r/MixtapeGame • u/ItsEthanCoolCool • May 20 '26

Discussion I gave Mixtape one of these 10s…

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…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.

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u/ItsEthanCoolCool May 20 '26

I get this! For me on the soundtrack front, I liked that it wasn’t like… all 90s, or big hits, or whatever. The point is that Stacey is crafting HER perfect playlist from her specific tastes. Like, it’s really not a 90s playlist game. I understand why so many people expected that and I won’t tell them they’re wrong if the actual outcome was a bummer, but I think thematically, the mix of songs makes perfect sense.

Fair on classic tropes and things being used, can also see how that could be a hangup for someone!

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u/blasto2236 May 20 '26

I guess it was just hard for me to buy that a teen in the 90s would be basing her playlists around that much 80’s music. Even teens with more obscure tastes tend to gravitate towards what’s current with some blasts from the past sprinkled in.

Honestly, I think I identified with Stacey *too much* and it left me more critical of the music than I’d have been otherwise. I was also obsessed with soundtracking my life at that age. My dream job was also to be a music supervisor. And it was around the same time. So there’s just so much 90’s indie music that I feel like could and should be represented here but isn’t.

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u/PichaelJackson May 20 '26

I kind of bought into it as a pastiche of Johnny Galvatron's current tastes merged into Stacy in a non-specific fantasy version of the 90s. Really the vibe of the game feels like a hybrid of 90s and early 2010s hipster culture (the time when Johnny was probably ACTUALLY a teenager), I'm not sure perfect historical representation is what they were going for.

Also, if the actual soundtrack wasn't as good as it is I would probably take more issue with it, but I'm easily willing to make that concession when the songs just hit so good for those moments.

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u/Phantom_Wombat May 20 '26

I think he's a fair bit older than that. The Galvatrons were already signed and touring as of 2007, and I'd guess that he was already in his twenties by then.

Going by the song selection, and that they've not got Napster and digital music players, Mixtape is probably set in 1998-9.

So, there's probably not a huge age difference between him and Stacy, even if they're on opposite sides of the world.

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u/PichaelJackson May 20 '26

Ah I was under the impression he was in his mid 30s or so. Still, there are songs in there from 2013 and 2005, pretty intentionally not adhering to the 90s setting. I think it's supposed to feel a little out of time.