Hogwarts Legacy

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  1. DarthPadme
    Feb 14, 2023
    7
    This game kinda sucks to be honest, but JK Rowling is 100% right about men being men and women being women so if you are giving this game a zero, you're a certified dumbass. She already retconned Dumbledore being gay to satisfy you liberal idiots. Anyway, I don't think I'll finish this and it was a waste of money and I can't believe they spent so long making this game that feels like a PS4This game kinda sucks to be honest, but JK Rowling is 100% right about men being men and women being women so if you are giving this game a zero, you're a certified dumbass. She already retconned Dumbledore being gay to satisfy you liberal idiots. Anyway, I don't think I'll finish this and it was a waste of money and I can't believe they spent so long making this game that feels like a PS4 exclusive. Total meh… Expand
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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)
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. MisterMartins
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    For non fans pretty average RPG.
    If you are a fan maybe an 8/10.
    Good game , just not Goty material.
  19. Boomcio
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    Jest to z pewnością najlepszy Potter jakiego dostaliśmy,jednak nie jest to gra na 10tke.
    + Piękny zamek
    +Pokój życzeń +Latanie na miotle i wierzchowcach + Walka. +Eksploracja - Nudna fabuła wątku głównego (Niestety gra nie może dostać wyżej oceny przy tak słabym scenariuszu, fabuła jest raczej tłem do ekslorowania świata) - Zadania poboczne to zwykłe fedexy, przynieś    Jest to z pewnością najlepszy Potter jakiego dostaliśmy,jednak nie jest to gra na 10tke.
    + Piękny zamek
    +Pokój życzeń
    +Latanie na miotle i wierzchowcach
    + Walka.
    +Eksploracja
    - Nudna fabuła wątku głównego (Niestety gra nie może dostać wyżej oceny przy tak słabym scenariuszu, fabuła jest raczej tłem do ekslorowania świata)
    - Zadania poboczne to zwykłe fedexy, przynieś podaj,pozamiataj,questy powinny być ciekawe jak w wiedzmin 3.Niektóre lekcje zamiast bawić gracza to są pokazywane w postaci catscenki,chyba po to by npc się dobrze bawił a nie gracz.
    -Brak Polskiego Dubbingu, to Jest HP,który zawsze był zdubbingowany jak zwykle wydawca Cenega.... bez komentarza.
    -Brak mini gier jak szachy czarodziejów, kulki pod tym względem HP zakon feniksa był bardziej rozbudowany.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. Hsgw
    Feb 14, 2023
    7
    It's below average RPG but a great Harry Potter game.

    The fighting system is sound, and that's about it. There are no real moral choices; there is no role playing in Role Playing game. The plot is not great, the characters are bland, and the voice acting - in most cases - is just straight-up bad. What makes the game is the setting. Developers managed to re-create Harry Potter's world    It's below average RPG but a great Harry Potter game.

    The fighting system is sound, and that's about it. There are no real moral choices; there is no role playing in Role Playing game. The plot is not great, the characters are bland, and the voice acting - in most cases - is just straight-up bad.

    What makes the game is the setting. Developers managed to re-create Harry Potter's world very well, and the childhood dream of real Hogwarts became true.    … Expand
  22. 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.
  23. Kojirohyuga40
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like an Ubisoft game, boring world, graphic issues, performance issues, old gen looking game but has a nice art design. .… Expand
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. joe656x
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    Great game, well made, but boring. Combat feels like something from a Disney game and the RPG elements are weak in comparison to games like Skyrim, Elden Ring etc.
  27. AxonYT
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    This game is so beautiful.Good gameplay just say-must play.And of course i have already finished the game.And i wanna say this story is very bad and tyis why i gave this game 7
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 96
  3. Negative: 0 out of 96
  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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