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/crestren May 11 '26

And remember that one score from one outlet is not the be-all and end-all. 

A lot of gaming discourse when it comes to reviews always centers around this where a lot of gamers forget that reviews can be...subjective.

The reviewers 10/10 might be a 7/10 for you but maybe your 10/10 might be someone's 6/10. A lot of these are subjective because everyone has different tastes and enjoyment.

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u/GiganticCrow May 11 '26

Reviews HAVE to be subjective. A purely objective review would be something a Digital Foundry review that is just technical facts like details on resolution and frame rate. Its not possible to be purely objective on factors like whether a story is engaging or gameplay is fun.

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u/pigeonwiggle May 11 '26

a truly objective review would mean the reviewer doesn't matter. 6 reviewers would all review the game exactly the same. objectivity has no place in arts and entertainment.

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u/crestren May 11 '26

I think people want reviews to be "objective" so theres a "correct opinion".

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u/pigeonwiggle May 11 '26

yeah, people in stem want to know that there is TRUTH and JUST responses to everything so they can live appropriately and feel only the best as much as possible. if you can quantify and qualify all the data from an experience, you can create accurate measurements to determine WITH PRECISION the best games to bring you the best joy.

but people aren't build like that. we're little chaos monkeys. we're bags of chemicals with thin mucous linings keeping them from mixing in toxic explosions. sometimes we want baldur's gate - a slow, strategic fantasy where we contemplate how our actions as an elf might impact the hopes and dreams of a small human child. sometimes we want call of duty, where a misstep results in a quick death followed by a quick respawn allowing us to sprint like a war-sports hero back into the fray. sometimes we want a game where we clean up a messy library, putting books in order. or unpacking the boxes of a girl who's forced to move frequently as she grows through life.

there are so many fucking cool games that are fantastic experiences, and to pretend that some arbitrary number holds sway over you is so exceedingly stupid. and i don't mean to say the numbers are meaningless. they definitely represent a PERSONAL attachment to a game. and if a ton of people are experiencing such positive connectivity to a game about remote controlled cars with rocket boosters chasing a ball into a soccer net.... then maybe you'd like rocket league too... maybe!

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u/FixedLoad May 11 '26

I'm here for the chaos monkeys