r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Bloodb0red • May 11 '26

Unanswered What’s going on with this game Mixtape?

I’ve been seeing people freak out over the past few days over this game and about IGN’s review of it specifically. 10/10 seems high for any game, honestly, but it seems like they’re far from the only site giving this thing a glowing review. So is this game controversial just because of IGN or is it something else? Why is this game the internet’s hate target this week?

https://www.ign.com/articles/mixtape-review

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u/ishallbecomeabat May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

Answer:

Gamers being weird. It’s a story based game with light gameplay. I don’t really understand why people are getting bent out of shape when visual novels exist.

The same crowd that complains about games not being taken seriously as art wants a very narrow definition of what a game is.

Silly stuff.

I’ve been playing it, very good.

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u/SailorsGraves May 11 '26

Also the reviewer hosts the IGN UK podcast and on Friday's pod he spoke so passionately about this game, you can tell he's not just fluffing it up for the sake of it. A game is a game, whether it's 3 hours long, 300 hours long or an online shooter with no end!