Hogwarts Legacy

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  1. Alvelian
    Jun 5, 2023
    8
    Отличная реинкарнация вселенной ГП. Хогварст восхитителен, музыкальное сопровождение замка на высоте. Видно что авторы потратили много времени чтоб насытить школу разными мелочами.
    А вот на окрестности сил не хватила. Карта невероятно большая но выходя за пределы замка ощущаешь скуку, миллион репитативного контента который не представляет особой сложности и быстро наскучивает.
    Отсутствие    Отличная реинкарнация вселенной ГП. Хогварст восхитителен, музыкальное сопровождение замка на высоте. Видно что авторы потратили много времени чтоб насытить школу разными мелочами.
    А вот на окрестности сил не хватила. Карта невероятно большая но выходя за пределы замка ощущаешь скуку, миллион репитативного контента который не представляет особой сложности и быстро наскучивает.
    Отсутствие квиддича считаю преступлением, разрабы обязаны выдать длц с ним.
    Никакого РПГ тут нету, отыгрыш роли отсутствует полностью, выбор факультета влияет только на внешний вид.
    Боевка довольно интересная, выучив все заклинания можно исполнять нереальные трюки на поле боя.

    В целом игра хорошая, хотел бы увидеть продолжение от этих разрабов с исправлением ошибок и более интересным насыщением мира активностями.    … Expand
  2. fanmadeendings
    Jul 23, 2023
    8
    It's good fun. Not really good fun, like it could've been, but a really solid time.
  3. spencerplewe
    Mar 1, 2023
    8
    The BEST "Wizarding World" franchise entry in years, but also a pretty darn solid game in its own right, Hogwarts Legacy is immersive, beautiful, action-packed and mysterious, though with some missed opportunities.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. PanSkrzynka
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    For me game when it comes to gameplay is solid 8/10, and nostalgia can push it into 10/10 since the game is perfect in showing you how it feels to be a wizard. But if you play on PC ill wait a bit, since the game seems to have significant problems loading assets during cutscenes that cut framerate to oblivion.
    The story is solid. Nothing that breaks you from immersion, but far from the    For me game when it comes to gameplay is solid 8/10, and nostalgia can push it into 10/10 since the game is perfect in showing you how it feels to be a wizard. But if you play on PC ill wait a bit, since the game seems to have significant problems loading assets during cutscenes that cut framerate to oblivion.
    The story is solid. Nothing that breaks you from immersion, but far from the level of Witcher 3 or RDR. Most of the characters feel real, but you won't get attached to them, game is lacking in showing them in more casual situations, and interactions with them are mostly to push the story, not to show their characters.
    But the best part of the game is that the world feels alive. Hogwart feels real and detailed. This is the HP game we were waiting for.
    Also, game have the usual problem with modern Open World games design, too many repetitive things to do. Clear Dark Wizards camp, finish the same puzzle 8 times, you know the drill. Good thing that those are mostly optional.
    Combat can be challenging when it comes to fighting with multiple opponents. Spells are fun to use, and the game encourages you to use them all.    … Expand
  7. SewAwOw
    Mar 28, 2023
    8
    Хорошая игра, созданная для фанатов Поттерианы. Хогвартс, Хогсмид и их окркстности выполнены восхитительно, именно так как в фильмах и как ты себе это представлял после книг. Очень много лора, который узнавать довольно интересно, и его подача хооошо обставлена. Музыка тоже не подкачала, под стать визуалу. По техническим нюансам отмечу лишь, что оптимизация на пк не очень хорошая, дажеХорошая игра, созданная для фанатов Поттерианы. Хогвартс, Хогсмид и их окркстности выполнены восхитительно, именно так как в фильмах и как ты себе это представлял после книг. Очень много лора, который узнавать довольно интересно, и его подача хооошо обставлена. Музыка тоже не подкачала, под стать визуалу. По техническим нюансам отмечу лишь, что оптимизация на пк не очень хорошая, даже после патчей и с длсс 3 фпс дропается местами сильно, хотя и не критично, багов заметил очень мало. Боевая система оригинальная, мне понрааилась, жонглировать заклинаниями, проворачивая различные комбо, весел, зрелищно и эффективно. А вот исследовательская часть гецмплея неоднозначная: есть интересные находки с загадками, исследованием локаций и прокачкой, но очень много активностей на карте, которые особо профита не принесут, только косметику и чутка опыта. Сами активности увлекательны только поначалу, дальше они будут повторяться и очень редко оригинальные попадаются. Потому пылесосить карту спустя некоторое время надоедает и становится не профитно. Хотя порой нет-нет, и сворачивал в очередной данж, тут ничего не поделаю)
    В целом, игрой доволен, не зря потратил на нее около 70 часов.    … Expand
  8. ErayTellezi
    May 1, 2023
    8
    Avada kedavra büyüsünü oyun bittikten sonra alabildiğim için biraz üzgün olsam da genel oyun deneyimimden memnunum. Harry Potter evrenini sevenlerin zevkten dört köşe olacağı oyunu yapmışlar. Hogwarts binasında ve açık dünyada yapılacak şeylerin sınırı yok. Filmlerden gördüğümüz şeylerin ve daha fazlasının sınırı yok. Quidditch hariç.

    Derslere girme, canavar ehlileştirme hatta    Avada kedavra büyüsünü oyun bittikten sonra alabildiğim için biraz üzgün olsam da genel oyun deneyimimden memnunum. Harry Potter evrenini sevenlerin zevkten dört köşe olacağı oyunu yapmışlar. Hogwarts binasında ve açık dünyada yapılacak şeylerin sınırı yok. Filmlerden gördüğümüz şeylerin ve daha fazlasının sınırı yok. Quidditch hariç.

    Derslere girme, canavar ehlileştirme hatta çiftleştirme, bitkileri silah olarak kullanma, sayısız büyü, süpürgeyle uçma, Highwing'e binme, bulmacalı açık dünya etkinlikleri, onlarca harabe, her şey var. Bana biraz fazla geldi ama isteyen yapmaz tabii. Açık dünya etkinlikleri sıkıcı, çünkü bulmaca sevmem. Haydut öldürmek o kadar da keyifli değil. Keşiflerinizde bulduğunuz şeyler pek mühim değil.

    Oyun, combat kısmını beklediğimden iyi kotarmış. Sonuçta Harry Potter evreninde yapılabilecek şeyler ve büyü çeşitleri belli. Kaçınma ve doğra zamanda saldırıyı geri püskürtme mekanikleri artık her oyunda var. Buna da iyi yedirilmiş. Büyülerin kullanımı ve birbirleriyle kombinleme de gayet başarılı. Ama biraz kolay olmuş. Oyun boyunca sadece bir kez öldüm, onda da can iksirim bittiği için.

    Ana hikaye meh. Ama arkadaşlarımızın hikayesiyle paralel giden kısımları iyiydi. Yan görevler pek kaliteli değil ama arkadaşlarımızla oyun boyunca devam eden ilişki görevleri güzeldi. Özellikle Sebastian'inkiler.

    Başta açık dünya etkinlikleri çok canımı sıksa da bir süre sonra neyin önemsiz olduğunu anlayınca, ilişki görevlerine ve ana hikayeye odaklanınca keyif aldığım bir oyuna dönüştü. Keşke Harry Potter son filmlerindeki gibi daha karanlık bir tonu olsaydı. Bu haliyle biraz çocuksu olmuş.    … Expand
  9. salmonPink
    Feb 28, 2023
    8
    A good attempt of capturing the magic of Hogwarts in an open world RPG. At a first take the game falls foul of a seemingly lifeless open world in the early game but becomes much more expansive and immersive as you are encouraged to explore further afield. There are a few minor issues such as a finicky quest tracking system, which gets irritating as more quests get added to your ledger.A good attempt of capturing the magic of Hogwarts in an open world RPG. At a first take the game falls foul of a seemingly lifeless open world in the early game but becomes much more expansive and immersive as you are encouraged to explore further afield. There are a few minor issues such as a finicky quest tracking system, which gets irritating as more quests get added to your ledger. These overall aren’t a huge turn-off though when compared to the well written and impactful story, and engaging characters. (In addition to the game mechanics are also great once you get used to them.) Very good game!… Expand
  10. MetacriticOnur
    Feb 25, 2023
    8
    excellent
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    possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.
  11. Sitri444
    Mar 5, 2023
    8
    I tried to write a long review but this site just won't let me due to "403" errors, so I'll keep it brief. Combat is very fun, favorite part of the game for me. Hogwarts itself is fun and massive, but the open world begins to get tedious and repetitive after a while. Plot is okay, nothing special. Lack of roleplaying opportunities, meaning you have few choices to make and you're forced toI tried to write a long review but this site just won't let me due to "403" errors, so I'll keep it brief. Combat is very fun, favorite part of the game for me. Hogwarts itself is fun and massive, but the open world begins to get tedious and repetitive after a while. Plot is okay, nothing special. Lack of roleplaying opportunities, meaning you have few choices to make and you're forced to be a very kind and polite character most of the time. The few morally gray and evil choices you get to make seem inconsistent as a result. Hogwarts and the world at large are very beautiful. The additions of a trans character, a gay married couple, and an abundance of non-white characters make no sense given the time and place of the setting. No romance options, presumably in part because the characters are "underage." Silly and disappointing. Some stuttering issues on PC but it was only mildly irritating to me. Hopefully this site let's me post this review.… Expand
  12. ksavi
    Mar 5, 2023
    8
    Great job for the world building of hogwarts
    Nice graphs but very demanding ( for pc at least)
    Small and average main story
  13. Goshan220
    Mar 14, 2023
    8
    Это на самом деле хорошая игра, легендарный сеттинг и хорошо что разработчики не обосрались с её качеством. Наверно, тут обзор писать так же полезно как на Ведьмака - все знают её :)
    Но поиск скрытых мест как в Aсасине каком-нибудь убивает всякое желание играть во что-то кроме основного сюжета и побочно-основных квестов, которые дают новые заклинания. Особенно, когда набалуешься с    Это на самом деле хорошая игра, легендарный сеттинг и хорошо что разработчики не обосрались с её качеством. Наверно, тут обзор писать так же полезно как на Ведьмака - все знают её :)
    Но поиск скрытых мест как в Aсасине каком-нибудь убивает всякое желание играть во что-то кроме основного сюжета и побочно-основных квестов, которые дают новые заклинания. Особенно, когда набалуешься с кедаврой и надоест убивать врагов становится нечего делать, а бегать по карте в надежде найти секрет... такое себе - "дрочильни" мы не признаём и не приветствуем.
    + красивый мир, хорошо проработан, почти нет багов, интересная боевая система
    - сюжет слабенький и наивный, вне сюжета делать нечего, пустая беготня по карте только добавляет негатива к такому решению

    даже 8 баллов это только за сеттинг, который даже не они сделали и за работу дизайнеров    … Expand
  14. TheSHChronicles
    Apr 25, 2023
    8
    Hogwarts Legacy is a game that is sure to excite fans of the Harry Potter franchise. The attention to detail in the game's design, especially the whole of Hogwarts and the engaging storyline make for a truly immersive experience. While the game does have some flaws, overall it is a well-crafted game that is definitely worth playing.

    Our Full Review:    Hogwarts Legacy is a game that is sure to excite fans of the Harry Potter franchise. The attention to detail in the game's design, especially the whole of Hogwarts and the engaging storyline make for a truly immersive experience. While the game does have some flaws, overall it is a well-crafted game that is definitely worth playing.

    Our Full Review:
    https://www.theshchronicles.com/post/hogwarts-legacy    … Expand
  15. Kruzio
    Mar 2, 2023
    8
    El juego cumple lo que promete y mi análisis está realizado con una nvidia 2060 y procesador serie 7 en PC.
    Pros:
    Banda sonora Personajes variados Jugabilidad Historia Lore añadido que hace crecer la historia de Harry Potter. Contras: Misiones secundarias desaprovechadas Pocas misiones dentro de la escuela Personaje que en el contexto histórico no es acorde a la realidad de la    El juego cumple lo que promete y mi análisis está realizado con una nvidia 2060 y procesador serie 7 en PC.
    Pros:
    Banda sonora
    Personajes variados
    Jugabilidad
    Historia
    Lore añadido que hace crecer la historia de Harry Potter.

    Contras:
    Misiones secundarias desaprovechadas
    Pocas misiones dentro de la escuela
    Personaje que en el contexto histórico no es acorde a la realidad de la época y saca de contexto
    Algún doblaje del español no se corresponde con la apariencia de un niño y suena voz adulta.
    Denuvo

    El juego tiene un problema de rendimiento en pc y todos sabemos que cierto programa perjudica el rendimiento del mismo, después de haber recibido 2 parches, va mejor pero es insuficiente.
    Aún así, el juego es muy bueno aunque no llega a la excelencia, eso sí, para una futura entrega tienen ya todo el mapa hecho, se puede pulir más y mejor. Para mí es 8 muy justito, no para más.    … Expand
  16. DarkAuron90
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    (I copy pasted my review from Steam)

    When Elden Ring Was out everyone was complaning the fact that there is a small fraction of the huge world where the game is stuttering and was literally bomb reviewed. Now this game has a Metacritic score of 8.5 on PC and 9.1 on PS5. This taught me that averange people are not objective but rather fanatic and fanboy. For me this game is definitely    (I copy pasted my review from Steam)

    When Elden Ring Was out everyone was complaning the fact that there is a small fraction of the huge world where the game is stuttering and was literally bomb reviewed. Now this game has a Metacritic score of 8.5 on PC and 9.1 on PS5. This taught me that averange people are not objective but rather fanatic and fanboy.

    For me this game is definitely a YES, buy this game. BUT, im playing on a PC and i can say that the game is pretty unstable and bad optimized and it has lacks of performance everywhere. I have a razer laptop with Nvidia 3060/I7 10750/16 of Ram.
    Im pretty sick of games that requires NASA PC to run well just because they aren't optimized good (BTW the graphic of the game is good but not WOW. It's just slightly better then The Witcher 3).

    Other cons of the game are:
    - Lacks of variety aspect of NPC students.
    - Poor idle animations of NPC.
    - NPC are a bit boring inside Hogwarts.
    - Poor character customization at the game start.
    - Ambient occlusion is bad.
    - In italian the voice of my character is weird and quite robotic.
    - There isn't Quiddich hehe.

    Pro:
    - The world of harry potter is faithfully reproduced and is really impressive.
    - Fantastic general mood and feedback.
    - OST is great and it has perfect Harry Potter vibes.
    - Tons of funny stuff to do, enigma and secrets.
    - Levelling system. I like the fact that levelling the character is also strongly tied to collecting items, so you're encouraged to searching (and is really fun)
    - Combat system really good and fun (there is roll like Dark Souls hehe).
    - Quests are not boring.
    - Particle effects.
    - Large amount of clothing customization.
    - Large amount of collectibles.

    Im sure there are more pro and cons in the game but i didn't played enough yet to judge but in general the game is awesome. To be honest i would like to put a thumbs down untill they will fix performances (and because people are fanatics) but, has you can see pro are much much more important than cons. I want to trust developers that they will fix the problems because they did good job, so i will put a thumbs up!    … Expand
  17. Drew17
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    A fun game that feels a little dated. Unless you are a big fan of harry potter, waiting for a sale might be the play.
  18. 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 .
  19. The_D4RknesS
    Feb 13, 2023
    8
    I'm not even a Harry Potter or RPG fan but I loved the explanation and the open world! The graphics are beautiful and the setting is true to the movie. And one of the coolest experiences in the game, instead of using the broom you get the hipogrifo
  20. 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
  21. george_bondo
    Mar 9, 2023
    8
    games surprised with its world design, excellent combat, flying on a broomstick, but as a reward for curiosity you get useless clothes that kill interest in research
  22. kinsang
    Aug 27, 2023
    8
    ถือว่าทำโลกเวทมนตร์ออกมาได้ดีอย่างที่คาดหวัง พร้อมรายละเอียดที่ทำออกมาอย่างประณีต โดยเฉพาะในฮอกวอทส์ที่แค่ได้เดินเล่นก็สนุกแล้ว เนื้อเรื่องหลักและเนื้อเรื่องรองไม่ถือว่าดีมากมายอะไร แต่ก็ไม่ได้แย่ ระบบการต่อสู้สนุกกว่าที่คาด เสียดายแมพที่ตั้งกว้าง แต่มีของที่น่าสนใจให้ทำน้อยไปหน่อย ส่วนใหญ่มีแต่ซ้ำๆ พอทำไปได้ซักพักก็จะเบื่อถือว่าทำโลกเวทมนตร์ออกมาได้ดีอย่างที่คาดหวัง พร้อมรายละเอียดที่ทำออกมาอย่างประณีต โดยเฉพาะในฮอกวอทส์ที่แค่ได้เดินเล่นก็สนุกแล้ว เนื้อเรื่องหลักและเนื้อเรื่องรองไม่ถือว่าดีมากมายอะไร แต่ก็ไม่ได้แย่ ระบบการต่อสู้สนุกกว่าที่คาด เสียดายแมพที่ตั้งกว้าง แต่มีของที่น่าสนใจให้ทำน้อยไปหน่อย ส่วนใหญ่มีแต่ซ้ำๆ พอทำไปได้ซักพักก็จะเบื่อ
  23. Nordant
    Feb 18, 2023
    8
    Good game (the best in the Harry Potter universe) with an amazing atmosphere, beautiful open world, interesting combat system, and varied gameplay (but repetitive a bit). From my side, minus one point because PC performance is pretty bad, and another one point for the main story (it's pretty boring). Anyway, a great game that should be played.
  24. JohnSmith199
    Feb 8, 2023
    8
    I would have given this a 10 but.... PC performance is bad for now.

    The world, story, characters and all other aspects are amazing though!
  25. IPogManI
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    Hogwarts Legacy is an amazing Open-World RPG. It is however not a great Wizarding World story. Don't go in with that expectation. The NPC's are very good for modern video-game standards but they will never be close to the level of detail that are in the books. The story is blandand the game is haunted by a seemingly never-ending tutorial part where you can't even fly, but it is still veryHogwarts Legacy is an amazing Open-World RPG. It is however not a great Wizarding World story. Don't go in with that expectation. The NPC's are very good for modern video-game standards but they will never be close to the level of detail that are in the books. The story is blandand the game is haunted by a seemingly never-ending tutorial part where you can't even fly, but it is still very good. The combat is amazing, level design, amazing, it is all in all a very good Open-World RPG especially by today's bug-filled release standards. Where the story lacks, the gameplay makes up for it and especially late-game it is really really fun. Full game 7.5/10, late game 9/10… Expand
  26. Criter
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    First of all, I didn't like the side missions in the game. Secondly, this is Hogwarts School of Wizardry, I mean 6-7 teachers and not 100 students in total, preventing us from entering the universe. However, the Fighting mechanics are excellent, I haven't seen such good hitting feeling in a long time.
  27. VolanDe_mort
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    A decent game with an open world, but lacking deep interaction for learning subject and impact from your choices
  28. Nikvsem
    Feb 12, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has good and episodically fantastic plot moves. However, I (SPOILER) regret the quest to transform into a headmaster. The character acts like a child from a sitcom of the 90s, pretending to be an adult.
    The battle system is nice and feels smooth. However, the roll is broken. If you make a roll like in souls, then you should be able to dodge damage and not magnet an enemy just because you rolled 1 nano sec early.
    The graphics are good no complaint, and the optimisation, at least on my 3060 is good. Stable 60fps.
    Loved the plot twists, but again mad that even though I decided(SPOILER) to consume the pain magic at the end, it did nothing on the gameplay after it.    … Expand
  29. Firstreview23
    Feb 14, 2023
    8
    Alright, so I finished the game in around 50 hours of gameplay (near completion, might take a couple more hours to fully complete) and the game itself graphically speaking is just gorgeous. There are a lot of details, magic floats everywhere (as it SHOULD) and it is a very magical world to explore. But that is just it, exploring. Exploring isn't that much fun especially when you collectAlright, so I finished the game in around 50 hours of gameplay (near completion, might take a couple more hours to fully complete) and the game itself graphically speaking is just gorgeous. There are a lot of details, magic floats everywhere (as it SHOULD) and it is a very magical world to explore. But that is just it, exploring. Exploring isn't that much fun especially when you collect stuff that is almost identical to the other stuff you've already collected or still need to complete.
    Some parts feel a bit tedious and is more like a drag than enjoyable gameplay; The enemy types are nothing to really talk about. They do not switch their skillset up, sometimes an attack here and there, can be challenging but most of the time it is easily doable if you get a bit savvy with the combat mechanics. The most fun I've had on the hard difficulty. Enemies hit a bit harder, their shields stay up because it correspondents only to a different spell kind, etc. The finishers are cool as well, and the last enemy you kill make the whole world slow down for a moment, so you can recollect yourself.
    The music is just incredible, magical. It reminds me of Harry Potter and is nice.

    Gameplay summarized would be: It feels like an Ubisoft game, with a better story.

    Sadly there is very little variation on paths you take and the game basically force "A", even if you've chosen for "B". This is somewhat of a bummer to me. There is no direct influence on the world, regarding the path you take. You can't feel it.

    The real gem to me are the side quests and the ancient magic. It is just so fun to mess around with it, the way it reacts. Sadly there isn't a lot of variation there as well. The side quests because of certain characters, other than that the rest are just side quests. Also the flying is really cool, the controls aren't all that, but the way you fly is very nicely. oh.. CAPE PHYSICS    … Expand
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. Kardos4ever
    Feb 21, 2023
    8
    Hogwarts Legacy is a must have for any Harry Potter fan. You can roam the legendary Hogwarts in search of the secrets it hold and attend classes as you progress the story. You are not confined to the grounds of Hogwarts as you have a big world to explore. There is plenty to do and discover for hours and hours etc.

    The reason I "only" give a rating of 8 is; 1: Although you can visit    Hogwarts Legacy is a must have for any Harry Potter fan. You can roam the legendary Hogwarts in search of the secrets it hold and attend classes as you progress the story. You are not confined to the grounds of Hogwarts as you have a big world to explore. There is plenty to do and discover for hours and hours etc.

    The reason I "only" give a rating of 8 is;

    1: Although you can visit the common rooms of the four houses, there is realy nothing much to do there. You can't even use any of the furniture or sleep in your bed.

    2: You cannot use any furniture. You can't even sit and dine with your house in the Great Hall.

    3: No Quidditch!    … Expand
  33. zhmyh
    Feb 28, 2023
    8
    Great game overall. It has so much content, which provides total immersion in the universe. However, there are a few downsides, in my opinion:
    1) The plot is mediocre, with no unexpected turns. At least they could have added more character deaths like in the movies.
    2) The dialogues are poor and very unnatural. All the characters are too polite to the point of cringe. The narrative    Great game overall. It has so much content, which provides total immersion in the universe. However, there are a few downsides, in my opinion:
    1) The plot is mediocre, with no unexpected turns. At least they could have added more character deaths like in the movies.
    2) The dialogues are poor and very unnatural. All the characters are too polite to the point of cringe. The narrative designers have clearly failed.
    3) The leveling system and economy feel too similar to Ubisoft's style. I didn't really like it, especially the gear system. However, the gear upgrading is ok as it is tied to another game system.
    4) The game becomes extremely easy with proper upgrades and spell sets. Even at the hard difficulty level, the fights become effortless. I was somewhat disappointed to finish all the main quests without unlocking the unforgivable curses, which can only be unlocked through side quests. This is not really a spoiler, if you don't like playing side quests as me and want to unlock the unforgivable curses, you'd better check a guide.    … Expand
  34. Comirso
    Mar 15, 2023
    8
    First and foremost, the graphics in Hogwarts Legacy are simply stunning. The love for detail in the environments, characters, and creatures of the wizarding world is impressive and adds to the immersive experience of playing the game. The world of Hogwarts is truly brought to life in this game, and I found myself constantly marveling at the beauty of the game's design.

    The immersive    First and foremost, the graphics in Hogwarts Legacy are simply stunning. The love for detail in the environments, characters, and creatures of the wizarding world is impressive and adds to the immersive experience of playing the game. The world of Hogwarts is truly brought to life in this game, and I found myself constantly marveling at the beauty of the game's design.

    The immersive world of Hogwarts Legacy is another one of the game's greatest strengths. The side quests and characters throughout the game add depth and complexity to the story and provide a sense of exploration and discovery that keeps the player engaged. The main story is also well-written and intriguing, with twists and turns that keep the player invested in the outcome.

    However, there are a few areas where Hogwarts Legacy could improve. For example, simple things like the lack of a sitting animation and limited mount options can be a bit disappointing. Simple additions like these would greatly enhance the immersion of the game and make the player feel more connected to the world of Hogwarts. Additionally, the game currently has some performance issues that need to be addressed to ensure a smooth playing experience.

    Finally, while Hogwarts Legacy is a highly anticipated game, it is disappointing that it will only be available on newer hardware at release. This limits the accessibility of the game to many fans of the wizarding world who may not have access to the latest gaming technology. It is important for developers to work on making their games accessible to a wider audience, and I hope that Hogwarts Legacy will become available on more platforms in the future.    … Expand
  35. Sole13
    Mar 22, 2023
    8
    The world is breathtaking and combat system really good. Im sad now that i dont know HP universum a little bit more. But after this experience i might read some books and then return to the game again.
  36. Relonka
    Mar 23, 2023
    8
    The game boasts an impressive roster of well-written and unique personalities, but two of my favorites were definitely Sebastian and Poppy. Sebastian, the dark and brooding Slytherin, was a delight to interact with and had a surprising amount of depth for a side character. And Poppy, the bubbly and sweet Hufflepuff, was an absolute joy to be around and provided a nice contrast to theThe game boasts an impressive roster of well-written and unique personalities, but two of my favorites were definitely Sebastian and Poppy. Sebastian, the dark and brooding Slytherin, was a delight to interact with and had a surprising amount of depth for a side character. And Poppy, the bubbly and sweet Hufflepuff, was an absolute joy to be around and provided a nice contrast to the darker moments in the game.

    But the real standout feature of Hogwarts Legacy has to be the graphics. The castle and its surroundings look absolutely breathtaking, with every detail meticulously crafted to bring the magical world to life. From the twisting staircases to the lush gardens, exploring this world was a feast for the eyes and left me feeling fully immersed in the Hogwarts experience.

    Speaking of exploration, the game does an excellent job of encouraging players to venture off the beaten path and discover the hidden secrets of Hogwarts. Whether it's uncovering hidden passages or stumbling upon a hidden creature in the Forbidden Forest, there's always something new and exciting to discover.

    Of course, no game is perfect, and Hogwarts Legacy is no exception. While there are plenty of well-developed characters, I couldn't help but feel like Phineas Nigellus Black was a bit underutilized. As a major figure in Hogwarts history, it would have been nice to see more of him and his story explored.

    Overall, Hogwarts Legacy is an incredible addition to the world of Harry Potter gaming, though. With gorgeous graphics, engaging characters and an expansive world to explore.    … Expand
  37. Megster3000
    Apr 20, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hogwarts legacy is just the defenition of making a amazing "Harry Potter" based story,like most AAA games,you can make your own character but after,if you complete the game,there nothing to do,but that's ok… Expand
  38. Nabers
    May 5, 2023
    8
    The graphics in this game are top-notch and unquestionably unique. The world simply looks fantastic, including the castle, the forest, and the overall environment.

    There are many activities to engage in, such as collecting magical creatures, flying on brooms or other magical creatures, participating in flying competitions, playing various mini-games, solving puzzles, brewing potions,    The graphics in this game are top-notch and unquestionably unique. The world simply looks fantastic, including the castle, the forest, and the overall environment.

    There are many activities to engage in, such as collecting magical creatures, flying on brooms or other magical creatures, participating in flying competitions, playing various mini-games, solving puzzles, brewing potions, and much more.

    Player housing is available in the form of the Room of Requirement, which is also fun.

    The story is okay. Not exceptional, but really okay. However, I would have liked a little more here and there.    … Expand
  39. 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
  40. hglmz
    Jun 4, 2023
    8
    First of all, I must say that I enjoyed the game and I completed it twice. However, I have some thoughts on how it didn't meet my expectations in certain aspects.

    One of the biggest disappointments of the game was that my choices didn't have a significant impact on the flow of events. I expected more event combinations and hoped that different choices would lead to different outcomes.    First of all, I must say that I enjoyed the game and I completed it twice. However, I have some thoughts on how it didn't meet my expectations in certain aspects.

    One of the biggest disappointments of the game was that my choices didn't have a significant impact on the flow of events. I expected more event combinations and hoped that different choices would lead to different outcomes. This could have increased the replayability and depth of the game.

    Additionally, I was disappointed by the similarity in the flow of events and the characters between the houses. I wasn't expecting an RPG standard like Fallout, but I expected an experience where the same locations would change with different scenarios, similar to what we saw in Cyberpunk. Unfortunately, these expectations were not met, and this aspect of the game was not very satisfying for me.

    I had dreamed of exploring Hogwarts from within and unraveling the mysteries of the castle for years. However, I couldn't find enough mystery and location-based narrative in the game. Outside of Hogwarts castle, there were wizards in yellow tents and a gypsy aesthetic, but I couldn't find the gothic and grotesque aesthetics in the interiors. While it was wonderfully recreated when viewed from the outside, it lacked the magical and visual narrative that I expected in the indoor areas.

    The game turned into RPG chores at some point, and I found its story to be weak. The beginning of the story was quite promising, but it felt rushed to bring it to a quick conclusion. This negatively affected the overall experience of the game.

    In addition to these points, I liked the card and reward mechanism. This mechanism makes the game more exciting and motivating.

    In conclusion, Hogwarts Legacy was a game I enjoyed despite some disappointments. I expected more event combinations and different scenarios tied to the houses in the game. Additionally, I hoped to find more mystery and gothic aesthetics within the castle. However, some features like the card and reward mechanism caught my interest. The game's story, on the other hand, felt a bit weak. Hogwarts Legacy still holds a place for me due to my love for the Harry Potter universe, but I believe it didn't fully realize its potential.    … Expand
  41. nobodyimportant
    Jun 28, 2023
    8
    I enjoyed this game much more than I anticipated. The story is nothing groundbreaking, but it does its job. However, it is quite questionable how we can use unforgivable curses without consequences. Also, Sebastian, I like you but you're also an ass, and you need to face some consequences for your actions.
  42. Neuromaster4
    Jun 27, 2023
    8
    Très bon jeux.
    - Une Histoire passionnante a suivre.
    - Des quêtes secondaires plutôt convaincante.
    - Gameplay assez basique et facile a prendre en main.
    - Graphiquement Correct avec de jolie plan par moment.
    - Une durée de vie plus que correct.

    Je ne suis pas un fan de l'univers harry potter mais on se laisse facilement ensorceler dans se jeux.
  43. Teiila
    Jul 2, 2023
    8
    Very fun game. The graphics are breath taking, flying in this world is beautiful or wandering through the forest etc. You get the feeling of a living world with lots of magic in it. The mini games and riddles are also fun, though I must say, that the story could be better. It does have it's moments, but I feel like it wasted a bit potential here and there.
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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.
  48. Barny
    Feb 13, 2023
    7
    The positives are: the game is adequately entertaining, the voice acting is okay, the close up characters are good, graphics are usually okay. Music is great, have not felt it to be annoying at all. Reproduces the JKR's universe for us to move around freely.

    The meh: random graphic problems on PC (stuttering, lagging, loading times on a Gen 4 NVME drive). Quite a bit of repetition. I    The positives are: the game is adequately entertaining, the voice acting is okay, the close up characters are good, graphics are usually okay. Music is great, have not felt it to be annoying at all. Reproduces the JKR's universe for us to move around freely.

    The meh: random graphic problems on PC (stuttering, lagging, loading times on a Gen 4 NVME drive). Quite a bit of repetition. I don't know if the game is meant to be played exclusively on controller or mouse/keyboard. The character can only carry limited items: no storage afaik. It's open world, but open world in a small world (about 5 square miles, compare to habitual 11+ square miles for far cry. Zelda 23 sqm, Oblivion 24 sqm). The character designing phase is lacking. Some collision bugs here and there but not too bad. I don't know if there is a karma system, because clearly there are positive and negative actions/decisions/communications, is it something finished or not?

    The bad: in a pre-industrial revolution time there would not have been as much diversity or alphabet nonsense (regardless of your character being male or female: you are a they/them and you can choose to be in the male/female dorm or be called a witch/wizard the last two choices have no incidence afaik). Clearly the devs couldn't navigate the alphabet nonsense and it feels unfinished business there as the issues are peppered through the game. NPCs are just droning around with very limited interactions.

    It's an okay game with many hours of playtime but it also feels unfinished and overly political in nature.    … Expand
  49. Herring
    Feb 16, 2023
    7
    This is a decent game but man, it has so many flaws.
    The story is basic - that can be a strength if there are some points that elevate it, but there's literally only one quest line with any depth to it, it makes the rest pale.
    The 'puzzles' are an atrocity. They're just timewasters more akin to just a collection item than anything else. You need zero brain activity to complete them,    This is a decent game but man, it has so many flaws.
    The story is basic - that can be a strength if there are some points that elevate it, but there's literally only one quest line with any depth to it, it makes the rest pale.
    The 'puzzles' are an atrocity. They're just timewasters more akin to just a collection item than anything else. You need zero brain activity to complete them, they're not ANY kind of challenge. Might as well not be there. The only reason they're in is so there can be a spot on the map filled in. That's it.
    I really struggle to call this an RPG - your choices don't really mean jack. The dialogue is.... let's just sum it up as writing not being very good in general.

    What this game is good at however is the castle and world design - they're just beautiful and a joy to walk thru and explore, even if the result of the exploration is somewhat underwhelming.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm still enjoying the game, but it's a bit sad to see what it could have been.

    Also, the UI is just annoying and on nvidia (I'm on 3080) it runs not well enough.    … Expand
  50. kuehnau
    Feb 11, 2023
    7
    Technically and visually amazing, even on medium settings on my aging rig, the visuals are outstanding. Some of the scenes looked like it was right out of a movie with real actors.

    There is a high amount of polish to the game. What they have done here, they have done (mostly) well. Some of the quests are far too similar to N64 collect-a-thon era style gameplay than I care for. I    Technically and visually amazing, even on medium settings on my aging rig, the visuals are outstanding. Some of the scenes looked like it was right out of a movie with real actors.

    There is a high amount of polish to the game. What they have done here, they have done (mostly) well.

    Some of the quests are far too similar to N64 collect-a-thon era style gameplay than I care for. I doubt I am going to go and find all of those fricking gobstones for example.

    Many of the quests are mundane and boring.

    While advertised as an "open-world" action RPG, it doesn't "feel" open world. I can't just wander off on my own or sequence break anything like you'd expect from a game from Fallout.

    There doesn't appear to be any sort of alignment system at play, I was really hoping to be able to play the game as a jerk-ass Slytherin.

    There doesn't appear to be any sort of like bonding or friendship system in the game for NPCs, this means that relationships don't feel like they really exist.

    Putting in a emotion system like Fable, where you could learn different means of interaction would have been a very welcome game mechanic. I want to be able to flip-off my fellow students.

    Dialog choices largely feel superficial and have no meaningful effect on the game at large.    … Expand
  51. curzon_dax
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    It's practically a semi-replica of Zelda:Breath of the Wild with a harry potter theme and a main hero that can talk. It will probably impress you for the first few hours of gameplay; the artwork is impeccable inside Hogwarts (10/10 to mappers for that); the 'grinding' of the game is more or less addictive while the combat is pretty good as well as part of the story. However: if you do playIt's practically a semi-replica of Zelda:Breath of the Wild with a harry potter theme and a main hero that can talk. It will probably impress you for the first few hours of gameplay; the artwork is impeccable inside Hogwarts (10/10 to mappers for that); the 'grinding' of the game is more or less addictive while the combat is pretty good as well as part of the story. However: if you do play for more than a couple of days: you will probably find it repetitive and with serious flaws; the length of this review is not enough to express everything about but let's just say the game is relatively mediocre for most of its gameplay aspects though it never becomes too annoying; its best attributes is the art design of Hogwarts itself and the combat mechanics.… Expand
  52. strongnc21
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    The production value of this game is a solid 8.5. However, in terms of gameplay, Hogwarts Legacy does unfortunately fall a bit short. There is a lot here that is "ALMOST there!" but just doesn't quite make it. Combat, for example, devolves into spamming your available spell buttons and then switching to another spellbook page to spam the next set, rinse repeat. There are no tacticallyThe production value of this game is a solid 8.5. However, in terms of gameplay, Hogwarts Legacy does unfortunately fall a bit short. There is a lot here that is "ALMOST there!" but just doesn't quite make it. Combat, for example, devolves into spamming your available spell buttons and then switching to another spellbook page to spam the next set, rinse repeat. There are no tactically really needed - spam spells, defend if you see orange, and dodge if you see red. There are some interesting "combos" that cause a spell to occasionally hit a little harder, but there are really no BIG combos that could leave you awestruck.

    The open world puzzles are FAR too many. There is really no reason they needed to spam this many Merlin trials or small caves with one chest in it or fly through these balloons, etc. It is incredibly mind-numbing. They likely should have cut this stuff down to only 30% of what they actually put in.

    The crafting was also a bit pointless, as using consumables is typically a waste of time, outside of the very occasional health potion, which you will pick up plenty of along the way anyway. So all the potions and herbology etc, just wasted. As well, the capturing of beasts was also an interesting idea that got mired down in pointlessness as well as not being able to reach full potential until after the game was already basically over anyway. Like, why get an orange "legendary" item at level 10, if you can't ever upgrade it until the end of the game anyway? Going back to pet these animals for their feathers or something became an annoying chore. The Room of Requirements in generally felt clunky and restrictive and pointless.

    The story overall felt a solid C. Very stereotypical, lots of "why didn't they just do x in the first place" kinds of things. And of course, your house wins the House Cup at the end, which you can see coming from before you even start the game. This whole "50 points to here", and "taking away point here" thing is completely arbitrary and meaningless because there's no actual metric being tracked or risk of your house not winning.

    The menu system was a bit clunky as well, being fairly sluggish and slow. So many challenges and collections and crummy inventory items that are constantly putting a notification item on your menus that basically are just perpetually there because who is going to waste time diving into those slow menus just to find the right thing to mouse-over in order to make the icon go away?

    Finally, graphics. Overall, decent graphics, but nothing over-the-top amazing. The game seems poorly optimized, with bad framerate dips that are badly exacerbated if you try to use RayTracing. Even with a 3080Ti at 1440p, I just had to turn it off because the game would stutter so badly.

    If you love Harry Potter, then you will LIKE this game, I'm sure. But when you're done, I don't think you'll be coming back ever again. The lasting impression of this game is "phew... I'm glad that's finally over."    … Expand
  53. oleksey
    Feb 11, 2023
    7
    Cutscenes and animations are so silly it looks like they have been taken directly from the game of ‘00. You will be going through black screen transition even to pet a cat, ffs.

    I have finished playing a Red Dead Redemption 2 recently, and the dialogues in Hogwarts Legacy seem so unnatural, so “factitious” compared to RDR2. Voice actors were either rookies or didn’t know how the cut    Cutscenes and animations are so silly it looks like they have been taken directly from the game of ‘00. You will be going through black screen transition even to pet a cat, ffs.

    I have finished playing a Red Dead Redemption 2 recently, and the dialogues in Hogwarts Legacy seem so unnatural, so “factitious” compared to RDR2. Voice actors were either rookies or didn’t know how the cut scene will look like while telling the recorded lines. Voices sound just like they do not belong to the characters, the voice does not reflect the emotions on the character faces. The dialogues are the weakest part of the game, when it should have been the strongest.

    The world does not feel like it is in the same universe as the Harry Potter movies. I don’t know why, but it just doesn’t.

    The quests are made by a Ubisoft book - in order to get “A” go get/do/speak to “B”, “C” and “D”. There is a better way to build quests and tell the story. Just look at CDPR or Rockstar... I am 8 hours into the game and it is still boring, still going strong with tutorials…

    It’s 2023 outside, but the game world and textures looks like 2010, honestly.

    I bought it for 40 euros and I don’t think it is worth more.    … Expand
  54. Daikenkini
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    It's a reskinned Assassins Creed Odyssey, which I actually enjoyed a lot, featuring Ubisoft's checklist type of open world design. Which kind of was to be expected from a cashgrab freemium model mobile game developer? There is 3 enemy types in humans spiders and goblins ... and half the 26 spells have no character besides being of some elemental type you need and the rest is copy pasteIt's a reskinned Assassins Creed Odyssey, which I actually enjoyed a lot, featuring Ubisoft's checklist type of open world design. Which kind of was to be expected from a cashgrab freemium model mobile game developer? There is 3 enemy types in humans spiders and goblins ... and half the 26 spells have no character besides being of some elemental type you need and the rest is copy paste filled world you have to checklist until you puke ... please give some more fleshed out worlds out there some more proper games and HL might have not been for nothing. Seems to be generating money just fine, I hope other publishers and devs don't learn to spew out even more AC Odyssey reskins like they are sports games. What I also want to note negatively is how this doesn't feel like a PC game but more of a mobile game as it's apparant that it's a port and it has to work just the way it does on PC on the Switch as well... the loading times for doors leading outside are infuriating and unacceptable, I mean come on we already moved past this in the gaming industry and now we're coming back with the ports and mobile game quality games and switch versions? When will this world ever stick to progress and learn to speak up everytime we take a step back? You slapped Harry Potter on it and people who haven't owned current gen consoles or a reasonable graphics card are suddenly dropping 2+k $ and call this the best game in the world and think they are seeing 'progress' but all they are seeing is Harry Potter and their last game played 10 years ago and the conclusions they are coming to are about to be expected. And don't even get me started on the price tag (or the transphobic organisations you are supporting via royalties to JKR) ... I wish people weren't only buying merchandise from milked out franchises that capitalism is hyping just to maximise or streamline profits while simultaneously killing every 'boring' settings that would make much more sense in an RPG but just so happen not to be franchises like ... a thief? a Samurai? A knight? Just stop buying Harry Potter, they want you to buy just ONE thing to make you as predictable as a plank of wood or a brick of stone, this game has not shown any kind of progress or consumer friendliness in any way! Peace out… Expand
  55. Gaming_Bear
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    Game started out magical, but very quickly feel into the void of repetitive empty open worlds. They really should have taken not of the top tier open worlds like red dead redemption, Skyrim, witcher 3. This game could have been a classic instead it was just ok.

    Pro Combat is ok Graphics are decent Cons World feels repetitive and empty Need to work on making the world feel organic and    Game started out magical, but very quickly feel into the void of repetitive empty open worlds. They really should have taken not of the top tier open worlds like red dead redemption, Skyrim, witcher 3. This game could have been a classic instead it was just ok.

    Pro
    Combat is ok
    Graphics are decent

    Cons
    World feels repetitive and empty
    Need to work on making the world feel organic and interactions exist and occur organically and don't pull you from the world . Red dead 2 does this well.
    Music needs to be more effective. Flying mechanics need to be fully redone especially if there is going to be Quidditch. Should be able to do complex arial manuvers while still being able to look so around. Final con...no Quidditch... How dare they.    … Expand
  56. Xemnuz
    Feb 11, 2023
    7
    Pretty good game about 5 hours in. The start is horrible though, I cannot understand how one could make it that bad. And I do think the performance is pretty bad on most average systems as the world and things in it are many and big, but cant complain on a 3070x13600k.
    The combat was atually better than I thought but nothing special so far.
    The graphics can be nice but it does not really    Pretty good game about 5 hours in. The start is horrible though, I cannot understand how one could make it that bad. And I do think the performance is pretty bad on most average systems as the world and things in it are many and big, but cant complain on a 3070x13600k.
    The combat was atually better than I thought but nothing special so far.
    The graphics can be nice but it does not really feel like the game came out in 2023, especially the menu etc is quite slowish, though it seems more suited for a console than PC.

    The most critically bad thing so far is the amount of diversity. In 1800s England (200 years back from Harry Potter as far as I understand) and your teachers are Arabic/indian, East-Asian, vendors are women with male voices, the first character I met outside Hogwarts was a 60 year old woman talking about her wife Priya, many African Vendors and students from Uganda (this could actually work but if they were born in UK they wouldn't be talking like they are from the most distant tribes in said countries/continents. it really is a shame as this experience is supposed to be british, not Asian, African or a same-gender-love accepting soceity, sadly as was the reality(and yes this is fiction but based in the real world). Which makes me sad to see the game go so hard in that direction just because JK Rowlings happens to think that those who can give birth are women, which should be acceptable to agree with.

    Also weird that there is no "bad person" on school yet with a gang walking around and most people you ever talk to there are people who experience bullying, which do happen to be fair, but every single student being bullied? Also when you get sorted the one talking is not the headmaster but a random professor, and the headmaster shows me a random student to the dorm? Odd.
    Something is off with the FOV (still after changing it) and movement, it doesn't feel natural.

    The headmaster seems to have suprisingly little authority as well which is important for this world to work. Also think its fair to say that the character creation is pretty subpar, you have about 10 faces to choose from which cannot be changed, the haircuts are awful in graphics and style, the voices are the worst because there is just 2 and then you have 4 versions of that voice tweaked, the tweaked once are so poorly made it cannot be used.

    Its a pretty solid 7 so far but I can see it fall to a 6.5 or bounce up to a 7.5 depending on how it unfolds. Hopefully the diversity is enough by now, if only it was a truly british only 1800s experience, that would have been incredible to experience.    … Expand
  57. VG_Alex
    Feb 21, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts Legacy

    Graphic/Art: 7.5/7

    Music/Sounds: 9/8

    Narrative/Performance: 7/6

    Gameplay: 7

    Overall design:7

    Score: 6.8 (-0.5)
  58. rezo_21
    Mar 12, 2023
    7
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  59. svonton
    Feb 18, 2023
    7
    One of the famous franchises got a modern look, and now let's discuss what is good and what is bad about this new game in Harry Potter world. The first thing you will notice is the very good level of graphics in the game - in my opinion, the faces of the characters could be much better and more attractive, but overall not bad. In all other respects, it is close to ideal: landscapes,One of the famous franchises got a modern look, and now let's discuss what is good and what is bad about this new game in Harry Potter world. The first thing you will notice is the very good level of graphics in the game - in my opinion, the faces of the characters could be much better and more attractive, but overall not bad. In all other respects, it is close to ideal: landscapes, clothes, magical effects and animations - all this is created at a high level. But this level of detail makes the game not run as well on some PC configurations (especially on machines with less than 16GB RAM). And it's interesting why this game didn't get as many 0's as Elden Ring with the same technical issues on some machines (and yes, Hogwarts also has some 21:9 aspect ratio issues). Let's move further, the combat system is excellent for me - all these different spells with different effects can be combined in different ways that make combat system so flexible and perfectly suitable for your play style. Various amount of activities scattered around the world also don't let you boring. But here we come to plot and minus that i met in my playthrough. To me, the main quest, as well as the 3 side quests, look and feel childish without any drama, everything is too slick as if bad endings are something that is not achievable. lso about main quest if planning to rush it on easy difficulty (probably on all others) you probably can't do this because LVL-gates game says to you some thing like "no way bro you need to get N lvl to continue storyline", and on low difficulty the only way to obtain more lvl is do all side quests that you can see. But if you don't wanna see credits in the end of the game and your target is get message that you complete the main quest you dont need to farm everything but still need farm a lot. So as conclusion it grate game with good graphic excellent, combat system and not bad puzzles, but at the same time the game suffers from poor optimization and lvl gates.… Expand
  60. xgatto
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    Great start, tons of potential, but you can tell it's a bit of an "amateurish" work. From distorted, badly mixed voices, to lag and glitches. Excited for a sequel if they ever make one. As far as this one goes, it's pretty average.
  61. Daruse93
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    Good atmosphere, amazing Hogwarts and villages, fight system is pretty nice. But the plot is boring, characters are also boring
  62. Renaigse
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    Пример игры, которая получила огромную популярность и завышенные оценки просто потому, что сама франшиза, по которой сделана игра, крайне популярна + давно не было по ней высокобюджетных проектов. Буквально люди, которые практически не играют в игры, зашли поностальгировать по Гаре Потнаму, отсюда и такие баллы. На деле же игра сделана по всем канонам ААА дрочилен: незапоминающийся главныйПример игры, которая получила огромную популярность и завышенные оценки просто потому, что сама франшиза, по которой сделана игра, крайне популярна + давно не было по ней высокобюджетных проектов. Буквально люди, которые практически не играют в игры, зашли поностальгировать по Гаре Потнаму, отсюда и такие баллы. На деле же игра сделана по всем канонам ААА дрочилен: незапоминающийся главный сюжет, второсортные допы, куча выпадающего разноцветного лутячего, отвратительные диалоги и оптимизация, но отличная графика, анимации и проработка самого мира.… Expand
  63. Dubtricksgaming
    Feb 10, 2023
    7
    Although there are a few performances issues and clear pop in graphics why this isn't a 10 rating this game is beyond stunning best game last 5 years enjoying my adventure very much rich story vast open world 15 hours in still not seen everything yet dialogue is great controls nicely an amazing beautiful stunning vast world would recommend
  64. Sylsurfer
    Feb 13, 2023
    7
    I love this Game, the Storyline,the Quests all of it and i would give it a 10 but the Framerate Problems on PC are a serius Problem. Can´t even Stream this with a 3070Ti it has no Driver yet and no Update which helps the PC Community. I play DLSS Performance mostly on High with some settings on middle and the Framerate capped to 60, no Vsync and no Raytracing of Course. This should workI love this Game, the Storyline,the Quests all of it and i would give it a 10 but the Framerate Problems on PC are a serius Problem. Can´t even Stream this with a 3070Ti it has no Driver yet and no Update which helps the PC Community. I play DLSS Performance mostly on High with some settings on middle and the Framerate capped to 60, no Vsync and no Raytracing of Course. This should work better with 32 GB, it fills up the VRAM from the GPU.… Expand
  65. Visitbr
    Aug 1, 2023
    7
    o jogo em sí é divertido, o mapa e a ambientação são os pontos fortes, hogwarts é muito bem feita nesse jogo, o combate é muito divertido, o mundo tem muito conteúdo e missões, mas a história principal é muito desinteressante, as missões secundarias do sebastian foram muito melhores que a historia principal, o jogo é lindo e tem cenários fenomenais, mas é extremamente mal otimizado, eleo jogo em sí é divertido, o mapa e a ambientação são os pontos fortes, hogwarts é muito bem feita nesse jogo, o combate é muito divertido, o mundo tem muito conteúdo e missões, mas a história principal é muito desinteressante, as missões secundarias do sebastian foram muito melhores que a historia principal, o jogo é lindo e tem cenários fenomenais, mas é extremamente mal otimizado, ele come memoria ram e vram de maneira absurda ele pesa a placa de vídeo sem ao menos ter gráficos ou um mapa que justificasse todo esse "peso" do game, algo que me decepcionou foi a floresta proibida, nos filmes e livros cita a existência de varias criaturas mas no game só tem aranhas(que por sinal nao faz sentindo existir diversas aranhas sendo que aragog vai aparecer quase 100 anos depois dos eventos desse jogo) e duendes.… Expand
  66. Fallconex
    Apr 26, 2023
    7
    So basically it's a perfect example of a game with amazing atmosphere, art, and design but with no narrative whatsoever. The game feels kinda empty with that weird plot, lack of emotions, and underdeveloped characters... Like an attraction for wizarding world fans and nothing more (but no surprise here from a studio that never developed a good game so far).
    Overall, that's an OK    So basically it's a perfect example of a game with amazing atmosphere, art, and design but with no narrative whatsoever. The game feels kinda empty with that weird plot, lack of emotions, and underdeveloped characters... Like an attraction for wizarding world fans and nothing more (but no surprise here from a studio that never developed a good game so far).
    Overall, that's an OK experience, mostly for fans. Not recommended for others.    … Expand
  67. petriAND
    Mar 10, 2023
    7
    gameplay - 8.5/10
    story - 6/10
    sound design - 6.5/10 visuals - 9/10 acting - 7/10 fun - 8/10 optimization - 4/10 ----------------------------------- 7/10 (effortlessly an 8/10 if it was well optimized) So the good parts are the gameplay and the visuals, the game is gorgeous and the gameplay is fun and it feels good. Maybe the combat felt a bit repetitive close to the end but    gameplay - 8.5/10
    story - 6/10
    sound design - 6.5/10
    visuals - 9/10
    acting - 7/10
    fun - 8/10
    optimization - 4/10
    -----------------------------------
    7/10 (effortlessly an 8/10 if it was well optimized)

    So the good parts are the gameplay and the visuals, the game is gorgeous and the gameplay is fun and it feels good. Maybe the combat felt a bit repetitive close to the end but overall it felt good. Now the worst parts of this game are the story, sound design, and optimization. The story might just be the most boring thing I've seen in recent times I know is for kids but is just awfully boring. You can sense where the story will go way before actually getting there. Is so very superficial and the characters are so flat written. By the end of the game I did not care not even a bit for any of the characters. And there is the optimization, from 90-100 fps it drops randomly to 20-30 in the same area doing literally nothing (on an rtx 3070ti btw). Unfortunately, this became the norm in gaming and is sad. The sound design is disappointing, on a home theater the voices so echoish even outside of Hogwarts, some sounds are very quiet and others are extremely loud.
    So, overall the game was a pretty good game if you close an eye on the optimization part. For the right fan of the Harry Potter universe, this might be one of the best games they've played. But again this should not be the norm in gaming and is sad to see developers becoming lazier and lazier in optimizing their games.    … Expand
  68. samstrummer90
    Mar 4, 2023
    7
    Las impresiones que causa este juego son que parece que en un principio se iba a llamar "videojuego genérico de escuela de magia para móvil con grinding infinito y micro pagos", pero alguien decidió aportar dinero al proyecto y licencias oficiales de Harry Potter para su desarrollo.

    Al final nos encontramos con un título entretenido pero mediocre, con una historia pobre y que no termina    Las impresiones que causa este juego son que parece que en un principio se iba a llamar "videojuego genérico de escuela de magia para móvil con grinding infinito y micro pagos", pero alguien decidió aportar dinero al proyecto y licencias oficiales de Harry Potter para su desarrollo.

    Al final nos encontramos con un título entretenido pero mediocre, con una historia pobre y que no termina de despuntar ni de destacar en ningún aspecto en concreto: plana, estúpida, genérica, absurda y poco interesante. A nivel técnico y de rendimiento es nefasto, sobre todo en PC.

    Si eres fan de Harry Potter tendrás algunas horas de asombro y disfrute con el mundo mágico y sobre todo con el mapa de Hogwarts, pero según avancen las horas veras como esta ilusión se desvanece para dejarnos en otro juego genérico de Ubisoft, con rasgos de juego freemium para móvil y con cientos de iconos en el mapa que no sirven más que para rellenar.    … Expand
  69. 2random
    Feb 28, 2023
    7
    I have mixed feelings about this one. There are some things the game does extremely great, while at the same time it completely fails at other things.
    Let's start with good stuff:
    1. Sounds and music. It's awesome. It's gourgeous. It changes according to the situation- be it a quiet room, a lively field full of students, a classroom or a combat encounter, a magic door opening or a spell    I have mixed feelings about this one. There are some things the game does extremely great, while at the same time it completely fails at other things.
    Let's start with good stuff:
    1. Sounds and music. It's awesome. It's gourgeous. It changes according to the situation- be it a quiet room, a lively field full of students, a classroom or a combat encounter, a magic door opening or a spell hitting a training dummy- it just feels right and immersive.
    2. Visuals and level design. The game looks stunning! All these flying and moving magical things around create an unforgettable atmosphere of magic. Locations are filled with all sorts of puzzles and secrets. I can't remember when was the last time exploring was actually this fun. The game just keeps on giving!
    3. Spellcasting and combat. They actually managed to make you feel like you're casting a spell, not just pressing a button. There are all sorts of comboes you can perform, environments you can use to your advantage: it's not your usual button mash, there's a lot more to it, and it feels surprisingly intuitive. There are countless ways to combine spells and achieve what you want.
    4. Lessons and learning. Well, Hogwarts is a school after all, so you have to attend lessons to learn new spells and skills. It's always a fun experience.

    And now to the bad stuff:
    1. Performance. I'm not even talking RTX. There are some scenes where I'm getting 10-15fps in 4k, and no amount of DLSS helps. I guess my 3080 is not up to the task anymore.
    2. Progression. When you start, the game warns you that the only way to get EXP and level up is to complete challenges by exploring! This approach made me really excited- gone are the days of grinding thousands of enemies! But few hours into the game I've decided to hang out outside of Hogwarts and I've discovered... your generic RPG. Complete with bandits, campsites, ruins, caves, monsters, "points of interest" and "activities". And guess what? They lied! You still get EXP for exterminating everything that moves! As soon as you attack the next bandit, you're getting an "challenge" to "kill X bandits". And while the main game has some magic to it, the (mandatory) exploration part feels like a middle of the road Ubisoft game, where you run around unlocking the map from one outpost to another.
    3. Plot. Well, it's not really bad. I just expected way more than your generic "hey, you're a superhero... a super-magical-hero! and you got to fight super-ma... no, just your old plain generic evil". Your character has a skill nobody else has, and you have to find out how to use it, and more generic stuff.
    4. Missions. It feels like there are 2 types of these. A go-there-fetch-this secondary quests inside Hogwarts. It felt fun first few times, but it got boring rather fast. And there are main quests- where you go to the place X, watch a few cutscenes, do some combat and see the plot move. What I really didn't like, is the lesson to mission ratio. You're in school, but ultimately, you'd have like 1 lesson and 10 missions of a different kind. I wish they'd let you learn magic more.
    5. Guides and pointers. The game nurses you way too much. It explains puzzles. It tells you how to solve things. It just guides and nurses you way too much. I wish they'd let me explore and find a solution to a puzzle on my own more often.
    6. Woke. It's there. This time, it's not just looks, but voice acting as well. Instead of talking about magic, you'll be faced with... Ughandian? Ugandan? Well, some African countries political and social problems. Feels extremely weird, forced and out of touch. And some voice actors speek such a broken English I can't even understand it.
    7. A feeling of Emptiness. Once you've beaten the initial few quests, completed some puzzles here and there, Hogwarts becomes surprisingly empty. Yes, there are hundreds of NPCs running around, but you can't interract with them. There are cool classrooms, but you can't really do anything there either. It feels like the game is telling you: Hogwarts is just the first location, and you've already completed it. No more magical school experience. This is where the generic RPG begins. It's time to move on to the next location, kill mobs there and level up. Which is not what I've expected. Hogwarts is in the name. I didn't want to kill spiders, wolves, bandits. I didn't want to destroy outposts... But here we are.    … Expand
  70. Piergio
    Apr 26, 2023
    7
    After finishing the game, i had to update my review. From a 10, i have brought it down to a 7, cause it's really repetitive.
  71. Dee-Jay_Deli
    Mar 24, 2023
    7
    Nice game with:
    +fantastic atmosphere
    +fantastic music +authentic realization of the Harry Potter World +decent combat that is bogged down by: -boring story -poor pacing (you spend way too much time on "filler" content) -too much open-world busy work -unfitting loot & progression mechanics -Low world interactivity It takes about 20 hours before your really realize that the    Nice game with:
    +fantastic atmosphere
    +fantastic music
    +authentic realization of the Harry Potter World
    +decent combat

    that is bogged down by:
    -boring story
    -poor pacing (you spend way too much time on "filler" content)
    -too much open-world busy work
    -unfitting loot & progression mechanics
    -Low world interactivity

    It takes about 20 hours before your really realize that the game is much more filler content than is appears at first. The depth of game-play is appropriate for roughly 30 hours, but it stretched to >40 by numerous collectables, generic and repetitious "challenges" (Merlin puzzles), pet collection etc.    … Expand
  72. Robin646
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    So, let me start off by saying, these are my (somewhat) first impressions. I have not finished the game, but I do feel like my opinions are not going to change much as time progresses. As it stands now, I have played for roughly 20 hours, focusing on the main quests and most side objectives respectively so far.

    With that out of the way, let me first touch on the performance. It's bad.    So, let me start off by saying, these are my (somewhat) first impressions. I have not finished the game, but I do feel like my opinions are not going to change much as time progresses. As it stands now, I have played for roughly 20 hours, focusing on the main quests and most side objectives respectively so far.

    With that out of the way, let me first touch on the performance. It's bad. Like, really bad. I have to put my settings on high graphics with ultra performance DLSS, and I still get framedrops below 50 at times... with an RTX 3080... That should not be happening. Now I do realize that this may change with a day 1 patch, since the game is still in early release. That's why I won't include it in my actual rating. Just figured it's worth mentioning atleast.

    Now, the performance is something that can be fixed, but there are some things that just can't be fixed and they may be dealbreakers to people so I'll touch on those as well. The terrible voice acting is the first thing to come to mind. Seriously, none of the voice actors so far, are good, except for Ranrok. Even the main character (male atleast) sucks. I am somewhat intrigued to find out more about the main story, but I really dislike the fact that the main character; the one we play as - is shrouded in mystery. How are we supposed to connect to our personalized, carefully crafted RPG character, when we have no idea who or what he is? These are things that should be explained early on. After 20-ish hours, I still have no clue who the character - that I named after myself - is...

    Now with all that, I make it sound like it's a bad game. It's not, and I'm not saying it is. The world-building is awesome and Hogwarts, as well as everything else, is beautifully crafted. It really feels like Harry Potter. They absolutely nailed the atmosphere and music. The gameplay itself is also pretty damn satisfying. Imagine a Batman Arkham game; but with Harry Potter spells. Pretty good stuff.

    The things I mentioned would just elevate this from being an average RPG, to being a GOTY contender. Unfortunately, most of these issues are core to the game, so they can't be changed. I don't expect them to just recast the countless bad voice actors with competent ones, nor do I expect them to fundamentally change the story to introduce you to the character early on. These are deliberate story and casting decisions and it is what it is, but those things are definitely what holds the game back and therefor, I can't rate it any higher than a 7/10.

    If you are a weathered gamer who is tired of the same old "go here," "fetch this," "kill that" RPG, this game is NOT for you. It does nothing to change the formula we've all known forever, so if you are looking for the next Elden Ring, this game will disappoint you.

    If you're a big Potter-Head however, you may find this game to be what you've wanted for all these years. Exploring Hogwarts and famous locations from the movies/books, is insanely fun, and it has a nice combat system to keep you interested as well, alongside some truly great music that sounds like it could be composed by John Williaks himself!    … Expand
  73. Wondux
    May 23, 2023
    7
    Currently, I am 21 years old. I spent my childhood watching Harry Potter movies over and over. (Yeah, I have never read the books... Sorry lol) I was at some points obsessed. I would find a twig and roleplay as a wizard in my room. I even knew almost all the names of the spells, and what they did. So you may imagine what a blessing this game would have been to me when I was at that age.Currently, I am 21 years old. I spent my childhood watching Harry Potter movies over and over. (Yeah, I have never read the books... Sorry lol) I was at some points obsessed. I would find a twig and roleplay as a wizard in my room. I even knew almost all the names of the spells, and what they did. So you may imagine what a blessing this game would have been to me when I was at that age. Even now, it was a beyond incredible experience. However, the developers have also made very bad decisions.

    Pros:
    -The combat feels amazing. Having so many different types of spells and being able to cast them is a blessing for someone like me. Making strong combinations from the different spells felt amazing. Combat animations were amazing. I could feel that I was actually damaging my opponent.
    -The castle is beyond incredible. Every second I spent there, I could feel the passion emitting from the developers. No words. It was perfect. The ambiance, the music, everything.
    -Room of requirement was a great addition. Very fun to make potions, and collect beasts.

    Cons:
    -The story was terrible. Except for one, the characters are not memorable. Any one of the random side events from Red Dead Redemption 2 has a better story than that of Hogwarts Legacy. The starting idea is good. The villains are not well-written. The characters are not well written. The dialogue is very bad-written. They are not realistic. The protagonist is just blank. Not as a silent protagonist though. For example, the Persona series have silent protagonists, but I find them to be likable, even only from their dialogue options. This protag's dialogue options also sucked.
    -The open-world experience was not likable. It's extremely repetitive.
    -The student experience is terrible. I hated how I had to collect ingredients to unlock spells. It made no sense story-wise and was not enjoyable gameplay-wise. I almost never felt like a student at Hogwarts.
    -I despised the political correctness. I fully support LGBT. Some of my best friends are a part of the community. I have friends from various ethnicities and colors. I am also brown. However, the story takes place in 1890 England. They should not be at a point where they know not to assume someone's gender. They should not have controversies about pronouns. Trans people should not be normal in that period. There shouldn't be so many different races at such a major number. Even though this is not ok with me, it's a harsh reality. This majorly kills off immersion. If you want to do this, make a game that takes place in 2023, and I would absolutely be OK with that.

    Even though I had so many negative comments, the atmosphere of the castle and the combat, never bored me. They were incredibly done. However, I am very biased. If I was not a Harry Potter fan, or if this was not a Harry Potter game, I would have rated it much lower. But, this was the dream of my childhood. It was very enjoyable and I religiously played it, getting 100% at 66 hours. Very nice job.    … Expand
  74. Pteromyin0
    Feb 23, 2023
    7
    Pretty average game that completely lives off its franchise.
    It has nice graphics and good sound design, even if the score is a bit arbitrary. The combat system can be fun but is held back by subpar controls. The story is mediocre, side quests are forgettable, the world is mostly lifeless and bland.
    The game lacks polish in many areas: from your character sleeping on the ground to    Pretty average game that completely lives off its franchise.
    It has nice graphics and good sound design, even if the score is a bit arbitrary. The combat system can be fun but is held back by subpar controls. The story is mediocre, side quests are forgettable, the world is mostly lifeless and bland.
    The game lacks polish in many areas: from your character sleeping on the ground to unintuitive and laggy menu navigation, bad flight controls, much backtracking. You have to change your appearance everytime you equip gear. German voice acting is atrocious.
    It runs well on my system, so no points taken off for performance. I'll add 1 point to the score because the game manages to provoke racists and transphobes.    … Expand
  75. random-dude
    Jul 26, 2023
    7
    Almost excellent game. Gameplay-mechanics and the world design - superb. Music, atmosphere, immersion and exploring in this game is pure bliss. Lots and lots of little lore-accurate details, fun easter eggs and all-around unique charm that only the wizarding world has (and which the later movies lacked). The setting (year 1890) is interesting, and the acting is solid.

    Puzzles... some    Almost excellent game. Gameplay-mechanics and the world design - superb. Music, atmosphere, immersion and exploring in this game is pure bliss. Lots and lots of little lore-accurate details, fun easter eggs and all-around unique charm that only the wizarding world has (and which the later movies lacked). The setting (year 1890) is interesting, and the acting is solid.

    Puzzles... some work, and some are too easy. Most puzzles are repeated too many times. Would've wanter more variety in these, the mechanics and spell combinations would allow for more varied puzzles in difficulty and execution, and I hope this is something they add later on in a DLC.

    Bosses are underwhelming. First few were a copy/paste same fight, and the only good boss with fun and engaging mechanics was the very last one. Though the last boss was good, it didn't feel like the final boss of a game - more like a lead-up to it.

    Main villains weren't much of a fight, and were mostly relegated as mid-bosses with endless adds. The environments in these fights were uninspired, and lacked any opportunity to utilize the surroundings for different tactics, other than the repetitive crowd control you spend most of the game using.

    The story is is another weakness in this game. Its build-up is good, but the resolution comes suddenly bringing the main story to an abrupt end. After completing the main story, there's little to no reason to stick around doing side quests and explore more of the map. Which is a shame, since the world is Beautiful with a Capitol B, and immersive.

    I'll raise my score if they deliver a good DLC, but for now it's a very solid 7.
    Or if they give me quidditch, it's an automatic 10.    … Expand
  76. seojoon98
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    This game is fantastic. However, the optimization problem is extremely serious. The steam version is incomplete.
  77. DreamCore90
    Mar 12, 2023
    7
    The game felt magical for the first few hours, but then the magic quickly faded. The reasons for this:

    1. Technical issues a plenty. Glitchy lighting, shadows and LoD with performance issues and stuttering (even after patches) on an RTX 4090. 2. The world is littered by Ubisoft-style side tasks. There are almost 100 Merlin trials, boat loads of balloon challenges etc. Who the heck    The game felt magical for the first few hours, but then the magic quickly faded. The reasons for this:

    1. Technical issues a plenty. Glitchy lighting, shadows and LoD with performance issues and stuttering (even after patches) on an RTX 4090.

    2. The world is littered by Ubisoft-style side tasks. There are almost 100 Merlin trials, boat loads of balloon challenges etc. Who the heck wants to do the same thing 100 times? All of this crap is also linked to expanding your inventory, ancient magic slots and higher level lockpicking which makes it practically mandatory.

    3. Enemy variaty is SEVERLY lacking. You will be fighting the same dark wizards and goblins for the majority of the game, alongside spiders, wolves and the occasional troll.

    4. The main story is very slow and not that interesting in general.

    Had I rated the game after the first 10 hours, I would have given it a 9, but as the hours kept ticking, all the flaws just became more apparent and in the end I even struggeled to keep playing and actually finish it.    … Expand
  78. Funny7Cloud
    Feb 21, 2023
    7
    能够满足粉丝对霍格沃茨学校的幻想的一部粉丝向作品，游戏本身的游戏性相对一般，罐头游戏的特点就是能保证相对稳定的品质。其他的全靠魔咒之地的衬托了，同行成就同行。
  79. vitorgaioso
    Sep 12, 2023
    7
    Provavelmente a nota aumentaria pelo menos uns 2 pontos se eu fosse fã do universo Harry Potter. Mas como sou apenas fã de souls-like, um 7 é mais que suficiente. História legalzinha, gameplay boa mas repetitiva depois de um certo ponto.
  80. Paradov
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    The world is pretty well made and full of little details, flying around with the broom is really magical. But there's not a lot of bosses, the side missions are kinda boring, and the fast travel does not works sometimes.
  81. EKYR
    Jul 11, 2023
    7
    hogwarts legacy is the definitive game to get for a harry potter /fantastic beasts fan, it is great at what it does. I enjoyed my time with this game, the graphics are one of the best ive seen, the world ESPECIALLY hogwarts castle is marvellous, they got that really bang on, nailed it in every aspect. Walking around the castle and having a whimsical feel of magic and wonder around you ishogwarts legacy is the definitive game to get for a harry potter /fantastic beasts fan, it is great at what it does. I enjoyed my time with this game, the graphics are one of the best ive seen, the world ESPECIALLY hogwarts castle is marvellous, they got that really bang on, nailed it in every aspect. Walking around the castle and having a whimsical feel of magic and wonder around you is truly not replicable in other games because other games dont do harry potter like this game does. Walking to and from class, learning new spells, talking to your npc friends, it is super immersive while you are in the hogwarts castle. Hogsmeade is also a treat to explore, fans will recognise many familar places from the movies. The fan service is really done super super well, i must praise them alot for this. Thumbs up. You can even have a pet farm where you can rear animals and make spells, this is like so cool to do in the game, well done.

    However the game is far from perfect!
    as a video game fan, i could easily tell the game fails to really innovate or broaden our expectations of what a modern open world can do, it gets boring very quickly as you do endless fetch quests (while riding various mounts which are quite fun to do ngl, only thing keeping me from falling asleep while doing side quests), the combat is the most basic in a video game ever, every single enemy can be killed with the simple spell you get at the start. The illusion really breaks once you leave the castle and hogsmeade because the world doesnt have much to offer at all. The repeated dialogue is really annoying also. Towards the end, the game can start to feel quite repetitive and dry, with a run of the mill good vs evil storyline, which when considering the audience of the game might include younger klds, its fine i guess,, but story does not stand out and repetitive missions are unwelcome and distasteful.
    Hogwarts Legacy is great at what it does and it really shows, but the game could use some fine tuning such as stronger story and expanded open world concepts.    … Expand
  82. Ingretlam
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    Real review with no politics. The game is a lot of fun with a great combat system that can get repetitive at times. It has some optimization issues, I have a 3070 TI and have had to turn it down to medium settings to get it 60fps stable on my hdr 2k monitor. That being said, even the medium settings look great. The game feels alive and populated, not an empty waste like most open worldReal review with no politics. The game is a lot of fun with a great combat system that can get repetitive at times. It has some optimization issues, I have a 3070 TI and have had to turn it down to medium settings to get it 60fps stable on my hdr 2k monitor. That being said, even the medium settings look great. The game feels alive and populated, not an empty waste like most open world rpg's recently. There is a huge nostalgia factor here and fans of Harry Potter will get more out of this game then non fans. Would definitely recommend this game.

    Que political portion of review. The game definitely pushes its inclusive agenda to the forefront of the game for better or worse depending on your perspective. for all those claiming not to buy it because it funds JK Rowling, What about the dozens of developers who you are neglecting that actually agree with your agenda? to deny one person you are hurting so many more that pushed the inclusivity you ask for into this game. You all need to think before you speak. (I personally think the woke agenda has gone too far for the record)    … Expand
  83. GrimJesus
    Feb 10, 2023
    7
    The game is beautiful, the characters are intriguing and the story is interesting, but the performance is lackluster and leaves a lot to be desired. overall 7/10, will change to 8 if they end up fixing the performance issues but it really spoils an otherwise fantastic game.
  84. TennoAndros
    Feb 23, 2023
    7
    The game is really good i definitely recommend it. Not perfect 10 cause of few missing or "bad" things. Equipment variety is so and so personally don't like most clothing definitely don't like hats at all. A lot of ridiculous glasses. Anyway wands length doesn't matter i mean you can choose length but doesn't edit the length really. Character creation: All look like good lookingThe game is really good i definitely recommend it. Not perfect 10 cause of few missing or "bad" things. Equipment variety is so and so personally don't like most clothing definitely don't like hats at all. A lot of ridiculous glasses. Anyway wands length doesn't matter i mean you can choose length but doesn't edit the length really. Character creation: All look like good looking genderless. Apparently cause all of the backlash they got. No patronus/dementors they could have but nope enemy variety falls short too. Wand handle variety mediocre but still better than none at all since you wouldn't hold a want but a wooden stick without them. Didn't really work at wands at all after so many years. No quidditch(bad excuse) or point system or good/dark wizard impact. Lastly not much replay-ability since not much will change and you have already a lot to do with challenges/side quests etc. i was thinking that i would play it immediately after i finish first playthrough but i just couldn't do all that all over again just to have a different house. HUGE disappointment are the freaking exclusives. I pay the same price for pc game as ps5 i don't get why i have less content than them? WHY do i have to wait 1 year? I can finish the game so many times or be done with it by then. WHY do we accept that and we "allow" that? Overall really good game(not perfect but solid) hoping for a much much better installments now that they saw its success. This all come from an honest fan.… Expand
  85. Grandeuz
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    Очень ждал и максимально разочаровался. Всё скучное и криво. Игра максимально стерильная. Старые игры про Гарри были в разы атмосферное.
  86. Choomber
    Mar 1, 2023
    7
    It's a difficult one.

    Technically and graphically the game is 9/10 except for the loot system which is simply annoying, exploring feels great, combat feels fulfilling. Storywise it's not so good. It's engaging for the first 10 hours then it's gets more and more tedious. Characters are pretty forgettable, their side missions aren't really engaging except for Sebastian's quests. There's an    It's a difficult one.

    Technically and graphically the game is 9/10 except for the loot system which is simply annoying, exploring feels great, combat feels fulfilling.

    Storywise it's not so good. It's engaging for the first 10 hours then it's gets more and more tedious. Characters are pretty forgettable, their side missions aren't really engaging except for Sebastian's quests. There's an illusion of choice, but your choices doesn't matter. There's no depth in characters, but the game redeems itself by the depth of the general world, environment and lore. 6/10 for main story, 4/10 for charactes, 10/10 for open world. In the end i rate it 7, it was good experience, but if you are a harry potter fan it might be much more better for you than it was for me.    … Expand
  87. ATLAUS
    Apr 28, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts legacy is okay for HP fans,it highly reproduces movies and novels,including types of magic and academic design,and its just so so for normal player,fighting is a bit boring / few things that can interact with each other.
  88. zNeverSleep
    May 14, 2023
    7
    Alright, I was caught by surprise with this game.

    When it was first announced, I didn't care much for it. Fantastic Beasts was a flop, and even though I'm a big fan of Harry Potter, I don't trust the games industry anymore. I thought the release date was much further away, so I only discovered it one month before release, and my interest started to grow slowly. After getting my hands on    Alright, I was caught by surprise with this game.

    When it was first announced, I didn't care much for it. Fantastic Beasts was a flop, and even though I'm a big fan of Harry Potter, I don't trust the games industry anymore. I thought the release date was much further away, so I only discovered it one month before release, and my interest started to grow slowly. After getting my hands on it, here are my thoughts:

    The beginning of the game is not its strong point, especially if you expect something like the movies. But the more you play, the better the game becomes.

    The main story was okay, but what really got me into the game were the relationship quests and how they were connected to the main storyline. Unfortunately, the influence of these quests - in the consequences factor - was literally irrelevant, but the atmosphere was there. The development of the characters could have been better, but following them on their journey was good enough. I also loved the way the developers approached the houses. In the movies, besides Gryffindor, most characters were one-dimensional and behaved according to the stereotypes of their houses. That's not the case here. As a critic, I must say that the conclusion of those side quests could be more unpredictable. Actually, I could say that about all of the main quest storylines.

    Is the game difficult? It depends. It can be, but it's up to you. I played on hard and chose to use the minimum amount of potions as possible, including life. That way, three hits and I was dead. After getting used to the spells and the enemies, it becomes okay. All I needed was to understand the weaknesses of my opponents and pay attention.

    Hogwarts is beautiful. Not as magical as in the movies, but pretty good. Exploring it is rewarding, and the way the developers placed chests and challenges was amazing. The open world surprised me a lot. I didn't expect such a huge place, with so many possibilities for exploration. Another thing that made me love this game was how much content is in it. A good example is the Room of Requirement. I lost count of how many times I thought it was over, but no, they just throw more and more content at you - and that happened even in the last stages of the game. Amazing. You know when you're playing a game that was made with love.

    But there's something I still haven't talked about, and it can be a game-breaker for a lot of people: the optimization.

    It's broken. I had to spend hours looking for mods to fix the game. After trying many of them, I found one: Ascendio 3.0. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be writing this review, so a huge thanks to the modders. With the mod, I played the game with 45 fps locked at 1080p, with most settings on high. And it was beautiful - but obviously not as much as the requirements to play it suggest, since 16GB of RAM is not enough without a mod. Overall, I'm happy with the game. There's so much to talk about, but I'm getting tired of writing. I do recommend it, but be aware of its optimization problems. Maybe in a year, it will be playable without mods - but if you have a console, you can disregard this.

    First playthrough date: 03/2023    … Expand
  89. ObsessedMeat
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    I can't complete this game. The first 15/20 hours are amazing. Then, you are left with no more spells to learn, maybe a few new animals to catch, and the emptiness of a map loaded with those boring as hell Merlin's trials. Technically is good, mechanics are kinda interesting, but after 20 hours into the game, i just can't play for more than 5 minutes withouth getting bored.
  90. nuglord
    Jun 16, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. + Massive, beautiful world with great depth of development.
    + Simple, fun mechanics - flight controls feel especially good.
    + Large map to explore with tons of content.
    + Lore and storyline feel fun, lighthearted, and true to franchise.

    - Functionality gated behind the typical AAA collectible grind.
    - Disappointing ending after an otherwise compelling storyline.
    - Terribly optimized with lots of bugs, glitches, and lack of polish.
    - Narrative is fun, but lacks depth or significant character development.
    - Many key elements missing - quidditch being the primary among them.    … Expand
  91. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    The story is pretty average and boring. There is fun to be made especially for fans of the series but there could have been more.
  92. TruthSeaker
    Aug 15, 2023
    7
    Very solid game. Much more enjoyable in every way than 90% of 2k23 titles.
    Major cons - game is extremely easy and story is really lacking in terms of depth and proper pacing.
  93. InMassiveDebt
    Aug 11, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts Legacy extends an immersive and enthralling journey into the enchanting realm of Harry Potter. With its captivating storyline, compelling side quests, and visually striking graphics, it initially grips players' attention. Nevertheless, the game falls short in justifying its price due to its brevity and lack of substantial content. Moreover, the limited impact of player choices onHogwarts Legacy extends an immersive and enthralling journey into the enchanting realm of Harry Potter. With its captivating storyline, compelling side quests, and visually striking graphics, it initially grips players' attention. Nevertheless, the game falls short in justifying its price due to its brevity and lack of substantial content. Moreover, the limited impact of player choices on the surrounding world contributes to a somewhat unsatisfying experience, leaving an impression of emptiness.… Expand
  94. Hatsspace
    Aug 11, 2023
    7
    its fun for like the first 15 or so hours but gets stale and REPETITIVE their is like so many side activities that are completely useless BUT exploring Hogwarts is incredibly fun
  95. Tacco1306
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    This game is pure fan-service. i played it on release with some mayor bugs and had a little break... it did not catch me again.
  96. walkerz2
    Aug 14, 2023
    7
    Apesar de um ritimo repetitivo, e mecanicas manjadas a roupagem de harry potter agrada a criança interna e compensa a jogatina.
  97. TitaniumDragon
    Mar 12, 2023
    6
    Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world RPG set in the Wizarding Universe of Harry Potter, a century before the events of the book series. This is a game that is designed for fans of that universe – Hogwarts Castle, the centerpiece of the series, is marvelously detailed, and the game is full of the whimsy that the brand is known for. Visually, the game is a marvel, full of intricate details –Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world RPG set in the Wizarding Universe of Harry Potter, a century before the events of the book series. This is a game that is designed for fans of that universe – Hogwarts Castle, the centerpiece of the series, is marvelously detailed, and the game is full of the whimsy that the brand is known for. Visually, the game is a marvel, full of intricate details – Hogwarts Castle is the single best looking area in any video game, ever, and the world at large is quite nice.

    The game has you play as a fifth year student – a 16 year old – of the visual appearance and name of your choice. You get to get sorted into your house (though in reality, you can choose it), get a wand, and get to explore Hogwarts. You learn spells, and instead of fighting like a FPS or a standard action game, the game has a wholly original combat system based around matching shields and managing spell cooldowns and choosing your targets. It actually works well, and unlike most games which either abstract it a lot or feel like third person shooters, it actually feels like it is its own thing.

    But, while this game is a visual masterpiece, it falls a bit short on the actual experience. The game has a really good opening sequence, full of marvelous visuals and a lot of interesting set pieces, but after you get through the tutorial and start in on the game proper, you realize that there were some sacrifices made along the way to get this out the door, and this unfortunately makes the game world feel much less alive than it should.

    The other students are basically scenery – you barely interact with them, and the only times you really do is quests, of which there are an enormous number. Few of your fellow students or professors get much characterization – really, only four or so characters in the game really get explored all that much, and even then, one of them is terribly bland, and all but one of them have very bland designs.

    There are no companions here – there are some quests where you are accompanied by one of four fellow students, or by a professor – but they don’t last all that long, and they don’t do enough to characterize most of them. Ironically, the Slytherin companion is the most interesting one – and in fact, there are two interesting Slytherin characters, which works very well as they have a pre-existing friendship and you are sort of “intruding” on it, which creates an intersting dynamic. Moreover, one of them is very much into Dark Magic and is very emotional, while the other rejects it as dangerous. The one who is into it befriends you and influences you to try and find a cure for his sister, Anne, who has been cursed, at whatever cost – but even as he seduces you to the Dark Side, it kind of becomes clear that he is going too far and nothing he is doing is ultimately going to work out.

    Unfortunately, while this is a good tragedy, it is interspersed with a general plot that is nowhere near as good. One of the other students is okay – she has a bunch of beast-related sidequests – while the third is a fairly lame do-gooder whose characterization isn’t exactly exciting, and who is presented as some exotic figure – except the school is *extremely* international (much more than in the series) resulting in her not seeming so exotic at all. It just doesn’t work.

    There’s theoretically one more companion, but his existence is so fleeting that he shows up basically one and a half times. It is obvious he was meant to play a bigger role, but it seems like whatever subquest he was getting got cut – either because it wasn’t very interesting or because of a lack of time.

    Indeed, it is very obvious that the game was meant to have a companion system, where you brought people around with you; there’s remnants of dialogue from that, and unfortunately, without it, the world feels very sterile. You can’t interact with anyone but shopkeepers outside of quests, and so while the world is pretty, all there really is to do is to run around collecting stuff – which there is a plethora of, but it is mostly the same stuff, over and over again, outside of Hogwarts.

    The greater open world is honestly pretty weak – it looks good visually, but gameplay-wise, there’s just not enough enemy variety to sustain the game. The game could do some interesting puzzles, but there’s only a handful of them, mostly in Hogwarts, with most of the rest just being “use spell on object”. The actual combat is okay at first, but by the end you are just an overpowered wrecking ball and nothing can stand in your way, even without the use of Dark Magic, and the lack of enemy variety makes it increasingly repetitive the longer you go on.

    Overall, the game is a valiant effort, but the shortcomings hold it back from greatness, leaving it as a bit above par. If you play this, stick to the quests - they're quite solid - but the open world is not worth it.    … Expand
  98. berkinio
    Mar 30, 2023
    6
    Although Hogwarts Legacy was pretty fun for me at first, I saw that it was a pretty shallow game from the 20th hour of the game. Positive: The only thing I liked about the game was the design of Hogwarts. It has really been worked on and it has been designed very well. Negatives: You can even finish the game by pressing all the keys randomly. Boring gameplay. Although it is fun to travelAlthough Hogwarts Legacy was pretty fun for me at first, I saw that it was a pretty shallow game from the 20th hour of the game. Positive: The only thing I liked about the game was the design of Hogwarts. It has really been worked on and it has been designed very well. Negatives: You can even finish the game by pressing all the keys randomly. Boring gameplay. Although it is fun to travel in the open world at first, doing the same activities all the time and being empty inside makes all exploration meaningless after a point. Mediocre in terms of story and characters. It has been a very fun game for Harry Potter fans, but as a game it is quite boring and empty.… Expand
  99. nomad1326
    Apr 23, 2023
    6
    Pleasant atmosphere, interesting mechanics and systems, good realization of Hogwarts. Nonetheless, the game has some issues with game design, but the biggest problem for me is left-wing agenda with diversity and feminism on every corner without any logic in Scotland 19th century.
  100. derek_
    Mar 12, 2023
    6
    Unfortunately, this game feels more like chore than fun. It's just run here, reload screen, run there, reload screen, back to Hogwarts, reload.. over and over and over again.. It's filled with repetitive MMORPG type quest like collect animals, gaze into stars from various locations, collect herbs, for hours run around Hogwarts and every hamlet collecting book pages, keys and flies for noUnfortunately, this game feels more like chore than fun. It's just run here, reload screen, run there, reload screen, back to Hogwarts, reload.. over and over and over again.. It's filled with repetitive MMORPG type quest like collect animals, gaze into stars from various locations, collect herbs, for hours run around Hogwarts and every hamlet collecting book pages, keys and flies for no real reason, cuddle your animals, collect rewards for cuddling, unnecessarily upgrade your gear from materials you get for cuddling... well, sorry, not my type of fun. I'm sure it has very special charm for everyone who loves Harry Potter world. For others.. well... combat is action paced, if you don't mind that you will be fighting with spider, humans, statues and trolls .. and that's about it ;( But combat is only 1/10 of the game time. Rest.. chooooore… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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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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