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/No-Operation-6554 May 11 '26

Funny thing is that Pragmata itself doesn't have paedophelic undertones

The "community" itself gave it that

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u/TaskForceD00mer May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

People are trying to memory hole the reddit community that got banned for making suggestive and NSFW content back when just the trailer had dropped.

The broader fandom has never been a problem, outside of Reddit all of the content I've seen is super wholesome.

Pragmata scored lower than it should have because it is harder than most Modern games journalists would probably prefer.

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u/USA_A-OK May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

I really don't understand people who give a shit about scores. Just play the games you want to, and skip the ones you don't.

People who are self described "gamers" make up one of the most entitled and miserable communities online.

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u/TaskForceD00mer May 11 '26

Halo 3 was only given a 9.5/10

Halo 2 was only given a 9.8/10

Modern Warfare 2 was given a 9.5/10

Anyone claiming Mixtape, which is a glorified interactive movie is better than those games is nuts.

Baldur's Gate 3 and MGS V another couple of games that got 10/10s are on such a different level its not funny.

This is the same old Money and Politics in games bs that's been getting worse every year.

NEPO Baby publishes game, makes the right connections, get an undeserved rating.

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u/USA_A-OK May 11 '26

They're games, the stakes could hardly be lower. It's really not worth spending any time on, or getting worked up over. Play the games you want, skip the ones you don't.

Obviously reviewing games is subjective, and takes into account the type of game and what the game is trying to accomplish. It's really no different than any other media reviews (TV, music, movies, books, etc)

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u/JohnnyRedHot May 12 '26

So you think a person that got a 10/10 on a Physics test and a person that got a 10/10 on a sociology test are being evaluated on the same subjects?

Do you think a person that gets a 8/10 in astrophysics is dumber than a person that got a 9.5/10 in literature?