In tears, Silvervale said she had been severely harassed and doxxed for streaming Hogwarts Legacy and that banning the word "trans" was unintentional. As shown below, one person typed "trans rights are human rights" in Silvervale's chat during the stream and was then "timed-out" for 10 minutes.
Many Harry Potter fans around the world eagerly awaited the release of the new video game Hogwarts Legacy — a title mired in controversy due to comments by series creator J.K. Rowling about transgender people. Fans have since boycotted the game over what they see as Rowling's anti-trans views.
Why are streamers being harassed for playing Hogwarts Legacy?
Because Hogwarts: Legacy is a licensed Harry Potter product, people who want her shamed for her ideas about trans people are pointing out how financially supporting the game is supporting her (and this her principles) because she profits from the use of the HP license for what she earns royalties for.
Sadly, during my playthrough of "Hogwarts Legacy," I noticed few. A bit like being unable to pause cutscenes, the glitches don't deter from the gameplay itself, but are disappointing to see and take away from of game's magic when they happen.
ESRB's Rating Summary provides more details that may be important to consider as you decide if Hogwarts Legacy is appropriate for your family, such as: Battles are frenetic at times, with explosions, cries of pain, and impact sounds. A handful of story sequences depict characters getting slain by a killing curse.
Silvervale harassed to tears for playing Hogwarts Legacy
Why I don t like Hogwarts Legacy?
The characters are animated, but they certainly don't feel alive. There's a hole where this game's heart should be. The story, besides being rooted in anti-Semitism (a global “cabal” is trying to end slavery but that's bad because the slaves like being slaves), doesn't even feel compelling.
At the moment, most of the Hogwarts Legacy boycotts are related to Rowling's past statements and views rather than content found in the game itself. While that may change once the game launches to the public, we don't currently know of any in-game content that may represent or support Rowling's transphobic views.
It is unclear how much Rowling will financially benefit from the game; a spokesman for Rowling declined to comment on its reception. In December, after Jessie Earl, a transgender gaming commentator, tweeted that it was “harmful” to support Hogwarts Legacy, Rowling used the term “purethink” to criticize the argument.
In conclusion, while Hogwarts Legacy had the potential to be a magical masterpiece, it ultimately falls short in almost every aspect. Its generic story, technical issues, and lack of innovation make it a disappointing flop that fails to live up to the hype.
But the drastic drop-off of Hogwarts Legacy's popularity (which people were pointing out way back in March) is more likely due to the game's redundant RPG systems and monotonous combat—and that once players got over the allure of “you can finally be a student at Hogwarts,” they realized that this game is as paper-thin ...
The action-RPG game took the gaming community by storm, breaking records and becoming the best-selling game of 2023 thus far. However, recent reports indicate that Hogwarts Legacy's player count has dropped by a staggering 47.44% in just one month since launch.
The graphics are bad, the story is boring, and no one is exactly impressed. But that didn't stop one IGN reviewer from giving it a full-on rave. Indeed, it's odd that this particular hill is the one folks are so willing to die on, considering that the game is pretty disappointing.
As is the case with every ticket bought to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks, every copy of Hogwarts Legacy sold is likely to send a percentage of the money made to Rowling.
While you can make certain choices and use spells that may be considered morally questionable, you cannot canonically be evil in Hogwarts Legacy. Essentially, there's no version of the story where you'll be recognised as inherently evil and rise up as a proto-Voldemort.
Because of how voice-acted cutscenes work in games, the player character is never referred to by their customised name. The player character is always spoken of using they/them pronouns, or called “the child”. In this, players can chose from a variety of gendered characteristics, and are in many ways non-binary.
There are a total of 3 possible Endings in Hogwarts Legacy that players can achieve. These have been colloquially dubbed the Good Ending, the Evil / Bad Ending, and the True Ending.
Sirona's deeper voice in Hogwarts Legacy might throw some off, but it's just a creative choice by the game developers. Voice actors can portray a wide range of characters, and this choice adds to the diversity and depth of the Hogwarts world.
Other critics have spoken out against Hogwarts Legacy's Goblin rebellion storyline, which they say perpetuates what GameRant calls a "racist-coded narrative." The franchise has previously been criticized for its portrayal of goblins, a species that is consistently persecuted in the Wizarding World.
Hogwarts Legacy is set in 1890, meaning that Dumbledore is only nine when the game begins. Although he's not in the game, revisiting the location of his eventual fate at a time the character is so young is both quite interesting and deeply melancholic.
While the game does not explicitly state the character is trans, it is suggested in Sirona's dialogue with the players, when she says it took a moment for her classmates to realize she is “actually a witch, not a wizard.”
The controversy mainly stems from the association with J.K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, due to her remarks on social media that have sparked debates on social issues. Though she's not directly involved in the development, her past comments have led some to reconsider supporting the game financially.
Ranrok is the main antagonist of the 2023 action role-playing game Hogwarts Legacy. He is a goblin rebellion leader obsessed with finding a secret power source hidden beneath the Hogwarts castle and the protagonist's archenemy. He is voiced by Matthew Waterson.
