The Internet Hates Hogwarts Legacy | ICYMI Podcast
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Gita Jackson to talk about a video game that has stirred up anger across the internet, Hogwarts Legacy. They discuss the controversy surrounding it, how the game reveals so many holes in JK Rowling’s world building, and why it’s not even fun to play. Instead of playing Hogwarts Legacy, Gita’s got some recommendations. Books: Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer Vita Nostra, by Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko Magic for Liars, by Sarah Gailey Games: Persona 5 Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side Magical Diary Life Is Strange The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Elden Ring This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario. Subscribe to Slate Plus at http://slate.com/icymiplus Make an impact this Women’s History Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to fund girls in STEM. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Note: Captions are auto-generated by YouTube. Subscribe to Slate: https://www.youtube.com/slate Learn more: https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi Follow Slate on Social: Host Rachelle Hampton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyydnae Slate on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Slate Slate Podcasts on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SlatePodcasts Slate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Slate Slate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slate/
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Gita Jackson to talk about a video game that has stirred up anger across the internet, Hogwarts Legacy. They discuss the controversy surrounding it, how the game reveals so many holes in JK Rowling’s world building, and why it’s not even fun to play. Instead of playing Hogwarts Legacy, Gita’s got some recommendations. Books: Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer Vita Nostra, by Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko Magic for Liars, by Sarah Gailey Games: Persona 5 Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side Magical Diary Life Is Strange The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Elden Ring This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario. Subscribe to Slate Plus at http://slate.com/icymiplus Make an impact this Women’s History Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to fund girls in STEM. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Note: Captions are auto-generated by YouTube. Subscribe to Slate: https://www.youtube.com/slate Learn more: https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi Follow Slate on Social: Host Rachelle Hampton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyydnae Slate on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Slate Slate Podcasts on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SlatePodcasts Slate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Slate Slate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slate/