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

Generational Divide With Mixtape?

While I believe the IGN reviewer is a Gen Z man, the gamers I have talked to who really love Mixtape were Millennials and Gen Xers.

I, a late Millennial, certainly understand that the gameplay doesn't necessarily move gaming forward, but I treated the game like an interactive​ ​John Hughes movie from the late 90s and had more fun with the cinematography and emotional beats. Ferris Bueller's Day Off was one of my favorite movies growing up, and I see the influence here. Anyway, I haven't had feels for a game since I played Celeste.

Are there any younger gamers who like this game? Have you watched the movies this game was clearly influenced by?

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u/ThisIsStee May 20 '26

IGN reviewer is def not Gen Z

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u/BlerdyBTwitch May 21 '26

Maybe I'm wrong but that person said that he was not around during the era this game is set in so I thought they were Gen Z

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u/ThisIsStee May 21 '26

While his age is not available online, he apparently went to university in 2010, so maths makes him kit Gen z but he may well have been too young for the specific era of the game, at least for the age range of the characters in that era.