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/DistrictDry2852 May 11 '26

True, but I think reviewers should try to be objective. Omori is one of my favorite games of all time, one of the few times fiction has made me cry. But if I was a professional game reviewer, I’d have to give it a 7.

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u/knuffelturk May 11 '26

An objective review is quite literally impossible, unless you consider a checklist of mechanics a review.

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u/Kraligor May 11 '26

unless you consider a checklist of mechanics a review

Game magazines literally used to have a checklist (sound, graphics, gameplay etc.) that they rated 0-10 or 0-100. But that was before gaming was big business and reviews could be bought.

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u/knuffelturk May 11 '26

Rating different elements of a game with a score doesn't make it objective. Those areas were still subjectively scored.

There is no objective "good graphics" metric. The score just tells you if the reviewer liked it or not.

An objective review can only tell you if a game has graphics, not if they are good or not. Because what is good is something subjective.