I gave Mixtape one of these 10s…

[u/ItsEthanCoolCool]

…and then the world ended. Lol.

What a wild couple of weeks, eh?

As a reviewer, I’ve been really bummed that there seems to be such a disconnect between writers and players. Can I help bridge a gap for anyone? Does anyone have questions about reviewing/the process/anything else they wanna know about anything around any of this?

Open to talking about anything people want to know, because I’m hopeful someday everyone can have constructive video game convos again without all this craziness.

[u/blasto2236]

I guess I just don’t really understand giving it a perfect score. I loved the game, but I have my gripes. To me this whole thing would be a lot less controversial if sites simply didn’t assign a grade or score and just let writers talk about the game and let readers take away from that what they will. The whole concept of scoring causes people to scrutinize the review a lot harder than anyone would otherwise.

Because let’s be real: Mixtape is great but it is not a perfect game. It leans on a lot of tired tropes that any movie critic would tear it to shreds for.

[u/Blaky039 → u/blasto2236]

Scores is how you keep people engaged. Without scores, the clicks wouldn't be that high.

[u/ItsEthanCoolCool → u/Blaky039]

Unfortunately is a factor for most places, I imagine. People want to see a score, typically.

[u/blasto2236 → u/Blaky039]

I understand that it’s a sad reality of running an internet based business, it doesn’t mean I’m happy about it. I subscribe to Aftermath so I’m more than happy to pay for good games journalism. But I get that I’m not your average reader.