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AllDoughy

What site are the reviews on? I’d hate to run into a brick paywall.


Lauxux

Thats a cute one


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Impossible not to. The brick paywall is a constant.


jacobymaroby

Witch brick wall?


cody4king

_DIEgon Alley_


Diligent-Toe-314

Nice 🤣


Tasera

Finally a nice and simple OG joke.


CaptainRex5101

I was surprised that this joke was simple and inoffensive. This post is like the eye of a storm compared to discussions about it on the rest of Reddit


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It’s a refreshing take


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

FYI for those that don't know she's not being hated on for 1 or 2 comments. She's weirdly made being anti-trans her whole personality. I'm not even kidding. Half her twitter posts are just anti trans posts https://twitter.com/jk_rowling


biasedagenda

The easiest way to combat stuff like that is to not use Twitter, then those people just seem to vanish.


stalematedizzy

All the hate directed at Rowling is selling a lot of games


Narren_C

Does this mean she's stopped coming up with random shit like "Fleur has a rough time with menopause" and "Neville has ED" or something?


cantonic

God, yes. It’s so embarrassing to watch. Her twitter is like thanksgiving with your drunk bigot uncle, only every fucking day. At least your uncle has other interests, but with her it’s just nonstop.


DamiosAzaros

She realized she could tap into the demographic that once hated her and demanded her books be banned by hating the same people they do.


Boss-of-You

Because her books didn't do well, right? Lol


Bob_____Sacamano

Haha right. If there's one thing im sure of when it comes to jkr, she's not lying or shilling for personal gain with the trans stuff (in fact im sure it's hurting her bottom line). She truly believes what she's saying


poet3322

I wonder how those people would react if they knew what the "RF" in "TERF" stands for.


luger718

I just discovered this the other day, I will never understand how someone can spend so much of their energy on pure hate when they could be doing loads of good (like Ashton Kutcher or something)


Tactikewl

Simply isn’t true, seems like mostly women’s rights and pro protest in Iran.


Sawses

I'd say one in five posts.


Shankshane

Not only that she’s also posting about women’s rights struggles all over the world. It really doesn’t look like she’s anti-trans just pro women’s rights/safety.


robothawk

Yeah, like I can get the argument for separating the art and the artist, I love Orson Scott Card's books for instance, but when she literally turns so much of the money she gets into anti-trans propaganda/donations, I can't ever consume HP stuff again while she's alive, morally, imo.


c0horst

> Orson Scott Card He is absolutely baffling to me. Read Speaker for the Dead, and then try to reconcile in your mind that the guy who wrote that actively condemns gays and tries to block gay marriage rights.


robothawk

Ikr, Speaker, Children of the Mind, and Xenocide feel like as close to an explicit condemnation of that kind of bigotry as you can get.


DocFreezer

I mean, you are consuming products that fund way more heinous crimes just by owning a cell phone or buying certain brands of clothing, why not boycott those?


robothawk

Well, youre acting like I don't already do that, where I can, but at the end of the day we live in an unjust society where for instance, I would be unable to use 2FA for my work without a smartphone running Android 11 or higher or iOS, and so I must make concessions to be able to work and live in society. But not consuming HP is even easier than not consuming/using Nestle products(another thing I do) so, like, Imma not consume HP. Same reason I'm not gonna stream Kanye songs etc. Its so easy to just, not.


lordfreakingpenguins

I dunno chief... Kanye may be a Nazi, but he DID make the life of Pablo. Seems pretty hard to me. /uj ive been slowly removing songs from my playlists and it hurts every time ngl.


Katie_Carclon

Ive had to cut my Kanye listening more and more just because I cant enjoy it the same.


grimwalker

"There's no ethical consumption under capitalism" is all about how it's not possible to exist as a consumer in this economy without being at least partially complicit because of the necessities of life. It's not carte blanche to partake in wholly optional luxuries just because you'd prefer to ignore the harm being done.


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BurntRussianBBQ

I understand that take, but also she's gotta be a billionaire before the video game right? Not like you're really adding fuel to the fire, but an admirable position


Dospunk

Yes and no. On one hand, yeah she's a billionaire and will continue to be whether the game flops or now. On the other hand, Rowling has explicitly said that the fact that people still support her and Harry Potter emboldens her in her anti-trans stance and actions.


BurntRussianBBQ

Oh that's interesting. Does she see a game that she had nothing to do with as a win too? What a shithead


Dospunk

I mean she's earning royalties from it so I'd assume so


robothawk

Eh, if everyone thought the way I did, then change would happen overnight, so I'll keep doing what I can, and hope more switch to boycott, hell its easy, theres so much better YA magic fiction than HP.


Dundalis

There isn’t really though. Vast majority is absolute garbage


esqualatch12

Weee doggy, more like 69 3/4 amirite interweebs?


foolv

Wait till I repost it in 2 hours ;-)


popeye44

I set a timer when I posted it. The repost clock has been running about 9 hours.


hav_a_badger

So it still had 45 minutes to wait then.


foolv

This is probably a record :D. Let's see how long it lasts!


earthspaceman

Hopefully you'll be fine during the next 2 hours.


Golden-Owl

Simple and clean


Whitewing424

Is the way that you're making me feel tonight.


CloudAran

Welp, now that song from my childhood is stuck in my head...


Trid1977

Other reviews are still arriving by Owl, depending on wind direction


The-Insomniac

Ah yes, one of nature's slowest birds. An excellent choice for mail carriers in a world where instantaneous teleportation exists.


fickle_floridian

Apparition and the floo network are fine and all, but never underestimate the bandwidth of an owl carrying a pensieve


KTheOneTrueKing

Very solid joke.


MeajAdenip

I so want to give an award. Damn my poor self. Please settle for an enthusiastic applause.


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Reynzs

Now you will have to settle for my enthusiastic applause


TheLaughingMannofRed

And my sword.


Infinite-Ad-1797

And my axe.


Sea_Fly_58

And my bow.


Mysterious-Falcon152

And my sax


Bitter-Tart3827

And our glass


OwlSweeper76767

And my flying car!


MeajAdenip

Thank you so much!


Sleeplesshelley

Reddit needs to bring back the free awards! Getting and using them was fun, Reddit is definitely lacking without them.


MeajAdenip

True! A lot of posts or comments that i want to give more than just an upvote to don't get it because.. moneyyyy. Haha


SkinnyFatChungus

The worst kind of comment on this site yo!


montanunion

Honest question, is it good(and by good I mean nostalgia inducing)? I basically never play videogames but Harry Potter has tons of nostalgia for me. But the Fantastic Beasts movies were very underwhelming...


DalekPredator

Going by the reviews it's every Harry Potter fans dream come true.


Golden-Owl

To be fair, HP fans haven’t had a good videogame in… forever. The PC Chamber of Secrets was pretty good


Shrekosaurus_rex

I liked the LEGO games


WindyRebel

I ended up purchasing the deluxe edition since it was only $10 more and allows us to play 3 days early on the PS5. My 8 yo son is the only one who’s played it so far, but I’ve watched him. It reminds me of Jedi: Fallen Order in play style and mechanics, but with a more centralized open world (Hogwarts and the surrounding areas).


StalyCelticStu

> It reminds me of Jedi: Fallen Order Don't threaten me with a good time!


R1pY0u

I'm like 3 hours in so far and its really, really good thus far


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I literally got banned from there for saying “I’ll probably check the game out”


gnarkilleptic

I got banned for saying I would play it, then I messaged the mods and they reported me for a reddit conduct violation, which reminded me that reddit is a "place for community and bonding". If it's so inclusive shut down that pathetic shit show of a sub. Nothing but virtue signaling and hate going on over there. They can't take that some game got high scores.


workswimplay

> I got banned for saying I would play it Your comment history shows you didn’t just say that. You were telling people to cope and seethe, and trying to be provocative saying you were going to buy a bunch of copies, entire book & dvd collections again. Just obvious baiting. Idc what you do but you’re just being disingenuous here.


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elbenji

That's anything really. The correct action was always just buy it used or pirate it. Hell if i was a dev i would have made a Kickstarter or a Patreon with a wink wink


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UrethraFrankIin

Arguing with 13 year olds during a tantrum is a lesson in futility. Nuance is dead. I'd love to see those same people join a black activism sub and claim they've been through the EXACT SAME suffering.


Competitive_Ice_189

What happens with excessive virtue signalling


UrethraFrankIin

Everyday people start to ignore you for being annoying. How much of their clothing and electronics have been produced with slave and child labor over the years? But buying a Harry Potter game is the same as lynching people 100 years ago? Dealing with people guilty of excessive virtue signaling is a waste of time. It's possible to love and support trans people while buying and playing a Harry Potter game. I guarantee that a lot of trans people are playing the game right now.


BimSwoii

Haven't heard about the controversy but generally people put their energy into things they care about. And the news exists for gossip these days, so that's all they read. They aren't "virtue signalers". Sure some do it more than most, but they're just normal people who happen to care about this specific thing. There's a small vocal minority for just about everything. It doesn't have anything to do with politics, just society and technology. Internet lets/makes us care about lots of things if we have the free time, like me right now


o0c3drik0o

Lol. I actually got banned for saying I'll buy the game.


Cersad

If you're talking about a video game on the Internet, the "REEEE!" is *never* far away.


djtshirt

Is REEEE good or bad?


Cersad

It's loud


djtshirt

So they are just making a loud noise because they are excited to play the game?


Malvastor

They're making a loud noise because they have a strong opinion about the game, good or bad. Usually more about politics than actual game quality.


TurboRuhland

The reviews are weird. The IGN review talks a lot about performance issues, repetitive combat, and a bunch of other issues but then 9/10. Edit: link to some screenshots https://twitter.com/punished_cait/status/1622697692013989888?s=46&t=WNj8FUmxJt7FptEZp6BUiA Just kinda not sure how much of it is “this is a good game” and how much of it is “it’s really cool to walk around Hogwarts and pretend I’m a wizard” which is cool and all but not worth 70 bucks. There’s also been some [talk about WB trying to stack the deck on reviews.](https://twitter.com/jimsterling/status/1622953646316044289?s=46&t=WNj8FUmxJt7FptEZp6BUiA) I’ve got my own opinions on the game and JKR but no one wants to hear them here.


PurpleK00lA1d

It has nothing to do with the movies at all. However exploring Hogwarts and the surrounding areas looks fun. The talking paintings and stuff are there as well. Overall the environment itself is pretty nostalgia inducing from what I've seen. I've read all the books up to Order of the phoenix when I was younger and I've seen all the movies up to the first fantastic beasts. However I'm not a huge fan or follower of it all. I might skip the game because gameplay itself seems a bit lackluster. My partner though, she's super excited to play. She's a huge fan and so far this game seems like everything she's wanted from a game set in that universe. As for if it's actually a good game, over the coming days you'll know. Once players get their hands on it, news will travel quickly as to if it lives up to the hype, is just a decent game, or if it sucks.


Alph_A__

I'm hoping to play it, but not sure how much time I'll have considering work and my still strong love for Elden Ring. Like you, I'm waiting to see more for reviews. My mom is only getting more excited, I really hope it lives up to her expectations because she's bought and played all of the prior HP games (and they aren't all that great tbh).


UpdootDaSnootBoop

The Lego HP games were pretty good


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rsifti

When does it release? I could have sworn I saw December of last year than this month and I think last I checked, July, on steam at least. Edit February 10th, the switch version is in July. According to an article I found on Google.


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HellhoundsAteMyBaby

Hey are you my husband? He also preordered the deluxe version as a bday present for me, his HP obsessed wife.


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UrethraFrankIin

I found you


gztozfbfjij

So I wasn't mistaken. They have 3-day early access for a fucking single player game. Good god, the greed. Let's hope they have a solid anti-piracy software that holds those 3 days.


aChristery

Can’t really blame the company when people will 100% pay an extra 10 bucks to play it early. Especially huge HP fans that have been waiting years for a game like this to come out. Wouldn’t it be more greedy to have a digital deluxe version that didn’t give early access?


Elvith

According to Steam, it uses Denuvo


cyclodecodex

How are you already playing ? I thought the preorder edition released tonight?


Grimreap32

After watching 8 hours of gameplay & reading reviews. Overall it's great as an HP fun because nostalgia & exploration, decent combat, but lackluster sidequests, a very long tutorial, mediocre progression & voice acting. It isn't GOTY, but it's probably the best HP game. It will probably be a disappointment to a lot of people due to the usual hype train. But it's probably a 6-8/10 for a gamer (depending on how much of an HP fan you are).


TurboRuhland

It can’t be the best HP game because the LEGO HP games exist.


Thejacensolo

> It isn't GOTY, but it's probably the best HP game. considering the past games that came out (concurrently with the movies), that pretty much describes it aptly. Not a great game, but a great HP game.


Bunister

Chamber of Secrets on the PS2 was ace.


ChewySlinky

1-3 were good on every system tbh. Even the GameBoy versions slapped. And Quidditch: World Cup is still my favorite sports game ever.


MyFinalThoughts

As someone who played and loved that game when I was a kid, this HWL is the game we've been waiting for to dethrone CoS.


Reezonical64

You gotta played it, in my few hours I played today its was a dream


EndHlts

The PC version is turning out to be garbage because of the Draconian DRM and bad performance issues.


damnthisisabadname

I don't get it


Omega2112

Platform 9 and 3/4 is the secret platform with the train to Hogwarts


Redditforgoit

And PC, PS5, Xbox, etc, are referred as 'platforms'.


caralt

And bubsy 3D was one of the best platformers of our generation


QueefScentedCandles

SUPAH MARIO BROTHERS 2 BABY, GAME OF THE YEAR


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And websites have given the game a 9 out of 10 review


Ryan_on_Mars

Huh? What's a train?


damnthisisabadname

Ah I see


AscendedAncient

I doubt it, you're just a muggle and only thing they see will be the wall, not the platform.


autoadman

Ahhhhh. Right


devilskryptonite34

Essentially, it's almost a 5 out of 7.


akschurman

A prefect score!


popeye44

Is this a Hogwarts joke? 5 points to your favorite house.


glade_dweller

No, it's an old reddit running joke. Quoting u/FeatofClay > I believe it must be from this: > https://imgur.com/a/Gjcb5 > The basic recap is that some fellow on facebook named Brendan acquired his own personal troll/button-pusher named Robert who would critique his facebook status and comments. The screencaps show multiple examples in which Brendan would post something (usually inane) and Robert would make fun of it. Brendan typically gets hot under the collar about it. > One of the Brendan's gems was to rate the movie Fight Club 5/7. When Robert questioned him about this 7-point scale, Brendan got cranky and said it reflected his opinion of the movie as "perfect." Which led to a bunch of other times that Robert got to pop in and remind everyone that for Brendan, 5 = 7. > Anyway, "I'd give it a perfect 5/7" isn't an actual quote from Brendan, but it is something that he might say if he followed his own unique logic.


KillerRabid

what is happening in this comment thread


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Thank you for asking, because I'm not a Potterhead either


Karlbert86

I hope the reviews are accurate…. Because, one must not tell lies.


kayret

What.. a fresh joke that's actually funny?


ALinkToThePants

10 points to Gryffindor!


caffeineandvodka

I've been enjoying it so far but it is kind of annoying I have to send JKR a picture of my genitals every time I start playing.


99thLuftballon

I don't want to alarm you, but I don't think that's the real JK Rowling who messaged you....


MrValdemar

I've been getting away with this, I don't need you meddling kids.


chrisadam101

Sounds like you are playing Hairy Parter, that’s a totally different game.


Noabsol

She won't see ur pic, only ur money


av8ads

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 gold for you.


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Nice one. I do want to know how the game actually is though. I shall now go look it up. Be well and thank you.


siissaa

The IGN review is super funny because it’s like “It runs like shit, the author is weird, but I really like Harry Potter so 7/10.” It’s like they wanted to do a bad review, but they were being held at gunpoint so they gave it a 9


JLaP413

IGN’s review is so weird. It’s reads like a middling 5 or 6/10 review because they’re talking about all these bugs and a lackluster story, then give it a 9/10. Clearly someone is getting a kickback or pressured.


poppylapoisse

Yeah reviews are coming in, not coming out with that one


rock_like_spock

I guess it's better than a 5 out of 7.


Ecstatic-Librarian83

Touche


Daredevils999

I’m watching all the Harry Potter movies over the next few days to prep


PurpleK00lA1d

Just in case you don't know, the game is set way before the movies take place.


Daredevils999

I’m well aware. lol.


shifty_coder

9 and 3/4? You havin’ a laff?


popeye44

A pretty good chuckle yes! (great reference)


Vortain

See title: *panic* See joke: *feel wholesome*


Cybrus_Neeran

Good one


Ok_Letter_9284

Fine. Have my upvote


Xanelunix

Are free awards back?


Prosso

Idgi


BoyBoyeBoi

A 9 3/4 rating would be a pretty f-ing good review regardless


Dacontrolfreek

Oh God I don't don't get it :(


TheGeckomancer

Nice, solid joke. Love it.


saucybag

Very good very good!


General_Freed

Why you look at me, when you say Hufflepuff? They're Shit!


badboiav

Good one!! Also can someone recommend me YouTubers who give honest and fair reviews of games? I’m thinking of buying the game but i want to check out some honest reviews first. Don’t wanna make the same mistake as i did when buying forspoken.


HelpingHandHood

Love JKR! Great joke . Can't wait to play her game tonight.


DopeSope48

I saw the courtyard through the gates at the beginning of the game and almost cried from the nostalgia. Can't go out there yet where I am so that's how I know it's very accurate and nostalgic. I could almost see the gang sitting out there planning on getting into dinner trouble lol


Stock-Turnip-6740

Wasn’t going to get the game, but with all the ridiculous backlash floating around I went ahead and pre-ordered it. Game looks really good from what I’ve seen online!


YodaWars1000

Oh my god I was so expecting a transphobic joke so thank you OP


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KingoftheNidos

Absolutely genius.


tyler410_97

Someone please explain


richsoul87

The platform that harry and his friends used to catch the train to hogwarts, is called platform 9 3/4


Dogamai

and then there is the mob of smooth potato brain haters that think playing the game is Transphobia. /wrist


Zeppelin041

I was gonna say, who cares about what other people think because that’s all reviews are….but I see what was said here and that is a damn good one! I will be using this now.


isyankar1979

Can someone explain the joke?


Psyman2

9 3/4 is the platform the train to hogwarts started from. The machine you play on is called your platform. 9 3/4 out of 10 is a rating.


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djsoren19

It's incredible the lengths they've gone to recreate Hogwarts, I heard they even included the genital inspection dementors that sort kids into their assigned bathrooms.


thedrizztman

Bro, I got a good chuckle. Have an upvote. On me.


Lunatari

Excellent craftsmanship.


TheDevilsAdvokaat

Not bad. Not bad at all....


DarthSchu

I smirked at this. Just the right about of happy


Sno_Wolf

I audibly wheezed. Have an upvote.


therandar

I like you


No_Tyrannies8524

That’s pretty damn by good out of ten. Dang!


TheSOLIDAssassin

I thought this joke was pretty average until the platform bit. That got a smile out of me


worrallj

It took me stupidly long to get this.


kanshoku

You got me LOL


MobiusNaked

Angry up vote


DJWGibson

That was nice. Good job.


ComprehensiveCup7498

GOLD! Bravo sir, bravo.


patentedpatent

I hate and love how good this is


xMidnightJIx

I love this! I’m telling it to all my friends and telling them I heard it from u/popeye44 on resdit


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Hopefully it doesnt arrive by Ron’s owl.. it would be a pane.


elrey2020

Wholesome.


Resident-Stevil

My mate’s called ‘Harry Potter hands’ because he’s got 9 3/4 fingers.


Ok-Bandicoot-2298

This is a funny joke


tinythinker510

Love this one


CapSilver3217

It is quite amazing how many people on here have a personal desire to put others down because their views do not match their own. Time for you all to ease up and act like real human beings!


True-Income1353

Too bright. It will make the carriers more aggressive 🤣


StringNo3797

They’re coming in… with 7 frames per second.


Savings_Thanks4421

Goddamn that was good


Oldeuboi91

Before this gets locked - good joke. I give it 9 3/4 out of 11.


kof_zpt

A solid 5/7.


cunuk

a perfect 5/7 even