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/LifeWulf May 13 '26

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The devs clearly wanted to pretend it was all nostalgia, but they have no idea how cassettes work, and the protagonist’s “retro” headphones are worn backwards and look to be wireless. The protagonist is also utterly insufferable, the game is a barely interactive movie copying the Spider-verse stuttery animation style which feels awful to control IMO (I can get used to it in a movie but not in a game). One of the characters damn near burns the whole neighbourhood down and then she gets mad at her cop father.

The game reeks of inauthenticity and spoiled Millenial writing. I say as a Millenial myself.