Highguard crystal-mining minigame rewards perfect timing
Kotaku says the most satisfying action in Highguard, a free-to-play raid shooter out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox, is mining large crystal deposits with a timing minigame.
Players use blue crystal shards to buy shields, guns, ammo and upgrades at in-match shops; shards come from kills and bases, but mining large veins is a fast way to gather them. On PS5 the minigame begins by clicking the right stick, pairs simple timing with the described 'dink, dink, crash' sounds and a big final blow, and a perfect run grants the next crystal to break instantly.
The writer says the game's economy around mining and spending crystals likely needs to be tweaked, noting they often have to mine mid-match to buy shields and find that annoying, and suggests a dedicated harvesting mode. The piece does not say whether developers plan to adjust the economy or add such a mode.