@M1k3ol @AnalyticlScribe Nope. That would only happen if you're not a big company and ask really nicely.
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HfHow
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@hfh94 @AnalyticlScribe That would only happen if it's from a big (really big) company that has a contract with the label already
Otherwise, unless they have a personal link with the author, I don't see how this can be close to "indie", or cheap at all
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Mixtape is such an “indie” videogame that they were able to get BOTH Stan Bush’s “The Touch” and “Dare” when an actual major Comic Publication company with the Transformers license couldn’t even use the phrase because of licensing was too expensive:
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Mixtape isn't a game by definition
it's not something you can win or lose
your only possible outcome is success
you don't have a choice
there's nothing at stake
visual novels have better gameplay, because with those, you at least have a chance at reaching a "bad ending"
Wesley ✨@wesleytypes
Anyone who says Mixtape isn't a game might just not like narrative-driven adventure games, which is fine. It's not about fail states, choices, or obstacles, it's an interactive curated experience meant to make you feel something. Mixtape is good because it accomplishes that.
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@hfh94 @Ultima_Undead So it’s pretty damn close to jingling keys then
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This is actually,legitimately,genuinely,constitutionally,damn near canonically, verifiably, veritably, without a shadow if a doubt the closest thing to jingling keys as humanly possible.
Wesley ✨@wesleytypes
If Mixtape was a movie I wouldn't have been able to have so much fun doing this.
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@M1k3ol @AnalyticlScribe I bet you they paid nearly nothing for it and they just asked nicely.
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@hfh94 @AnalyticlScribe Guitar Hero couldn't use it, they had permission if they re-recorded it
Yes, this "indie" game had a song that not even Activision could get
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The light had its turn.
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Marvel’s most definitive modern creators are given free rein to reimagine heroes with shocking twists and chilling transformations in boundary-less storytelling that will keep readers on edge issue after issue.
The X-Men no longer fight for acceptance, they hunger for blood. The Fantastic Four venture into the unknown not to save the world—but to unleash terror upon it. And Spider-Man discovers that with great power… comes something monstrous.
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The game and physical media require separate licensing, not to mention company negotiations and so forth. Some companies will give you a blanket deal, but it's still several labels and several palms to grease
How many indie games you know can boast hundreds of thousands? Come on
kate bush's creepy uncle@airbagged2077
They got funding from Australia's government. Programmes around the world have schemes to support indie talent. Screen Scotland, BFI, Screen Ireland etc. The publisher made a CD? Really? That's your smoking gun? What would the point of this conspiracy even be? To what goal
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The haters of this game are 10000x more insufferable and desperate to be right than the supposed astroturfers and “paid shills.”
This is what the actual page looks like:
ditto flareon 🔩🐯✨@ditto_flareon
tagging your game with "great soundtrack" on steam has gotta be one of the most narcissistic things you can do as a developer tbh.
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It didn't drop out of nowhere. It was shown at the Game Awards last year.
G&A Reviews@GA_Reviews
This game is the biggest industry plant I think I've ever seen. Drops out of nowhere, no gameplay just a movie, ONLY 3 HOURS, still gets 10/10 from everyone.. Only 1800 players but somehow has 1300 reviews all positive. Yea bruh you ain't fooling anyone lol
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And here we go. This is the same statement used each and every single time.
"The hate is forced"
No it isn't. And it really isn't towards the game itself. It's towards the mainstream media and shill reviews who called it a masterpiece.
Ellie@Ellski_Mae
The mixtape hate is so forced and every single negative take screams bitterness. People are REACHING to try and dismantle this indie game. Its sad. It’s a fun, whimsical, narrative game with a sense of humour and a solid soundtrack People can’t let anyone enjoy things anymore.
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@cajun_kilted @Park_Street_ Okay. Let's talk about wine and dines. Is the issue you are having that they are doing wine and dines at all or that you think this one was very egregious?
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@cajun_kilted @Park_Street_ 187 million in gaming revenue for a publisher is tiny.
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With all the talk around Mixtape having little to no gameplay it got me thinking of something
Do you consider visual novels to be video games?
Curious what y’all think
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@cajun_kilted @Park_Street_ If tiny publishers like Annapurna can buy 10/10 scores from IGN why didn't Pearl Abyss do that when they are literally 100 times the size?
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@Park_Street_ @cajun_kilted Yeah I am not a huge fan of wine and dines but you are very easily impressed if you consider that thing expensive looking. Those probably cost them like $200ish each. For a marketing budget that is peanuts. There is WAY more egregious shit going on with bigger studios.
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There would actually have to be something to play lol. MIXTAPE was literally MADE for the "I watch games on youtube" crowd
Soy Draick@quimtana21682
@getonthestiix Remember when we agreed people who don't play a game should not be considered fan of the games? I think we should do the same for miserables who criticize them without playing them. You don't
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@AnAverageGamerX Eh no. Do not blame this shit on us. This world is not our fucking fault this is Gen X and above all the way. We had no god damn say in it.
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I genuinely think some millennials regret the world they currently helped create and want to go back living to a world where 90s Christans ran things.....
JoJoJosiah@JoJoJosiah_
"Mixtape is a great game!!!" The gameplay:
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