User joked that if people want to play the game, they 'should at least be ashamed enough by that choice that you don't post about it on social media,' gaining over 50 retweets and 770 likes (shown below, right). Twitter user tweeted that websites that might agree with ignoring the game may be forced to cover it since the game will likely be popular, gaining over 700 retweets and 4,500 quote-tweets (shown below, left). The first batch of reviews reignited arguments for boycotting the game, and discussion around the websites covering it. GameRant wrote, 'It succeeds at being the dream Harry Potter game that many fans were hoping for, and if nothing else, it creates a rock-solid foundation for future Wizarding World games to be built upon.' In a more negative piece, The Guardian wrote that the game wasn't much better than 'countless open-world games' after 15 hours of gameplay, and expressed a negative opinion of the battle mechanics and controls. Positive reviews praised the game's open and immersive world, saying Potter fans will enjoy getting wrapped in the wizarding world of Hogwarts Legacy. On February 6th, 2023 (five days ahead of the game's release), an initial slew of reviews was released on various gaming outlets, giving the game a critical score of 85/100 on Metacritic based on 45 critic reviews.

Games YouTube channel, garnering over 1.3 million views in five months (shown below). On March 17th, 2022, a gameplay trailer for Hogwarts Legacy was uploaded to the Warner Bros. The reveal trailer for Hogwarts Legacy was released on YouTube on September 16th, 2020, gaining over 30 million views on the PlayStation YouTube channel in two years (shown below). Hogwarts Legacy was released on February 10th, 2023, and saw a notable online presence in memes, viral debates and other discourse surrounding it. Some people also boycotted the game, not wanting to support J.K. In the years prior to its release, the game sparked several controversies, including criticism aimed at its ex-lead designer Troy Leavitt over his purported support of GamerGate and for setting the game during a goblin rebellion, as many see the goblins in Harry Potter as being offensive representations of Jewish people. Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world video game based on the Harry Potter franchise released on February 10th, 2023. Harry potter video game, harry potter game, jk rowling, hogwarts legacy meme, hogwarts legacy memes, harry potter memes, video games, gaming, controversies, terf, trans, character names, sirona ryan

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