Fractured Minds

 Xbox One
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5.9

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  1. ningunmalescapa
    Jun 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pretentious game, the game claims to deal with the subject of anxiety but it does so with obvious and non-functional symbolisms, the puzzles are silly and pointless, the controls are bad, it is difficult to interact with the objects, it does not actually talk about anxiety to Except for a mention in a boring, non-impact text that gives cursory advice for anxiety appearing at the end of the game, the text just says that anxiety is bad. I don't recommend playing this… Expand
  2. DianLemon
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    too pretentious, boring, the I don't even know if is possible to call puzzles to the thinks you have to do to complete the levels they have no sene I played it in "game pass", almost for free and I felt cheated
  3. Xbox_Alive
    Dec 16, 2019
    7
    Fractured Minds while short, this shows and portrays how it feels most days dealing with depression and anxiety. To truly enjoy the game you must relate to the content, The message at the end felt....I felt like WOW, and It touched me in a special way. For anyone out there dealing with depression or anxiety, I highly recommend this game for their Xbox One library. Even if you don't connectFractured Minds while short, this shows and portrays how it feels most days dealing with depression and anxiety. To truly enjoy the game you must relate to the content, The message at the end felt....I felt like WOW, and It touched me in a special way. For anyone out there dealing with depression or anxiety, I highly recommend this game for their Xbox One library. Even if you don't connect with it as those who can directly relate. It's at least nice knowing that most of the proceeds are going towards a charity and helping people with these types of struggles. It's very comforting as a long time gamer, to see how gaming can be used to also help battle the struggle millions have dealt with in their life. I wish Emily immense success in her cause, the price is right and so is the game for the price and the reason behind the price is worthy of anyone with an Xbox One to pick this one up.… Expand
  4. naufri27
    May 31, 2020
    5
    Tiene buenas ideas. Si es verdad que solo está desarrollado por una valiente joven, es todo una proeza.

    Lástima que sea excesivamente corto (media hora de duración) y que jugablemente esté muy desfasado. El juego más sencillo de la historia en conseguir 1.000 puntos de logros.
  5. diegobage
    Oct 8, 2020
    10
    Easy 1000 G with an important message. Congrats to Emily who did a great job
  6. Broyax
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    Heureusement que ça ne coûte que deux balles mais c'est encore trop... heureusement alors que c'est quasiment gratuit (quasiment...) dans le Game Pass parce que cette daube indé est chiante et inutile. Un agenda SJW se cache là-dessous, celui des malades mentaux et des maladies mentales, donc c'est pour une grande cause humanitaire et tout le tralala, tu vois ?... quoique... et la faimHeureusement que ça ne coûte que deux balles mais c'est encore trop... heureusement alors que c'est quasiment gratuit (quasiment...) dans le Game Pass parce que cette daube indé est chiante et inutile. Un agenda SJW se cache là-dessous, celui des malades mentaux et des maladies mentales, donc c'est pour une grande cause humanitaire et tout le tralala, tu vois ?... quoique... et la faim dans le monde alors, et en Afrique, tu t'en fous alors ?

    Et les pauvres migrants alors ? et la soif ? comment tu veux qu'on boive avec un masque, hein ? et les masques, qui va les payer ? et les pauvres gilets jaunes, et les pauvres supporters de foot ? s'ils n'ont plus rien à casser et brûler, comment qu'ils vont faire, hein ? alors finalement tes maladies mentales, tu vois bien que c'est pas la fin du monde, hein ?

    Quoi qu'il en soit, j'ai commencé à me sentir un peu autiste en essayant de jouer aux esprits fracturés... c'est quoi le but de cette merde, en fait ? c'est censé représenter les psycho-problèmes de la tête ? ou c'est juste une publicité et un moyen facile de se faire quelques brouzoufs, hein ? tu nous prendrais pas pour des cons, Emily ?    … Expand
  7. FairCriticism
    May 30, 2020
    7
    It's good, but very short. I know some things are accurate from personal experience, and nothing is really inaccurate in my opinion.
    My biggest issue with this is that I kept getting stuck in the environment.
    The first time it happened it felt like a one off bug, but then it continued to happen about seven more times. Considering the games short length, I consider it an achievement to be    It's good, but very short. I know some things are accurate from personal experience, and nothing is really inaccurate in my opinion.
    My biggest issue with this is that I kept getting stuck in the environment.
    The first time it happened it felt like a one off bug, but then it continued to happen about seven more times. Considering the games short length, I consider it an achievement to be able to get stuck that amount.
    There are 6 chapters, they are all quite short but they do all carry an aspect of what they're trying to represent. Most chapters were fine, but chapter three is just a hallway with 3 messages on the wall.
    Not to take away from anybody's work but I just felt that was a small chapter relative to the others.
    Still a good experience overall    … Expand
  8. Tez555
    May 22, 2020
    6
    This is supposed to be something to do with anxiety/mental health...
    As someone who suffers from anxiety and depression (amongst other things) I was intrigued. I vaguely got what they was trying to do, the smiley bloke is quite a good representation of things. One massive gripe I had though was you can't invert the camera... I mean seriously, in this day & age no inverted camera!? In the    This is supposed to be something to do with anxiety/mental health...
    As someone who suffers from anxiety and depression (amongst other things) I was intrigued. I vaguely got what they was trying to do, the smiley bloke is quite a good representation of things. One massive gripe I had though was you can't invert the camera... I mean seriously, in this day & age no inverted camera!? In the bit with the red search lights it was a nightmare, which I suppose was kind of appropriate really.
    For £2 (and the face i believe it was made by 1 person) this is alright, plus it's a very easy 1000 gamerscore.    … Expand
  9. EasyClubStep
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    It takes roughly 20 minutes in being completed but you can be sure you won't forget them.
  10. LordOsyrys
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    Difficult to accurately rate because it is so short. The puzzles are okay (though the first one isn't really a puzzle), but the game took me maybe 30 minutes to complete.
  11. ThaFlu84
    Jan 25, 2021
    6
    A very short and adequate puzzle game with a nice message and touching ending.
  12. Filmanwalt
    Oct 4, 2020
    7
    Fractured Minds

    As part of my hunt for achievement points, there is a game with an important message hidden here. I don't look closely at the games beforehand, Fractured Minds is about different chapters in the everyday life of a girl (17 year old Emily Mitchell) and her constant dealing with mental illness. The chapters deal with paranoia, fear, isolation, being completely alone with    Fractured Minds

    As part of my hunt for achievement points, there is a game with an important message hidden here. I don't look closely at the games beforehand, Fractured Minds is about different chapters in the everyday life of a girl (17 year old Emily Mitchell) and her constant dealing with mental illness. The chapters deal with paranoia, fear, isolation, being completely alone with the disease, etc.

    The whole is a short game and lasts about 15-25 minutes and is divided into 6 chapters. The game was developed by Emily Mitchell with the help of Wired Productions. A small excerpt from PC Games: "I developed Fractured Minds to help those with anxiety and other mental health problems," said Mitchell. "The effects of illness can be invisible from the outside, but debilitating for those affected, so it is important to continue raising awareness and offering support. I am grateful for the support I have received and want to help others wherever I am can. " Every detail in Fractured Minds, whether it be 3D models, text or game design decisions, was designed, written or programmed by Emily herself. According to her own statement, the development time was ten months.

    The puzzles in the game are not difficult, the whole thing should just invite more thought about the topic, as well as draw attention to it in general, and the chapters offer images that allow space for interpretation.    … Expand
  13. dempup
    Sep 20, 2020
    1
    Short.... way to short, and pointless. I don't feel what they are trying to do with this game and it does not draws me to engage. It's a good idea to address the mental health issue, but it feels more like style over substance.
  14. rafflewaffle
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    this game is a short fun game its under an hour so its pretty easy to do. just not as deep as i expected it to be
  15. yxckson
    Jun 28, 2021
    2
    "let's solve mental health by doing absolutely nothing"

    the gameplay is also down right boring and even buggy too somehow
  16. Am-I-A-Martian
    Dec 14, 2020
    6
    Fractured Minds is fun, but very forgettable. While I did enjoy the metalinguistical aspect of the narration, it ultimately made the game very vague to have any impactful meaning, in my opinion. I get that the point was that you could relate to this game no matter what kind of mental struggle you went through, but I would think the game would benefit from a more direct story.

    With that    Fractured Minds is fun, but very forgettable. While I did enjoy the metalinguistical aspect of the narration, it ultimately made the game very vague to have any impactful meaning, in my opinion. I get that the point was that you could relate to this game no matter what kind of mental struggle you went through, but I would think the game would benefit from a more direct story.

    With that being said,I understand this game was made by only one developer, and considering that, I think she did a pretty good job, especially considering her age. For her first game, this thing is very solid, and has a message worth spreading.

    Ultimately, the game will only take you 20-30 minutes to beat, and I recommend you check it out. For what it is, I found it to be enjoyable.    … Expand
  17. OffDaniells14
    Apr 14, 2021
    9
    a game with the approach of an important and serious subject, but which, despite being very short, manages to express the necessary idea.
  18. Demonrex
    Apr 20, 2021
    4
    The first time I heard of this game was when my bro played it and said that it's an easy 1000 gamescore. However, the game and its genre (topic?) intrigued me enough to play it by myself. 14 months ago I've started a therapy because of potentiating anxiety disorder symptoms and depression, which was another reason to try this game.

    The game raises the topic of psychiatric disorders and    The first time I heard of this game was when my bro played it and said that it's an easy 1000 gamescore. However, the game and its genre (topic?) intrigued me enough to play it by myself. 14 months ago I've started a therapy because of potentiating anxiety disorder symptoms and depression, which was another reason to try this game.

    The game raises the topic of psychiatric disorders and is mainly about anxiety. The gameplay is somewhat boring but it was done by one person (probably without any experience in game dev) so I don't want to be harsh because of that. During the gameplay your main point is to complete logic puzzles (be aware, they are extremely dumb) which are nothing compared to the real problems that touch people with mental disorders. I don't understand the meaning of them, only the symbol of white person means anything to me (I think that it is related to the everyday problems of ppl with mental disorders).
    The "Fractured Minds" is a very short (~20 mins) game. It was meant to show the problems of people with anxiety disorders but missed the intrusive thoughts, every scene in the game is empty (there are no NPCs) and dull.

    As a person with anxiety disorders I do not recommend to play this game. The only valuable part of the game is the short description at the end.    … Expand
  19. falgus
    Mar 20, 2021
    8
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  20. materonin
    Apr 24, 2021
    5
    Krótka, dosadna i prosta w swoim przekazie. Brawa dla młodej developerki za podjęcie trudnej tematyki.
  21. StrangeSlayer
    May 2, 2021
    8
    Un indie corto,apenas dura 1 hora,pero sinceramente me sorprendio bastante,trata exelente el tema de la ezquisofrenia,es bastante misterioso y tiene un ambiente exelente,buen juego experimental.

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  1. Xbox Tavern
    Nov 19, 2019
    50
    The truth is that to truly appreciate Fractured Minds and leave the game having been rewarded and touched by its content, it is imperative that you approach it in the knowledge that the actual gameplay and puzzling is entirely secondary to the experience and the message. Not that the puzzling is completely pointless, it’s just heavily weighted to the simplistic...If you can do that, what awaits is wholly unnerving and uncomfortable. Fractured Minds is an insight intended to open eyes wide to the daily turmoil mental health can raise. From the half-light of paranoia to the all too bright light of anxiety, this is a game that makes its mark, and in my opinion, makes those who play it all the richer for having done so.
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  2. TheXboxHub
    Nov 17, 2019
    70
    Fractured Minds on Xbox One is a brave and admirable attempt at using video games in an effort to reach out to people who have to struggle silently with mental health.
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