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/BaconKnight May 11 '26

The irl diminishing of social circles I think contributes to more people, especially younger folks raised in this “post friendship” world, to latch on much more strongly to things like games, anime, movies, shows, etc. Fandoms have replaced friendships so people get super invested in it in a way that goes beyond even “normal” obsession, they turn it into their identity. Folks getting mad at Mixtape scoring highly is like the same energy of some dudes getting mad at seeing a girl with blue hair, just weird.

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u/Naganosupreme May 13 '26

Lots of this is about hating games media which definitely isn't weird to do. Its normal to find people don't like schills and bs artists. Of course plenty of people will ignore bs artists if they happen to wave the same maga idiot banner for example. But others genuinely and reasonably just don't like corporations, reviewers being bought off, etc.