Mixtape and the Interactive Movie (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Thursday, May 14, 2026, 15:13 (1 hours, 19 minutes ago) @ Korny

I don't disagree with this at all, but also . . . I guess I just don't care. It didn't bother me. Mixtape hits for me. I like jingling keys, I guess. The gameplay, such as it is, is just enough to be engaging while listening to some stellar music. Admittedly, I haven't finished it yet, but I'm probably halfway through, and it's all worked for me.

Partly, that's because this game could basically be about me. That was my high school experience. I was Rockford in a lot of ways, the annoying music kid. I had my iPod with me at all times with at least one earbud in 24/7. I knew the stupidest trivia about my favorite bands. I wasn't quite a much of a degenerate, but it's also not that far off.

Partly, it's just that soundtrack is good. I honestly disagree with Cody, so far every piece of music has hit nearly perfectly. I love music, so I'm honestly not sure I'd recognize a bad game if it has a killer soundtrack that made me feel like Mixtape does. Maybe some people see it as cheating or cheap or something--this music is doing most of the work in the experience, and possibly making up for a lack in characterization and writing and gameplay and whatever. And I could buy that. This game wouldn't be enjoyable at all if the music wasn't hitting. But, I dunno, I'd say the exact same thing about Life is Strange, honestly.

The discourse around this game is fucking wild, though. I don't begrudge anyone not liking it, but for whatever reason, Mixtape has been sending people off the deep end.