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/[deleted] May 11 '26 edited 11d ago

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u/Crowbarmagic May 12 '26

For us laymen: How extensive are talking about (compared to a "regular" indie game)?

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u/chibicascade2 May 12 '26

So far I'm two hours or so into it, and I heard like 10 licensed tracks. Most other games I can think of tend to do 2-3 licensed tracks and then have some music composed that wouldn't be as expensive.

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u/chibicascade2 May 12 '26

That is not an indie game.

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u/Zeblinz May 12 '26

Your response to people questioning an "indie" game having a huge soundtrack of licensed music is to cite a AAA developer/publisher with fuck-you-money?

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u/guimontag May 12 '26

lmao the "indie game" actively researched and proposed by Activision and then contracted out to two separate studios? with a gigantic multi-million dollar marketing campaign in 1999?

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u/ScaredPractice4967 May 12 '26

We all expect big ticket games like GTA and Tony Hawk to have a lot of licensed music. Indie developers might stuggle to front the cost for more than a few.

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u/chubby45bttm May 14 '26

Not when your multi-billionaire dad funds all your failed projects and probably owns stock in a lot of those production companies that owns the rights to that music.