Hogwarts Legacy

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  1. propulsion
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Having watched the main HP movies, I thought this was a great time. If you have not seen them or read the books, you may not like it.
  2. YannySp101
    Aug 21, 2023
    4
    Before sharing my thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy, I want to make clear that I'm not a Harry Potter fan or anything like that, I only played the game because it looked very intriguing and I wanted to give it a try.
    I got to say though, after finishing my playthrough of Hogwarts Legacy, the game was not what I expected at all.
    While the story's premise sounds decent on paper, the execution    Before sharing my thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy, I want to make clear that I'm not a Harry Potter fan or anything like that, I only played the game because it looked very intriguing and I wanted to give it a try.
    I got to say though, after finishing my playthrough of Hogwarts Legacy, the game was not what I expected at all.
    While the story's premise sounds decent on paper, the execution is... really bad; the vast majority of the main quests are either fetch quests and filler, making the pacing pretty much non-existent, and the story itself is filled with laughable amount of conveniences. Also, having to level up by doing chores in order to unlock main missions is tedious.
    Same goes for the characters; they're just very bland for the most part, and unfortunately, same goes for the gameplay as well; it's just not fun, the combat is very easy and completely mindless, the RPG elements are very shallow, and it doesn't help that the enemy and dungeon variety is lacking. At least some spells are kind of unique and useful in different ways.
    However, the visuals are amazing for sure and the presentation is very good too! There are some technical issues at times, but the game looks beautiful nonetheless.
    As for the side-content, Hogwarts Castle is definitely the highlight of the game despite feeling a bit repetitive; it looks impressive and it has many collectibles and puzzles to find, while the rest of the world feels empty and boring.

    Pros:
    + Cool premise
    + Interesting spells
    + Gorgeous visuals
    + Great presentation
    + Hogwarts Castle

    Cons:
    - Horrible story and uninteresting characters
    - Awful pacing
    - Dull combat system and RPG elements
    - Poor variety
    - Technical issues
    - Repetitive side-content

    Narrative: 2/10
    Gameplay: 4/10
    Content: 5/10
    Characters: 3/10
    Music: ?/10
    Graphics/Audio: 9/10

    Final Rating: 4/10
    - Weak -
    For Harry Potter fans, Hogwarts Legacy is probably a good game made from fairly passionate developers, however, for everyone else, Hogwarts Legacy is a painfully uninspiring Open World RPG that does the bare-minimum.

    Do I recommend it?:
    I would recommend it only to Harry Potter fans or casual gamers.    … Expand
  3. OnlyOneHere
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    This game has good customization and the world of Hogwarts is a very interesting world to explore. The combat system is decent but lacks depth. Just imagine how biblical this game would be with Team Deathmatch, but the developers were too cheap and lazy to add multiplayer. There is a lack of enemy variety. You'd think we get a variety of monsters to beat up knowing the Harry Potter world,This game has good customization and the world of Hogwarts is a very interesting world to explore. The combat system is decent but lacks depth. Just imagine how biblical this game would be with Team Deathmatch, but the developers were too cheap and lazy to add multiplayer. There is a lack of enemy variety. You'd think we get a variety of monsters to beat up knowing the Harry Potter world, but it's just spiders after freaking spiders. The physics are complete garbage. I had a giant monster ram towards me, and it barely sent me flying 2 feet. Even a golf cart can push me much further than that. The greedy developers are joining the trend of charging an extra $10 to PS5 owners for absolutely no reason. $70 and the facial animations look identical to Life is Strange 1 during dialogue. That's embarrassing and pathetic.

    The story is terrible. The side quests are awful. Not even an hour into the game, and the lazy developers were already making excuses for lack of Quidditch. You expect me to believe that safety was more of a priority in 1890s than 1990s? No, tell them the real reason why Quidditch is missing. It's because the developers were too greedy and lazy for that. The missions are boring and repetitive. For a game full of magic, there is nothing to do in the open world. The soundtrack in this game is inferior to the Harry Potter films, not to mention that half of the soundtrack sounds like it was taken straight from a National Geographic documentary. This game suffers from technical issues. $70 PS5 game and there is buffering when opening doors. There are lighting issues. The flying controls for the broomstick are horrible.

    As I mentioned earlier, there's no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, this game will go back to the shelf and collect dust. Charging $70 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. I should be guaranteed online multiplayer at that outrageous price. Despite the anti-SJWs cheerleading for this game, it's woke trash. I'll give you one example: UK Hogwarts had way more diversity in the 1890s than it did in the 1990s. Sure, this game triggered SJWs but that doesn't make it anti-woke. I'm sick to death of anti-SJWs turning a blind eye to blatant wokeness in games, just because the internet loves it. They denied the obvious wokeness in DS Remake and GOWR too. Yet, they were quick to call Saints Row and GTA 6 woke. You can't just cherry pick what's woke, based on what grudges you hold or games you enjoy. Literally every AAA game studio has made it very clear in 2020 that they've gone woke. If that's not clear enough, just wait how woke they'll become next year. You're giving SJW developers what they want by ignoring the wokeness. I would recommend this game until it is around $15-$20.

    P.S. Metacritic, your moderators are lurking on my profile once again. I have all the receipts of my games in purchase date order and I know these mods are toy-collecting millennials thinking they're special for not liking COD and sports games, so it's pretty easy to know which reviews they're deleting. You think you can stealthily remove a review? Think again. I originally gave this a 3, but then I gave it a 1 when I noticed the day 1 patch was mandatory with internet. Might as well give it a 0 now as the redeeming qualities aren't enough to justify the internet requirement. I removed the paragraph about the woke mob, happy now? Learn to accept different opinions, Metacritic.    … Expand
  4. Rebelson
    Aug 12, 2023
    1
    A slow starting game but once it gets going it hooks you in. However it has a game braking bug where progress is not saved and I'm unable to finish the game. I just lost 5 hours of progress and lost will to play anymore... Shame.... I'm playing on ps5... Shame... Would have been a 9...
  5. boundfor44
    Aug 5, 2023
    2
    I quit the game after about 30 hours. I wasn't interested in the story. I didn't get attached to the characters because they were all ugly. The action was monotonous and boring. I didn't like the design of the animals and didn't enjoy raising them. The game never froze, but there was always a sense of insecurity in the action, such as getting stuck when there were obstacles.
  6. Acarmar
    Aug 2, 2023
    4
    Un juego muy sobre valorado e infantil. Si eres fan de Harry Potter imagino que te encantará, porque está lleno de detalles, pero para el resto de los mortales es un juego sencillo, repetitivo y muy aburrido.

    Al cabo de 30 horas jugando y haciendo misiones principales, secundarias, los retos... el juego acaba siendo repetitivo y tedioso. Y lo peor es que los trofeos se hacen muy muy    Un juego muy sobre valorado e infantil. Si eres fan de Harry Potter imagino que te encantará, porque está lleno de detalles, pero para el resto de los mortales es un juego sencillo, repetitivo y muy aburrido.

    Al cabo de 30 horas jugando y haciendo misiones principales, secundarias, los retos... el juego acaba siendo repetitivo y tedioso. Y lo peor es que los trofeos se hacen muy muy largos y aburridos de conseguir.    … Expand
  7. M_13
    Jul 17, 2023
    2
    Great Hogwarts simulator but other than that it has a big wasted potential on its plot and classes. The one who are responsible of this game should've checked out the parts of class simulations in Bully.
  8. Dwightt
    Jun 26, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics : 7 ! Stop overhyping. Go play Horizon.
    Main Story : 1 ! Just get rid of it. Side quest : Lmao. Cringe
    Rides: 10 ! Only enjoyable aspect of the game. Combat : 8! Nice to be a wizard.    … Expand
  9. crashedcruise
    Jun 22, 2023
    3
    The first two hours of the game are about an 9/10 with the first boss fight Unfortunately, the next 28 hours there's basically no boss fights, no build up, just you doing random chores over and over to get spells.

    It feels like the devs made the first couple of hours amazing to draw you in, then the rest is just unfinished. You will go through caves with suspense building for a boss    The first two hours of the game are about an 9/10 with the first boss fight Unfortunately, the next 28 hours there's basically no boss fights, no build up, just you doing random chores over and over to get spells.

    It feels like the devs made the first couple of hours amazing to draw you in, then the rest is just unfinished. You will go through caves with suspense building for a boss intro... then... nothing. why?

    The classes aren't so bad if they broke it up with some action, but this game has waaaay too much dialogue without action. I had to Google the last boss which looks good because I cannot continue to do the same task for so many more hours to get there.

    There's are so many opportunity to introduce interesting fights in the game but the devs just end it with no action. Horrible.

    Combat is decent but kinda slow, problem is you never get to use it. The open world has basically 2 enemies. Some dog thing that dies instantly from any spell and the soldier guys. I vendored all my gear that I found to try to get the spells because the game wants me to do annoying tasks to get the spells. You don't need the gear because you can kill the enemies 10 lvls above you.

    Mid game is VERY slow and actionless. Just dialogue, dialogue, dialogue... And from side characters.    … Expand
  10. Nando2k2
    Jun 15, 2023
    4
    Pros: Game environment and the soundtrack. Those literally carry the entire game.

    Cons: The character dialogue is comically horrible, the character models are far too similar, where characters look like re-hashed variants of each other with different names, and the game design is one of the worst I have ever experienced. Calling this game open world is a far cry from what it is. The UI    Pros: Game environment and the soundtrack. Those literally carry the entire game.

    Cons: The character dialogue is comically horrible, the character models are far too similar, where characters look like re-hashed variants of each other with different names, and the game design is one of the worst I have ever experienced. Calling this game open world is a far cry from what it is. The UI and map system are pretty trash too. The story is just as bad as everything else and the combat is super repetitive. Glitches and bugs galore. Just bad, overall.

    Conclusion: A proper open-world RPG, you would think, would be games such as The Witcher 3, Elder Scrolls, etc...this one, ain't it. As a trophy hunter, I like to enjoy the games that I plat, but this one is slog. Wait for a deep sale if you intend to purchase this game.    … Expand
  11. Repak
    Jun 11, 2023
    4
    In short, it is a virtual museum. Apart from the plot, there is absolutely nothing to do in the game, optional quests are not interesting, rewards are not interesting, there is no RPG component. Just a beautiful picture. I barely made it through the game to the end.
  12. JOGS
    Jun 2, 2023
    0
    Goddamn... GOTY? Might just be!
    It's all just.... good...The story, combat, art-style, music, graphics
    A lot of love was put in here and it shows. My 8 years old kid plays it too and she feels like a real wizzard while playing. So fun to see. Makes me wish we had this kind of games back in the days haha. I want more!.. Maybe it's just me... but this game as an mmorpg? Or at least    Goddamn... GOTY? Might just be!
    It's all just.... good...The story, combat, art-style, music, graphics
    A lot of love was put in here and it shows.
    My 8 years old kid plays it too and she feels like a real wizzard while playing. So fun to see.
    Makes me wish we had this kind of games back in the days haha.
    I want more!.. Maybe it's just me... but this game as an mmorpg? Or at least multiplayer would be great

    Thanks for this awesome game.. Keep it up avalanche    … Expand
  13. ChloeTheB1tch
    May 27, 2023
    0
    The magic system sucks and skyrim did it better. Story is antisemitic propaganda. JK can eat my ass.
  14. Truebeliever
    May 23, 2023
    1
    Uncanny valley, and there is nothing to do. Repetitive.

    Also 1 point because i believe if you are genetically obese you cannot be thin. My weight is not your costume. Dont live the life of your dreams, waste your short years appeasing the delusion of a mentally ill near eastern charlatan who identifies as the hebrew fairy tale character yahweh.
  15. Antoniods
    May 12, 2023
    0
    È un gioco pieno di bug glitch e Crash, non funziona sorprendentemente bene,
  16. Kloosellll
    May 21, 2023
    1
    Good game until you glitch into the map after 40 hours with no way of fixing it. Apparently this is a common problem, and it still hasnt been fixed? Pathetic. I wonder if they are even going to bother fixing the problem, or just whether they will be happy to screw over the customers.

    No passing grade for a game that you can waste 40 hours playing and have it all turn to dust with no    Good game until you glitch into the map after 40 hours with no way of fixing it. Apparently this is a common problem, and it still hasnt been fixed? Pathetic. I wonder if they are even going to bother fixing the problem, or just whether they will be happy to screw over the customers.

    No passing grade for a game that you can waste 40 hours playing and have it all turn to dust with no abiilty to recover it.

    Sort out your game or fix your damn prices.    … Expand
  17. AntonioDS94
    Mar 31, 2023
    0
    Gioco uscito all era della nonna. Brava nonna che mi hai fatto la maglia, bella nonna come stai?
  18. Floxart
    May 16, 2023
    4
    Après 25h de jeu. Bilan global : jeu ultra sur côté

    Les + :
    - L'univers
    - La modélisation de Poudlard

    Les - :
    - Répétitif
    - Jeu trop facile (même en mode difficile). C'est réellement un jeu pour initier des enfants au RPG.
    - Les dialogues sont enfantins.
    - Trop de loot, donc pas d'effets de rareté ni de challenge
    - les textures et le graphisme de manière globale
  19. Bezeda
    May 12, 2023
    3
    the first 10-15 hours are good, but u get tired of all the must-do tasks, Didn't finish the game, middle game is boring... don't know when I will be back, get it on day one
  20. Vahradrim
    Apr 29, 2023
    2
    I spent 30 hours doing chores. Going to one place, not knowing why, not even caring why. I didn't care about ANY character, the game is boring like no other.
    There was a good potential as I think the graphics are pretty good and the castle is well done. However the rest of the game's mechanics are awful. The movements are clunky, the characters are useless and the story is the most boring    I spent 30 hours doing chores. Going to one place, not knowing why, not even caring why. I didn't care about ANY character, the game is boring like no other.
    There was a good potential as I think the graphics are pretty good and the castle is well done. However the rest of the game's mechanics are awful. The movements are clunky, the characters are useless and the story is the most boring story I have ever seen . Awful game, so stupid and lame, I wish I didn't spend my money and time on this.    … Expand
  21. AshenHallow
    Apr 29, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you look past the whole Hogwarts theme it’s just another open world game with to much bloat and a story that makes no sense. If you loved the world of Harry Potter, like collecting, and doing the same few tasks over and over again then this is the game for you.… Expand
  22. usernameee
    Apr 29, 2023
    0
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  23. TitanAvatar
    Apr 26, 2023
    0
    8.8 as of April 2023?
    This has to be a joke.
    It is like playing Tom Clancy's Breakpoint. One of the most formulaic games imaginable.
    8.8 is an insult.
    So many games are massively overrated.
  24. binco5
    Apr 23, 2023
    4
    Hogwarts Legacy seems at first like a dream come true. Beautiful World with a lot of love for details. Yo will encounter a lot of things you know from the movies an the books. But unfortunately, this is everything this game hast to offer.

    It is a short game for an open world (took me 44hrs for Platinum) and very easy, even on the highest difficulty I never faced a challenging foe. The    Hogwarts Legacy seems at first like a dream come true. Beautiful World with a lot of love for details. Yo will encounter a lot of things you know from the movies an the books. But unfortunately, this is everything this game hast to offer.

    It is a short game for an open world (took me 44hrs for Platinum) and very easy, even on the highest difficulty I never faced a challenging foe. The last boss fight was won by hitting "RB+LB" 5 times in a row...

    I guess it is a nice tribute to fans, but a game with formula we now from Ubisoft and got bored by 10 years ago.    … Expand
  25. ricer
    Apr 13, 2023
    0
    truly **** **** game xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  26. Krispyy
    Apr 13, 2023
    3
    This game is extremely overrated. The Harry Potter fans are giving it way too much credit.

    Pros: 1) Combat is fun, can be challenging at times. 2) The world is beautiful, fun to explore (although this plays into a significant con) 3) Hogwarts nostalgia for the first couple of hours. Cons: 1) World tasks are redundant, loot is everywhere and becomes insignificant after awhile.    This game is extremely overrated. The Harry Potter fans are giving it way too much credit.

    Pros:
    1) Combat is fun, can be challenging at times.
    2) The world is beautiful, fun to explore (although this plays into a significant con)
    3) Hogwarts nostalgia for the first couple of hours.

    Cons:
    1) World tasks are redundant, loot is everywhere and becomes insignificant after awhile. Constantly have to update your inventory, what you're wearing for stats. Looting becomes boring - all finds mostly insifnigicant.
    2) Character loops - all NPCs are in loops, doing the same thing for the entire game. One girl literally walks between pouring a cup of tea and admiring art for the entire game. Gives the world a lifeless feel.
    3) Tasks/side missions are redundant and mostly easy. The loot at the end of the rainbow is again, drab and insignificant.
    4) They built a beautiful world that would be worth exploring IF I felt there was a reward for doing so. The loot system is typically a great way of incentivizing exploration. Therefore, despite there being a gorgeous world, I felt less than compelled to explore.
    5) Character voicing is really boring - childish inflection. If I was 12, I might enjoy it. As an adult, it's cheesy as hell.
    6) Inventory - unexciting loot is EVERYWHERE. But your inventory space is only 20. If you open a chest and your inventory is full, you can't pick it up. Sometimes this resulted in a glitch where I couldn't reopen the chest after clearing up space. I had to reload past saves to make sure I got what was in that chest.
    7) FOV - Field of View is narrow. Annoying in combat. Fix it.
    8) Virtue signaling - let's throw a trans-character in the game because of the trans-backlash. The backlash against JK Rowling is so overblown.

    Very disappointing overall. Fun combat system. Beautiful world. That's about it. Everything else is childish, tedious and drab. Terrible loot. Don't buy (or wait for a deep deep deep deep sale).    … Expand
  27. Fire-typhoon123
    Apr 1, 2023
    2
    Extremely boring and repetitive game imo. I know some people were praising it back when it released but that was the honeymoom phase. After completing it, i can confidently say it was bland and uninteresting and not much of a "RPG". There's so many things this game does wrong that i can't even list all of them. On top of all this its a woke piece of crap. I mean its 1890 Scotland and theExtremely boring and repetitive game imo. I know some people were praising it back when it released but that was the honeymoom phase. After completing it, i can confidently say it was bland and uninteresting and not much of a "RPG". There's so many things this game does wrong that i can't even list all of them. On top of all this its a woke piece of crap. I mean its 1890 Scotland and the whole map is full of blacks and asians like I'm not racist but this is straight disregard for history and the culture. And there's a trans dude or woman in 1890 and every one around the trans person acts like its completely normal... i mean wtf man??Almost all the kids have modern haircuts and i guess they just said "fck you" to historical accuracy.… Expand
  28. TLOU2ISBS
    Mar 31, 2023
    0
    the developers don't care about all the bugs that are in the game. Several bugs that are frustrating and/or even game breaking are left in the game for more than 6 weeks now without caring about a fix (just check the bug reporting page). I won't preorder a game from portkey ever again.
  29. hdp-plata
    Mar 26, 2023
    4
    I feared the fights, maybe it's finally the best of the game.
    Uninteresting scenario, characters 0 charisma. Ridiculous dubbing with unbearable intonations. But above all, an exploration rendered absolutely useless because 90% of it is "rewarded" by ugly and useless equipment that we will sell 5 minutes later.
    In Hogwarts the other students are decorative furniture, no possible    I feared the fights, maybe it's finally the best of the game.
    Uninteresting scenario, characters 0 charisma. Ridiculous dubbing with unbearable intonations. But above all, an exploration rendered absolutely useless because 90% of it is "rewarded" by ugly and useless equipment that we will sell 5 minutes later.
    In Hogwarts the other students are decorative furniture, no possible interaction with them, after the introduction you will never go back to your common room again because there is nothing to do there. Choices that are not. The whole RPG dimension of the game is actually a bit of a disaster.

    If Harry Potter fans get something out of it, good for them! But for video game fans, go your way because it has no playful interest.    … Expand
  30. troylads1
    Mar 26, 2023
    4
    Hogwarts legacy isn't great but it isn't terrible just a average game runs bad a pc the game starts out good then just starts to get boring i couldn't tell you how many times this game put me to sleep it was a struggle to finish it
    i do not understand why everyone loves the game so much
    you do the same thing over and over and over and over
    its a Ubisoft open world type game that is boring
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 84 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 96
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  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Jul 31, 2024
    85
    Hogwarts Legacy has a great character design and could have had a great story too but the story is not so strong. the gameplay feels great and exploration is so entertaining. visually its great and Hogwarts castle is so detailed.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    80
    Hogwarts Legacy is definitely a beautiful-looking game that doesn't have a groundbreaking story, but does have a beautiful world, a fun combat system, broomstick flying, and of course an incredible amount of side quests and missions. [Issue#325]
  3. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    90
    It's been a decade since we've had a full Potterverse game, but the wait has been well worth it. Hogwarts Legacy gets just about everything right, with its involving storyline and myriad of main and side quests. Perhaps its finest feature though is Hogwarts itself, providing as much joy in just exploring the halls as performing set tasks. We doubt a single Harry Potter fan will be disappointed. We certainly weren't.
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