Empty Hearted Wizard Game
In the yawning emptiness at the heart of Hogwarts Legacy I see the quiet solidarity of queer people and our allies in game development. The people who just said no when the job offers came their way. The ones who didn’t answer the emails from Portkey Games, the ones who politely let their coworkers know that working on a Harry Potter game would be harmful to the trans community, the ones who listened and said, “Okay, yeah, thanks for letting me know.” The people who put their morals, and their loved ones, above an easy paycheck.
This one should be easier, right? An awful review shouldn’t be a relief when you weren’t planning to buy the game anyway. I feel like it’s a sad statement about the industry as a whole, actually: there is a such a dearth of good, quality new games that the prospect of this game being good could create an ethical dilemma.
Fortunately, I have my Vampire Survivors to keep me warm.