Hogwarts Legacy

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 96
  3. Negative: 0 out of 96
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Mar 22, 2023
    The wait has been worth it, and we are facing the definitive game that every Harry Potter fan would want. Hogwarts Legacy is not only a great video game, it is a work that looks in the face of movies and books of the saga. [Recommended]
  2. CNET
    Feb 7, 2023
    Hogwarts Legacy evokes the same magic as the first book's opening chapter, letting you explore a beautifully realized world, meet a fascinating cast of characters and embark on your own wizarding career. It's the Harry Potter game fans have been dreaming of for decades.
  3. ComicBook
    Feb 6, 2023
    While it doesn't do everything perfectly, Hogwarts Legacy stimulates the imagination with a rich world to explore and gameplay that empowers and thrills the player. The Harry Potter films had the tough task of taking words on a page and creating a visual language for them. Hogwarts Legacy had the even tougher task of taking that visual language and making it interactive, ultimately expanding it all into something that is fun to play and immerse yourself in. Although there's still a long year ahead of us and tons of great looking games on the horizon, Hogwarts Legacy is already one of the best games of 2023.
  5. Kotaku
    Feb 23, 2023
    In one delightful moment, my historical knowledge was used to mislead me, as the game both conformed to and subverted my expectations of what I expected a character to do based on her actions in actual history. Games often reward players for knowing their lore, and it was exhilarating to be punished for it. I’m not saying that you need to have a dozen Japanese history tabs open like I currently do. But playing the game while knowing the history gives you a unique experience.
  6. Polygon
    Feb 17, 2023
    Hogwarts Legacy is a game that relies entirely on your nostalgia to power your enjoyment — it’s a piñata with nothing inside.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Feb 9, 2023
    Hogwarts Legacy sometimes accomplishes its goal: To embed the player, more than any other game ever has, in Rowling’s universe of magic and mandatory whimsy. Clever touches abound—like a moment in the opening cutscene when a dragon devours a man right in front of your character, causing the death-sensitive thestrals pulling your carriage to suddenly pop into visibility—as does a rock-solid dedication to the series’ tone. This is, bar none, the most faithful Harry Potter game ever made. Stripped of the context in which the series now grimily floats, and even accepting the many flaws enumerated above, it’s what fans have spent years hoping for.

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#35 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#3 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3361 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,798 out of 3361
  2. Mixed: 286 out of 3361
  3. Negative: 277 out of 3361
  1. Rooseweld
    Feb 8, 2023
    10
    Amazing game that i have always dreamed of playing growing up, and now it's finally here.
  2. lanrek
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    Dull writing, dead in the face characters, and boring missions. If this would have came out in 2012, maybe it would have been something. IfDull writing, dead in the face characters, and boring missions. If this would have came out in 2012, maybe it would have been something. If you're a fan of the franchise, then you may enjoy it, but otherwise just another mediocre RPG that hopes it's name recognition will sell.… Full Review »
  3. gaiatiful
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    mediocre rpg carried by nostalgia, it has so little spells and enemy diversity
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