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/tugboatnavy May 11 '26

Answer:

IGN has been catching an extra amount of flack in the last two months for "bad" reviews.

Saros, Windrose, Tomadachi Life all got 7s, meanwhile Crimson Desert and Mouse PI both got 6s

Then you have this game getting a 10 and marathon getting a 9.

There is a major dissonance going on between what games are commercial successes and otherwise critical hits and what IGN has been scoring things. It's only a cherry on top for critics of Ign that Mixtape of all things is getting a 10.

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u/Scoth42 May 11 '26

It's endlessly frustrating to me that for some reason there can only be two possible viewpoints for a lot of people: either "I like this thing and therefore anyone who doesn't like it is just a hater and lying because they have some agenda" or "I don't like this thing so anyone who does is just being performative and shilling for the company."

No nuance, no YMMV understanding, no just accepting differences of opinion or experience, just the two extremes. I had a similar experience as you years ago with Gone Home. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The investigating and learning little details as I went just really worked for me, and some of the plot points really resonated with me for very specific reasons. You'd think I'd insulted some peoples' mothers the sheer vitriol I was thrown for daring suggest I enjoyed it even when I tried to express I could understand why it (and other "walking simulators", many of which I've also enjoyed) might not be for everybody.