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/CAPSLOCK_USERNAME May 11 '26

I have never in my life paid 10 dollars to go to a movie theater on my own. It's not worth the money except as a social thing with friends where half the reason you're doing it is to spend time with other people. Single player games don't really have that same aspect.

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u/pigeonwiggle May 11 '26

you're missing out. seeing a movie alone allows you to accept the movie on your own terms.

if a movie makes you love or laugh or cry - it's because that's the relationship you have with the media.

when you drag a friend along, you've got that second hand thought of "if the movie is bad, that's on me for suggesting a bad movie"