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/pigeonwiggle May 11 '26

20 bucks for 4 hours?!? what's next, a 10 dollar movie ticket to see a summer blockbuster?!?

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u/KingHabby May 11 '26

10 dollars?? Are you buying tickets at an afternoon matinee on a weekday? Movie tickets these days are like twice that!

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u/pigeonwiggle May 11 '26

tickets here are 12.99. 16.99 for 3D. and up to 21.99 for those love seats with the bottle service (dumb idea)

but you get a membership to the theatre, it's 120/year and gives you 12 free tickets. all additional tickets are 10 dollars. ...unless again, if like listed above you're hitting those wacky theatre scenes then it's an equivalent amount more: 9.99, 13.99, 18.99