On Hogwarts Legacy's Early Success [Feb 10, 2023, 11:51 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
CNN Business reports on the strong early success of Hogwarts Legacy
despite the facts that the game has been embroiled in controversy and its
official launch won't arrive for another couple of hours. But the Early Access
release for Digital Deluxe Edition customers began
on Tuesday,
and reportedly "already broke a record on Twitch for being the most-watched
single-player game." The article also has a summary of the background
controversy, and efforts by the creators of the game at distancing it from J.K.
Rowling's rhetoric:
Part of the game’s expectation is based on controversy surrounding Harry Potter’s creator — J.K. Rowling. The author has repeatedly made anti-trans comments, and some of the movies’ actors have spoken out against them. Some gamers also are boycotting Hogwarts Legacy over the controversy.
“It’s not a commercial risk so much as is a cultural one,” van Dreunen said of the game’s release.
The game features a trans character, a first for the franchise. Though the Hogwarts Legacy character Sirona Ryan does not explicitly say she is trans, dialogue in a scene suggests it: “[It] took them a second to realize I was actually a witch, not a wizard,” the character said.
Warner Bros. Discovery said creating diverse characters was a high priority in order to encompass all people who play the games including the LGBTQIA+ community.
The company says J.K. Rowling is not involved in the Hogwarts Legacy game. But she does stand to make licensing royalties. Some fans have been turned off to the franchise because of Rowling’s comments, others say they won’t let that get in the way of experiencing a new world of Harry Potter.
I'll throw in a couple suggestions that came up when I searched for open world tag on steam, not sure what specifically you are looking for.
Spiderman Miles Morales, Days Gone, Witcher 3 with the new texture packs, Grounded (has been fully released recently), Warsim
Note: I've not played all the above yet, though I own most of them.
I already played Witcher 3 and Miles Morales. Haven't tried Days Gone yet - that one kind of flew under my radar. I love open world games (that aren't Ubisoft cut and paste crap) but my favorites are the fantasy ones because so much unexpected fantastical things can happen. Elden Rings and Harry Potter's worlds look to be amazing. Witcher 3 is my current gold standard.
As for trying Elden Ring, I can just see myself getting immensely frustrated with it.
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