Hogwarts Legacy

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1764 Ratings

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  1. alchemist_man
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    this is the game i always wanted
    adventure , fun gameplay , gorgeous graphic , great optimization , rich story , thanks you dear developers of hogwart legacy
  2. Cioh87
    Sep 6, 2023
    8
    Breathtaking graphics. Honestly, just wandering through the forests, flying over the lake or exploring the castle would be enough for me. The world looks so beautiful.

    The story has room for improvement. It's okay but could definitely be more exciting and profound.
  3. holycone
    Sep 5, 2023
    9
    Immersive, good gameplay, great soundtrack, variety and a little depth. Good singleplayer mix. Hogwarts and the surroundings were build with passion and love. Worth the money.
  4. cxtvxc
    Aug 29, 2023
    8
    We all have to put out there for this studio to know: This game is so **** good! The love and hard work that I am seeing is mindblowing! I literally lost myself exploring the castle, didn't know where I was, from where
  5. DelSniper
    Aug 29, 2023
    8
    Hogwarts legacy is generally a perfect adaptation of the Harry Potter IP into a video game. It really had everything you could wish for in a hp game.

    The standout aspect of the game was the gameplay, mainly the combat. The combat was very fluid, fast paced and challenging enough to not become easy or dull. . The other aspects of the gameplay, such as the flying, movement, gear etc.    Hogwarts legacy is generally a perfect adaptation of the Harry Potter IP into a video game. It really had everything you could wish for in a hp game.

    The standout aspect of the game was the gameplay, mainly the combat. The combat was very fluid, fast paced and challenging enough to not become easy or dull.
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    The other aspects of the gameplay, such as the flying, movement, gear etc. were all in a very good state throughout the game, you honestly always felt like going from point A to B was short trip but you were always surrounded by the beautiful open world.

    Hogwarts Legacy has so many positives that you would think it's one of the best games ever made, I could easily name 10 other details that I really enjoyed but, instead of this being a 10/10 masterpiece, it ended up a 8 out of 10 because of one word: repetition. After 20 hours or so of playing all the side quests and exploring the fun mechanics, you start to get extremely bored due to the fact that each side mission and objective become the exact same sequence.
    Let us take the caves for example, the first few times you enter a cave the puzzles are fun and the combat is fresh, but after 5 or 6 of them you notice how blatantly repetitive the game is.
    The combat is this game became so boring due to the lack of different enemies, you would see spiders mostly in caves, goblins everywhere and the other enemies were seen only a few times here and there, I did say the combat was good but even too much of a good thing becomes boring. This repetitiveness doesn't only apply to the combat, the side quests are all basically the same schematic, the dialogue starts to get annoying as every character has to have way too many meaningless conversations, puzzles are not fun after you do the same puzzle just in a different combination for 20 side quests.

    The story was alright all in all, nothing that blew me away but not bad either.
    I do want to also point out that the customization was top tier, I spent a lot of time choosing the perfect attire and getting chests so that I could unlock new items.

    All in all this game could have been an all time great if there was more diversity in the gameplay. I hope the studio makes another open world game such as this one (possibly a sequel)    … Expand
  6. methodyy
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    For someone who loves Harry lore, this games is what we all have been waiting for. Gourgues locations, fun battles, mounts, even finding puzzles, and all sort of stuff was fun for me even though I am not a big fun of achievements. Not a perfect 10 because game gets worse at the end.
  7. sommerlund
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Great game. Made me feel like I was in the HP verse. Didn't encounter any bugs. Had a great time. Made it on to my top 10 games of all time list.
  8. kinsang
    Aug 27, 2023
    8
    ถือว่าทำโลกเวทมนตร์ออกมาได้ดีอย่างที่คาดหวัง พร้อมรายละเอียดที่ทำออกมาอย่างประณีต โดยเฉพาะในฮอกวอทส์ที่แค่ได้เดินเล่นก็สนุกแล้ว เนื้อเรื่องหลักและเนื้อเรื่องรองไม่ถือว่าดีมากมายอะไร แต่ก็ไม่ได้แย่ ระบบการต่อสู้สนุกกว่าที่คาด เสียดายแมพที่ตั้งกว้าง แต่มีของที่น่าสนใจให้ทำน้อยไปหน่อย ส่วนใหญ่มีแต่ซ้ำๆ พอทำไปได้ซักพักก็จะเบื่อถือว่าทำโลกเวทมนตร์ออกมาได้ดีอย่างที่คาดหวัง พร้อมรายละเอียดที่ทำออกมาอย่างประณีต โดยเฉพาะในฮอกวอทส์ที่แค่ได้เดินเล่นก็สนุกแล้ว เนื้อเรื่องหลักและเนื้อเรื่องรองไม่ถือว่าดีมากมายอะไร แต่ก็ไม่ได้แย่ ระบบการต่อสู้สนุกกว่าที่คาด เสียดายแมพที่ตั้งกว้าง แต่มีของที่น่าสนใจให้ทำน้อยไปหน่อย ส่วนใหญ่มีแต่ซ้ำๆ พอทำไปได้ซักพักก็จะเบื่อ
  9. Pat2thek
    Aug 25, 2023
    8
    Best part of this game is exploring the world and Hogwarts on your broom. The main story is lack luster and fails to hit emotional moments but the "main" side quest that continue throughout the game are wonderful moments, shout out to the magical beast quest line. Combat is okay, a little repetitive and progession of your spells stops almost half way through. Recommend for anyone thatBest part of this game is exploring the world and Hogwarts on your broom. The main story is lack luster and fails to hit emotional moments but the "main" side quest that continue throughout the game are wonderful moments, shout out to the magical beast quest line. Combat is okay, a little repetitive and progession of your spells stops almost half way through. Recommend for anyone that likes open world games and the Wizarding world.… Expand
  10. Richardca84
    Aug 24, 2023
    9
    So this game had a great storyline and plot. The only thing I would have done to improve this game would have made something to make it more replayable. Once you don't the quest once and you can remember the game it is not as much fun the second time around. Still a great game and well deserved the 9 out 10 from me. What they could have done is have many more quests per house that wouldSo this game had a great storyline and plot. The only thing I would have done to improve this game would have made something to make it more replayable. Once you don't the quest once and you can remember the game it is not as much fun the second time around. Still a great game and well deserved the 9 out 10 from me. What they could have done is have many more quests per house that would have been only for that house. And make it where there is a different quest for the way you are in the game, good/neutral/bad. This would have caused even more playability for the same house as well.… Expand
  11. wolfaust
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    Hogwarts, which always adorned my dreams as a child, gave me the opportunity to realise my dream of being a student, albeit virtually.

    The atmosphere of the game draws you in very quickly. You can play as if there is no end in the game, and although the challenges are a fun and generous reward system, they also have quite entertaining puzzles. You can also see lots of easter eggs from    Hogwarts, which always adorned my dreams as a child, gave me the opportunity to realise my dream of being a student, albeit virtually.

    The atmosphere of the game draws you in very quickly. You can play as if there is no end in the game, and although the challenges are a fun and generous reward system, they also have quite entertaining puzzles. You can also see lots of easter eggs from books and movies.

    Edit: This game is a masterpiece!    … Expand
  12. James432023
    Apr 6, 2023
    10
    Playing through the quests in this game is like 50+ extra hours of Harry Potter movies, but you are starring in it ! Gameplay combined elements of all the games that I’ve played since Prince of Persia in the MS DOS days up to the modern day.

    Play this for the best and most current gaming and graphics.And something that not a lot of games have. A popular story that you will like being a    Playing through the quests in this game is like 50+ extra hours of Harry Potter movies, but you are starring in it ! Gameplay combined elements of all the games that I’ve played since Prince of Persia in the MS DOS days up to the modern day.

    Play this for the best and most current gaming and graphics.And something that not a lot of games have. A popular story that you will like being a part of.

    This game will break records according to many people in the gaming community.    … Expand
  13. NouKz
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Jogo é muito divertido, realmente te coloca na pele de um aluno de hogwarts, batalhas são divertidas mas não muito desafiadoras, exploração brilha! como é divertido sair pelos cantos de hogwarts e arredores, pegar a varinha ou grifo e sair viajando pelo mundo
  14. hrubi
    Aug 18, 2023
    8
    Very good game with nice graphics but it is a bit not optimzed, I had a lot of lag full randomly.
    The story and the quests are average but I loved the gameplay because the fighting system and the Hogwarts world are awesome.
  15. Shadow2011
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Il gioco è fantastico:il paesaggio di hogwarts è stupendo,i nemici e i personaggi hanno un character design veramente ben fatto e,da amante di Harry Potter,nn potevo nn adorare tutti gli ester eggs rivolti alla storica saga.A me però,nn è mai piaciuto Il protagonista:Harry.Quindi il fatto che il personaggio poteva essere scelto dal giocatore mi ha intrigato ancora di più.Il mondo è liberamente esplorabile ed è arricchito da molti avamposti e dungeon nemici.Poi ovviamente la cosa più magica di questo gioco è esplorare la mappa con la scopa e l'ippogrifo;solo che ho trovato qualche difficoltà a manovrare la scopa volante.Gli incatesimi sono tutti molto utili e potrete decidere se sbloccare anche le magie senza perdono.Però purtroppo,c'è una storia molto moscia,con dialoghi alla horaizon e molte missioni ripetitive.Oppure nn ci si lega per niente ai personaggi infatti.ALLERTA SPOILER!!Quando il nostro "maestro" muore alla fine del gioco,sinceramente nn ci sono rimasto male per niente.Cmq anche il combattimento risulta fluido e zone come la camera delle necessità sono fatte con molta cura.Quindi,alla fine di questa recenzione,ritorno a dire che hogwarts legacy è un gioco veramente magico(in tutti i sensi)e consiglio a tutti gli amanti di Harry Potter di provarlo.E smettetela di dire che è corto e facile da platinare,pk per farlo,bisogna collezzionare un sacco di cose.… Expand
  16. Starexian
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An amazing game with a great story and one of the best magic (harry potter magic) integration I have seen in a video game. great characters and of course who could forget, Hufflepuff Common room?
    great game would recommend unless you hate jk rowling    … Expand
  17. NoaLoki
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    Hogwarts legacy is an amazing RPG. It is a perfect game for all Harry Potter fans. You can do so much in this game. The game itself looks amazing and the designs are flawless and full of details. I'd recomend this game to play for everyone
  18. ManiDon
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    One of the best games in all aspects! Worth playing, super graphic! Extraordinary game!
  19. Krutonite
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    This is the game we all dreamed of around 15 years ago. We are older now... and we may have moved on, but haven't forgotten. A beautifully crafted Hogwarts experience with Witcher-level attention to detail. Some technical issues with framerate and some minor bugs but it didn't detract from the fun.
    It's not a very serious or deep RPG, but definitely all that a HP game needs to be.
    The    This is the game we all dreamed of around 15 years ago. We are older now... and we may have moved on, but haven't forgotten. A beautifully crafted Hogwarts experience with Witcher-level attention to detail. Some technical issues with framerate and some minor bugs but it didn't detract from the fun.
    It's not a very serious or deep RPG, but definitely all that a HP game needs to be.
    The game came pretty much out of nowhere, took us all by surprise. Happy it's here.
    Magical.    … Expand
  20. ImBakingBrad
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    Excellent game! I highly recommend. Whether you’re a Harry Potter fan, or just a fan of good games, you should give it a try.
  21. Mune
    Aug 14, 2023
    8
    The environment is beautiful and the castle feels grand and alive, on the other hand the gameplay is extremely repetitive and the side activities are just copy and pasted all over the map
  22. lesiuML
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    As I Harry Potter fan I could easily give a 10 out of 10 because I've been waiting for such game for many years... It was kinda a dream come true.

    But to be honest with myself hogwarts legacy unfortunately is nowhere near to perfection. Lot of side quest are terrible boring, almost every dungeon is exactly the same, there is absolutely no reason to collect so many clothing, spells are    As I Harry Potter fan I could easily give a 10 out of 10 because I've been waiting for such game for many years... It was kinda a dream come true.

    But to be honest with myself hogwarts legacy unfortunately is nowhere near to perfection. Lot of side quest are terrible boring, almost every dungeon is exactly the same, there is absolutely no reason to collect so many clothing, spells are great but the inconvenience of using them is horrible, merlin trials are so annoying and time consuming, not to mention stuttering fps and so many bugged achievements... I've beat the game in 100% and I'm so exhausted... The most boring and daunting platinum I've ever done.

    BUT my first 30 hours with this game was absolutely stunning! Music is brilliant, visuals are breathtaking, exploration and attention to details is unheard of. This game was created with so much love and care that I was left speechless for so many times! My first impression was amazing and it was something I haven't felt for a long time in games. I really regret doing all of the achievements because that was really nasty and tedious thing... Eaven the Sekiro platinum was easier hahah!

    Although I thing that this game is an outstanding experience and I highly recommend it to everyone and especially for HP fans!    … Expand
  23. hsredux
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, this is truly one of the kind and all aspect of this game are really engaging. It's basically one of the most open-world games with amazing visuals, combat, storytelling and exploration.
  24. Ltldogg
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    I love this game and have played it to 100% completion. I love the movement, controls, camera work, story, graphics, etc. An easy 10 out of 10 for me!
  25. Xenshin1231
    Aug 1, 2023
    8
    Hogwarts Legacy is an action "role-playing" game that takes place in the Harry Potter universe. Despite being called Hogwarts Legacy most of the games main quest doesn't take place at Hogwarts but instead in the surrounding areas. This is one of my biggest gripes with the game. When I first got to start exploring Hogwarts I was so excited to see this perfect recreation of Hogwarts and howHogwarts Legacy is an action "role-playing" game that takes place in the Harry Potter universe. Despite being called Hogwarts Legacy most of the games main quest doesn't take place at Hogwarts but instead in the surrounding areas. This is one of my biggest gripes with the game. When I first got to start exploring Hogwarts I was so excited to see this perfect recreation of Hogwarts and how I was going to learn the locations of every class and how every hallway connects to one another and be fully immersed in Hogwarts. But the game doesn't really do that because you just fast travel everywhere in Hogwarts and you don't actually spend that much time in Hogwarts. A game called Hogwarts Legacy should use Hogwarts to its full advantage and really get the player to experience their semester there instead of just extending the map further and further away from Hogwarts.
    The game does use nostalgia very well as it hits many of the same important beats and locations that you experience from the movies/books. The mandrake scene, forbidden forest, room of requirement, fighting a troll, polyjuice potion, restricted area in the library, the deathly hallows are all in the game and they pull from the source material well, but it can often times just feel like they are making you remember the original.
    This game reminds me a lot of the Batman Arkham games, specifically Arkham City because thats my favorite one. The similarities are number one in the combat and number two in the puzzle elements of the game. The combat is like ranged Batman Arkham combat. The main elements are dodging, countering, attacking, and racking up your combo. The big difference is in Hogwarts Legacy you often times have to use spells to break an enemies barrier as well as being able to stagger them and do massive damage to them. In the Batman games the camera tends to be better as well as which enemy you have to lock onto where in Hogwarts legacy I can be looking at an enemy right in front of me and it will target an enemy 20 meters away. Having a huge arsenal of spells is super fun to use and it works really well. I played on the hard difficulty and it made the game much more enjoyable, but it did hinder my enjoyment in some of the higher level more tanky enemies like trolls where I would end up doing the same dodges and attacks for 3-4 minutes straight.
    The second part is how similar the Merlin Trials remind me of the Riddler trophies. You use some ability to solve a puzzle and get a small reward. Sometimes you may or may not have the ability unlocked at the time so you may have to come back. But in Hogwarts Legacy a lot of the puzzles are so simple they don't feel like puzzles, like when you just have to destroy the rocks that pop up. It's mostly about walking around trying to find all 5 of the rocks. The progression in the Merlin trials allows for you to hold more gear but by the end of the game I didn't feel any want or need to complete all of them.
    The flying in the game is okay, it is very convenient for getting to new locations but I feel like it makes you observe the world less. But maybe that is because the open world content of the game isn't much to actually do. I did a couple of side quests but they didn't intrigue me that much. I did a couple of broomstick trials and some merlin trials, found a couple of astronomy tables if they were on my way but I didn't really want to interact with the open world. It feels much different in how I would want to do every shrine in Tears of the Kingdom but skip over almost every bubble on my minimap.
    The story is just kinda meh. You're the chosen one and have to complete some trials. A couple characters you don't care about die along the way. The main quest progression is a lot more interesting. I really liked the assignments you would get from your classes. They required you to do some extra off the beaten path type things and rewarded you with a new spell. Some quests required some spells to complete them so completing these assignments was important and it was one of my favorite parts of the early game.
    The relationship quests are all kind of meh as well as the main story with one exception. I didn't care for Otai quest and I liked Poppy a little bit. They were all kinda generic quests with not very interesting themes. But Sebastian's questline is a different story. This questline elevates the game but it also makes me with the game was so much more.
    Sebastian's questline is Sebastians quest to reverse the curse that was placed on his twin sister, Anne. The quest revolves around the "Unforgivable Curses" that exist in the Harry Potter world. The unforgivable curses, specifically Avada Kedavra is one of the worst pieces of lore written into Harry Potter as it just gives all dark wizards something to constantly use; however, it ends up working much better in a video game where there are cooldowns between uses of spells. In one of the early quests in the questline, you or Sebastian must    … Expand
  26. Asspull
    Jul 25, 2023
    8
    typical 3A big game . it has everything it should be . but certainly need more cute costume and the story is too normal. the flying system is satisfied , amazing flying low crossing street .
  27. canisfamiliaris
    Jul 24, 2023
    9
    1. its absolutely beautiful, like stunning - its so much fun to walk around and look at places we saw as kids in movies.

    2. its completely on rails - none of your choices really matter 3. the combat is fun. really fun - like the witcher - its a bit difficult to master, but once you have it everything is pretty easy 4. its obviously acquiesced a ton to the alphabet mafia - like no    1. its absolutely beautiful, like stunning - its so much fun to walk around and look at places we saw as kids in movies.

    2. its completely on rails - none of your choices really matter

    3. the combat is fun. really fun - like the witcher - its a bit difficult to master, but once you have it everything is pretty easy

    4. its obviously acquiesced a ton to the alphabet mafia - like no sexes mentioned and a trans runs the tavern - but...one thing i found hilarious - you can't go into the girl's dormitory as a boy - stay strong JK.

    Conclusion - worth 70 bucks? Resoundingly YES 9 only because its very linear. Wandering around Hogwarts and seeing it in person is worth the cost alone.    … Expand
  28. fanmadeendings
    Jul 23, 2023
    8
    It's good fun. Not really good fun, like it could've been, but a really solid time.
  29. Nicolas42
    Jul 20, 2023
    8
    The game is filled with soul and details. It's a really awesome piece of art. It has some performance issues, but I'm sure they will fix those. I'm loving it as a person who never watched or read one single HP movie/book, so it's a great entertainment as a standalone game too.
  30. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    10
    Its an EPIC game. I like the gameplay and the visuals were fantastic. I would like to play again in future
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 4, 2023
    85
    Beautiful, cozy and incredibly detailed, Hogwarts Legacy suffers from overabundance of side activities that offer no story, substance or good gameplay. [page 42]
  2. GameSpace
    Apr 4, 2023
    80
    The success of Hogwarts Legacy clearly shows that good sales and warm feedback from players are ensured not so much by the gameplay thought out to the smallest detail but by carefully reproducing the right atmosphere. But this is already a subtle moment, akin to real magic, and here the nameless developers of Avalanche Software succeeded.
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  3. Ragequit.gr
    Feb 24, 2023
    81
    Hogwarts Legacy is an altogether excellent port of Wizarding World to PC screens. It proudly belongs to the Young Adult fiction genre, which may make immersion difficult for older gamers.
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