I said that HL would get average reviews at best because it was gonna be a janky game, and that there would be two camps in the user reviews: reactionaries who barely play the game so they can stick it to the LGBT community, and the other camp who will play the game and just admit that it’s not super good.

I was wrong on the fact that the reviews would be average; the press loved this game – I underestimated how much they loved the HP franchise. But I was right that the game was criticised for some jankiness.

Anyway our own co-admin @ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml was right about it when he told me that the game would get an 85 on metacritic – it’s sitting in at 84!

  • ☭CommieWolf☆@lemmygrad.ml
    152·
    2 years ago

    I gotta be honest I think that the liberal and western “Left” shitstorm surrounding this game is completely pointless. In terms of actual relevance to anything, this videogame is completely inconsequential. Yet you’ll see every leftist cracker out there give their two cents about this stupid game as if it actually matters, theres countless terrible things going on this instant that they could be talking about yet they find themselves arguing about a game.

    Honestly even those that say they don’t like this game for whatever reason are probably ecstatic that it came out because it allows them to pretend like they’re doing some sort of activism by telling people not to buy it. Meanwhile most of them are probably gung ho in favor of US imperialism and actively supporting it and spreading it’s lies.

    I don’t know if everyone in the west is really this concerned over meaningless shit or if western media amplifies this shit on purpose to distract from stuff that matters.

    • Beat_da_Rich@lemmygrad.ml
      101·
      2 years ago

      Fucking thank you. So refreshing to see this comment after being surrounded by people who are full of vocal and moral condemnation for others playing a videogame. Like, sure, whatever, fine. But they all fail the same moral litmus test when it comes to engaging in countless other consumer activities.

      I mean fuck, a lot of these “leftists” are also expressing outrage at how “oppressed” Beyonce is for not winning a Grammy. Beyonce is a billionaire who profits off of African sweat shop labor.

      Im not arguing that the faults with this game shouldn’t be pointed out. Or that people can’t choose where and when they want to consume more “ethically.” All im saying is these people are confused on where they need to actually spend most of their energy.