One minute, you're skateboarding down a highway, blissfully ignoring the irritated drivers coming your way. The next, you're having your first kiss with about 500% too much tongue. That's just being a teenager.
That's also the experience I had in Mixtape, a game being developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive. I had the chance to play about 25 minutes of Mixtape when I was in L.A. for Summer Game Fest 2025.
Despite seeing the reveal trailer last year during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, I really didn't know what to expect, but I'm happy to say that after playing the demo slice, Mixtape is one of the most creative games I've played in a while, with perfect pacing and constantly-shifting gameplay.
