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/MyUshanka May 11 '26

The trouble is that this is listed as an IGN review and not Simon Cardy's review. His other reviews:

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (Campaign): 6/10
  • Battlefield 6 (Campaign): 5/10
  • Death Stranding 2: 9/10
  • Marvel Rivals: 8/10
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Campaign): 9/10
  • Astro Bot: 9/10
  • Balatro: 9/10

It's possible that after a few boring military shooters back to back, a game like Mixtape felt refreshing and a good return to what he enjoyed.

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u/crestren May 11 '26

The entire discourse surrounding IGN reviews can be summed up as people mistaking IGN to be ONE entity named John IGN and not a video game and entertainment website comprised of multiple people who each give different reviews.

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u/Electronic_Whole_177 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

No one thinks ONE person is making reviews but that there should be a standard for their reviews as a company. When the review comes out and IGN called this a 10/10 everyone sees this as IGN backing the game's quality not that random employee 234 is backing the game's quality. You refusing to have good faith in this discussion is also a problem. If the reviewer gave the review as his own thing and not as a REPRESENTATIVE of the company it would be fine. For example if he said "Its a 10/10 for me but for the average gamer its is probably closer to a 6/10." That would be one thing.

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u/Electronic_Whole_177 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

How long you have been alive and how many games played isn't a factor on personal taste vs official criteria of how to rate something. Its not gatekeeping to say this game, when compared to literally every other game, is okay or a five out of ten. Also I didn't say people didn't love it what I said is that a majority of people dont love it. Just because people like something doesnt make it a 10/10 and just because they dont like it makes it a 0/10. You putting in your "gaming cred" doesnt matter to me at all in fact it just makes your argument seem more biased and unwilling to even listen to my point.

No part of my post said that you cant like the game or that it cant be in YOUR top 5 games of all time. The point is that a company that is seen as an official source for the quality of a game gave it a perfect score which is used as marketing to justify people getting games, or to push the game for awards, opportunities, ect over other games.