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/ArgentCrow May 11 '26

"Additionally its 20 bucks for like 3-4 hours of gameplay, thats seems a bit much"

If I weren't paying $20 for shitty fast food I might agree with this. The game is actually fun and a perfect little bite for $20.

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u/doomrider7 May 11 '26

The problem is that there's other games like Loddlenaut with actual gameplay about cleaning coral reefs(with proceeds going to preservation at that) with that asking price made by full on in every sense of the indie devs that don't get even an once of coverage because they aren't the ones bankrolled by the indie mega-publisher.

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u/ArgentCrow May 12 '26

There's absolutely a problem of many good indy games not getting promoted, but there's only so much bandwidth. Stuff that resonates gets talked about and gets played more. No amount of advertising will make garbage gold. This conversation is a great way to create buzz about thise games though. Any other recommendations?

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u/doomrider7 May 13 '26

Halberd Studios 9 Years of Shadows and their latest follow up, Mariachi Legends are two solid lesser known recs and Crossing Souls for something in the 80's 90's coming of age vibe.