Since the tabletop days of Dungeons and Dragons, gamers have been fascinated with the idea of character creation. After all, that idea is just an example of the continuing evolution of the video game character creators which typically garner praise for expanding options and not limiting them. While it’s understandable that the idea of a Hogwarts Legacy character creator that attempts to accommodate transgender characters would draw attention given everything that has happened so far, there’s a degree to which it’s hard to see how the simple idea of that concept could ever attract any level of scorn. Some close to the game quietly disclosed the discomfort they feel working on the project, and that feeling has been shared by Harry Potter fans who are left to re-examine their feelings towards the franchise and this game in the wake of some of what has happened so far. There was a time when the idea of an open-world Harry Potter game that let you live out your own Hogwarts adventure was seen as a can’t-miss concept, but these recent events have cast doubt on this project’s prospects ahead of its vague 2022 release date. As of the time of this writing, those videos and the views they express have not been formally addressed by Hogwarts Legacy’s publisher or developers. Recently, journalist Liam Robertson posted a Twitter thread that revealed Hogwarts Legacy lead designer Troy Leavitt previously posted many anti-feminist and pro-gamergate YouTube videos.
It’s not just outside influences that have hindered this game’s reputation. and Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software to clarify that Rowling has no real substantial creative input in the development of the game. Those comments once seemingly prompted Warner Bros. The reveal of this intended feature drew controversy from some gamers who threw out the usual complaints (“SJW,” “PR Move,” “Virtue Signaling,” blah, blah, etc., etc.), but the bulk of the controversy in this instance dates back to anti-transgender comments made by Harry Potter author J.K. A recent Bloomberg report revealed that the upcoming Harry Potter universe game Hogwarts Legacy will offer transgender character creation options by not associating the game’s “witch” and “wizard” designations with the player character’s voice, body type, and other customizable attributes.
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