Harriet Potter - A game changer?

That's a deep cut.

Conversely, I was thinking it should probably be lower, given the number of outlets that opted not to review it at all, and the likelihood that they would have enjoyed it less than the ones that did review it.

Edit- hadn’t realised I was quoting an old comment but the point stands. If you can imagine anti JKR bias affecting review scores, it surely follows that the outlets not reviewing it would either have even more bias, or at least would be less likely to get swept up in pre-launch hype if they did review it

I think it's a good watch for anyone that wants a summary of JKR and why she is awful. I know a few people asked earlier on in the thread.

Completely agree..

It’s a joke that they aren’t covering it.

That's covered a bit in the jimquisition video, outlets would likely be blacklisted if they go in too hard on WB, EA, Ubi and Activision. If they did that they wouldn't have much content going forward. Its a hard tightrope to walk along and one it's easy to point out the wrongs of from the outside but I wouldn't like to be the one making those decisions.

I get that to a point, but they don’t have to go in hard, just talk about the issues like grown ups. Write something interesting. Review the game on its own merits and discuss the issues surrounding it. I would have thought it was a no brainer for them.

Not wanting to be blacklisted is a pretty cowardly stance, especially if you’re going to pretend it’s actually some form of protest.

Considering how click-baity EG is these days I'm amazed they're passing up the opportunity to generate some anti-woke rage views.

So what is the FG "hivemind" on playing HL then, it seems a good few of us on here are playing and enjoying. For anyone in this thread that refuses to play, due to reasons mentioned in vid, do you loathe those of us that just want to explore Hogwarts and play a game ?

Not trying to be provocative, although I suppose it is hard not to? how many formites will come out and give their stance.

I'll give you my stance. I'm not going to buy the game based on two reasons, one, I'm not a fan of the IP and I'm not going to buy the game because there's something new out, two, Rowling can get fucked. She has incredible reach and she's essentially fucked over so many people who found solace in her, IMO, terrible writing and I don't want her to receive my money it's the easiest thing I can do by not buying a videogame.

You play what you want to play I'm not going to judge you for that, you have the info regarding her views and you do with it what you want and we'll leave it at that. Me calling you a transphobe as some performative cunts have done leads to the fuckery of what we have now for public discourse with its extreme tribalism.

I’ve bought it because my fiancée has a very special place in her heart for all things HP even acknowledging the sheer horror of JKR, and we’re both comfortable enough internally to both do “separate the art from the artist” and do charity stuff to offset the White Liberal Guilt. Not perfect but there we go. I don’t think anyone is bad for buying, playing, or even enjoying it, unless they’re doing so -because- of the bad situation rather than in spite of it.

My stance has flipped and flopped a bit. I was quite looking forward to this game, despite also finding JKR's views abhorrent. As already mentioned, I do enjoy Harry Potter (even if I'm not blind to its failings), both in book and film form and this did look like the first game of the franchise to really allow you to escape to that world. I didn't rush to get the game though, more because I had plenty of other games to be playing at the moment rather than any particular stance I was taking. I've considered buying it through a cd seller website or sending money to a LGBTQ+ charity whenever I do get around to buying it.

However, today I have watched that Jimquisition video and listened to similar comments made on the Waypoint podcast. They are completely right. How can I say I support transrights if I can't even do something as simple as not buying a video game? As I already said, there are lots and lots of other games around I can fill my time with and missing out on this one is probably not going to be a great loss.

Maybe there will come a time that I'll see it selling for a tenner on Steam and I'll be a hypocrite, but for the foreseeable future I can do without it.

Edit: obviously, I don't judge others who do buy it. Everyone draws their line differently.

No worries, I'm actually quite heart warmed that this place has largely avoided the absolute toxicity surrounding this.

Sorry, that was a typo. I love each and every one of you equally.

If the girl has still be mad into it, I would likely have picked it up for her and donated the same again to mermaids, same as when I assuaged my guilt over watching the World Cup