wangus12 said:

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I find it hilarious that people hate her so much. Its not like she is constantly talking about or advocating against things.

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Honestly, I think it's only a thing on Twitter. I've never once heard someone talk it in the real world. No one really cares. HP is still one of the best selling books every year.

I find it crazy that the Harry Potter universe, in its lifetime, has now been hated and supported at one time or another by pretty much every political faction out there without the content changing. It is mind boggling.

For me, when it comes to books or other entertainment, I'll judge it on the merits of what I see and how I interpret the concepts, then I'll make my determination. But I want to discuss those concepts with others. Banning discussion on something is just as bad as whatever ideal you're wanting to hide from. If you're worried about the discussion becoming something it shouldn't be, then get off your ass and moderate the discussion.

IrishAg said:

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I find it crazy that the Harry Potter universe, in its lifetime, has now been hated and supported at one time or another by pretty much every political faction out there without the content changing. It is mind boggling.

For me, when it comes to books or other entertainment, I'll judge it on the merits of what I see and how I interpret the concepts, then I'll make my determination. But I want to discuss those concepts with others. Banning discussion on something is just as bad as whatever ideal you're wanting to hide from. If you're worried about the discussion becoming something it shouldn't be, then get off your ass and moderate the discussion.

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Right? It's crazy. At first all the conservative types hated on potter for embracing "witchcraft", etc. Now that JKR has expressed her beliefs that men are men and women are women...well, that doesn't sit will with they who shall not be named but the conservatives are now in love with her!

But by far, its the leftists that are over-reacting. When you move to ban outright conversation and discussion you have stepped over the line. Of course they only do that because because they cannot tolerate anyone who does not think identical to them. This whole being woke thing has to stop - nothing good comes from hate and intolerance. Accept each other for who they are. You don't have to like everyone in the world and you certainly don't have to be liked by everyone either.


Anyway...already pre-ordered the game (thanks for the discount link above!). Can't wait to start whipping that wand around.

Does anybody know what kind of wand itemization/crafting there will be?

hph6203 said:

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Limited Run Games is a little shop that produces small lots of games for typically digital only titles. It is not a major publisher, it's a boutique. The controversy is that a trans activist noticed that the social media manager of Limited Run Games was excited about Hogwarts Legacy. In an effort to get her fired for that evil act the activist perused their follows list on Twitter, called them out as a transphobe for following accounts like Libs of TikTok, and then pulled up a 6 year old tweet about bathroom bills and the creepy weirdo from Canada that sued to force beauty salons to wax their balls.

Hogwarts legacy is selling like crazy in part due to counter boycotts over the boycotts.

It's all pretty stupid.

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Once again, Harry Potter is one of the biggest franchises in the world. Any boycott or counter boycott was always going to be an absolute drop in the bucket for what the fandom is, and attributing sales numbers to the latter is absolutely wrong. I mean, she made her first public anti-trans comments in 2019, and Harry Potter mobile games have surpassed $1 billion in revenue in that time. Harry Potter World brings in millions of visitors a year. Even the last entry in the Fantastic Beasts series, which was by all accounts not a good movie, topped $400 million in the box office.

All this noise about people hating her views and calling for boycotts, and others turning around and wanting to support her because of these views, is just that. Noise.

Cromagnum said:

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Looks like a stiffer, blander, version of the Witcher with a Harry Potter veneer.

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I don't see that at all.

DallasTeleAg said:

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Valhalla got boring much faster, for me.

I really hope these "open world" games start taking more from games like Breath of the Wild or Elden Ring. Open world is fine, but I don't want 10,000 different markers on my map that I have to check out. Use the world and creativity to make me want to explore.

I also hate games where I have to tediously collect a bunch of crap around the map.

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"Take more from games like Breath of the Wild" and " hate games where I have to tediously collect a bunch of crap around the map" does not compute. Shrines and korok seeds say hello

I would love it if it was an updated version of Fable with a larger open world and more diverse skill creation

YouBet said:

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I tried playing Fable a couple of years ago and had to abandon it. The controls were terrible and it just played weird.

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Are you a console gamer or a PC? It was very much made for the original Xbox so the controls were based around a controller. But once you got into the game it was pretty intuitive and light weight.

Tabasco said:

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On some level I find the gay mafia hilarious. JKR did a Q&A just before her women are women comments (Transphobic... she is terrified of trans people apparently) and she essentially said Dumbledore was gay, the the shouting exuberation of the crowd. She threw them a huge bone, but because she made simple comments that women are women etc, things got lit. Just ridiculous. To call her "transphobic" is disingenuous. For the record, I am going off my memory of things as they transpired, and have not researched if she is actually scared and fearful of transexuals.

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You have it right. She's not transphobic. That's a largely made up word to label people who aren't allied with the movement.

She simply believes there are two sexes and that women are getting pushed aside in favor of men who think they are women.

Trying to read reviews of this game or look at discussions on the game all devolve into this dumb nonsense and it's exhausting. I just want to know if the game is good or have a discussion about the game without all the other garbage

FightinTexasAg15 said:

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Trying to read reviews of this game or look at discussions on the game all devolve into this dumb nonsense and it's exhausting. I just want to know if the game is good or have a discussion about the game without all the other garbage

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Welcome to 2023.

Welp I just purchased a PS5 under the guise that we needed it for my wife, a non gamer, to experience Hogwarts.