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What kind of emotional impact, if any, will Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Games bake into decisions made in its 1800s setting? Will the changes that you make in the game feel permanent? Knowing this detail about the game only begs thousands of more questions, but it has great promise, and we can't ignore t

Cyberpunk 2077 is easily the biggest game go to this site push a transgender character creator to the forefront, and I’ll be returning to that in time, but first I think there’s a big question to be asked: does Hogwarts Legacy’s trans inclusive character creator make any difference? My answer is a rather blunt ‘no

Part of the reason why Bully was so successful upon releasing in 2006 was due to the fact you got to do actual school things. One of the biggest positives was the ability to attend lessons, refining your skills, and ultimately becoming the baddest kid in the playgro

While on the subject of lessons, that brings us onto teachers . Hogwarts, despite being a majestic school, doesn’t get every appointment right; from Severus Snape to Dolores Umbridge, Gilderoy Lockhart to Quirinus Quirrell, Albus Dumbledore’s judgement was definitely askew at ti

Yet, while that’s the case, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Many of Harry’s teachers are just as intriguing as the Boy Who Lived himself, and it would be great for Hogwarts Legacy to include a similar bunch of characters with questionable approaches to the education sector. If not, then things could get rather bland and make the world less interesting as a res

That’s a no regardless of whether this addition is well-intentioned or more cynically motivated, by the way. We can’t just treat Hogwarts Legacy like it’s any other video game given the history of the folks involved in it, and that’s why the option to play as a transgender witch is nowhere near enough to appease me. As well as that, the creator already has a few issues from what we know so far, but I’ll get to those in time as w

Since the reveal trailer dropped at the PS5 Showcase Event in September 2020, Harry Potter fans and gaming site journalists have pored over new information about Hogwarts Legacy . Anticipation is high because this represents the first attempt at a full-blown RPG experience within J.K. Rowling's world. Delaying the game to 2022 due to COVID-related slowdowns in development seems wise, but we won't know until rele

The future is exciting. With 2020 done and the latest generation of consoles out, there's a lot to look forward to in the world of video games this year. In particular, 2021 is shaping up to be a packed year for RPG f

It’s not every day that the survival horror genre perfectly mixes with an RPG, but Chernobylite seems to attempt this with its wildly engaging premise. Players take on the role of a man searching through the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and having to survive in this toxic area. As if that wasn’t enough, otherworldly threats have emerged on the scene, making surviving the environment, as radioactive as it is, an almost secondary conc

We don't know much right now, but the most relevant and pressing topics are foremost in our minds. The focus is on what will most affect a player's experience. Avalanche Software has a tall order of expectations from Potterheads that wants to lose themselves in a fantasy world where they can be a Hogwarts student. The answers to these questions may decide whether the game once rumored to be called Hogwarts: Dark Legacy will land on on its face or f

On the other hand, games are developed by hundreds of staff, and the views of two people - even arguably the two most influential figures involved in said game - will not be shared by everyone. According to this report, the whole reason this trans inclusivity exists is because of pressure from the developers lower down the totem pole who are keen to balance out the views of Rowling in particular. But even then, we don’t know enough to be sure if this push for balance is out of a genuine desire to see trans representation in the game, or to get out in front of any incoming criticism. The fact you could stick a willy on a woman in Cyberpunk 2077 was frequently used to silence trans critiques of the game’s more problematic elements, and it’s natural that some Hogwarts Legacy devs might hope a trans witch could do the same for their own game. We just don’t k

Albus Dumbledore attended Hogwarts during the 1800s, meaning it’s highly possible the Hogwarts Headmaster will make an appearance in some form. Gellert Grindelwald went to Durmstrang around the same period, and it’s also feasible he’ll appear, as well, perhaps acting as the game’s main vill

Shin Megami Tensei V is expected to deliver more of the same, but bigger and better. The series is known for its challenging, demon focused RPG battles, where the player can negotiate with and collect demons to fight alongside t