Hogwarts Legacy And the Death of Gaming Journalism

This video covers the controversies surrounding Hogwarts Legacy's launch. The boycott, the bullying, and everything in between. With a focus on how the mainstream gaming press completely failed the game, the developers, and the gamers.

[@Xiatter]

Hogwarts Legacy is more inclusive and kinder than most of the people boycotting it.

[@jessieearnest6046]

For real though 🤣

[@SeismicHammer]

What isn't?

[@AlkaVirus]

All of this has taught me that the most transphobic people are trans people.

[@Ypsiroselee]

Bitterness after getting the very real shit beaten out of you for being a queer will do that to a person.

[@chardt02]

This

[@Larry]

The game sold so well, WB announced they're doing a TV series of it today!

[@tominator4468]

Hey, Larry! No way, that's excellent news! Could do with some Chamber of Secrets DLC, too. Cheers for checking the video out, mate! Hope you're doing well!

[@Larry]

@@tominator4468 I'm sick in bed dude, so your video is helping me take my mind off feeling rough :P (Actually watched your Total Overdose video this morning coincidentally :D)

[@tominator4468]

@@Larry good lord...sorry about that lol. For being sick and the Total Overdose video, haha. I was sick over Christmas and I'm sure I died at some point during. Hope you feel better, Larry!

[@bobbyhill6193]

More like a week ago

[@hinata750]

Let's just hope they don't "make it for a modern audience" 🤣

[@dazedb]

Using the same logic: If you own an iPhone, you are literally supporting current day slavery If you own nikes, you are literally supporting active slavery. If you own a smartphone, you support cobalt strip mining and child labor/slavery. If you own an electric vehicle, you support strip mining and child labor

[@johnr797]

Just like black lives matter focusing on their peaceful protests and getting statues torn down instead of the slavery of black people that is still happening in the arab world. It's all extreme hypocrisy, delusion, and mental gymnastics.

[@Shad0w5carab]

This is the most confusing aspect of the boycott to me: why the fixation on this one game in particular? If the argument is that if your money directly or indirectly ends up in the hands of someone who has horrible opinions and/or has committed horrible acts why is this game the only thing people are mad about? Our money ends up in the hands of horrible people every day, it’s unavoidable. Even within the realm of just Harry Potter, I didn’t see this level of discourse around the theme park, or the fantastic beasts movies, or the Lego sets, or memorabilia, etc. I’m sure there was some, but no where near the amount surrounding Hogwarts Legacy and confusingly enough all those things have much more direct contribution from Rowling herself than the game. It makes the argument feel disingenuous. People don’t really believe that buying this game makes you a transphobe, they’ve been told that they should be mad about this game so they’re mad about it. So strange

[@jmal]

​​@@Shad0w5carab It's because for the longest time, video games and gamers have been easy targets, their demographic stereotypically being nerds who are easy to bully and intimidate.

[@TG-ge1oh]

I've asking this around for months, to no avail. This mob is highly focused on Hogwarts, while excluding every other bigotry out there in the world of gaming, or just world. And they wonder why nobody agrees with them.

[@dazedb]

@T G Simple. The motive is not based in altruism. It's an attack wrapped in an altruistic costume. It has nothing to do with equality. It has to do with defeating YOU by controlling you and your ideals. If LGLMNOP+#÷ rights were the actual cause, there would be more outrage about homosexuals being thrown from rooftops in the middle east. How many homosexuals has hogwarts legacy burned alive?

[@jimbryant2157]

The whole controversy actually caused me to take a closer look at Hogwarts Legacy - rather than pushing me away from the game. I ended up buying a copy of the game for both me and my daughter!

[@jamesverner9132]

Did you enjoy the game?

[@zybch]

I was always going to buy it, but only a 2nd hand copy. Till these activists started doing their crybully routine. I pre-ordered the ultimate version out of spite, and am glad I did. Its a great game which I finished last night. Now just have to mop up the remaining achievements.

[@NLance]

Same. I even bought the Deluxe edition. I usually dont pre-order games and dont buy them when they first come out, waiting for a sale. But not this time. The nonsense people write and say nowadays... Illiterate bunch lacking the braincells to read the source and see that nothing they say about Rowling is true.

[@PhattyBolger]

It cause me to look into Rowling actual beliefs- and she's not transphobic at all. I'm still shocked at how well they've managed to convince people she is. But then again, people don't actually look into things themselves- they just believe what people tell them. It's easier.

[@siloPIRATE]

I was always going to have a look at it, but the chatter about the game and then watching part of sometimes let’s play made me preorder rather than wait

[@RIOTNOOB]

Whats funny is they called for a boycott of the game, but not Amazon, HBO, Ebay, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Grocery Stores, stores in general that sell Hogwarts stuff, yes their hypocrisy is stupid.

[@Bustuhh]

The thing is it's easier to target and attack streamers, than it is well funded companies A robber knows hitting a bank will get you lots of money, but there's massive risk involved A robber knows stealing from someone on the street is easier, as there's less risk So the boycotters are choosing the easiest of targets (streamers) because they know they have anonymity If they tried it in person (stores and amusement parks) they risk jail

[@lisdraconis2212]

Not to mention Twitter. Owned by... who again? Oh yes! A transphobe among other things.

[@imeltsnowflakes818]

@@Bustuhh u wont go to jail for not buying things dipshit.

[@Bustuhh]

@@imeltsnowflakes818 if only you used your brain to understand that people are bullying streamers for playing the game

[@Skylancer727]

Even funnier is they say it's because of JK but she didn't even work on the game from what we know. But she did write and direct the show Strike and that show has been praised by the same people saying Hogwarts Legacy is damaging.

[@WhovianRoxas]

This game sold 12 million copies and made $850 million in two weeks. As far as I'm concerned, it definitely has won the war. There will definitely be more Wizarding World games from here on out and I'm all here for it.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I hope it's a game of the year contender. It deserves it in my opinion

[@Kira110lol]

@@unicorntomboy9736 Oscars and GOTY (And any other movie and gaming awards) Have been political agenda and nothing gaming or movie related for the past 6 years. So I doubt they'd dare talk about it at any game awards.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@Kira110lol That's a pity

[@ShaqFuGuru]

What’s hilarious is how a site like Gamespot wouldn’t review the game, but still posted gameplay and tip videos so they come up in searches from the normal people playing the game because they need the money. What a brave stand.

[@GirlyDeathMarch]

Being a member of the LGBTQ community, I’ve noticed that when the mainstream LGBTQ community fixates on a target, their arguments are contradicting and hypocritical. It makes me sad, the LGBTQ community started with a purpose, but now it’s become a petty excuse to encourage and fuel hate. Which in turn just fuels the stereotypes and prejudices we have to face. Fighting hate with hate is not the same thing as fighting fire with fire. It just generates more hate. I’ve played and finished HwL. I was impressed with the game and its representation with all the students and professors. I plan on playing three more times to experience the other houses. This is an amazing game that I think deserves GOTY.

[@stevenhiggins3055]

That's because all the real activists stopped when they got what they wanted. Now all thata left is the whiny children who want the world to cater to their every whim.

[@tst4783]

It's very sad that this amazing game is being used to create division. I support LGTQ+ People. I believe they deserve to exist, have rights and seek happiness like everyone else . I don't have the right, nor the wish, to presume to tell them how to live. Similarly I don't believe they should micromanage my life to the extent of which books I read, games I play or content I watch.

[@keiraholst1563]

“What exactly are you so happy about?' Harry asked her. 'Oh Harry, don't you see?' Hermione breathed. 'If she(Umbridge) could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!” And so the Woke crowd made sure every Potterhead will know about the game, by cancelling it.

[@pancakepop680]

Completely agree. I've distanced myself from the LGBT community despite being part of it because I do not agree with the hate fuelling people to do this shit en masse.

[@ClearlyElemental]

Sadly, I doubt this game would even be ALLOWED to be eligible for GOTY

[@BrutusMaximusAurelius]

The only harm done to the trans community came from the community itself and their allies, by how they bullied, threatened and blackmailed people playing or streaming the game. If they’d just go about their way instead of waging this war, nothing would’ve happened.

[@thirty_ish2890]

The irony is…there’s a trans character in the game. She runs the Three Broomsticks and she’s a total sweetheart and a very powerful witch. It’s almost like the people who made this game aren’t entirely beholden to Rowlings beliefs. It’s her world but she wasn’t involved in developing it at all.

[@muninrob]

You can also *be* a trans character in the game - *if* you choose.

[@AurianWarriorOfDarkness]

Half or all the Dev's do not agree with JK stance they even said that themselves just because its a wizarding world game doesnt mean it reflect JK ideology ouside of character being trans there are NPC students who are trans,Even some witches you encounter who are les thankfully this game doesnt shove it down your throat but its enough you can tolerate it and not mind it

[@idkidk7606]

​​​​@@muninrob which makes it even better, I just want to ask one of these people boycotting the game, in what way what so ever is any element, aspect, feature etc in the game portrayed in a transphobic nature. Better yet, if the game is so transphobic, why is there someone whose actually trans, a voice actor for it? At this point, it is people trying to make claims without anything to back it up, their desperate for everything to be their way or no way.

[@jessieearnest6046]

And if you follow Sirona's quests and actually read all of her letters you will learn of the first time she tried on a dress, how Mrs. Sprottle encouraged her, how she was treated by her peers before and after the transition. Clearly, the creators put a lot of care and love into the creation of the game.

[@megaman37456]

People keep acting like what JK said was transphobic, it wasn't. Reread her tweets and use some bloody reading comprehension while you do it.

[@earlnuclear]

I said before and I stand by it. Corporate journalists are not human.

[@anothersockaccount652lol]

Indeed, they're terminally online losers

[@SickOfDemocracy]

Yes. And they deserve every contempt they get.

[@jeankitten3685]

They are , just that the 🏳️‍🌈 movement is just not working . And it won’t .

[@FuckTape222]

Gaht dang lizard people

[@budwyzer77]

“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want published; everything else is public relations.” -George Orwell:

[@akumaking1]

I figured game journalism died years ago.

[@darthgamer9861]

it died around the Kayne and Lynch debacle and then died a second time in 2014.

[@FreakinSweet1987]

The irony of this entire debacle is that the behavior of both the trans community and their allies is reinforcing all the negative stereotypes they're attempting to quell with this boycott. They're the monsters they paint everyone else as.

[@warlordofbritannia]

I know several trans folk and I didn't see anything from one of them mentioning the game at any point.

[@dream6562]

​@Ulfric Stormcloak if that's the minority than the majority need to speak up

[@thirty_ish2890]

@@warlordofbritanniaI know trans folk who BOUGHT the game and they’re loving it. This is not a black and white issue at all. It’s nuts how counter productive this whole boycott movement is.

[@ericsmith116]

No they're not. They are asking a bit much but any person can see where they were coming from. They were just misguided

[@MrROTD]

Not surprising, theyre insane

[@belindamifsud2731]

I'm a transgender creator and I've really enjoyed this game I dont agree with people who push there agenda pretending to help others all you do is create a polarised situation I now have to navigate Thank you for this content it helps highlight the silly identity politics that only hurt my ability to quietly live my life nor not harming anyone

[@iliketrains263]

at the end of the day thats all any of us want to do. we just want to quietly live our lives but people wont let us by constantly pushing their agendas on those around us. i particularly love the comment a journos wrote something along lines of "if you cant give up this one piece of entertainment how can we expect you to fight for us where it really matters such as violence against us" like bro if you think theres no difference in playing a game and being physically hurt than ur clearly living in a different reality than everyone else. im a 6 ft bearded braided and tatted up modern day viking guy who loves to fight. ofc im gonna come to your rescue if i see someone hurting you, but stupid comments like that make me want to reconsider.

[@octapusxft]

I cannot imagine how frustrating it must be for you to have those loudmouths on the social media claiming to represent you, your views and needs as an excuse to go after people playing a videogame.

[@facts-hurt-feelings8318]

I appreciate your viewpoint most sincerely. Thank you.

[@ashtonr6751]

Nah you must be transphobic (I'm joking just making a point of how insane this is)

[@themarshalstar4430]

I'm transgender (M-F) but the fuckshit that happened here was enough for me to no longer identify with the LGBTQ+ Community. They are exactly what they claim to be fighting against. I have little online presence, I don't care if I get cancelled for my views. I'm sick, I repeat, Sick and fucking tired of these folk (who I'm starting to assume aren't even trans or 'allies' themselves) If these fascists hate freedom of speech and freedom of expression so much, they can just say it. At least then I'll have some inkling of respect for their honesty.

[@theblackhand1]

You can not win with these people. Play the game. Enjoy yourself.

[@shawbag11]

just wish more people would take this advice rather than just buy into twitter drama. like regardless of what jkr has done the bullys looks way worse than her cus of the harrasment and death threats from the last few days so if anything this has just given them and bad look.

[@SerialChiller12101]

Well said 👏👏

[@TheLarkaanimation]

Good thing I never had Twitter account.

[@Slick_Tails]

If you truly want to avoid everything made by someone with objectionable opinions, or by people who have done wrong, you might as well throw out every game, book and movie ever made. These people who hold themselves in high moral standards today will be seen as monsters in fifty years time. And it'll keep happening forever.

[@iliketrains263]

social justice warriors were the ones lynching minorities for kissing white women back in the 1800s

[@SpaceFlamingo07]

Worst part is, Rowling wasn’t even involved in development. She just makes royalties off the Harry Potter IP.

[@zybch]

They already are.

[@rijjhb9467]

@@SpaceFlamingo07 "Worster" part, she isn't even transphobe, despite what crazy activists and their lapdog media say.

[@Skylancer727]

You're also going to hell for paying taxes as you clearly support war, buying anything with a battery or chocolate means you support slavery, and throwing out food means you hate the hungry.

[@jessieearnest6046]

I've been playing the game, and TBH it's been the most diverse game I've ever played. I've encountered lgbtq characters in the game... there was a researcher who mentioned her wife. Also the Trans bar keeper, and if you pay attention to their quests you learn about their transition, such as the first time they tried on a dress. The NPCs are also very culturally diverse. You can tell the creators tried to include everyone and this a project of love.

[@MyAramil]

There is also the blind character. Who somehow learned to use their wand to see to some degree

[@AS-ri1mb]

It’s quite literally the most diverse game I’ve ever seen. To the point where it’s a bit ridiculous (did they get rid of all the foreign students by Harry’s time??)

[@LoneWolf-rc4go]

@@AS-ri1mb Yeah. I really wonder why they decided to set it in the 1890's. Honestly it looks like your usual modern cultural box ticking exercise rather than a genuine attempt to depict a Hogwarts from a century ago.

[@zybch]

@@AS-ri1mb Really? Try playing Elder Scrolls Online. It has actual diversity, not just a few shallow characters who could easily be dropped or replaced. What we saw in Hogwarts was, as Lone Wolf says, box ticking. So much of the diversity stuff just didn't fit naturally in, just like it doesn't in TV and movies nowdays, but its shoehorned in anyway, verisimilitude be damned.

[@kwiztas]

@@AS-ri1mb Maybe the students went back to their countries and opened their own wizarding schools.

[@beezergutler5488]

The treatment of JK Rowling is beyond alarming. She’s received extremely graphic death threats which go way beyond anything she’s said, yet those death threats don’t receive anywhere near the level of condemnation than JK’s comments, which I might add, are worthy discussion points.

[@Lendorien]

Do as I say. Not as I do.

[@shawbag11]

its what i mean how dose anyone expect them to take there side when they are acting like this? honestly all i want to do is enjoy a video game not have to deal with this drama but annoyingly its impossable to not have to get pulled in cus of the bullying from no life people on twitter that just live from drama to drama

[@Lendorien]

@@kyledcunningham The whole, "if you buy this game, you're anti trans and a bad person" thing assumed that most people agree with the trans agenda wholeheartedly, or care enough to be that invested. I think a lot of the hogwarts Legacy audience either don't care that much or are fine with trans people but are not 100% on board with the "trans is the same as assigned gender" ideology they are peddling. Sadly, over the long term, these bullying tactics are not going away and are probably going to get worse. And ultimately, they will win the argument, because the rank and file of the rest of us is actually afraid of the twitter and tik-tok mobs, sad to say.

[@beezergutler5488]

@@kyledcunningham Couldn’t agree more.

[@bloody4558]

Of course it goes beyond anything she said. She said literally nothing wrong about the Trans community. She literally just stands with the truth

[@enterthearcade]

Amazing video. I love seeing this hypocrisy being called out and pushed back against!

[@tominator4468]

Thanks! Cheers for watching, mate!

[@akumaking1]

@@tominator4468call the freaks “urinalists” instead of “game journalists”.

[@shawbag11]

im glad that atleast someone has a spine and can actuly call all this bs out. it sickens me soo much watching streamers cry due to thses bullys when they just want to enjoy a video game. like the people who sead death threats over this are worse than jk

[@ThunderClapClide]

The Justin Roiland example is a great look into the selective outrage these people take part in. Actions no longer speak louder than words, according to these people.

[@xReaperGrimWolfx]

What really sucks is real journalism is all about being neutral in your review or story

[@Violetbunnyfish]

Exactly. These gaming web sites don't hire actual journalists. They just hire fluff piece writers.

[@1lurch11]

True but in gaming reviews, you should review the gameplay and not anything else. I dont like sports games so i dont play them so if reviewed one i give it a low score. So people who review a game should be neutral but like the type of game.

[@Karak-_-]

Real journualism is not about "neutrality" it's about when one side says it rains, and the says it does not, to look outside to see if it rains.

[@bloody4558]

​@@Karak-_- that's not real journalism, this is only how modern media operates

[@derikpham3368]

@@1lurch11 gaming reviewer should reviews everything about THE GAME, from gameplay, story, graphics, cutscenes to smaller things like attention to details, world build, easter eggs. The main point is that the reviews should focus on THE GAME, not any shenanigans around it. I want to try THE GAME out so first I need your opinion on THE GAME, not your view about life

[@ryo-kai8587]

I absolutely LOVE seeing cancel culture completely fail and fall flat on it's face This game is awesome

[@combatwombat2134]

I'm doing journalism at Uni at present and its amazing how many of these articles betray the very fundamentals. Its actually quite astonishing - I'd like to be a game journalist but I honestly feel like the worst of them have done irrecoverable damage to that element of the journalism industry.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Same here

[@oliverboisen7475]

Same here. I wanted to study journalism, but the amount of foul play in that industry now has completely turned me off it

[@bluedistortions]

Its same for psychology. It's the same for medicine. In all but the hard sciences, you can point out in the text books how current research is political junk science, by official measures, but anyone who stands against the machine is ground up and spat out. Its all political now.

[@melissah6235]

Remember when games publications weren't even taken as serious journalism? Now they're just a bunch of clowns who think they're writing the next exposee.

[@lusterlessnova3199]

For a group that is against bullying, they sure know how to bully people.

[@CarterSauceYT]

They specialize in it. The lgbtq mafia is notorious for bullying hatred towards anyone that has the gal to disagree with them slightly.

[@LeontheSmithy]

They become what they hate, or they already were.

[@evtimstefanov5441]

I just finished the campaign today....sublime experiance.I can get past the small issues here and there given it's a first triple A game for the studio but overal..I got chills on multiple occasions + felt a lot of sincere and dear emotions due to the different interactions

[@AurianWarriorOfDarkness]

Facts once i knew i was getting close to beating the game i tried to slow down but i knew the short ride was over i hope they do a new game plus or something or a bigger expansion

[@blazingsonic]

Never in my life have I ever wanted to slap so many people I never seen or heard of. If I was a dev I would make them enemies in this game.

[@gamer-san8923]

Their actions resulted to people having to take in unjust hate and ultimately costs them their mental health and career. A beloved Vtuber graduated because of it.

[@stevencrawford6503]

I was originally turning to not buying the game due to the controversy. Then I heard about the huge bullying campaigns that were going on for those that did buy the game. I then turned heel and bought the game, it was a good choice, and I have been having fun with the game ever since.

[@reg4525]

We live in a doomed society.

[@Taiylim]

The real kicker for me is the two-faced nature when it came to Atomic Heart and High on Life coupled with the fact these individuals, who may arguable be mentally ill, are using services like TikTok, Twitter, Twitch, etc. which are owned by entities that are as corrupt and evil they claim JK to be.

[@bakacdaz]

Atomic Heart has controversy with Russian but what about High on Life?

[@Taiylim]

@@bakacdaz High on Life (Rick and Morty, etc), Justin Roiland has been removed from his positions (to be replaced) due to felony / sexual assault allegations.

[@renzallen8251]

It's rules for thee not for me, and Pick and choose what suits kind of deal. Using not only platforms but the essence of every single avenue of consumption has some root towards at least one evil act. Down to the parts of their phones, and the country that they're citizens of. At this point, if we all hold to their supposed standards of morality, everything we do and have done just to live is "evil".

[@tylermccandless925]

Yeah I see this is one of the faults in human beings even the average ones that have morals they think that they're all good in life but just existing means that other things have to die for you to be alive that only works in a world where things are living for you to be alive trees have to be cut down products have to be made that pump pollution out into the atmosphere the phone you have created by slave labor the slaves parents don't choose to move out of their country which keeps their children in slavery it's disgusting how people think that they're perfect just because you have morals doesn't mean your morals are correct it's good to follow them but you shouldn't take them to an extreme

[@shawbag11]

Can i point out something i sore alot during the bullying of the hl discord was the trolls saying that wizard 101 is better. you know a kids game from the early 2000s that is filled with microtransactions and lootboxs that try to get chidren adicted to gambleing mechanics. like its soo hypacritical to attack a game for 1 drama but then recomend another that is a cause of another drama. honestly screw the bullys and the trolls just enjoy whatever you want people and seperate the art from the artist.

[@octavianschaefer7294]

What’s crazy is any Harry Potter fan, especially fans of the books, would absolutely LOVE this game. It’s so incredibly rich in detail, with little Easter eggs and references from the books and movies. It’s so clear this game was made with passion and creativity, from very likely fans of the franchise themselves. The gameplay is surprisingly good too.

[@excaliburv4332]

Holy jeebus cripes that Kotaku paragraph is the most mask-off psychopathic thing I've ever heard. "I don't want to promote positivity when people are nice to me! I want everyone I see as being better than me to be torn down and ruined so that I can be the one everyone loves!" I mean holy DUCK, maybe take a second to figure out why people don't like you to begin with first. I can give you some hints.

[@VideoGameAutopsy]

This whole situation is pretty laughable, especially when you realize that all their complaints aren’t even being aimed at the game itself. They’re being aimed at a woman who wasn’t even creatively involved with the project.

[@nelguinevere4036]

The Wired review is pure comedic gold, but my favourite part is that bit about choosing the loved ones over an easy pay check. I can just picture all those loved ones who need to pay the bills shouting at this hypothetical dev "don't be a moron, TAKE THE JOB!!!!"

[@NobodyC13]

Yeah, it really reads as stupid and naive given that we're still in the aftermath of a recession and inflation is rising. People have bills to pay, mouths to feed, and things are becoming more expensive; you can't be too picky about the jobs you take. Oh, and the critic herself isn't one of Wired's usual game critics. She mostly covers SEX TOYS, coffee, and occasionally tech. The optics just read like Wired going "crap, we have to cover this. Here's your assignment [Jaina Grey]. Just get it out quickly!"

[@Allaiya.]

The Wired review reads like a satire. No joke. I was about 7 hours into the game and loving it so I was just curious how it was being received. I had avoided any media about it previously & it was the first result that came up and I saw that person gave it a 1/10. I was wondering if we were playing the same game. I don’t game that much anymore but it really made me question Wired as a reputable news source for anything. It was obvious the person held extreme bias.

[@nelguinevere4036]

@Allaiya not just bias, but also stupidity. You need to be moronic to give a game which is very obviously a solid 8 or 9 a 1 and hope to get away with it. Smarter outlets gave it a 7 and put all the bias in - abysmal journalism, but at least there was an effort to not be idiotic. The Wired didn't bother with that part.

[@crystalwings4520]

@@Allaiya. When the entire game review is filled with nothing but rants about something else like 'politics', you knew something is wrong.

[@johnr797]

"Family and friends that are part of the trans community" Bruh/Sis, how many of you do you think there are in the real world outside of twitter?

[@SouthernChimes]

My favorite is the reviewer who complained that the controls are too hard. I’m not a gamer by any stretch of the imagination and I was relieved by how easy the controls were to master. I’ve tried and abandoned a fair number of games because I just can’t keep the controls straight but this one was so approachable.

[@VulpesChama]

It all started out with valid concerns. ANd that's the point, whether it ends up true or not, voicing concerns is never wrong. Concerns have to be respected and talked about. And then coming to a solution or compromise is the result of that. And some points that come are not entirely wrong. Like Goblins having a racist heritage. I personally think that the fantasy goblin has long evolved past that heritage and this heritage is no longer, for decades, the reason why goblins are picked in fantasy universes for certain roles and functions. The core problem is, that we have no healthy culture of debating problems at the moment. It is either my side or your side. And if you are not fully on my side, you are the enemy. And that's the literal phrasing used. Allies and enemies. It's not people with different opinions sharing a discussion, it's enemies in a warzone. And that's just not a healthy base to have. Especially not in a humanistic and egalitarian society or one that tries to be one. It is in actuality a very dogmatic and authoritarian way to handle disagreements. Another thing is very important to note. The vast majority of the trans-community is at least just as annoyed by this whole thing than most of us are. These people pushing this ... hatred ... forward are extremists. On either side. People who now buy multiple copies of the game just to piss off trans-people are just as extreme and minboggling dumb as those people calling everyone racist / transphobe who plays the game. And we have to remember that these are relatively small groups. They are just screaming the loudest, and with how social media works, the loudest have the best chance to have their content spread the furthest. Remember, both extreme sides are idiotic. The extremists are also not helping either side. The idiots completely digging into the transphobia, buying multiple copies and hating on the trans-community are pushing non-extreme people further into the extreme opinions of the "activists" hating on the game and on people liking the game, while the extreme-"activists" are pushing otherwise moderate people into the hands of the transphobic community or into a mindset that stopped caring at all, which is just as bad. See, the main goal, equality and freedom of choice. The basic egalitarian and humanistic principles are shared by the vast majority in this debate. The vast majority agrees on this, but are now dragged into a conflict in which the simple enjoyment of a game puts you in the corner of fascists. And if you start to push people, there's a point at which people push back and stop just taking it. This whole thing is literally not helping anyone. It's making everything worse by proposing the idea that our society has to be seperated in idealistic groups that have no leniency for even the smallest deviance. This is extreme behavior. I have a friend, who is making terribly racist jokes. Not just about others, but to a great deal himself. I know that he's not a racist, not at all. He's the leftiest lefty you can find. With all humanistic and egalitarian ideals you could ever wish for. For some reason, his humor is just that way. In the eyes of these activists, he'd be a full blown racist, even though his actions and him speaking up when seeing racism in public would prove different. But actions don't matter. Only singular perception matters. Yes, singular perception. If you've at one point argued against one of these extremist-activists you'd become their enemy. Even if you agree or show sympathy with them or show them how your opinions at their core actually very much align, you are an enemy. Because your first interaction was perceived at hostile by them. And now think that further. What does this mean when it comes to criticism? Because you can criticise people you share opinions with. For example, because their methods are off or counterproductive. Or because their way of argueing is. Criticism is perceived as hostile. As opposing. As something only "the enemy" does. Because, if you're an ally, you'd agree, wouldn't you? I don't think the Soviets and Allies agreed on many things. Actually I'm quite sure of it, because after they defeated the 3rd Reich, their relationship can be summarized with two words: "Cold War" But during WW2 the political differences didn't matter, because there was a bigger threat. If they'd been busy fighting each other, while fighting the 3rd Reich, they might've lost. The point is, reaching a true egalitarian society with ideals based in humanism is so much more important than which game anyone plays. And hating on people playing the game, literally shouting and screaming at them, some of which even completely unaware of the controversy, because I was. I didn't know about it until someone was pissed at me for getting the game and enjoying it. That's when I caught on to the whole ting. Because, quite frankly, I had more important things to do, then keeping up with this. Which is funny, because I work in the social field. And a major part of my work is literally "inclusivity". To help that everybody, no matter who they are, what they identify as can feel as being part of the society and feel safe while being themselves around anyone. That's literally like one of the most important things of my job. But as it seems, that doesn't matter. Because I play the game. So now I am transphobic and racist. I wouldn't say I am. But who am I to judge myself? Anyhow, to make a long story short. It may have begun with valid concerns, but ironically it turned into a witchhunt.

[@AurianWarriorOfDarkness]

It never started out with valid concerns that was the wolf in sheeps clothing to validate thier illogical bullshit

[@VulpesChama]

@@AurianWarriorOfDarkness To express concern is always valid. As soon as we start to shut others down for simply stating concern, any form of progress or debate is pointless. So yes, it did start with valid concern. Whether that concern is objectively based in the reality is up to debate. But shutting down any expression of concern just because you don't like, turns you into an idiot. An idiots are the main source of all the problems in this whole debate.

[@rylak3]

@@VulpesChama If I may make the argument that buying multiple copies isn't all about being a transphobe because from my understanding a lot of it is with the cancel culture. It didn't matter which group found this problematic it was going to happen all the same. Look at mortal combat in the 90's for a example. Gamers in general hate being told what we can or can't do and have been blamed for anything and everything over the years. 90's: satanic (by religious mothers) 00's:violence (mainstream media) 10's: sexist (gaming media)

[@VulpesChama]

@@rylak3 I would agree actually. I'm not saying buying multiple copies out of spite makes anyone transphobic, I'd actually make a much simpler and more basic point here: I'd argue that it is stupid, pointless and unnecessarily pours additional oil into an already unnecessary spreading fire. This is a highly emotional and heated argument. It's not even a discussion anymore. It already boiled down to senselessly throwing insults at anyone not completely agreeing with anyone. Although the heat of the whole argument is burned out by now. Only a very few are left who still actively hate in either direction. But the one bad thing you can do in an already way too heated argument is, to make effort to actively offend someone. And that is the sole reason to buy multiple copies in this case. Not to support, but out of spite to offend "the other side" which is in most cases not even a different side. Most people actually are holding the exact same ethical values, which makes this whole thing even more pointless. What we basically disagree on, partially, are the methods on how we defend or enforce our values. The amount of actual transphobes in this whole disaster is in truth absurdly small. And yet they've gained the most of it. The active controversy in the end serves those idiots more than they ever did those who are in support of egalitarian and humanistic rights. Because they can now claim to be part of the mainstream opinion.

[@Nathanrichards1370]

@@rylak3 nobody tells me shit I don't let anyone tell me what to do

[@robovader7625]

Gaming journalism died at least a decade ago. This was just one of the final nails in the coffin.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Gaming journalism never really existed. The review sites and magazines have always been at the service of the industry--there's long been too much a conflict of interest dating back to the first.

[@darthgamer9861]

along with the TLOU 2

[@Shishakind86]

@@warlordofbritannia True. People act as if it ever was something to take serious. In the beginning it was just video game fans writing about what they like, now it's whatever. It was never even remotely comparable to actual journalism.

[@bart183]

This game threw "Revelio" at the whole LGBT community and game journalists and showed who they really are.

[@durpanda123]

Ah yes the entire LGBT community boycotted this game, nice braindead comment.

[@PalXen]

Everything will be ist and phobic no matter what you do, these people cannot stroke their egos, beliving they are heroes, when all they are doing is projecting all of what they accuse people who just want to live life. Its shocking just how many good people have fallen into the trap and becone bullies themselves.

[@generalerica4123]

No, no, Rowling actually is Transphobic. Not "Triggered leftist snowflake"-Transphobic, actually transphobic. She allied with Malsh Walsh who wants to eradicate trans people. Ive no idea how much open she needs to show her distrust at the trans community.

[@Syragar]

When you get right down to it, the "controversy" is ultimately what led me into pre-ordering the game in the first place. I really had no interest in it at first... but they just wouldn't shut up about it! I finally decided I had to watch a video of the game and see what the fuss is about. The game looked AWESOME! The more I watched, the more interested I was in the game until I pre-ordered. If they hadn't made such a big stink, I wouldn't have thought about it. So they have themselves to thank for me getting this game.

[@SpaceFlamingo07]

The boycotts would end up hurting the developer far more than Rowling. She’ll just keep making royalties off of other stuff like the theme parks.

[@orvossyistvan5223]

I was not going to pick this game up, i am not a big HP fan to be honest, but now i am going to buy it just to support it.

[@ericsmith116]

That's dumb, just buy it if you want to play it.

[@cyanl.2245]

It's pretty good, even though it has some flaws. Try it :)

[@lindabroer8995]

It is insane to me that people are being bullied for playing a game. It is a game! And a good game at that. I love Hogwarts Legacy and I'm not going to change my mind because of haters.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Should I go buy it this week? I am thinking about getting it as soon as my paycheck arrives

[@lindabroer8995]

@@unicorntomboy9736 So not sure why you are asking me, but I love the game. If you can afford it, buy it

[@unicorntomboy9736]

​@@lindabroer8995 I was just looking for a recommendation. I'll go buy it this week, thanks!

[@zhuzhupets67]

I'm trans and I've bought the game twice for XboxSX and Ps5 and finished the storyline 3x. 😜💅✨

[@F6LabsVideo]

You're a person first, an individual second, and you should be able to do whatever the hell you want.

[@TaoScribble]

8:45 How TF is crossdressing transphobic?? I thought we were way, way, WAY past clothes being gender-locked. I think they're just mad that Link can pull it off better than they ever could while remaining masculine. XD

[@pearcivaliadicola2512]

I'm trans. Here's my opinion Pre ordered the game and I've really enjoyed it! I really don't agree with people pushing the idea that buying the game is giving money to a terf She gets royalties at most and is already a millionare...the money you're "funding" her with is basically pennies to her. I think the whole "don't buy HL" movement has done way more harm than good. I also noticed a lot of people in this boycott are also *not* trans and are allies The trans community is already very small as it is, we really don't need our voices drowned out by people who aren't trans telling everyone what trans people think. If you aren't fucking trans, don't speak for us. Sure a chunk of them are trans but a lot of people pushing for this aren't and they really need to stop. You don't want to buy the game because you're uncomfortable giving money to JK? Okay! That's your personal decision. You aren't entitled to make that decision for anyone else though!! And it doesn't make someone transphobic or a bad ally for buying the game!

[@DJG333]

The diversity in this game is some of the best I’ve seen in recent entertainment media. Its inclusive without it feeling like a chore. Anyways the people boycotting it are really no better than the other side, just mindless bashing, complaining, and hate-fueling. There are really no thinking caps being put on when there is a target and it’s exactly the type of behavior that the hateful groups of people they’re against are built on. I am interested to know how much J.K Rowling contributed to this game though, and how much she got from it.

[@blackhat4206]

Preach, brother. This has firmly cemented my distaste for any games media that isn’t being produced by individual creators. That last example, I would say the guy threatening to murder someone, their family, and every teacher they ever had over a place in a line is most definitely the bigger asshole. I didn’t even having to think on it for more than a second.

[@thirty_ish2890]

It’s sad because the way people are going about this is SoOo counter productive. It’s doing more harm than good by attacking people who just want to enjoy the game.

[@zacharyallbrook5162]

Yeah I mean I agree that trans rights are human rights but harassing people over the game is only gonna transphobic people not help the trans community and yet the fact that some are doubling down on it is fucking crazy

[@JohnSmith13146]

@@zacharyallbrook5162 agree 100%. I support trans people, but this very protest is causing backlash against them. Sometimes I wonder if these protests aren’t started by far right provocateurs intent on causing a backlash and then carried on by ignorant but well meaning zealots.

[@Karak-_-]

​@@zacharyallbrook5162 Those people forgot to the basic principle of human rights: "Rights of one ends where rights of another starts."

[@ArgentWolf95]

@@Karak-_- There's no country in the west where they have less rights than everyone else. The ability to go into women's bathrooms is not a right.

[@jockscrapdraws4672]

I'm a gay guy and a gamer. I honestly couldn't give a stuff who makes and contributes to a game. All I'm interested in,like most gamers, is if the game is good. And to be honest I'd rather escape to a fictional land for a few hours each day than survive in this one

[@chrislaurent1137]

"Death of Gaming Journalism" It was already dead a long time ago

[@ArgentWolf95]

it's an undead industry that keeps getting brought back by necromancers.

[@CyanTygerTTV]

As a transgender gamer and potter head I have to say. I adore this game. I absolutely love it and it's what I wanted out of gaming in this dry spell in the world at the moment. I'm so happy this IS a legit RPG in the harry potter world and this Slytherin could not be any happier. An open world to explore. Magical creatures. Spells. Game of the year potential !

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I hope it is a game of the year contender. It deserves it I am thinking about picking Ravenclaw when I buy the game soon enough, as soon as my next paycheck arrives

[@CyanTygerTTV]

@@unicorntomboy9736 Pick all of them. All houses have different quests. Can't say what they are but enjoy :)

[@voluntarism335]

I'm thinking of donating money straight to JK Rowling just to piss sjw's off

[@Pheonixttty]

this game is sooo good i feel sorry for those offended by bs lmao missing out on a classic

[@chmuso1017]

The fact that the game sold so well should tell you all you need to know. The majority of people don't give a shit. This game is being used a scapegoat and everyone knows it.

[@XStarfallen-01]

Excellent and well put together piece. It's the sad rot that I hope doesn't permanently set in. Well said sir !.

[@EmperorSeramir]

The people who say it's bad without even playing it are nothing short of arrogant. If you are going to pass judgement on me for liking something or playing something then you are NOT a good person. These people hate transphobic people, yet have no problem expressing the same behaviors to support their own ideologies even if they might be wrong. I don't believe in any sort of god, but I don't go out of my way to convert people into atheists. Other people's religious beliefs are not my concern. My biggest problem with the trans community is that they say gender is a choice, when for years the homosexual community have said sexuality isn't a choice. So, if you can choose your gender, why can't you choose your sexuality? Or if you can choose your sexuality, then why are people homosexuals to begin with? Either sexuality and gender aren't a choice, or both are choices. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Before anyone gets the wrong idea, I have no problem what you do in your house, in your bedroom, or your bathroom. If you're a homosexual, cool, if you're heterosexual, cool, I couldn't care either way. I also don't care if people get sex changes either. However, don't demand me to do something when I have no interest in you. Why should I or anyone else give respect to people who show none themselves? Why should I understand YOUR choice when you refuse to understand that people can make mistakes, people aren't perfect, people are allowed to have their own opinions. Forcing your personal ideologies onto others is wrong no matter what it is. "If you buy this game then you're a bad person. That's not an opinion, that's a fact." Clearly you don't know the definition of fact, otherwise you wouldn't have made such an opinionated statement. Just because you claim it's a fact doesn't make it true. This is pure arrogance, nothing more.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Don't blame transfolk, blame the game journalists using them as shield to virtue-signal. They're the real culprits.

[@EmperorSeramir]

@@warlordofbritannia I don't blame all transfolk, just the ones who arrogantly push their personal opinions and feelings onto others. They're not the only group who do this, but it is the group that is discussed in the video. Granted, the journalists are only using them for clout purposes, but the trans people who have harassed people online aren't any better.

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@EmperorSeramir Oh, that wasn’t a warning for *you* in particular, just anyone who reads this lol

[@EmperorSeramir]

@@warlordofbritannia Oh, ok. Thanks.

[@Nathanrichards1370]

@@warlordofbritannia you can tell there all virgins they got nothing better to do so they just hate on people

[@NebLleb]

Nice to see you back, Tominator. And SCREW the Jactivists and Trans Activists who you proudly display in the beginning of your beatdown and who this beatdown is for. They've had videos like this coming ever since they began this stream of bullying for no other reason than "Author Transphobic", and this activism has done more to harm ACTUAL transgender people rather than help like they think. I really hope someone like MoistCritikal doesn't cover this video and cause it to blow up in views, because when that happened with the "Most Disliked IGN Reviews" video, the comments were instantly raided by insane Last of Us II stans ranting about how "JOEL DESERVED TO DIE!" and "ABBY IS A FANTASTIC CHARACTER" and other such nonsense, so if the same would happen here, the Activist Crybullies will come. And they WILL be venomous. I WILL play Hogwarts Legacy. Not today. Not tomorrow. But I will. Just so I can stick it to the maniacs who dare bully others over a fucking video game.

[@tominator4468]

Cheers, Ben. Yeah, as you can tell, I got a bit caught up in the hogwarts legacy drama lol. thanks for the support, mate!

[@warlordofbritannia]

As if transfolk don't have enough to deal with, now they're being scapegoated because of a few idiot "journalists" who wanted to impotently virtue-signal. Congratulations, you played yourself!

[@jayDee92133]

You are no different than the people you claim to hate....

[@deadshot4245]

the problem i have with it is when i see the level of stupid i start to think we really really need to enforce like a iq level to be able to breed and if we see this level of insanity bring the asylums back lol its all in joking fun but seriously this woke crowd of dumb fucks really really make you wonder if it would be an improvement if they were all in padded cells

[@Sheppo42]

This was a good comment until you just spoiled one of the best tv series I've started watching and the reason I stopped watching the 10 ign videos when he put SPOILER ALERT. Sorry I just hate spoilers and I yelled out when my eyes kept scanning after trying to stop

[@Azhalan]

It's easy to see why these people support a boycott: virtue signaling and the exertion of power. They can suck up to the zealots that call themselves activists and feel important and righteous. All in one go. All they have to do is throw other streamers, the studio and whoever else is necessary under the bus. I've cancelled several subscriptions over this, both on YT and on Twitch. People like these make me sick.

[@michaelleeper2938]

I think the failed backlash is convincing some of these deluded people to realize what they are saying doesn’t really make sense anymore

[@Lunar-AnViFox]

I am pansexual and i have transgender friends. None of my friends or myself for that matter has a problem with HWL, i don't like Rowlings comments, but what does that have to do with HWL? the game has been developed together with Rowling but WB Games and Portkey had full creativity and it shows. Why the F do we have to live in a world where everyone has to think the same otherwise you become a victim of "cancel culture" the most toxic thing to hit humanity since WW2... Yes quote me on that. The way this world is heading worries me... i just like games, i like fun games, its my hobby, and no one can tell me what to like and not like based on some dude who wronged someone or told a stupid comment that i never met or know much about. I played HWL and i loved it, all of you go buy the game and see what i mean, Great video, f*** finally someone who is not afraid to call out big media from what it is, toxic BS ruining the industry

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I am pansexual too and I feel the same way

[@jomidenedo3200]

There are bigger things than what you feel, as JK said, plus it is just a game. No one should get billed for that. People like to be victims.

[@generalerica4123]

Well, the issue is that people are becoming victims. People buy a product associated with Rowling -> Rowling makes money -> Rowling funds Anti-Trans hate-groups -> Hate-groups lobby politicians -> Politicians enact laws -> Trans people are oppressed. Now of course, Rowling through very clever marketing has amassed enough money to fund a crusade against the Vatican if she wanted to, so I doubt the money she gets from this make her in any way significantly richer, but still. No support is no support, and a little goes a long way, at least regarding one's moral conscience.

[@DukeGaGa]

JK Rowling said nothing wrong, the haters are just misinterpreting her words.

[@cyanl.2245]

Yeah, they write on twitter that she hates trans people but she said never said that. Her open letter was polite and reasonable. She takes from her own experiences as someone who needed a woman only shelter and her concerns are valid. It is well documented online how some folks with bad intentions try to stir up drama because they weren't allowed in female only spaces. If I am a woman in need of shelter from my abusive ex husband and next to me is Amy, the not transitioned 1,90 buff male looking person, how should a woman who suffered abuse feel safe with that?

[@j.rohmann3199]

Indeed. While she does view the trans community in a critical way it is by no means transphobic. She is just having a valid opinion. People These days want to be accepted but as soon as you dont agree with their world view you are a monster... so much about acceptance, eh?

[@FuckTape222]

After realizing that nobody who hates her could even quote the tweets in question, I looked them up. It's literally just facts and reasonable concerns. No part of what she said seemed transphobic to me in the slightest.

[@hadesrecordofragnarok]

9:40 dude couldn’t keep a straight face lmao 😂 nah but good video bro. I’m glad you made this.

[@tominator4468]

Cheers, Yaksha! Yeah, that was the best take I could get. Would crack myself up every time I got to the bottom of the paragraph. So wild haha

[@jtjr26]

Video game journos lost their way some time ago, going back to before gamergate you could see politics injected into their writing. As an older gamer, I have noticed that the most prominent video game sites have over the years been taken over by larger media outlets. The actual gamers that have started the sites got paid and moved on and the people now writing from them are for the most part not gamers. It's like they are putting their time in before they can move on to something better and they are writing their video game reviews to cater to the job they want to get, rather than the job they have. With youtube, twitch, and other social media platforms allowing more enthusiastic video gamers to give their two sense online people have realized that what they were getting from video game sites is trash, and people are not going there as much. The result of this is the media outlets that have taken over most of the video game sites are slashing their budgets and reducing staff and those that are left are desperate to justify their own existence and do whatever they can to generate traffic and engagement on their sites. There can be no other reason for all this insanity over a video game. Also, I find it odd that this one game is getting singled out while some of the most violent games that come out all the time get reviews based strictly on the quality of the game and at most might get a parental advisory but you are not a monster for encouraging violence from playing those games. Even Steam sells games with heavy sexual content whose characters do not project a normal or even healthy depiction of human intimacy and sexuality, yet there is no outrage in that direction. My last point may just be speculation on my part but I think a lot of trolls have latched onto this just to provide an excuse for being a troll. Sorry if I am rambling here but I cannot stand the blatant hypocrisy laid bare and it does not make me inclined to take video game journos seriously in the future and it will be their own fault as more and more of those outlets are shut down in the future.

[@Metaljacket420]

Missed opportunity to call this video "Harry Potter And the Death of Gaming Journalism"

[@illogicerr3769]

The anti-JKR howling about this game is what got me interested in it. So, thanks activists. Turns out the game is great.

[@boowiebear]

Amazing game. I probably have 30-40 hours into it. I don’t want it to end.

[@lonelyPorterCH]

That whole controvercy kinda flew over my head, I didn't know about it until today^^

[@Cynthetik]

Kotaku also claimed that Pikamee wasn’t harassed but criticized. The same streamer who was bullied off the internet. I wonder why no one takes gaming journalism seriously

[@BernieVtuber]

the anti-hogwarts people at the beginning came off as bullies who are trying to tell you why you can't play with a toy in your own room. Mind blowing shit. I also lost 2 friends over this game. They weren't real friends if they got pissy about me having fun and being happy so fuck em.

[@RonSonofSwan]

"if you buy this game you're contributing to transphobia" I'm buying 10 copies and handing them out to friends and family

[@iliketrains263]

i wanna go back to a time where these people werent all up in your face about it and were relatively unnoticeable and more rare than a dwarf

[@rahulpare4414]

And ladies and gentlemen Hogwarts lagacy is best no.1 selling game of 2023. 15+ million sold and still counting.

[@Midnight_x_Sin]

“I want to be seen as a good person, instead of being a good person.”

[@timdawkins5352]

Wow what a pathetic world we live in😢

[@Kobble03]

Someone has to make a montage vid of all these "journalists" and bullies with Mr Blue Sky over it to show how they basically just slaughtered the views and causes they claim to stand for.

[@UnitedFan2]

I think there will be a sequel, as the game sold 12 million copies over the course of two weeks. It showed how little influence the boycott had on people. The majority of people who brought the game had no idea that a boycott even existed, or even who JK Rowling is as well. This boycott was so poorly organised

[@oocinom]

No one should bend over to these crazy people. As expected the game is a success and on it’s way to becoming the next big gaming franchise.

[@uss_cushing]

I love Hogwarts legacy. Enjoyed every minute of the game so far.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

The game makes me want to go and rewatch all of the Harry Potter movies again to celebrate

[@FH4Player6397]

Fantastic video! I despise modern Journalism and modern politics! #BuyHWLegacy #ScrewJournalists

[@warlordofbritannia]

Really? Buy a game just to vaguely "screw" people who don't even know you exist? If you don't like game journalism there's way better avenues of activism than spite-shopping.

[@noodletrashcan]

Feel free to add on top of that that none of those outlets had the same fire to boycott Atomic Hearts - a game that likely was sponsored with blood money. And no, I don't urge anyone to go to the boycott city(altho that at least would be consistent), that decision should be left to the customer alone and jounalist should at most inform their readers about circumstances of development of the game. It just shows the virtue signaling happening, since none of them care as much when the problem is not in their informational bubble.

[@dragongamerx12]

funny thing about topics if you keep bringing it up it will never go away

[@DeviLKM7]

This game is going to be my go-to gift for every friend who doesn’t own it 😌

[@damaz9703]

Can I be your friend?

[@MrMgkman13]

The best part is watching all of these people broadcast their opinions on why we need to boycott this game because of injustices on devices made in countries with child labor and worse labor laws than we allow here. You can’t pick and choose what ethical consumption you observe if you’re gonna call people out for it.

[@steel225]

I must say I really have no interest in the Harry Potter game, but it really boils my piss to see sites like IGN cry that the game is bad and we're bad for playing it - but somehow also plastering their site with hype pieces on it and raving about how great it is. They want it both ways and don't see the irony.

[@warlordofbritannia]

It's almost as if IGN (and all other game "journalism" sites) are actually part of the industry and want the games to succeed out of financial self-interest...hmmm...

[@AurianWarriorOfDarkness]

Trying to appease the thier fanbase but at the same time stick daggers into this game when they can but hey you can look back and see all the times they dig into this game negative or passive agressively

[@TwoFoxGibbon]

Solid game. 7/10. Linear, no real complexity, some nice whimsical moments. Good visually. Lacks complexity. Great for people new to open world games.

[@LeanMrfuzzles]

The media in general, not just the gaming media is absolutely unhinged. It's only a matter of time until it all comes crashing down.

[@limecat7996]

holy crap man... these reviews and articles are actually wild... these people are far.. far from reality its actually scary how unhinged some of the writers are.

[@octapusxft]

The ones questioning the ethics of gaming journalists were correct after all.

[@robsolf]

2:30 It DID have an impact on how the game would sell. It boosted sales.

[@Erlisch1337]

wtf? I just felt so much of my IQ disappear when you started reading the Vice review....didnt think I could lose any more....then you started reading the Kotaku one....I am now completly braindead....

[@AfroMyrdal]

This is some next level slam dunk man! Great video of the mob at work.

[@garlicxi]

i love how these white knight wannabes end up making themselves as villains more than anything.

[@TheCalamityArtist]

My review: It’s fun, LOVE my common room (ravenclaw) the combat is fun, and my biggest issue really is that some of the clothes are ugly. I just stick to the basic uniform and the crossed wands outfit. Please don’t bully people for playing it, just don’t watch things instead of being mean.😊

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Should I pick Griffindor instead?

[@TheCalamityArtist]

@@unicorntomboy9736 Pick whichever you like! I’m a hardcore ravenclaw, but my mom is hufflepuff, and I’m going to begin my second playthrough too. Each has its pros and cons, so…

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@TheCalamityArtist You did say some of the clothes were ugly

[@sudiousmine]

2024 checking in. This game made around 1 billion dollars by the way.

[@ailldawnstrider7482]

I have recently started streaming on twitch, have whole 17 followers lol. I have been told being I have a small channel I should not stream the game cause it will kill whatever chance I have of making anything of my channel, is this true or are people just overly worried? Any advice?

[@mindaugas9mm]

tell them to fuck off

[@mrgrumpywombat]

This the best video I’ve seen in a long time , great work keep it up…

[@angelafahlenkamp9311]

People trying to bully people into doing as they say are the worst kind of bully....let people do as they see fit, no amount of bullying tactics are going to work, just makes them all hypocrites of the grandest kind

[@yomama19113]

This deserves way more views man, couldn’t have said it better myself

[@tominator4468]

Cheers, mate. Thanks for watching!

[@wilsonsimons12]

I got a viral video on tik tok and it rubbed some people the wrong way. I didn’t care, I thought “worst they’ll do is be mean in the comments.” But then they somehow found my address started commenting it and making fun of me for my parents marital status. One person said “that’s why your parents divorced and your dads dead.” Both things are true and this person lived in another country from me. If they’re willing to go that far for a guy on tik tok then wtf is the limit for them?