Hogwarts Legacy

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1764 Ratings

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  1. Johnb091986
    Feb 19, 2023
    9
    Loved the game loved the story albeit it was rather short took me 23 hours of gameplay to complete the story plus the rewards were not that rewarding.
    Only had one instance where there was a performance issue through the entire play through.
    Need to have DLC content now and maybe multiplayer duels.
    Very beautiful game graphically devs done a wonderful job.
  2. gr0ode
    Feb 19, 2023
    6
    This is the epitome of Ubisoft's copy-paste open-world style, complete with meaningless side quests, uninteresting NPCs, and an overwhelming number of collectibles that serve no purpose. The constant barrage of notifications is akin to a national emergency alert on your phone. Unfortunately, a neutral rating is not an option on Steam, and sadly I must give this game a thumbs down.

    The    This is the epitome of Ubisoft's copy-paste open-world style, complete with meaningless side quests, uninteresting NPCs, and an overwhelming number of collectibles that serve no purpose. The constant barrage of notifications is akin to a national emergency alert on your phone. Unfortunately, a neutral rating is not an option on Steam, and sadly I must give this game a thumbs down.

    The poor dialogue and open-world design, leave much to be desired. Despite being somewhat enjoyable, this game is frustrating due to its missed potential.

    The incredible art style is overshadowed by the lack of good design direction, ultimately leading to disappointment. This game serves as a prime example of the shortcomings of the open-world style, and its issues are indicative of a wider problem in the gaming industry. If you can't do an Elden Ring or BoTW style open world type game, don't even try.

    It's clear that not every game can deliver an open world experience like Elden Ring, and those that can't should consider a different approach. Rather than filling their game with endless amounts of copy-pasted content, they should focus on delivering a simple, streamlined experience with engaging gameplay. In fact, in today's gaming landscape, the length of a game can often be more of a negative than a positive, as it serve as a proxy for the amount of copy-pasted trash content. Too often, open world games rely on the quantity of content rather than its quality, resulting in a bloated and underwhelming experience.

    Positives:

    The world-building in Hogwarts and Hogsmeade is well done.
    Combat is better than expected (after the initial tutorial)
    The game features good music, visuals, voice acting, and atmosphere in certain areas.
    Broad strokes of the story are interesting
    Open world looks amazing.

    Negatives:

    The open-world content is basic and identical, with numerous copy-pasted cairn dungeons that lack variety and offer little in the way of exploration or challenge.
    Combat becomes repetitive towards the latter half of the game, with few enemy types and limited customization. The stat system is flawed, with a level difference between a player and enemy making a significant difference in gameplay difficulty.
    Generic and unitersting npcs with forced and unnatural dialog and most quests are explained like you are mentally retarded.
    Very little enemy variety, with combat designed for boss battles, you still fight trash mobs 99% of the time.
    You play the map, not the game for the majority of the game as the game encourages quick travel and following the map blindly, with too little time spent in Hogwarts.
    The accessibility settings are not well designed, with a lack of options for players seeking to play without assistance.
    Hogsmeade is underwhelming, with only shops and repetitive puzzles.
    The player's choice of Hogwarts house has no significant impact on the game.
    The game's plot would have been better suited for a regular RPG focused on Hogwarts and immediate surroundings, with a regular character experiencing Hogwarts for the first time rather than a fifth-year student who excels at everything.
    The game does not offer the player any meaningful choices or the option to pursue a darker path.
    No humor, nothing memorable, it's just kinda meh and forgettable.

    Overall I give this a 6/10. About what you can expect from a western open world style game, with the added point for the nice harry potter atmosphere.    … Expand
  3. markjohnsonii
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    This game is a ton of fun… I can’t wait till they come out with more multiplayer aspects!
  4. TerMixCz
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    Best game for me.... graphic world, music.... this game is best.... 10/10..
  5. loosechange09
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    Impressed with the graphics, and creativity. However, the "game" has become a chore to play. It's another conversation simulator...
  6. DovahFeyn
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    Au moins 6 crashs et 2 bluescreen, un stuttering (bégaiement d'image) de malade, des drops de FPS monstrueux et omniprésent des que le personnage se déplace...
    Malgré les forums, les mod et autre méthode, rien n'y fait pourtant les jeux sous unreal engine sont courant donc normalement maitrisé mais non...
    Pas mal de jeux actuels se battent pour le titre du jeu le plus mal optimisé mais    Au moins 6 crashs et 2 bluescreen, un stuttering (bégaiement d'image) de malade, des drops de FPS monstrueux et omniprésent des que le personnage se déplace...
    Malgré les forums, les mod et autre méthode, rien n'y fait pourtant les jeux sous unreal engine sont courant donc normalement maitrisé mais non...
    Pas mal de jeux actuels se battent pour le titre du jeu le plus mal optimisé mais là, nous avons trouvé le maitre...
    UNE HONTE avalanche software de sortir un jeu dans cette état… dommage j’attendais ce jeu et j’aimerais vraiment y jouer mais c’est actuellement impossible.    … Expand
  7. GIGA_F
    Feb 18, 2023
    9
    I will take Horizon Zero Dawn 1 & 2, Cyberpunk, The Witcher 3, The last of us as a reference and also some reviews i read, and will highlight 4 main points i found important.

    First, engine problems: Yes, thats true, if you paid 1500 or more for your 3080ti at the hight of the corona virus, and are now disappointed that your card can't handle all ultra max out graphics with raytracing    I will take Horizon Zero Dawn 1 & 2, Cyberpunk, The Witcher 3, The last of us as a reference and also some reviews i read, and will highlight 4 main points i found important.

    First, engine problems:
    Yes, thats true, if you paid 1500 or more for your 3080ti at the hight of the corona virus, and are now disappointed that your card can't handle all ultra max out graphics with raytracing 1440p and DLSS activated then i share the same feeling with you. It is still too early to say if its gonna stay like this but to give it 1-5 points reviews because of this, is a bad critic i think. The game is perfectly playable for the most part, even tho it has some glitches here and there, but comparing it to the other games i mentioned at release, it plays like a charm.
    7 Points.

    Second, characters:
    Characters are vivid. It's not the same like the last of us 2, but it is comparable to Horizon, and i'm talking about face expression and not the color choice and the ambiance. Fact is, it's the same story as always, the game got overhyped and people thought this would be a real life simulation. Expectations are always too high and then the game get bad reviews because of feelings. Thats humankind for you.
    8 points.

    Third, World building:
    Fantastic, and with some dlc's in the future i will only get better.
    10 points.

    Fourth, lore:
    If you bought this game knowing the world of harry potter then it's gonna be like a dream come true to you. If you're new to this world, it's actually even better, cause there is plenty of lore to dive in. It's deep. Not as deep as Starwars or lord of the rings but still plenty.
    9 Points.

    My Final score is 8.5, and i will add 0.5 extra points to counter act all the trolls that are reviewing this game with a score of 1.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. PiLLe1974
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    We (myself and family) found the game surprisingly well done. For example unlike other games where we're interested to run around the world, kill and loot we instead already have a whole social network and exploration going on within Hogwarts (plus a bit in Hogsmeade).

    I won't spoil what's out there, just found it interesting that this isn't just the HP world, instead it tells new    We (myself and family) found the game surprisingly well done. For example unlike other games where we're interested to run around the world, kill and loot we instead already have a whole social network and exploration going on within Hogwarts (plus a bit in Hogsmeade).

    I won't spoil what's out there, just found it interesting that this isn't just the HP world, instead it tells new stories within the Wizarding World (tm).

    Also: A good and very successful "restart" for Avalanche Software, a team that wasn't so much on our radars in the last decade or so, and after things didn't turn out so well with Disney.

    Within WB Games they are my favorite team now along with Rocksteady and Monolith, that's how good I find the quality of their work.    … Expand
  10. ads7
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    this optimization is worst thing that ever happened to me, on RTX 3060 12gb u cant even play on low settings in 720p XD, if game somehow wont crash at the start, you will play whole 15 minutes with 20 fps in 720p before out of video memory error message pop up, AND OH MY GOD THAT DENUVO BULLS*IT, U CANT EVEN VERIFY YOUR STEAM FILES CUZ U WILL GET ANOTHER AMAZING POPUP WITH ACTIVATION ERRORthis optimization is worst thing that ever happened to me, on RTX 3060 12gb u cant even play on low settings in 720p XD, if game somehow wont crash at the start, you will play whole 15 minutes with 20 fps in 720p before out of video memory error message pop up, AND OH MY GOD THAT DENUVO BULLS*IT, U CANT EVEN VERIFY YOUR STEAM FILES CUZ U WILL GET ANOTHER AMAZING POPUP WITH ACTIVATION ERROR XD hopefully game will be playable maybe after 1/2 months and then i will give it a real score (divided by 2 because of first impression)… Expand
  11. mebamissle1
    Feb 18, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Hogwarts Legacy ending has you become the only Keeper, either absorbing or hiding Isidora’s magic under Hogwarts. It doesn’t matter which choice you make.

    In the good ending, you hide Isidora’s magic away from the Wizarding World, hoping that no one will ever find and abuse the power for themselves. In the bad ending, you decide to use it for ‘good’, absorbing it yourself. Either way, Professor Fig meets his demise, and Ranrok is killed.

    Afterwards, both endings have the school hall packed with students, hearing Professor Weasley’s eulogy of Professor Fig. However, school isn’t over just yet, and you need to complete the Hogwarts Legacy side quests and fill in your field guide to complete your O.W.Ls.

    You get a secret third ending after completing reaching level 34, however, it’s just an announcement of the Hogwarts Legacy House Cup winner. Of course, the winner is whatever House you’re part of.

    You're welcome. I just saved you 60 dollars.    … Expand
  12. Smithsmc
    Feb 14, 2023
    2
    Edited: I gave 4 after 10hrs of gameplay. Now after 30hrs i change it to 2.

    Game is good, im just giving 4 because of the propagand that this game gives to children. Some conversations are disgusting and uncomfortable and definitely some people forced this ideology into the game. Games dont need this type of **** Gameplay is ok. One thing im not happy is extremely long time needed to    Edited: I gave 4 after 10hrs of gameplay. Now after 30hrs i change it to 2.

    Game is good, im just giving 4 because of the propagand that this game gives to children. Some conversations are disgusting and uncomfortable and definitely some people forced this ideology into the game. Games dont need this type of **** Gameplay is ok. One thing im not happy is extremely long time needed to start exploring freely. You get access to some content after many hours of storyline.

    Edit:
    After 30hrs of playing i can tell you there are so boring side activities, only timewasters. Too long animation scenes that extened gameplay. 90% of Hogwarts teachers/shop vendors/ other npcs in this game are some colorful rainbow indians/africans/chinesee/japanesee. I have no immersion to british 19th century or HP world at all. Even side quest about tritons in the lake smells with this ****

    One good thing is i dont encounter any bugs etc playin on 3080 and ryzen.    … Expand
  13. Litomaikel
    Feb 18, 2023
    3
    Un juego con un apartado artístico remarcable, con eventos visuales y cinemáticos bastante sorprendentes (las primeras horas al menos), pero por debajo de lo aceptable en todo lo demás:
    Misiones secundarias vacías
    Sistemas de equipamiento y recompensas por misiones o puzzles penosos. Menú feo y como de hace 15 años. A nivel cinematográfico un esperpento (guión, planos y doblaje    Un juego con un apartado artístico remarcable, con eventos visuales y cinemáticos bastante sorprendentes (las primeras horas al menos), pero por debajo de lo aceptable en todo lo demás:
    Misiones secundarias vacías
    Sistemas de equipamiento y recompensas por misiones o puzzles penosos. Menú feo y como de hace 15 años.
    A nivel cinematográfico un esperpento (guión, planos y doblaje horribles)
    Personajes planos
    Historia mala y mal contada.
    Rendimiento ridículo en Hogsmeads    … Expand
  14. lobanski
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    i am a transgender and i love this game. amazing game with a huge world and high-quality gameplay.
  15. hogwarts9951432
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    Hogwarts Legacy is the Harry Potter game I’ve been dreaming of since I was a teenager. I grew up alongside the Harry Potter novels and devoured them all, and I spent the time between book releases reading and writing fanfiction set in the Wizarding World.
  16. fragileMC
    Feb 18, 2023
    3
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  17. 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.
  18. KiliKili
    Feb 17, 2023
    9
    This game is super fun.
    Great World; not empty not too crowded. It's just right.
    Combat is the best I've ever seen on this genre.
    I don't like Harry Potter books/movies, but this game introduces me on this rich lore world.
  19. DJ5D
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    Excellent game! The story is rich, and the magical combat is 10/10 fantastic. The battles have depth- enemies with widely varying strengths & weaknesses require different strategies- so it takes planning and skill to win. I would say the combat mechanics are comparable to Witcher3.

    The pacing of the storyline is smooth- the quests are riveting, and leveling feels well-balanced with    Excellent game! The story is rich, and the magical combat is 10/10 fantastic. The battles have depth- enemies with widely varying strengths & weaknesses require different strategies- so it takes planning and skill to win. I would say the combat mechanics are comparable to Witcher3.

    The pacing of the storyline is smooth- the quests are riveting, and leveling feels well-balanced with just the right amount of "fun challenge" vs "tedious grind". It's an expansive, detailed fantasy world that stays true to the spirit of it's lore, and if you love the movies, well now you get to play in them yourself!

    I really want to see MORE games like this, made lovingly by fans for fans- its pure FUN!

    Let the wild success of this game be an AHA moment to all developers: people just want GOOD QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT, and they will gladly spend money to support those who make it.    … Expand
  20. dsderf
    Feb 17, 2023
    6
    The game is based only on nostalgia for Harry Potter, but if you look at it from a different angle, the game is boring, side quests are not interesting, the main quests are so boring that you want to sleep, in addition, fps drops, I'm a big fan of Harry Potter, but this game is just boring.
  21. ayzek1122
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    A beautiful game with a design similar to The Witcher 3 in terms of drawing the user's attention to interesting gameplay mechanics every 10-15 seconds. It also has a well-thought-out design for traveling around the world with special points of interest where the world is ready for screenshots).
  22. BestTrueCritic
    Feb 17, 2023
    4
    Worse Magic mechanics than Skyrim (2012)
    Worse NPC mechanics than Gta Sa (154 before christus)

    Good Harry Potter Story, as a film this game is very good.
  23. whoisangel
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    Amazing Game. Story, open world ,rpg and magic... High recommendation for everbody,
  24. FranklinSP
    Feb 17, 2023
    9
    Incredible game I just finished it and I say it's worth it. the second best game I've played in my entire life I just didn't give it 10 because there is red dead redemption 2. everything is perfect in the game from main to secondary missions, perfect combat
  25. NecroSmoothie
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    Been playing since the early release, in my humble opinion this is one of the best video games ever made. The world is stunning, the amount of things to do is astonishing! Everything seems so lively, the open world is full of site seeings. It is a must play! The story is fun and geeky. The characters are memorable. If you are a fan of Harry Potter or you like fantasy don't even think ofBeen playing since the early release, in my humble opinion this is one of the best video games ever made. The world is stunning, the amount of things to do is astonishing! Everything seems so lively, the open world is full of site seeings. It is a must play! The story is fun and geeky. The characters are memorable. If you are a fan of Harry Potter or you like fantasy don't even think of skipping this game!!!… Expand
  26. dragonight1993
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    I must say I love this game it's been so long since I've enjoyed a game like this. The graphics are fantastic and the world has so much detail to it.
  27. chevychiller
    Feb 17, 2023
    0
    This game has serious performance problems, it is barely playable. I am disappointed by the story and overall design, as well. The visuals are beautiful, but everything else seems half-baked and not very much fun.
  28. Ciddic
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    Super fun game. Flying is tons of fun and world is exciting to explore. Great game for Harry Potter and open world fans.
  29. austinneitch
    Feb 17, 2023
    5
    I'm 30 hours in and while I do love the game, the performance issues can't be ignored. I'm running a 3080 10gb, 8700k, 16gb DDR4, m.2. I think I've spent as much time watching YouTube videos and reading Reddit posts searching for a solution as I have playing the game, but nothing seems to work. Frame drops and stuttering are constant and I've had to restart the game multiple times due toI'm 30 hours in and while I do love the game, the performance issues can't be ignored. I'm running a 3080 10gb, 8700k, 16gb DDR4, m.2. I think I've spent as much time watching YouTube videos and reading Reddit posts searching for a solution as I have playing the game, but nothing seems to work. Frame drops and stuttering are constant and I've had to restart the game multiple times due to the floor disappearing or just freezing altogether. This game would be a 9/10 for me, but I refuse to ignore poor optimization. I now understand why console players were so frustrated by the launch of Cyberpunk 2077.… Expand
  30. mhvelplund
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    This is a slick Harry Potter themed action RPG. If you are not a Potter-head, this might only be an 8 out of 10 for you.

    The people review-bombing this because they don't like JKR are idiots, SMH...
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  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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