Hogwarts Legacy

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  1. Vagrantglass
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Hogwart's Legacy - PS5

    Gameplay - 8.5
    Story - 7
    Music - 8
    Sound Design - 8
    Graphics - 8

    Total Score - 7.9/10

    It was a very fun game with some interesting design choices. I'd still recommend the game for the combat alone. Serviceable story and likable cast.
  2. Luke_shogun
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Jogo muito bonito, conseguiram fazer muito bem toda a parte visual, você se sente em Hogowarts, porém a história é muito chata, combate repetitivo, poucas opções de magias, pouca variedade de inimigos, acredito que o próximo jogo terão um cuidado melhor nessa parte pois deixou muito a desejar
  3. mrshev
    Sep 6, 2023
    6
    I really, really wanted to love this game.

    I am a bit of a HP fan and so my investment in the universe is not an issue and I have to say that the first three or four hours of this game are amazing. Hogwarts itself is built with loving detail and has so many secrets that finding them all is a game in itself. Every room, staircase and hall has been designed and textures beautifully and I    I really, really wanted to love this game.

    I am a bit of a HP fan and so my investment in the universe is not an issue and I have to say that the first three or four hours of this game are amazing. Hogwarts itself is built with loving detail and has so many secrets that finding them all is a game in itself. Every room, staircase and hall has been designed and textures beautifully and I cannot fault the visuals in this game at all. To the developers: I salute you!

    I found the controls were good, but some targeting issues were annoying. Flying the broom is not exactly intuitive and there were some audio issues and some missions became uncompleteable for some reason (TBF lots of these were solved with updates). The voice acting is sometimes so cringy that I was embarrassed for the devs.

    The main problem is repetition. You do (essentially) the same mission each time. Combat is the same and does not evolve. The enemies become magic 'sponges' later on - but essentially stay the same. You don't really 'attend' school and spend most of your time truanting doing fetch quests. I would have liked to learn my magic in classes, to evolve it or change it. It would have been nice for the school day to dictate the missions. Half the fun of Harry Potter was sneaking out after class and getting up to mischief - that doesn't happen here.

    There is much to like in this game - but I did not feel as if I was in wizarding school and although the school feels alive...it doesn't really.    … Expand
  4. MAFIAxMaverick
    Aug 28, 2023
    6
    Once the magic of the first few hours wears off - it becomes a very generic RPG with the Harry Potter name. The story is just okay and the RPG elements are the same. There's not a lot of variability in combat and spells mechanically. Two things that are amazing are the transmog system and Hogwarts/Hogsmeade. Hogwarts Castle really is a massive fortress I could get lost in for days and IOnce the magic of the first few hours wears off - it becomes a very generic RPG with the Harry Potter name. The story is just okay and the RPG elements are the same. There's not a lot of variability in combat and spells mechanically. Two things that are amazing are the transmog system and Hogwarts/Hogsmeade. Hogwarts Castle really is a massive fortress I could get lost in for days and I felt like I was inside the castle I read about in the books when they came out during elementary school. So that was a really cool part of it. Overall - not an amazing game, but a fun one. I think there were a lot of places they could have continued to build upon to make it better. Also - no quidditch?!… Expand
  5. PunPun11
    Aug 25, 2023
    7
    Good game but still missing, the creators of the game took a whole magical world and failed to use all the potential or add something to it.
    The most positive thing about the game is its gameplay, the battles are very good and fun and there are many types of magic. But the game has many disadvantages:
    The castle is huge but there isn't much to do in it, there isn't much to explore or    Good game but still missing, the creators of the game took a whole magical world and failed to use all the potential or add something to it.
    The most positive thing about the game is its gameplay, the battles are very good and fun and there are many types of magic. But the game has many disadvantages:
    The castle is huge but there isn't much to do in it, there isn't much to explore or discover [there are a few secret rooms with puzzle games but it doesn't feel like it adds much] the open world is beautiful but a bit redundant, you don't really know what to do with it except break into people's houses and take their Stuff.
    The story is not well structured, the plot and its flow do not make sense, on the one hand you learn basic magic in class and on the other hand you are the only one who can research the ancient magic and determine the future of the magic world...
    The side missions are not very interesting and repetitive.
    The character development is not deep enough, the game uses RPG elements with leveling up and equipment, but getting the equipment is completely random and does not depend on the size of the mission, even though the game deals a lot with good magic versus dark magic, it has no meaning for the character, you have the option to choose in the dialogues whether to be Good or bad character but it has no effect on the game and the type of magic you can use.
    The option of building the chamber of secrets is unnecessary, the option of the potions and planting the plants are unnecessary, and use the need to wait a real time until they were ready, which is a waste of time.    … Expand
  6. VanXarthas
    Aug 23, 2023
    6
    This game is boring like hell. Sure, spells are nice, audio awsome, but this open world have almost nothing to offer. Puzzles are pathetic, specialy this from Merlin. Side and main quest are not intresting. I started skipping dialogues very fast. Besides this game is not LOGIC at all. I think it's only for kids from 8 years old to 14 and for Harry Potter ultra fans. My note its 6/10.
  7. Vegal
    Aug 22, 2023
    7
    Es un Buen juego. Tiene un trabajo de arte hermoso. Sistema de combate divertido que al final se hace un poco monótono. Tiene un buen aspecto de personalización de habilidades pero para mi gusto se desbloquea muy tarde en la aventura. En exploración es muy amplio hasta al punto de agobiar un poco. Lamentablemente no permite toma de decisiones como habían prometido. Solo se limita aEs un Buen juego. Tiene un trabajo de arte hermoso. Sistema de combate divertido que al final se hace un poco monótono. Tiene un buen aspecto de personalización de habilidades pero para mi gusto se desbloquea muy tarde en la aventura. En exploración es muy amplio hasta al punto de agobiar un poco. Lamentablemente no permite toma de decisiones como habían prometido. Solo se limita a responder amablemente o de forma grosera. El hecho de ser un mago que usa maldiciones imperdonables no afecta en nada al desarrollo del personaje. La música es muy buena. Las misiones secundarias son llamativas sin ser excelentes. Lamentablemente el tema de crafteo y housing es mediocre. Vale la pena Jugarlo? la respuesta es Si, si eres fan del mundo mágico lo disfrutarás mucho. Pero es un juego que pudo ser excelente pero deja mucho que desear en varios aspectos… Expand
  8. RYZE-ICONIC
    Aug 19, 2023
    6
    It's one of the most boring games I've ever played in my life. The character design lacks creativity, the sound is good, and the world is beautiful in some places. The puzzles are enjoyable, but that's about it. The rest is just dull. The story is slow-paced and the tasks are boring.
  9. andrilitvynchuk
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    The game is pretty enjoyable, especially at the end with all Forbidden Curses. The plot is also okay, still, I liked side quests more (lines of closest friends). A side quest with your shop is one of the best :) But I didn't like the open world at all, those magic trials are really annoying + the activities are boring. It is a good game overall
  10. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    Its not a bad game, but I feel like it needed a bit more work. But I love the art and the concept of this game! I loved Harry Potter since 2015 and still up to this day!
  11. lazyssj
    Aug 3, 2023
    6
    Pick it up on sale.

    This game definitely is enjoyable with solid graphics, consistent performaance, and fun combat, but does have some weaknesses. The story is just okay and none of the characters you meet have much depth to them as well. The villain is decent, but nothing really special;. The spell variety is is pretty poor as there is only around 25 spells and a around half of them    Pick it up on sale.

    This game definitely is enjoyable with solid graphics, consistent performaance, and fun combat, but does have some weaknesses. The story is just okay and none of the characters you meet have much depth to them as well. The villain is decent, but nothing really special;. The spell variety is is pretty poor as there is only around 25 spells and a around half of them are not helpful in combat. The traversal is quite slow whether it be broom flying, thestral/hippogriff, or graphorn. Replay value is not there either as regardless of house, your experience does not really change. You also don't feel liek a student as i much as I thought you would. Going back to the common room serves zero purpose and you pretty much stop going to class after the first one or two. A one time playthrough is fun if you like Harry Potter, but the game itself is profoundly just okay.    … Expand
  12. Brix_b4_chix
    Jul 31, 2023
    5
    Maybe fun for the die hard Harry Potter fan. But for anyone else it’s a very basic open world sandbox that has been done much better 100 times.
  13. JCD5150
    Jul 28, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts is a good game but to big open world to hard also but good graphics and very good looking but good game overall.
  14. bskierys
    Jul 14, 2023
    7
    The atmosphere of the Wizarding World is done well, but overall, this is only a decent open world game.

    Pros: + Harry Potter vibes done well + The love for the source material is in the air. A lot of details from books and films for the fans. + Good fighting system with depth. It feels good to throw spells around. + Some memorable moments. + A lot to do in the open world. Side    The atmosphere of the Wizarding World is done well, but overall, this is only a decent open world game.

    Pros:
    + Harry Potter vibes done well
    + The love for the source material is in the air. A lot of details from books and films for the fans.
    + Good fighting system with depth. It feels good to throw spells around.
    + Some memorable moments.
    + A lot to do in the open world. Side missions, collectibles etc.

    Cons:
    – The main storyline is mediocre. Most of the characters are very one dimensional, there are no twists. The main plot revolves around trials that are there only so that the game can happen.
    – The world is too big. Most of the time, we are not visiting Hogwarts, but rather vast, boring plains outside of it.
    – Collectibles has no reason. Balloons are flying around Hogwarts just so you can fly through it, and nobody has pushed a stone for a hundred years so that you can come, push it and solve a puzzle.
    – The world feels very static and artificial. Filled with dozens of enemies for you to kill.
    – A lot of chore activities: selling tons of gear, brewing potions, taking care of your garden and "rescuing" animals. Takes a lot of time in game.

    Overall, pretty good game, but I've played many better implementations of this open world formula. The main selling point is the Harry Potter theme, but it does it very well.    … Expand
  15. SebboBastian
    Jul 11, 2023
    5
    One more dull but beautiful open world game. A world filled with copy paste fetch side quests with super boring and anticlimax rewards, might as well be one more ubisoft game.
    Fun combat! Lovely detailed assets and textures. But, why so flat and basic? Why always so flat and basic when it comes to all these open world games. Missing all soul and love.
  16. ason313
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    The start of this game is really an experience as you first start exploring Hogwarts and Hogsmeade but it starts to drag on the back end in an open world collect-a-thon with a meh story. Combat was my concern with this game was much better than expected but still, the spell system is clunky and enemies are bullet (spell) sponges. They could have cut out a lot of filler but just HogwartsThe start of this game is really an experience as you first start exploring Hogwarts and Hogsmeade but it starts to drag on the back end in an open world collect-a-thon with a meh story. Combat was my concern with this game was much better than expected but still, the spell system is clunky and enemies are bullet (spell) sponges. They could have cut out a lot of filler but just Hogwarts itself makes this game a must play.… Expand
  17. TheBigTicket
    Jun 28, 2023
    7
    This game obviously made me very nostalgic and I love how they recreated Hogwarts Castle.
    The story starts of pretty strong but really becomes rather boring after the first 15 hours and there is no real tension.
    The open world is way too big and empty (or rather filled with pointless stuff) and the RPG elements in the game leave a lot to be desired. I enjoyed my time with the game but    This game obviously made me very nostalgic and I love how they recreated Hogwarts Castle.
    The story starts of pretty strong but really becomes rather boring after the first 15 hours and there is no real tension.
    The open world is way too big and empty (or rather filled with pointless stuff) and the RPG elements in the game leave a lot to be desired.
    I enjoyed my time with the game but objectively it is not great.    … Expand
  18. Ludwig92
    Jun 24, 2023
    6
    the game isn't terrible but mediocre throughout. the castle is very well reconstructed while the open world is dispersive and not at all stimulating. The gameplay works and is fun at first. the biggest problem though is the uninspiring story and poorly written characters, probably the worst writing I remember in a video game
  19. Welkinz
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    Pros: successfully made an immersive magic world. As a HP fan, it was enjoyable playing in the world that used to exist in the books and movies.

    Cons: combat gets repetitive, enemy variety is limited, many of them are just the same enemies with different costumes (feels like one of those Ubisoft 3A games)
  20. BleedingJester
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    the beginning of this game is great, and Hogwarts is an amazing place to explore but the Magic wears off after a couple of hours as you spend less time in Hogwarts and more time exploring a generic open world map.

    the story isn't bad, but it lacks because it feels like they gave up halfway on certain mechanics or story elements and while a lot of people were excited to thinking they    the beginning of this game is great, and Hogwarts is an amazing place to explore but the Magic wears off after a couple of hours as you spend less time in Hogwarts and more time exploring a generic open world map.

    the story isn't bad, but it lacks because it feels like they gave up halfway on certain mechanics or story elements and while a lot of people were excited to thinking they would have the choice between being a dark wizard or not the most that comes down to is getting the option to learn the 3 unforgivable curses. and there are no consequences to learning them either in the story or the gameplay.

    and this is a minor thing but you can't explore all the house dorms in a single playthrough to enter any of the houses you have to at least play the beginning of the game 4 times to see every House dorm, but the good news is that every House does have a mission exclusive to them kind of its a segment of the main story that takes place early on and is different per house.

    to get the platinum it took me about 57 hours with 54 Hours being in the playthrough where I got all the collectibles and the last 3 getting the final 3 trophies that require you to reach a certain stage of the game in every house.    … Expand
  21. ferolajr
    Jun 21, 2023
    5
    A game with fun combat and great art direction and attention to detail (especially within Hogwarts), held back by a generic open world and a bland story. It may be a must-play for Harry Potter fans, but just don't go in expecting too much.
  22. krasnoyarsky
    Jun 18, 2023
    6
    Overall it's a little boring and in time it gets to be more a chore rather than a fun time.

    Graphics are amazing and some of the views are really breathtaking, especially with good lighting. The gameplay however is repeatable and the story is not so engaging. After a time it gets boring and predictable. A huge minus is a complete lack of logic when it comes to in-game morality - you    Overall it's a little boring and in time it gets to be more a chore rather than a fun time.

    Graphics are amazing and some of the views are really breathtaking, especially with good lighting.
    The gameplay however is repeatable and the story is not so engaging. After a time it gets boring and predictable.
    A huge minus is a complete lack of logic when it comes to in-game morality - you can choose to learn unforgivable curses but if you choose not to your character will be much weaker. You can cast Avada Kedavra as much as you like and it is really powerful, but the game does not punish you in any way for using those curses, there's no morality system of any kind. The NPCs also do not response to you being esentially a dark wizard. This translates to a fact that you are a teenage student and yet you slaughter your enemies by the hundreds - literally killing them, not stunning or putting to sleep - you murder them, a teenage studnet at Hogwarts... and the game does not acknowledge it in any way - it is a huge immersion breaker.
    Another big downside is how NPCs approach you as a player - everyone is so nice to you and polite, it feels more like a children's fairy tale rather than a beliveble world. Paired togather with the whole curses system and killing mentioned above, it makes for a chaotic mixture of an unbelievable world.

    A big plus is satisfying animation when it comes to collectables and beasts. But it gets repeatable after w while.

    The ending is incredibly boring and predictable as it leaves you wiht a complete lack of satistaftion.

    In the end I would not return to this game as it is to big and gets boring after a while. Plus there are no real choices to be made so you would not see anything new with a second playthrough.    … Expand
  23. UrfinDzhys
    Jun 12, 2023
    6
    Однообразный геймплей и сюжет рассчитанный на детей ноль лет.
  24. agent13
    Jun 11, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts Legacy could be one of the best games ever made but it wastes most of its potential by bad gameplay decisions and a bland story, as a harry potter fan i couldn't wait to play hogwarts legacy the game at least looks like a dream came true you can create a student and start exploring the unexpectedly huge but kinda lifeless world of hogwarts and its vicinity the graphics lookHogwarts Legacy could be one of the best games ever made but it wastes most of its potential by bad gameplay decisions and a bland story, as a harry potter fan i couldn't wait to play hogwarts legacy the game at least looks like a dream came true you can create a student and start exploring the unexpectedly huge but kinda lifeless world of hogwarts and its vicinity the graphics look amazing and the environments look breathtaking. However even though the game starts with a rather exciting plot, the story and the narration starts to become boring with bland charachters and tedious quests.
    the biggest problem with the game's gameplay is requiring you to reach a certain level or do some extremely confusing stuff or find a scarce item to unlock a quest!!! but I often couldn't understand how to even progress in the game which makes the game a tedious chore. 6.75/10    … Expand
  25. AigleAveugle
    Jun 7, 2023
    5
    Great aesthetics, graphics, music, torque and animation. Side-quests, characters and exploration is boring.
    Great game for a 14 years old who never played an open world I guess, but this is plain, soulles like other Ubisoft games. Disappointed, even the story is meh.

    Collage for Harry Potter fans, cash-grab for the uneducated player...
  26. GLDJNG
    May 24, 2023
    6
    Generic open world gameplay within a beautiful but soulless world. Opportunities wasted.
  27. benprofessional
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Decent game, but have a lot of bugs and feels a bit cardboard like ubisoft games, overrated 100%.
    Combat system is decent, story is boring,overall activities like planting seeds and potion craft feels like a mobile game :D, graphics are okay.
  28. DrownedLiberty
    May 16, 2023
    5
    The game is highly overrated. It's nothing special - gameplay is repetitive, the world is empty, the dungeons/caves are copy pasted, the story is meh, the graphics are nothing special. I spent 80+ hours into the game. HL has the worst volumetric fog implementation I've ever seen - it's complete garbage. The devs repeatedly lied about fixing it. If you're a HP fan, go for it but when it'sThe game is highly overrated. It's nothing special - gameplay is repetitive, the world is empty, the dungeons/caves are copy pasted, the story is meh, the graphics are nothing special. I spent 80+ hours into the game. HL has the worst volumetric fog implementation I've ever seen - it's complete garbage. The devs repeatedly lied about fixing it. If you're a HP fan, go for it but when it's on sale. It's not worth the full price.… Expand
  29. Hevox
    May 16, 2023
    7
    Hogwart and Hogsmeade are absolutely wonderful, a masterpieces of building. The atmosphere in the castle is a total success. The gameplay is fun and the flying broom feel right.
    All that being said there is a real disappointment, everything else feel so generic, without any soul. I was expecting more of a "Bully" type of game, but didn't really have the school vibe.
  30. Epicdude7979
    May 13, 2023
    7
    Disappointed with this one. The gameplay is super fun but the world is just so boring after you’re in it for a couple hours. The main story is also complete garbage.
  31. DonCow
    May 7, 2023
    5
    The plot is very slow and directionless, forgettable characters, boring generic villain.
    The only good thing about this game is the hogwarts setting itself , the gameplay is also mediocre
  32. Ginger_Avenger
    May 7, 2023
    7
    Very good game and still fun for those like me that didn't read all the books. Pace is almost laid back at times, which was nice when I didn't want tons of combat. There is quite a bit of fighting at times and it was often enjoyably intense. Character moments were passable, although I doubt the story will dazzle too many people. The magic system is the best part (and is definitely betterVery good game and still fun for those like me that didn't read all the books. Pace is almost laid back at times, which was nice when I didn't want tons of combat. There is quite a bit of fighting at times and it was often enjoyably intense. Character moments were passable, although I doubt the story will dazzle too many people. The magic system is the best part (and is definitely better than how you start with the basic attack) and the world looks beautiful and is generally interesting to explore. However, years of open world games have drained me, and I enjoyed this game by only playing the main and select side quests (I don't do the 'points of interest' anymore- I have other things in life that need some of my time) On that note, the PS exclusive side quest was surprisingly extensive. Loot is too bountiful, and the system to upgrade was not for me so I used the same kit for the entire 2nd half of the game. Overall, it's a very well-made game that gets a bit samey if you try everything on the map, but I never felt like I was being smothered in the same amount of open world bloat like many recent games have dumped on me. When it was all over, I actually wish there was more to the school experience at Hogwarts in terms of things to do, but I get that the game felt the need to expand beyond that location to stay fresh.… Expand
  33. vicwolk
    May 3, 2023
    7
    This is NOT a triple A game. Yes, it's kinda generic and unpolished, you can wait a price drop to buy it. That being said, you're experiencing Hogwarts and yeah, that counts! Some of the details are really fun and I enjoyed a lot.

    Well, but the thing is... It's gotten kinda boring towards the end. As an overachiever and a HP fan, I feel like I completed most of the challenges and explored    This is NOT a triple A game. Yes, it's kinda generic and unpolished, you can wait a price drop to buy it. That being said, you're experiencing Hogwarts and yeah, that counts! Some of the details are really fun and I enjoyed a lot.

    Well, but the thing is... It's gotten kinda boring towards the end. As an overachiever and a HP fan, I feel like I completed most of the challenges and explored way too soon and ran out of rewards and things o discover. Money didn't matter after a short period. Economy sucks. Don't get me started on a level 9 quest teaching me how to do something when I was already level 29 with like 80% of the map explored. Then, I felt like the quests with the side kicks were kinda the same, with just a different background. Shame. I'm yet to find in me strength to finish the game.    … Expand
  34. dimicaptain
    May 3, 2023
    6
    I was initially so thrilled to play this game, but little by little I got extremely bored within 2-3 days. I was expecting this to be so much more, but instead its a very dull experience. The castle and environment are well made yes, but the storyline and combat is almost like a game in the 2000s. No intriguing and immersive story, the combat is just random spells with every duel literallyI was initially so thrilled to play this game, but little by little I got extremely bored within 2-3 days. I was expecting this to be so much more, but instead its a very dull experience. The castle and environment are well made yes, but the storyline and combat is almost like a game in the 2000s. No intriguing and immersive story, the combat is just random spells with every duel literally the same as the previous one. There is no challenge at all, at least for me. All side quests are the same and boring. Calling this game an open world feels incredibly misleading, especially if you start comparing it with other titles of this genre.… Expand
  35. LDN
    May 2, 2023
    7
    Поставил бы 10, если бы была русская локализация. Даже закрыв глаза на педераста в трех метлах.
  36. playpod
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    So, i originally gave this an 8. but playing the game a little longer i have felt some issues with the game.

    i know its an open world game so running into challenges that are hard makes sense. but i feel like so much game is locked because you don't have certain spells yet even though you get to go everywhere. i was getting locked out of doing things not because im under leveled but the    So, i originally gave this an 8. but playing the game a little longer i have felt some issues with the game.

    i know its an open world game so running into challenges that are hard makes sense. but i feel like so much game is locked because you don't have certain spells yet even though you get to go everywhere. i was getting locked out of doing things not because im under leveled but the game haven't decided i deserve to yet.

    talking about challenges. the difficulty of some of the ones you run into gets a spike and its kind of annoying. even though i am the right level for said challenge. that only goes for the combat challenges. and the combat boils down to simon says but they bombard you with enemies in the later parts of the game. which the auto lock on makes combat more annoying then anything when you have multiple things attacking you.

    the game play is good and it looks great. it is still a very fun game but some things can be fixed.

    the story hasen't fully grabbed me either. i don't know if its the pacing or they just havent made me feel like there is urgency but its not pulling me in fully. something just feels off.

    im still enjoying the game a lot and i do recommend it. i just haven't been fully pulled in emotionally    … Expand
  37. GuardingSpartan
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
    Very fun at first but after a short period it becomes very stale, The open world is covered up by scenery to distract you because there isn't much to do. A "group" of enemies is only 4-5 weak and very spaced out enemies making combat trivial at best. The puzzles were very clever and have a lot of potential but after a few hours I just noticed a lot of them are copy and paste. TheVery fun at first but after a short period it becomes very stale, The open world is covered up by scenery to distract you because there isn't much to do. A "group" of enemies is only 4-5 weak and very spaced out enemies making combat trivial at best. The puzzles were very clever and have a lot of potential but after a few hours I just noticed a lot of them are copy and paste. The customization is very enjoyable changing your clock other accessories very quickly is very fun to mess around with. Overall the game is enjoyable to a certain group looking for nostalgia or just another adventure in the wizarding world.… Expand
  38. Schmaerzkeks
    Apr 22, 2023
    7
    Tolles Spiel, was aber leider durch recht langweilige Zauber und der ständigen Open World Probleme (z.B. gefühlt Tausende Prüfung Merlins) oder den immer gleichen Höhlen dann doch auf Dauer sehr langweilig wird. Das Fliegen fühlt sich unspektakuläre an und die Optik ist teilweise wunderschön und dann wieder recht schlecht, gerade was die Beleuchtung angeht und der ständigen Nebel-Look derTolles Spiel, was aber leider durch recht langweilige Zauber und der ständigen Open World Probleme (z.B. gefühlt Tausende Prüfung Merlins) oder den immer gleichen Höhlen dann doch auf Dauer sehr langweilig wird. Das Fliegen fühlt sich unspektakuläre an und die Optik ist teilweise wunderschön und dann wieder recht schlecht, gerade was die Beleuchtung angeht und der ständigen Nebel-Look der dann auf einmal aufplobt. Das Looten ist auch durch immer gleiche Dinge auch schnell abgenutzt. Am Ende musst ich mich zwingen es durchzuspielen. Für mich kein AAA Game sondern nur Oberes Mittelmaß.… Expand
  39. THEDUDE93
    Apr 21, 2023
    7
    Big Open World. The Side Mission to get the Magic Spells are A little bit Boring. And i Dont know but something i dont like in this game.
  40. charls_0404
    Apr 17, 2023
    5
    Juego aburridizimo!!! Graficos mediocres, pesima iluminacion.. no lo recomiendo
  41. kkouzinas1
    Apr 14, 2023
    5
    I thought that was a ubisoft game.So boring and repetetive.A huge map full of nothing.
  42. Stormik
    Apr 11, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's start with the good things:
    Hogwarts Castle and Hogsmeade - beautiful, very fun to explore. Incredibly detailed, I am talking jaw dropping detailed. Vivarium is awesome. Obviously vast majority of the effort went into these two places.Combat - combat is great, cool animations, spell synergies. Really felt wizard-y. Some puzzles are fun.
    Unfortunately that's about the only good parts of the game. The rest is subpar at best.
    Gear system - what the frell? I can't recall a single RPG with such lackluster gear system. Transmog system could also be done to slots and not the item itself.
    Missing key features - sell all button, mark to sell with sell marked buttons. No morality system!! You can cast all the Unforgivable Curses all day long and nothing happens. Quidditch... but then again with the atrocious broom controls I probably wouldn't wanna play quidditch. No respec option. An option to skip intro level after the first playthrough would be nice. Getting platinum is boring without it. Whose idea it was anyway to include a find the chamber as member of each other houses trophy?
    Story is incredibly generic. Even some sidequests are more exciting. Dialogue choices don't matter at all.
    The world - oh my, the world... There's quite plenty of side activities you can do but they get real old real fast. Merlin trials are fun the first one or two of each type you do then they become Merlin's Chores. Treasure Vaults are a complete waste of resources and time. Enemy camps pose no danger and you can just sneak to the chest.
    Picklock minigame - worst and most senseless of any games with this type of picklocking. What's the point of a spell that unlocks a lock if you need to manually picklock it anway in the most boring and least difficult way possible.
    Collectibles could also be done better - there's way too many field guide pages and running around the castle casting revelio every 10 steps is fun for only so far.
    Then there is plethora of politically related issues on which, sadly, I can't get into details but let's just say that the developers were very, very awake when they were making this game.
    This game gets carried by it's franchise. Nothing more. It sold so well only because of all the free advertising and spite purchases not because it's a great game. Is it the best wizarding world game? Undoubtedly, but only because the bar was set really low.    … Expand
  43. Sidiano
    Apr 9, 2023
    6
    Un long jeu qui devient très vite vide une fois que l'histoire avance. En fait il n'y a rien. Rien à faire à part se promener et admirer la beauté de la map, c'est 90% du gameplay, les 10% restants sont 5% de combat et encore 5% de quelques trames scenaristiques. En terme de RPG c'est très nul, il y a beaucoup trop d'équipements pour très peu de différences en eux. En gros, c'est un jeuUn long jeu qui devient très vite vide une fois que l'histoire avance. En fait il n'y a rien. Rien à faire à part se promener et admirer la beauté de la map, c'est 90% du gameplay, les 10% restants sont 5% de combat et encore 5% de quelques trames scenaristiques. En terme de RPG c'est très nul, il y a beaucoup trop d'équipements pour très peu de différences en eux. En gros, c'est un jeu cool, mais l'acheter ne vaut pas le coup. Autant attendre de l'avoir dans le gamepass ou PsPlus… Expand
  44. HonestReviews66
    Apr 7, 2023
    6
    An honest review coming up. I went into this game neutral in terms of the controversy surrounding JK Rowling, as an a gamer more than a Harry Potter fan - I don't 'dislike' HP, I'm just not particularly a fan. I'm also in my late 30's and have played games since joystick days.

    Initially, the world is fantastic. It's a great rendition of Hogwarts and walking around the castle is    An honest review coming up. I went into this game neutral in terms of the controversy surrounding JK Rowling, as an a gamer more than a Harry Potter fan - I don't 'dislike' HP, I'm just not particularly a fan. I'm also in my late 30's and have played games since joystick days.

    Initially, the world is fantastic. It's a great rendition of Hogwarts and walking around the castle is everything you'd expect, done well. However, most of the main missions are outside the castle or in special 'dungeons.' I would have liked the castle being the setting for more main missions.

    The graphics are great, the control is decent, a variety of spells are at your disposal. you can fly... so why is the game so BORING? Two reasons: Firstly, the story is boring and the main missions lack and real punch. Most are glorified fetch questions with a little bit of exploring. It gets boring pressing 'Revelio' (think hitman vision) every few seconds and just walking towards the icons. Secondly, all of the story is told in this weird 'face to face' narrative way, rather than any actual cutscenes, except on around 2 occasions. The game misleadingly starts with fireworks which you think sets the pace... but the action is subsequently fairly slow and mundane. This game is clearly made for casuals from a difficulty standpoint. The game has lots of different parts which sound great on paper but they don't quite gel together. Having to fast-travel between Hogsmead to buy stuff and your special hub room where you can upgrade outfits felt tedious. And why couldn't I upgrade spells? Or play Quidditch? Or fly in certain areas?

    The side missions are boring and most are collectible quests. There are so many of these everywhere. I finished the main story in about 22 hours and felt no motivation to do anything more. I don't care about the people or the stupid flying books.

    This game has everything it needs on paper, but it just lacks that special something. The spells aren't really used to their full potential, and neither is the castle. The game is decent, young players and casuals alike will love it, as will HP fans. But coming in purely as a gamer, I was left disappointed by the combat and the story. Great from a technical standpoint, but lacks any real excitement.    … Expand
  45. luiznark
    Apr 1, 2023
    6
    Gráficos bom, cenário bacana, jogabilidade razoável. O jogo é até bom, porém não te prende. As missões vão se tornando cansativas ao longo do tempo e a história é bem mediana. Fiquei entre nota 6 e 7.
  46. InnerBear
    Mar 31, 2023
    6
    Pros: Great design and sound. Visually, the game is stunning. Mechanics are OK, nothing outstanding, but solid. Spell layout system is pretty intuitive and easy to get into and there are quite a few spells that allow you to change up your strategy.

    Cons: The main story is pretty generic and devoid of any surprise. The game itself is incredibly easy, even for a casual gamer. Doesn't have    Pros: Great design and sound. Visually, the game is stunning. Mechanics are OK, nothing outstanding, but solid. Spell layout system is pretty intuitive and easy to get into and there are quite a few spells that allow you to change up your strategy.

    Cons: The main story is pretty generic and devoid of any surprise. The game itself is incredibly easy, even for a casual gamer. Doesn't have to be Dead Souls level of difficulty, but come on, give us a bit of a challenge at least. Character development is awful, the devs were so bent on completing the diversity bingo card that they forgot to give us any reason to care about the characters. Missions are generic and get boring after the initial 10-15 hours of play, you just go through motions, fighting the same enemies over and over. Upgrade and progression model is laughable in 2023, removes any incentive to explore the vast world they created. There is no morality to the game, your choices don't affect anything and the game goes on in a single predetermined direction. I used unforgivable curses in front of professors and they didn't so much as bat an eyelid despite the severity of this actually being discussed in the game.

    Overall, it's a fun game for fans of the lore, but you'll find yourself wondering why you're still playing it after the initial shine wears off. Plenty of other open world games that can grip and hold your interest for way longer.    … Expand
  47. Noxinthematrixx
    Feb 21, 2023
    5
    The game was a 10/10 in the first 10ish hours. That is when my imagination and hopes for the potential of the game were still intact. Everything looked beautiful, the visuals are top tier, incredible. And the music is just perfect. And so.. I hoped the story would captivate me, it did not. As I kept playing I noticed the game has no SOUL. It doesent make me feel anything. Not like aThe game was a 10/10 in the first 10ish hours. That is when my imagination and hopes for the potential of the game were still intact. Everything looked beautiful, the visuals are top tier, incredible. And the music is just perfect. And so.. I hoped the story would captivate me, it did not. As I kept playing I noticed the game has no SOUL. It doesent make me feel anything. Not like a student of hogwarts at least. You just do some mediocre combat and alot of fetch quests. The writing of this game is just trash, and for someone who waited years to play this, I'm very disappointed. I started skipping dialogue after a while. I don't even know why I'm playing it still to be honest. It's pretty. Flying is awesome. But the gameplay is lame. You cannot interact with anyone. There is no morality system. You can't be bad, you can't be good, and you have no personality. Students don't act like students, they all act like stuck up goodie goodies. I hate it. This game does not have the fun, wonder, DARKNESS and grit of the Harry Potter series. Most importantly it doesent make me FEEL anything. I'm sad and disappointed in this game. Looks cool though, but as the saying goes: looks are not everything.… Expand
  48. RodSal
    Mar 24, 2023
    6
    You are not a big fan of Harry Potter universe, but you like the movies and want to give a try to the game? Like me, i gave it a chance and i think its a good game overall, but i expected more from it, especially after many people said this was GOTY contender. Imo, its not.

    Pros: First 10 hours Good graphics Great environment (Horgwarts is awsome) Great gameplay Cons: Boring    You are not a big fan of Harry Potter universe, but you like the movies and want to give a try to the game? Like me, i gave it a chance and i think its a good game overall, but i expected more from it, especially after many people said this was GOTY contender. Imo, its not.

    Pros:
    First 10 hours
    Good graphics
    Great environment (Horgwarts is awsome)
    Great gameplay

    Cons:
    Boring Story
    Repetitive enemies and puzzles (completely disappointed here)
    Loot system    … Expand
  49. Xomsel
    Mar 22, 2023
    6
    It was the weirdest game I’ve played in awhile, where at first I was thinking it was a possible GOTY. Then, actually digging into the game, you saw them just repeat everything a ton of times over, with very little benefit outside of getting some mindless trophies. The amount of repeated dialogue is insane. Thought it was a 9/10 game for the first 10 hours or so. By 40 hours in, my personalIt was the weirdest game I’ve played in awhile, where at first I was thinking it was a possible GOTY. Then, actually digging into the game, you saw them just repeat everything a ton of times over, with very little benefit outside of getting some mindless trophies. The amount of repeated dialogue is insane. Thought it was a 9/10 game for the first 10 hours or so. By 40 hours in, my personal rating was closer to 6.5/10.… Expand
  50. FishLikeABrain
    Mar 21, 2023
    7
    The game is stunning visually but there was a few things that I can pick out that I didn't really like.

    Firstly, the visual bugs and crashing. There are many visual bugs, some quite funny and some not. Usually a pain regardless to deal with. The crashing for myself has been resolved since the update. Second, the combat. The system is entirely too basic. You can chain your spells in    The game is stunning visually but there was a few things that I can pick out that I didn't really like.

    Firstly, the visual bugs and crashing. There are many visual bugs, some quite funny and some not. Usually a pain regardless to deal with. The crashing for myself has been resolved since the update.

    Second, the combat. The system is entirely too basic. You can chain your spells in interesting ways but that's the only redeeming quality of it. When on level ground, spells I am firing at the enemy should not be hitting the floor before making contact with the enemy but it does. Enemies frequently get caught in foilage, bushes, doors, anything they can to make things harder for me.. My summary of the combat is that even a casual gamer could No-Hit-Run this game if they focused. it is actually that easy. Spell, spell, spell, yellow warning, block, spell, spell, red warning, dodge. You see how simple that is? Only people who will struggle are those that can't stop themselves from mashing the attack button which will stop their block or dodge. Incredibly easy.

    Next we have the missions. I was quite happy with the amount of missions we received but I do wish that the Main story and the Side Quests involving Sebastian, Natty and others were longer. They were way to short for my liking. Even more so the main story. It was really barebones, really basic, could have done a lot better imo. Ominus definitely should have had an arc too.

    Lastly, this is for those that want to 100% Completion their game. I genuinely feel that around 70% of your time on this game is exploring and collecting crap. It's tiring but easy.

    All in all I see this game being praised and people wanting it to be GotY. I question those people. This was a fun game, but it's nothing to brag about. There's nothing ground breaking, challenging or anything. Just very powerful nostalgia and simple fun.    … Expand
  51. Cedoch
    Feb 28, 2023
    5
    Le jeu est très haché, il faut à chaque fois repasser par le menu pour afficher la carte qui est longue à s’afficher, monter sur son balai n’est pas toujours très évident : combinaison de touches qui ne marche pas rapidement. Jongler avec les sorts et autres aussi assez ennuyant. Bref le monde est joli mais il manque quelque chose, une fluidité dans le jeu et dans l’aventure. À mon avis,Le jeu est très haché, il faut à chaque fois repasser par le menu pour afficher la carte qui est longue à s’afficher, monter sur son balai n’est pas toujours très évident : combinaison de touches qui ne marche pas rapidement. Jongler avec les sorts et autres aussi assez ennuyant. Bref le monde est joli mais il manque quelque chose, une fluidité dans le jeu et dans l’aventure. À mon avis, c’est plus réservé aux fans de la saga qu’aux autres joueurs… Expand
  52. Cz3rw0ny
    Mar 21, 2023
    7
    Solid game with multiple annoying quirks. Combat and exploration was done very nicely. The World and Hogwart is done really well. The story on the other hand, sidequests, dialogues are very mediocre. The game is repetitive and after 32h that it took me to complete I was already getting tired. Also the repetitive lines some characters would say... Terrible.

    Overall though, it was    Solid game with multiple annoying quirks. Combat and exploration was done very nicely. The World and Hogwart is done really well. The story on the other hand, sidequests, dialogues are very mediocre. The game is repetitive and after 32h that it took me to complete I was already getting tired. Also the repetitive lines some characters would say... Terrible.

    Overall though, it was enjoyable so 7/10    … Expand
  53. Ruzaky
    Mar 19, 2023
    7
    Just a good game. Not a masterpiece or greatest hits pretender, Legit good game that suffers from design of ubisoft open worlds where you got 10 bandit camps near you at every minute in the world. For me is 7.5 but i see if you are the die hard Harry Potter fan it's a 10 out of 10 for you just for Hogwarts recreation
  54. davy420
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    I solemnly swear that this game is good, the combat gets a little boring after a while. The main quest is not engaging at all. I enjoyed the Sebastian and Poppy side quests the most.

    I few minor glitches here and there, but no big deal.

    Overall, I definitely recommend it.
  55. 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
  56. Malbertheijn
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    As most people have mentioned, this game is the dream of any Harry Potter fan where you're free to discover the castle and the world with lots of easter eggs and collecticles incentivizing you to explore.
    The graphics look amazing and the combat is quite fun, therefore I would recommend this game to Harry Potter fans, this is what you've been dreaming of.
    This game is far from perfect    As most people have mentioned, this game is the dream of any Harry Potter fan where you're free to discover the castle and the world with lots of easter eggs and collecticles incentivizing you to explore.
    The graphics look amazing and the combat is quite fun, therefore I would recommend this game to Harry Potter fans, this is what you've been dreaming of.

    This game is far from perfect however. While the combat is fun, there is a lot of spells that have the exact same function which feels cluttered and using a lot of different spells fast feels quite awkard. While they're fun, you're able to stun any enemy indefinitely. This means that the only way the game introduces difficulty is by making you fight a lot of enemies at the same time. To add to that, there is very few enemies types in this game, making every fight repetitive, including the "boss" fights against strong enemies. Going into hard mode doesn't really fix this, because that just makes the gank fights impossible to play.

    Also the characters are completely empty and uninteresting. There's 1 interesting sidequest line that has an open ending and besides that I could not care at all about any other quests or characters. Also there's a lot of little missions in the castle. A lot! And by a lot I mean like 4, but they're all recycled 100 times like it's AC.

    Not just the sidequests, but also the main quest is completely uninteresting with uninteresting antagonists.

    I don't get why this still happens? CDPR showed the world how to make fun sidquests and Rockstar and Naughty Dog showed the world how to make fun characters. How can a game with this much development time have such uninteresting, boring quests and characters. This stuff could fly in Ubisoft games around the 2010's but it's been a while since then.

    TL;DR It's fun to explore the world and mess around if you love Harry Potter, if you don't this is just another generic RPG with trailing missions, okay combat and a super uninteresting plot. Real shame.    … Expand
  57. ZorroAK
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    The questlines (one main and three NPC-based ones) are so utterly predictable that the cast of characters involved has to have been lobotomized in order to NOT being able to put two and two together really early on. The quest design is hopelessly outdated at the best of times, but at least some of them are presented charmingly. Nothing you do has any consequences, though. Your choices onlyThe questlines (one main and three NPC-based ones) are so utterly predictable that the cast of characters involved has to have been lobotomized in order to NOT being able to put two and two together really early on. The quest design is hopelessly outdated at the best of times, but at least some of them are presented charmingly. Nothing you do has any consequences, though. Your choices only affect a couple of dialog lines, if that, and the plotlines will play out exactly as scripted. You can even run around using Unforgivable Curses, and no one will give a crap. An RPG this certainly isn't.

    The faces are for the most part robot-like, like stroke patients trying to crowbar an expression into their facial play, and don't convey the emotions the mostly good voice cast puts into the game. Distraught NPCs sound the part, but giving them fitting animations seems to have been too much work, and the transitions are actually hilarious: You turn in a quest for a vendor, tell her her brother is dead, the lifeless model looks as bored as always while the voice actress is sobbing her heart out, and then you click on "Let me see your wares", and she replies cheerily. This is early 2000s quality, if that.

    Most of the time they try to circumvent talking about the main character in third person, but when they do, it's "they" and "them". Nobody but pink-haired denizens of the Twitter and university microcosms talks like that. Of course text to speech isn't far enough along, so they can't say the name, but the pronouns? Would it have been too much trouble to put some boxes in the character creation (male, female, other) and record a couple of lines three times?

    Which brings me to a the biggest immersion breaker by far. You want diversity, fine. I don't mind it when it makes sense in context. But this diversity pride parade breaks the immersion so hard that it gets absolutely ridiculous. In 1890s Scotland you've got transgenders, gays, lesbians, Africans, Indians, Arabs, Persians, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, all with expressly stated nationalities so that everybody feels represented, and nobody's got a problem with anybody, not even with muggles or mudbloods because even fictional racism would've been too traumatizing, I guess. You visit remote, secluded, tiny villages in the Scottish hinterlands where black kids play with Asian kids in the street and where you do your shopping at Bernard Ndiaye, Fatimah Lawang, Jalal Sehmi and Rohan Prakash's stores. Sure, the studio wanted to virtue signal on a Patronus Charm level because they knew they were up against hateful radical ideologues you just can't please and who desperately wanna cancel you no matter what you do, but this harms the sense of time and place so immensely, I can't even begin to tell you.

    The same goes for the modern looks, by the way. Why have it play in the 1890s and then make everything look like it's not? Especially in this case, because the Wizarding World is already very turn-of-the-century-ish in modern times. You have to strike a balance between what we find visually appealing nowadays and what tells us which time period we're in. What's most distracting is the countless modern hairstyles. What about hairstyles that convey "1890s, but instead they look more pleasant to 2020s eyes"? No such luck here. Coupled with the ridiculous diversity you really can't tell in which period this game is supposed to be placed – 1890s Scotland it certainly isn't. More like a modern campus in California.

    The open world is empty and uneventful. There just isn't much to do, and what's there gets boring and tedious very quickly. The NPCs won't react to you the way they do in certain quests which makes the game feel even more fake. It's pretty, but the game design underneath is a decade or two behind in lots of places.

    Enemies: Wizards, goblins, trolls, dark mongrels, dugbogs, spiders, guardians, inferi – and that's it. Come on, Portkey Games, HL isn't Skyrim, and this isn't 2011 anymore.

    What HL gets right is the spells, the combat, the exceptional musical score and the atmosphere. The painstaking detail, the wealth of ideas taken directly from the books or invented for the game is staggering. This is the atmosphere of the first four books (or the first two movies), and it's a slam dunk in my opinion. The castle of Hogwarts has been recreated beautifully and faithfully. As if that weren't enough, it's chock-full of secrets you can uncover. There are so incredibly many little ideas in Hogwarts and Hogsmeade that make you chuckle or even laugh out loud and that breathe the spirit of the books so you actually don't know if Rowling came up with them or the developers. This game adaptation gets right what so many don't: It's as if it was made by the same author.    … Expand
  58. LeftBehindTitan
    Mar 16, 2023
    6
    It was decent but the nostalgia is definitely carrying this game. Without the name attached to it, the game would be a 5 at best. If you're into forced diversity and inclusion this is the game for you, despite how you feel about Rowling.

    Face animations - 7/10
    Control scheme - 4/10
    Story - 6/10
    World - 9/10
    Npcs - 2/10
  59. debiru_ita
    Mar 12, 2023
    7
    Good game, enjoyable to play, requires no special effort or skill. definitely a must for the Harry potter fanbase. On a technical level graphics a bit retro and some glitches.
  60. dreese2505
    Mar 10, 2023
    5
    Absolutely amazing work on Hogwarts and Hogsmeade shops. Combat is great considering it must work within the Harry Potter franchise. Unfortunately, I'm interested in an overall game and not a walking simulator through an amazing Hogwarts environment. The story leaves much to be desired. I wish they invested in story writers as much as they invested in game designers. Now that theAbsolutely amazing work on Hogwarts and Hogsmeade shops. Combat is great considering it must work within the Harry Potter franchise. Unfortunately, I'm interested in an overall game and not a walking simulator through an amazing Hogwarts environment. The story leaves much to be desired. I wish they invested in story writers as much as they invested in game designers. Now that the groundwork is laid on the game design front, I hope they invest in the narration team for the next round, if there will be one.… Expand
  61. jcvandan
    Mar 9, 2023
    5
    The devs have obviously put a lot of care and love into the recreation of Hogwarts. The music/graphics and environmental details around the world are absolutely great and in the first few hours it gave me the same sort of cosiness I got from the movies when I was a teenager.

    However, the same care has not gone into the gameplay design. They've basically just cribbed gameplay systems    The devs have obviously put a lot of care and love into the recreation of Hogwarts. The music/graphics and environmental details around the world are absolutely great and in the first few hours it gave me the same sort of cosiness I got from the movies when I was a teenager.

    However, the same care has not gone into the gameplay design. They've basically just cribbed gameplay systems from many other games and slapped them all together. Not only that, they have taken what I consider the worst most hand-holdey aspects of game design. It's like they think the players are total morons. A perfect example of this was when I was asked to solve a 'puzzle' which was a blank picture frame on the wall. I spoke to the NPC who told me the exact spell to cast on the picture, which revealed a scene of a place in Hogwarts that you obviously needed to find. "Nice I thought, I'll keep an eye out for that when I'm wandering" and took a screenshot. But no...it immediately gave me a quest marker to the place I needed to find, which was about 10 second walk away. Incredibly poor game design.

    The rest of the game is like this, it requires no thought or effort and even when doing main quests you tend to just be following a quest marker to the next spot which is literally a 2 minute walk down a linear corridor. It's such a strange decision to think players are so stupid and can't figure anything out themselves.

    Also, the voice acting and writing is absolutely god-awful. Watching the character interactions is like watching an episode of Love on the Spectrum minus all the heart and humour.

    I think this would be a great game for people who really love Potter and also don't play many video games but for everyone else, stay the hell away.    … Expand
  62. MarcoBello
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    This game is not perfect yet I keep coming back to it and enjoy each session. Would recommend.
  63. eXoFrey
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    This game has some amazing features that I would rate really high, but it also has its flaws that makes it not better than any other open world rpg. The music, the graphics, the details in the open world and its exploration are all amazing. The story could be better, but it seems they wanted to limit themselves to an easy all age accessible story. The lack of different dialogue choices isThis game has some amazing features that I would rate really high, but it also has its flaws that makes it not better than any other open world rpg. The music, the graphics, the details in the open world and its exploration are all amazing. The story could be better, but it seems they wanted to limit themselves to an easy all age accessible story. The lack of different dialogue choices is a real shame. Most of the time you are only presented with two simple dialogue choices: be sorta mean or be super duper sweet and nice. The absence of the possibility to romance other characters was also a disappointment to me. I mean, this is high-school! Lots of missed opportunities there. The ennemies you fight are always the same, despite the huge lore. The combats are very fun and fluid, I'll give it that. So it has its ups and downs. Still a good game!… Expand
  64. pmrooter
    Mar 5, 2023
    7
    The first 10-15 hours fascinate and enchant. But after you feel more and more of routine, repetitiveness and Ubisoft-like open world gameplay.

    It's so sad that they put so much heart into Hogwarts, and then you spend most of the game fighting 4 different enemy types in 2 different dungeon types outside the castle or doing dozens and dozens of boring trials, or switch to the side quests,    The first 10-15 hours fascinate and enchant. But after you feel more and more of routine, repetitiveness and Ubisoft-like open world gameplay.

    It's so sad that they put so much heart into Hogwarts, and then you spend most of the game fighting 4 different enemy types in 2 different dungeon types outside the castle or doing dozens and dozens of boring trials, or switch to the side quests, but most of them quite mediocre too.

    However, the main story is almost meaningless and your friend's quests turn out to be the most interesting and plot-deep things in Hogwarts Legacy than this whole "epic" around ancient magic.

    The most annoying thing for me (and I wonder why practically no one mention this), it's how empty our protagonist is. He has absolutely zero backstory. How he got here, where he was before, who he is, etc.

    Even Mary Sue Aloy from Horizon has her origins, her upbringing history and still feels like more or less a living person.

    On the other side, our protagonist from Hogwarts Legacy is just a dummy, a mannequin for wearing different robes, doing other people's errands and listening to other people's stories.    … Expand
  65. Goncii28
    Mar 5, 2023
    5
    Hogwarts Legacy is strong in the first few hours. Unfortunately, the main story is horrible and the main characters are bland and lifeless. The dialogue trees are empty and inconsequential. The world feels empty and repetitive ( only Hogwarts really shines ). The lack of a proper morality system hurt the experience and the use of dark arts. The game gets old really quick. There are someHogwarts Legacy is strong in the first few hours. Unfortunately, the main story is horrible and the main characters are bland and lifeless. The dialogue trees are empty and inconsequential. The world feels empty and repetitive ( only Hogwarts really shines ). The lack of a proper morality system hurt the experience and the use of dark arts. The game gets old really quick. There are some good moments here but this is very far from a good game.… Expand
  66. BekirBirden
    Mar 4, 2023
    5
    Hogwards Legacy reminds me the movie Avatar; people got crazy for a mediochore Pocahontas story, left me in disbelief. Same is true for Hogwards Legacy. Hogwards castle is beautifully crafted, live pictures everywhere and ... that's it. Dull, low quality npc's in high contrast with castle. They have zero interraction; hit them, try to talk them, cast some spell on them... nothing. FightingHogwards Legacy reminds me the movie Avatar; people got crazy for a mediochore Pocahontas story, left me in disbelief. Same is true for Hogwards Legacy. Hogwards castle is beautifully crafted, live pictures everywhere and ... that's it. Dull, low quality npc's in high contrast with castle. They have zero interraction; hit them, try to talk them, cast some spell on them... nothing. Fighting reminds me old GoW games, where you need to push right button in right time, at least for defence, which is key for survival. Game is by no means an RPG. RPG is a very cheap term nowadays, placing a so called skill tree is all that you need to claim you are an RPG. Game tried a skill tree, an armor system, but made a very poor job. Quests; I am like in the middle of main story, nothing impressing. Neither the story, nor the cutscenes are good. And for God's sake, this game is not open world! Again, like RPG, moving in the map - still limited in some ways - is not an open world. And much praised puzzles! What are the meaning of them? Nothing behind them or no sense of them. A bunch of fillers trown around. And I cannot believe I pre ordered this game!… Expand
  67. Moviefan809
    Feb 28, 2023
    7
    Overall it's a good games but experienced gamers will noticed the developers have cut some corners. You can encounter groups of npcs and it's dead silent, no dialogue or social system with all students. Something Bully had (another school game in 2006). Lack of diversity in randomised events in the school. The game beginning makes you skip the train and the banquet ruinning the HarryOverall it's a good games but experienced gamers will noticed the developers have cut some corners. You can encounter groups of npcs and it's dead silent, no dialogue or social system with all students. Something Bully had (another school game in 2006). Lack of diversity in randomised events in the school. The game beginning makes you skip the train and the banquet ruinning the Harry Potter fantasy and the sorting hat ceremony only ask you one question to sort you in a house resulting in a majority of mismatch especially with non potter fans. The classes are very not captivating and too easy. Finally, the game seem to be obsessed with diversity and inclusion thus resulting in very boring and stereotypical characters like Natsai Onai.… Expand
  68. Whateveryousayy
    Mar 4, 2023
    5
    Pros: The art assets are done really well. If you're an HP fan this game is definitely a 9/10.

    Cons: Combat is actually so unbelievably soulless and it's like the devs designed the animations before realizing you need to design gameplay around it. I'm not joking. The combat HINGES on a literal quicktime event that pops up over your character's head. When you press the color coded    Pros: The art assets are done really well. If you're an HP fan this game is definitely a 9/10.

    Cons: Combat is actually so unbelievably soulless and it's like the devs designed the animations before realizing you need to design gameplay around it. I'm not joking. The combat HINGES on a literal quicktime event that pops up over your character's head. When you press the color coded button, the game will speed up and snap to your character being attacked and dodging/shielding it. The reason for this I can only assume is because single target lock-on as a game mechanic is incredibly broken and the devs needed a stopgap to solve for this. Imagine that the enemies attacked you with anywhere near the same responsiveness you can. Imagine it. The game would be unplayable. This is why enemies can only attack you one at a time and in dreadfully slow pacing.

    The story is mediocre as well. JK Rowling isn't writing for this game and so obviously they needed to set the setting back 100 years because they're not legally allowed to interfere with the lore and backstories of any established characters. Seriously--the game ends with a monologue about how they'll sweep the conflict under the rug until they can figure out a way to deal with it. There's no reconciling the species wide rights conflicts that are brought up. It just ends.

    lastly, the loot system is so godawful. I can't belive that wizards, even thematically, aren't allowed to larger inventories. It really is just serviceable checklists of RPG and Open world game design in that aspect.

    Gamebreaking performance issues exist. IF YOU DO PLAY THIS GAME, GET IT ON PLAYSTATION. Seriously, the game will actually delete your saves or otherwise crash if you fly your broom too high. It's incredible that someone can pay 70 dollars for early access and then be gimped into waiting a week longer just because the game is so poorly optimized.    … Expand
  69. LazyL
    Mar 3, 2023
    7
    Not great not terrible. At the beginning I was really amazed. But by the end I was already tired of the game.
  70. lalka08
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Dry plot game. the lack of a prehistory of the main character spoils everything
  71. Fat_Alberta
    Mar 2, 2023
    6
    If this had been a Ubisoft game without the Harry Potter name, it would be getting scores of 6 and 7 rather than 8 and 9. Don’t get me wrong, there are good things about the game. It looks beautiful, the castle is incredible, and the combat is surprisingly fun. But the writing and voice acting are reprehensibly bad, and the world itself, outside of some fun details mostly packed in andIf this had been a Ubisoft game without the Harry Potter name, it would be getting scores of 6 and 7 rather than 8 and 9. Don’t get me wrong, there are good things about the game. It looks beautiful, the castle is incredible, and the combat is surprisingly fun. But the writing and voice acting are reprehensibly bad, and the world itself, outside of some fun details mostly packed in and around the castle and Hogsmeade, feels dead and lifeless. Can’t believe I have heard some people compare this to Red Dead Redemption 2. Then there are the boring side quests. In short, it’s okay. Just okay. If it didn’t have the Harry Potter name attached to it, nobody would care about this very mediocre game.… Expand
  72. BradMorgan
    Mar 1, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts Legacy is packed with content, secrets, and stories, but it mostly suffers from the fact that everything feels repetitive after the 10 hour mark. Hogwarts itself is the main star in this game. The castle is amazingly detailed, full of secrets to discover and really feels like the magical place described in the books. Avalanche did an amazing job creating the iconic buildingHogwarts Legacy is packed with content, secrets, and stories, but it mostly suffers from the fact that everything feels repetitive after the 10 hour mark. Hogwarts itself is the main star in this game. The castle is amazingly detailed, full of secrets to discover and really feels like the magical place described in the books. Avalanche did an amazing job creating the iconic building inside-out.

    The world beyond the walls of Hogwarts is big. Actually, too big. It is an amazing world to see but not to explore. Perhaps the world is the representation of the problem of this game; there is much, but at the end, much of the same when following the main story.

    Fortunately, there is enough variety in the activities outside the story. From taking care of your magical beasts to working out every detail in your room of requirement. Avalanche has really looked closely at what is possible within the world of Hogwarts Legacy.

    Still, I was left with a bittersweet feeling. The game does everything it could have done but misses the mark on some essential points. Because of this I lost the fun of playing the game halfway through the story (finished the story after all).

    At the end a golden future awaits. A lot of people and fans are incredibly happy with how the game turned out and it seems like there are way more magical stories to be told in the Hogwarts Universe.

    Pros:
    - Artstyle
    - Music
    - The castle
    - Animations

    Cons:
    - Main story
    - Side missions
    - Mission design
    - Character conversations
    - UI
    - Switching between spells    … Expand
  73. ikkan
    Mar 1, 2023
    5
    Silly game with silly characters and silly quests. The quests are so dumb and pointless that makes you feel like you are playing a mmo. The characters dont have body and face actuation, sometimes you char makes ridiculous faces in serious situations. The voice actuation is bad too. The only good thing in the game is the exploration and world design.
  74. The_rainbow_00
    Mar 1, 2023
    7
    7/10
    Story: 6.5
    Gameplay: 8.5
    Game mechanics: 8

    The padding in the story is really bad but the story is ok. I really enjoyed the combat, the other gameplay elements were also pretty good. I found it hard for me to go back to the game and finish quests because of the padding.
  75. mugaro4201
    Feb 28, 2023
    5
    played 3-5 days at Hogwarts Legacy and the next day
    1) poured out.
    2) freezes. 3) does not respond to the buttons on the keyboard 4) after the game is poured out, the sound does not come out 5) after checking the bad shaders, the game was installed to recheck the shaders. on the technical side, the game failed better this game was postponed for half a year or for a whole year the    played 3-5 days at Hogwarts Legacy and the next day
    1) poured out.
    2) freezes.
    3) does not respond to the buttons on the keyboard
    4) after the game is poured out, the sound does not come out
    5) after checking the bad shaders, the game was installed to recheck the shaders.
    on the technical side, the game failed better this game was postponed for half a year or for a whole year the game so that it was natural not a piece of raw code my pc
    1)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
    2) AND Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core Processor 8 cores 12 threads
    3)32GB    … Expand
  76. aceganer
    Feb 28, 2023
    7
    there was once a time when I had thought of flying... flying like the unicorn on a full stomach, but it was but a dream until this game which has brought my imagination into reality with its revolutionary mechanics of not solid y-axis movement the wind... that wind how can I even describe it splendid. it would have been a 10/10 but the dream is shattered inside the castle and settlementsthere was once a time when I had thought of flying... flying like the unicorn on a full stomach, but it was but a dream until this game which has brought my imagination into reality with its revolutionary mechanics of not solid y-axis movement the wind... that wind how can I even describe it splendid. it would have been a 10/10 but the dream is shattered inside the castle and settlements WHY if only....… Expand
  77. Mythik
    Feb 27, 2023
    6
    Tout ceux qui mettent 10 ont un gros manque d'objectivité, le jeu est très loin d'être parfait

    Avant sa sortie, je m'attendais vraiment à un bully version poudlard, je pensais que les cours aurait une utilité, qu'on pourrait interagir avec les autres élèves ..etc, rien de tout ça Le jeu veut être un RPG, mais sans la recette qui fait un bon RPG (seulement 2 statistiques: attaque /    Tout ceux qui mettent 10 ont un gros manque d'objectivité, le jeu est très loin d'être parfait

    Avant sa sortie, je m'attendais vraiment à un bully version poudlard, je pensais que les cours aurait une utilité, qu'on pourrait interagir avec les autres élèves ..etc, rien de tout ça

    Le jeu veut être un RPG, mais sans la recette qui fait un bon RPG (seulement 2 statistiques: attaque / défense, juste l'illusion du choix dans les dialogues, aucune possibilité de jouer un méchant..etc)

    Il veut être un bon jeu d'aventure, et c'en est un. Mais il ne revolutionne rien, il reprend tout les codes et prend aucun risque

    Si ce jeu est le GOTY 2023, comme certains le prévoit déjà, ça voudra dire que l'année aura été très pauvre. Elden ring l'année dernière le surpasse sur quasi tout les points.. (me parlez pas de l'histoire hein)    … Expand
  78. phoenix_prjct
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    Final Thoughts:

    Hogwarts Legacy starts and finishes strong, with its middling middle part carried by truly tremendous aesthetics and inspired music. It's the love letter to fans of the franchise and a world that's a joy to explore. Do much more than that, however, and you're in for a repetitive and bland slog through identical dungeons and fetch quests. Clever puzzles do go a way to    Final Thoughts:

    Hogwarts Legacy starts and finishes strong, with its middling middle part carried by truly tremendous aesthetics and inspired music. It's the love letter to fans of the franchise and a world that's a joy to explore. Do much more than that, however, and you're in for a repetitive and bland slog through identical dungeons and fetch quests. Clever puzzles do go a way to breaking that up and satisfying combat benefits from a varied but tame collection of spells, but with bugs and glitches preventing some areas of progress, Hogwarts Legacy brought the timeless atmosphere of the Wizarding World to life at the expense of its own identity.

    For the full review and more like it, visit my site: https://thephoenixprjct.com/hogwarts-legacy-in-depth-review/    … Expand
  79. eblan1
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    This is not a bad game, there really is a lot of interesting things in it, for example, the exploration of locations or a fighter, but the game is not enough, it seems to be a very raw version of itself. It seems that in a more perfect sequel it will be possible to see exactly the game that was conceived. So far, the game has a bunch of boring quests, there are no characters, all veryThis is not a bad game, there really is a lot of interesting things in it, for example, the exploration of locations or a fighter, but the game is not enough, it seems to be a very raw version of itself. It seems that in a more perfect sequel it will be possible to see exactly the game that was conceived. So far, the game has a bunch of boring quests, there are no characters, all very kind, no special charisma. The graphics did not technically go so far from 2016, but the Hogwarts scale itself amaze.

    Это не плохая игра, в ней действительно есть много интересного, например эксплоринг локаций или боевка, но игре чего то не хватает, она как будто очень сырая версия самой себя. Такое ощущение что только в более совершенном сиквеле можно будет увидеть именно ту игру которая была задумана. Пока в игре куча скучных квестов, персонажи никакие, все очень добренькие, никакой особой харизмы. Графика технически не так далеко ушла от 2016 но сами масштабы Хогвартса поражают.    … Expand
  80. Azurabeck
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    Intrigante, desafios diferentes, mundo vasto, varias possibilidades, mágico. Só falta o quadribol mesmo
  81. MonkdemMan
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    This game is a 7 at best. Its a decent enough but game of the year? Yeah this won't even come close.
  82. hileger
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    Без идейная хуйня ,ну визуал по гарри петру и , майн квест хуета хует . для детей подростков ок но не более, все остальное скучно . Дроч аля отсасин вариативности ноль, варить зелье дерьмовое qte где не ошибешься ну и нарушение собственного лора . оценка игра мечтыБез идейная хуйня ,ну визуал по гарри петру и , майн квест хуета хует . для детей подростков ок но не более, все остальное скучно . Дроч аля отсасин вариативности ноль, варить зелье дерьмовое qte где не ошибешься ну и нарушение собственного лора . оценка игра мечты
  83. dec242
    Feb 25, 2023
    5
    It's not bad, they've adapted the Harry Potter world excellenty but ultimately it feels like a mediocre Assassin's Creed clone with few own original ideas, the quests are dull and tedious. I do like how very diverse the cast is and the game is LGBTQ+ inclusive which must have been a very concious decision by the developer. Nice to see an inclusive game like this being so successful.
  84. ZXSth
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    Excels in bringing the Wizarding World to life, but is also astonishingly derivative from a gameplay perspective. Outrageous levels of ludonarrative dissonance combine with an uninteresting story that falls remarkably flat on its face, yielding a disappointing endgame. Solid combat mechanics are brought down by a middling open world. Barring a few exceptions, characters are mostlyExcels in bringing the Wizarding World to life, but is also astonishingly derivative from a gameplay perspective. Outrageous levels of ludonarrative dissonance combine with an uninteresting story that falls remarkably flat on its face, yielding a disappointing endgame. Solid combat mechanics are brought down by a middling open world. Barring a few exceptions, characters are mostly arrestingly boring. However, things like crafting a wand, taming beasts and learning spells manage to temper the mediocrity. Overall, a half-baked experience with occasional moments of sheer spectacle and delight.… Expand
  85. DRainbow
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    When I first started this game I was in awe, it is just such a beautiful world to be in and explore. However, the main plot is the worst thing about this game and story is often the most important aspect of games like these for me. Most sidequests are forgettable too unless they are involving the other students of Hogwarts. I really love the important side-plotlines you can follow for aWhen I first started this game I was in awe, it is just such a beautiful world to be in and explore. However, the main plot is the worst thing about this game and story is often the most important aspect of games like these for me. Most sidequests are forgettable too unless they are involving the other students of Hogwarts. I really love the important side-plotlines you can follow for a long time though.

    The combat is fun, but the closer you get to the later stages of the game the lazier you get and honestly it loses a lot its charm very quick. Not enough spells and combos to use, which is why so many people use the "easy" way out by just using overpowered stuff. And I don't blame them.

    I originally planned to Platinum this game, but the repetitive dungeons and the massive amount of collectibles, that sometimes just take too much time to get, made me decide against it. Also the gameplay with the fantastic beasts is bland, too time consuming and not worth the effort.

    Hogwarts Legacy is a great game for people who want to explore the Wizarding World and I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Harry Potter. People who really don't care about that world and its characters should probably not play this since the plot is not good enough to compensate for a lack of love and nostalgia coming from you when you enter this world as a non-fan.    … Expand
  86. BigDaddyAstro
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    Im Indy Woods in the Hogwarts Woods wooods looking for more wooods of the wooods
  87. Casjamin
    Feb 25, 2023
    5
    Basically a reskinned Ubisoft rpg. Fun for 15-20 hours, then gets super repetitive and ultimately boring. Bonus point for being able to fly the broom tho
  88. dr-kenobi
    Feb 24, 2023
    6
    В цілому, шпіль непоганий. Якщо ти фанишся від Wizarding World, воно залетить, якщо ні, краще не чіпати або дочекатись сейлу. Помітно що роботи над світом і геймплеєм було багато. На диво доволі добре виглядає бойова система. Дизайн і промальовка теж на вищому рівні, Гоґвортс виглядає розкішно. Тепер про погане - ревордінг гравця близький до нуля (можеш витратити десятки хвилин щобВ цілому, шпіль непоганий. Якщо ти фанишся від Wizarding World, воно залетить, якщо ні, краще не чіпати або дочекатись сейлу. Помітно що роботи над світом і геймплеєм було багато. На диво доволі добре виглядає бойова система. Дизайн і промальовка теж на вищому рівні, Гоґвортс виглядає розкішно. Тепер про погане - ревордінг гравця близький до нуля (можеш витратити десятки хвилин щоб зачистити якийсь данджен і отримати обісцяний шарф за це), моделі НПС дико закопіпащені, практично всі НПС виглядають однаково, просто з різними зачісками. Додатковий контент на кшталт пазлів Мерліна взагалі безглузді і не мають ніякого сенсу навіть з точки зору гри.… Expand
  89. Mirio-togata
    Feb 23, 2023
    5
    Creo que ganará el goty 2023, si no conoces el mundo de Harry Potter, el juego para ti será bueno, pero si eres fan de la saga este juego será de lo mejor que vas a jugar
  90. Kingcaleb234
    Feb 22, 2023
    7
    Overall I did like Hogwarts Legacy. It is quite impressive what this team was able to do. The castle and world is gorgeous. The attention to detail is great. The combat is fun and the main story is decently entertaining. However despite these things it does good it does have some flaws that I don't see many people talking about. I am a big Harry Potter fan but despite that I wanna beOverall I did like Hogwarts Legacy. It is quite impressive what this team was able to do. The castle and world is gorgeous. The attention to detail is great. The combat is fun and the main story is decently entertaining. However despite these things it does good it does have some flaws that I don't see many people talking about. I am a big Harry Potter fan but despite that I wanna be unbiased with the game and critiques on it. The open world is very boring after the initial "Honeymoon" phase. It is essentially a low grade ubisoft open world that consist of "caves/dungeons" that result in walking maybe thirty yards just to find a chest of an item that is under your level and maybe the occasional basic enemy. The merlin trials are pretty skippable once you upgrade your gear slots about two times. As you can just easily go to the vendor and sell all non essential items. The enemy camps have no interesting reason to try to explore as it's just lackluster loot after you fight about fifteen or so enemies. The exploration in the castle isn't even that fun once you realize that 99% of the stuff is just collectible pages and more disappointing loot. It really does take the fun out of it as there is so much more potential to be had. There are the occasional good side quest but I would say the best side quests in this game are equal to the worse side quests of a game like what the Wither 3 has to offer. I did find the dark arts quest pretty cool and just really wish there was more stuff of that level more abundantly in the game. The broom flight is really cool and so are the mounts. Although, the broom upgrades feel like there is no difference at all which is a bummer. The Room of requirement and taming the beast were also pleasantly fun and cool to delve into. However I just don't find the positives of the game to bring it past a mediocre game. Overall it is mediocre but lack of interesting sidequest, boring open world with copy paste activities, basic story, mediocre voice acting, and only a few characters that are actually likeable make it hard to really give it a higher score sadly. I would give it a 6.5 out of ten if we could do decimals in the rating. Not bad but certainly not a 9 out of 10 or even an 8.… Expand
  91. wakkawakka18
    Feb 22, 2023
    7
    Anyone giving this game a 10 or a 0 has no clue what they're talking about. It's a solid rpg with great graphics, childish story, and fun combat. They bit off way more than they could chew with such a large open world and it shows in the final product. They should have started with just Hogwarts, the FF, and hogsmeade and made the game much deeper. This is also about the most dumbed downAnyone giving this game a 10 or a 0 has no clue what they're talking about. It's a solid rpg with great graphics, childish story, and fun combat. They bit off way more than they could chew with such a large open world and it shows in the final product. They should have started with just Hogwarts, the FF, and hogsmeade and made the game much deeper. This is also about the most dumbed down and streamlined rpg money could buy. The gear system is atrocious but the armor and clothing does look cool and well designed. Overall this game is the bud light of video games. Bland, repetitive and unimaginative; yet if you really need a beer it will do. I look forward to their second attempt because it has goty potential if not for all the half assery of concepts.… Expand
  92. VictorMenta
    Feb 22, 2023
    7
    Hogwarts Legacy no hace nada diferente que haga cualquier otro juego de mundo abierto. Las secundarias no aportan nada ni merecen la pena sus recompensas, la exploración no está lo suficientemente valorada, al tercer encuentro con los monstruos ya te sabes todos sus patrones de ataques y son todos similares,... Por lo que le pongo el 7 a este juego es por la ambientación que crea, por losHogwarts Legacy no hace nada diferente que haga cualquier otro juego de mundo abierto. Las secundarias no aportan nada ni merecen la pena sus recompensas, la exploración no está lo suficientemente valorada, al tercer encuentro con los monstruos ya te sabes todos sus patrones de ataques y son todos similares,... Por lo que le pongo el 7 a este juego es por la ambientación que crea, por los gráficos, y porque todos deseábamos un juego así del mundo de Harry Potter. Quitando los gráficos, los escenarios y esto, se queda en un juego mediocre.
    Falta el quidditch, algo de multijugador, y que dure un poco más el juego.    … Expand
  93. royalguy07
    Feb 21, 2023
    5
    Hogwarts Legacy is a decent open world game. Its main merit is for Potter fans who will love to fly around with Hogwarts in the distance and explore the castle itself which is extremely well designed. It does absolutely nothing inventive or innovative with its source topic. There are no new spells, creatures, locations etc. You would think that maybe wizardry would have evolved over theHogwarts Legacy is a decent open world game. Its main merit is for Potter fans who will love to fly around with Hogwarts in the distance and explore the castle itself which is extremely well designed. It does absolutely nothing inventive or innovative with its source topic. There are no new spells, creatures, locations etc. You would think that maybe wizardry would have evolved over the 200 years between this and the source material but not at all. The school element of the story disappears halfway through the game. It is a pretty shameless nostalgia bait with mid level combat and narrative.

    The decisions you make have no impact on your story or the story of those around you. You can be as big of a dick as you want, you can use unforgivable curses in front of students and teachers and nobody cares. You can state you want to wield the unknown power at the end of the game and rule, and then just nothing happens or comes of it. The ending and final quest in Hogwarts rip off multiple book endings in one go.

    Playing on the PS5 I was littered with screen tearing and framerate issues, particularly in the later areas of the game.    … Expand
  94. ok_professor
    Feb 19, 2023
    7
    If you're not a Harry Potter fan the game isn't all that great. Low enemy variety, boring side-quests, 95% of which are just fetch quests, no random encounters that make the world feel lived in, way too many collectables, uninspiring puzzles (Merlin trial's are a pitiful excuse for puzzles). Main story is very contrived, you're supposed to care for a wizarding world your characterIf you're not a Harry Potter fan the game isn't all that great. Low enemy variety, boring side-quests, 95% of which are just fetch quests, no random encounters that make the world feel lived in, way too many collectables, uninspiring puzzles (Merlin trial's are a pitiful excuse for puzzles). Main story is very contrived, you're supposed to care for a wizarding world your character supposedly just entered because old people in paintings told you so? No meaningful choices to be made within the story besides what house you enter, which dictates only 1 quest being different. No meaningful choice to be made as to whether you want to be good or bad, you're always going to be a mass murderer but hailed as a savior, classic ludonarrative dissonance. But I do admit running around in the world you saw in the movies all those years ago has something magical about it. But the game itself is a poor excuse for an RPG when compared to games with compelling stories like witcher 3, New Vegas etc.

    There is no way this game deserves a score even close to games like witcher 3, RDR2, New vegas etc.    … Expand
  95. Niko007
    Feb 18, 2023
    6
    Really sad to see how fans will just eat anything up as long as it's their favorite franchise and then defend it till they die my question is don't you guys feel you deserve better ? This game is nothing but mediocre just development team playing with people's emotions and the sad reality is it works everytime
  96. Galazar
    Feb 18, 2023
    7
    The games play, definitely not the 10 people are spouting.

    It crashes, it's buggy af. You can almost always hop on your broom and just go to the end of a dungeon (outside) and skip all the battles. The merlin challenges are POINTLESS and recycled, the same 3 repeated 100 times. The works map dungeons are the exact same tunnel system repeated, you run down, you open a chest and you run    The games play, definitely not the 10 people are spouting.

    It crashes, it's buggy af.

    You can almost always hop on your broom and just go to the end of a dungeon (outside) and skip all the battles.

    The merlin challenges are POINTLESS and recycled, the same 3 repeated 100 times.

    The works map dungeons are the exact same tunnel system repeated, you run down, you open a chest and you run out.

    This game is miniscule but has elements that have been duplicated 1000x fold.

    Face it, everyone's been tricked.    … Expand
  97. alien_mindbende
    Feb 18, 2023
    6
    This is a mediocre game in general, and quite a poor open world game.

    + Hogwarts/Hogsmeade area is great and fascinating, it's fun to explore the castle. Classes are somewhat interesting. The b/w death trial level looks fascinating. - The huge area around the castle is practically empty and not worth exploring at all. Combat is more stressful than thrilling, and it's button    This is a mediocre game in general, and quite a poor open world game.

    +
    Hogwarts/Hogsmeade area is great and fascinating, it's fun to explore the castle.
    Classes are somewhat interesting.
    The b/w death trial level looks fascinating.

    -
    The huge area around the castle is practically empty and not worth exploring at all.
    Combat is more stressful than thrilling, and it's button mashing rather than tactics or strategy.
    The trial dungeons are quite generic, and the bosses are recycled.
    Other bosses are so forgettable, that the "big villain" was hard to distinguish because he looks just like his goons.
    The story is uninteresting, and they stretch it out in an unpleasant way.
    Broom flying feels slow and not satisfying at all.

    For fans, the game might be a good deal. For open world and combat enthusiasts, this is quite a disaster.    … Expand
  98. Melopahn
    Feb 18, 2023
    5
    If you love Harry Potter and Nostalgia is a selling point this game is 100% for you, don't hesitate to play. If you don't... may be best to skip this one.

    Currently the game is riddled with bugs and sadly some of them completely debilitate your ability to get all the achievements. Many require hard resets or re-doing quests multiple times. I encountered multiple instances of falling    If you love Harry Potter and Nostalgia is a selling point this game is 100% for you, don't hesitate to play. If you don't... may be best to skip this one.

    Currently the game is riddled with bugs and sadly some of them completely debilitate your ability to get all the achievements. Many require hard resets or re-doing quests multiple times. I encountered multiple instances of falling through the world, being stuck in walls and generally think the game needed 3 more months of just bug fixing. A few collectibles can be obtained without registering, there is also a side quest that is impossible to complete if you explored before receiving it. No fix yet despite 3 updates.

    The story is laughable at best and vomit inducing at its worst. It seemed like it was being played for laughs but would then turn around and act serious which did not do it any favors.

    The world is very rich and lively with lots of little things to appreciate, but that does not make a game.

    The gameplay is easy but enjoyable, on the absolute hardest the game has to offer there was not a singular challenging fight. However going into dark arts does feel pretty good.

    The game does get my title of "Worst loot system ever". Making you hold a button for 1 second to sell gear, while limiting your inventory to an insanely low capacity is baffling. I can only assume they were aiming for the gear system to feel tedious and unrewarding and they knocked it out of the park. The gear system of this game should be shown to anyone attempting to develop an RPG as an example of what you should never do. Gear boils down to 1 stat per item and it gets bigger with higher levels and better quality. No variety of any kind. 20 pieces is your max starting limit which will fill up in about 5 minutes of playing. you have to spend 1 second per piece selling or destroying. I even now am going to lower my score for this game again because I despise this loot system with every fiber of my being.

    The best thing the game has going for it is its music score which is 10/10.

    Calling this game a masterpiece is an insult to video games as a whole. The game wholeheartedly deserved its 5/10. The joke of a story does not drive you through the bland world and tedious/repetitive gameplay. The game tried to be many things but didn't put enough effort into any aspect to really make it stand out as something memorable.

    And I actually completed the game before writing the review unlike 99% of people apparently.    … Expand
  99. SamaelsBook
    Feb 18, 2023
    7
    Игра сильно посредственная, сюжет - ужасен и не интересен, побочная линия заданий Себастьяна в разы лучше всей сюжетной линии. Если вы не большой фанат книг/фильмов, то игра покажется пустой и однообразной. Тащит тут только атмосфера и окружение, изредка интересные сражения на более позднем этапе игры.Игра сильно посредственная, сюжет - ужасен и не интересен, побочная линия заданий Себастьяна в разы лучше всей сюжетной линии. Если вы не большой фанат книг/фильмов, то игра покажется пустой и однообразной. Тащит тут только атмосфера и окружение, изредка интересные сражения на более позднем этапе игры.
  100. essjaydubya
    Feb 16, 2023
    5
    A bland open world game, complete with bandit camps, repetitive and forgettable side quests, and an even more forgettable main story. Everyone who’s giving this game 9’s and 10’s are just like everyone who gave Stray a 9 or a 10: they love cats/Harry Potter, so they love these unremarkable games.
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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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