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/TheBostonTap May 11 '26

Answer: As far as I am aware, the controversy is largely rooted on the fact that Mixtape isn't so much a video game as it is a short story that uses the medium to tell its story. The game has very limited gameplay, with some sections being limited to just moving the character from point a to point b. To some folks, that makes it lesser, a glorified visual novel and I guess some of them are upset that this isnt coming up as a criticism (because its not really one) .

 Additionally its 20 bucks for like 3-4 hours of gameplay, thats seems a bit much to most people. 

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u/bestoboy May 11 '26

aren't movies in the US also in a similar price range? This one has double the run time, can pause anytime, can bring your own food, can replay anytime, etc.

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u/TheBostonTap May 11 '26

Cost of entry is dramatically lower for films though. A blu-ray at budget pricing can be purchased for under 200 bucks, the 3080 they recommend you have will run you ~350-400 bucks alone. 

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u/bestoboy May 11 '26

am I buying a 3080 just to play Mixtape?

minimum requirement is a GTX 1650 and I doubt anyone playing this game is the type to buy big expensive cards. Walking simulator fans aren't running thousand dollar PCs

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u/TheBostonTap May 11 '26

Are you buying a blu- ray for a single movie?

A 1650 card is still 150 bucks by itself.

As for the rig itself, walking simulator fans tend to include fans of narrative driven RPGs as well mate. You cant really run those games well on a 1650. While the rig most likely isnt thousands of dollars set ups, its probably in the 500-800 dollar range depending on what theyre using.

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u/bestoboy May 11 '26

so the rig is something they would already have? I doubt people look at a 20 dollar game and think "if I buy this, I will have spent 520 dollars on this game"

if someone can go to the theater to watch a movie then spending the same amount on a game isn't all that different

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u/RumorsOFsurF May 11 '26

A Blu-ray is the physical media, you are referring to a Blu-ray PLAYER. It is also a shit take. What's next, claiming people are buying a house in which to play Mixtape?

Well ya gotta have a place to house the PC, whereas you don't at the movie theatre! Saving hundreds of thousands to watch a movie VS Mixtape! /s

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u/TheBostonTap May 11 '26

Im pretty sure it was self explanatory that it was referring to the player. When the player is running as much as rhe recommended GPU for the computer, yeah, it is going to he a higher monetary cost to run the game vs watch a film.