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Kids banter about the meaning of life and the theme songs that would play when they walk in a room
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But under all of those tropes is a meaningful story about nostalgia, friendship, and teenage angst, and it’s all backed by a great soundtrack packed with classic hits.
Key facts
- At one point, the reporter spent 10 minutes skipping rocks, a not-insignificant amount of time for a game that the reporter finished in about four hours
- Playing Mixtape is like playing a video game version of a high school movie
- You play as Stacey Rockford, a music obsessive and recent high school graduate
- Think of nostalgic games with a slower pace like Life is Strange or Gone Home, Mixtape has a similar speed
Summary
At times, it’s mundane, but that’s kind of the point. Playing Mixtape is like playing a video game version of a high school movie. Kids banter about the meaning of life and the theme songs that would play when they walk in a room. Mixtape takes place over the course of a summer day. Rockford, Slater, and Cassandra feel like a trio of teenagers. The meat of Mixtape is wandering as Rockford and looking at various objects, like a CD or a map of a planned road trip, and listening to the trio’s commentary.