Nevermind

 Xbox One
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7

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  1. Imrahil
    Jan 2, 2018
    6
    Though listed as a horror/ thriller game on the xbox one marketplace, once you figure out the foes in this game are toothless (though occasionally disturbing looking), the game is not as fun to enjoy as it is when you first start playing. That being said, it's a good bit of fun for what it is, and visuals and environments within it are both disturbing and beautiful, adding to the feel ofThough listed as a horror/ thriller game on the xbox one marketplace, once you figure out the foes in this game are toothless (though occasionally disturbing looking), the game is not as fun to enjoy as it is when you first start playing. That being said, it's a good bit of fun for what it is, and visuals and environments within it are both disturbing and beautiful, adding to the feel of the game as a whole.
    As a neuroprober, you're tasked with entering the human psyche of four different patients (There are five levels, but the first is introductory) and curing them of their ailments, ranging from Alzheimers to abuse from a significant other. to do this, you just uncover 10 pictures within their mindscape, and these pictures hold the key to solving their problems. An interesting concept, but it is not fleshed out any more throughout the story. In fact, there is no real story to speak of, other than you are a doctor curing people. While I can forgive the lack of concrete story with the excellent visuals within these episodes, What I had a real problem with within the game was the lack of feeling scared while playing, especially when it is advertised as a horror game and it states in the intro level that the next levels undertaken will be much more terrifying and challenging (which I didn't find to be true).
    Because of this, the levels all play very similarly. I found the intro to be the most scary level as I didn't know what to expect and there were foreboding dark environments and some jump scares to keep me on edge, but by the second or third 'client', I had learned that the scariest part of the game was the atmosphere it presented, not the enemies within. The music was a good touch as it was unnerving at parts, but once again when I had learned nothing was going to scare me that bad or even hurt my in-game character all that much, it became lost in the background.
    Another problem I had was with the length of the game; it felt much too short. with just five main levels to the game, it can easily be beaten in a night. and while the other four features are nice touches no doubt, they can only really be explored once or twice as boundaries within the levels give you a limited area to uncover. That being said, they were a nice and refreshing break from the main levels, where your path was laid out for you. Here in these levels, you didn't have to worry about finding the 'mind pictures' as in the others, and could just explore, no matter how small the areas might have been.
    In conclusion, while it didn't exactly live up to what it promised to be in the description on the xbox one marketplace, the environments of the game were interesting, detailed and unexpected enough that it warrants at least one playthrough.    … Expand

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#95 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Generación Xbox
    Feb 11, 2017
    70
    It is inevitable to think that the game is a great but wasted idea with some highlights that save it from total and absolute burning. The difficulty of their puzzles is between very hard and very simple and at times it is extremely tedious. For Xbox One players with Kinect, you have the option to use it in this game.
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  2. COGconnected
    Feb 2, 2017
    65
    The stories being told felt sincere and deal with issues you just don’t find in games; especially the fourth patient, a trans-gendered individual in a physically abusive relationship. What hurts this experience is the actual puzzles, which make up the bulk of the gameplay. I just wish more effort was put into developing more meaningful puzzles that were designed to be more intuitive and actually fun to solve.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Jan 30, 2017
    70
    What’s lacking is an overall narrative. You simply help one patient after another, but there’s no overarching storyline aside from getting a thank you note once you’ve helped them via your neuroprobing. You don’t even see anyone in your facility, making the setting feel a little too sterile at times. If you can deal with its' obvious flaws, obtuse puzzles, and lack of meaty ‘gameplay’, Nevermind is truly a unique title worth checking out if you want to see some astonishing imagery, some of which there is a good chance that you've never seen anything like it.
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