look you within the face and say, ‘everybody who labored on this recreation deserved to die. That is f**king terrible, these guys are idiots’. Nobody would ever say that to your face. And, I believe, on the similar time, you are entitled to that.”
Beforehand, Hernandez supplied the voice and likeness for Lincoln Clay in Mafia 3, one other recreation with a poor reception at launch.
“I am not a superstitious man, however I am unable to assist however have some type of Spidey Sense, like, ‘Is it simply me?’ Do I’ve like the alternative of the golden contact, just like the sh*t-brown contact, the whole lot I contact turns to poop?” he joked.
Construct A Rocket Boy has continued to replace the sport since, and promised it is “dedicated” to enhancing the gameplay expertise.
Nonetheless, the disastrous launch has put the way forward for writer IOI Companions into query. “So, IO Interactive will publish our personal video games internally,” mentioned IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak. “IOI Companions? That is still to be seen.”
“Though it exhibits some early promise, MindsEye is sunk by a ridiculous story, inconsistent writing, poorly designed mission situations, and totally atrocious fight,” reads our MindsEye overview.
