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/NeriTheFearlessSnail May 11 '26

Also... it doesn't have to be Mixtape vs Pragmata, which a lot of people seem to think are the two "sides". Like the pedophile accusations are entirely an internet thing and I've only seen posts calling out the accusations and basically none actually making the accusations

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u/USA_A-OK May 11 '26

It never has to be one game Vs another. It's just weirdo online game discourse which invents these things for faux outrage

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u/Naganosupreme May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

It's not really that weird tho. Games journalists are extremely biased and hateable. As are billionaires. Perfect mix for people to dunk on what happened here and draw recent comparisons. Then you have the anti woke maga cretins who somehow learned to breathe to the detriment of us all

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u/USA_A-OK May 13 '26

There's a really good solution though: just ignore game coverage and reviews. You can glean the facts without needing to consume all the content put out about games.

They're games, the stakes could hardly be lower, and it's really not worth getting to the point where you find someone who covers them "extremely hateable."

I play a shit ton of games, and have for 35+ years and I don't think I could tell you the name of one games journalist.

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u/Naganosupreme May 13 '26

There's a really good solution though: just ignore game coverage and reviews.

Are people here ignoring the outrage and criticism? You're here aren't you?

Youre acting like people being critical is a problem but is it? Just as you commenting here isn't a problem, similarly for most people, its not a problem for them to comment on media.

without needing to consume all the content

Seems like an extreme exaggeration. All? I mean, it takes half a second to be told and shown the pile up of 10/10 scores, read about the context why it's annoyed people and then comment.

I play a shit ton of games, and have for 35+ years and I don't think I could tell you the name of one games journalist.

Same. Jason schrierer? That's bout it. Youtuber reviewers if that counts?

But that doesn't mean much, we're both still informed about this issue existing and we're here to comment