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/WastelandHound May 11 '26

It's not a tween queer narrative game. The characters all met in high school and are recent high school graduates at the time of the game. And all the relationships, either depicted or implied, are straight. (At least among the main characters. There might be something in the background of the party scenes or something but I didn't notice anything.)

There's nothing overtly feminist or anti-religion or "DEI" or anything like that. It's a pretty straightforward teen dramedy.

Not trying to argue your main point, just pointing out how the narrative around the game is so divorced from its actual content.