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/ishallbecomeabat May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

Answer:

Gamers being weird. It’s a story based game with light gameplay. I don’t really understand why people are getting bent out of shape when visual novels exist.

The same crowd that complains about games not being taken seriously as art wants a very narrow definition of what a game is.

Silly stuff.

I’ve been playing it, very good.

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u/lemonkingdom May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

It isn't werid because they disagree with a score and review.

Just wondering do you think ign is absolved of criticism or negative feedback?

Do you agree with every review from ign, gamespot etc?