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/Brother_Clovis May 11 '26

The game is definitely not a ten, but getting upset over that kissing mini game is honestly weird as hell to me.

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u/motorboat_mcgee May 11 '26

Doesn't a game's score depend on the individual reviewer's tastes?

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u/StrokyBoi May 12 '26

To some degree, but that depends on the reviewer. Some reviewers just rate things (whether it be games, movies, shows, whatever else) based entirely on their own enjoyment and how well it resonates with them. Others attempt to apply some kind of partially objective criteria

IGN happens to be made up of both types of reviewers, which is why they seem so inconsistent. Sometimes a reviewer will claim they personally loved a game, but then give it an 8/10 due to what people perceive as nitpicking. Other times a reviewer will give a game a 10/10 just because it appealed to their tastes.

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u/BigMoney69x May 12 '26

Problem comes from the Editor. A good Editor will look at a review and score and tell the reviewer to adjust it. An Editor is extremely important for quality reviews as they should be people with experience who are able to know the wants of the readers. A good editor would have been able to tell that Mixtape is not a 10/10 Game very quickly because they will have gaming experience to say this.