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Man, I always loved the Harry Potter games on PC. Exploring the castle with early 2000s graphics and sound was such a vibe. Of course, this was before Rowling's whole... everything.
I mean, the racism and bigotry was always in the books, her money has just more open about her hate for specific groups.
It’s fucking blatant, too. White British people in the nineties/early two thousands might well have had a blind spot (not an excuse) and not realized that “Cho Chang” was as fucked up a name as it was, but I simply cannot believe that nobody noticed the only explicitly Irish character was constantly sneaking whisky and making explosions.
I remember seeing this commercial in the UK in the mid 00s.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=laG8yTNjzFU
In hindsight yes, but at the time I was probably around 8, so it didn't register back then.
Yeah me too! Especially the second game was my favorite as a kid! Did you know that the soundtrack was made by the same dude who made the Skyrim Soundtrack later?
Yeah I loved the Legend of Zelda feel to the old games. The platforming was wonky as a result of not having a jump button but everything else hit so well.
I was surprised to not see The Sims: Making Magic when I saw that. Figured it would have been up their alley