Hogwarts Legacy

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8.6

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. TitanMars
    Feb 14, 2023
    7
    Decent game. Good visuals with some bugs etc. Suffers from the usual open world issues. HP fans will like it.
  8. BigDaddyAstro
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    Im Indy Woods in the Hogwarts Woods wooods looking for more wooods of the wooods
  9. MikeScates
    Feb 13, 2023
    7
    Good game. Bit weird all the hate that is coming for it, I am not really too sure why. RPG elements are light, need to do tasks for more inventory space etc (management is a bit of chore in that respect). Not bad for a first effort.
  10. Petyunya
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    I honestly don't get why this game has so much hype. I'm ok wit the story about "ancient magic" and "the chosen one", i mean even kotor has similar themes, but everything else in storytelling aspect is really poor. These sidequests "collect this" or "bring this **** to me" are so dumb, characters are pretty shallow, eager to tel everything about themselfs because... because) Some gameplayI honestly don't get why this game has so much hype. I'm ok wit the story about "ancient magic" and "the chosen one", i mean even kotor has similar themes, but everything else in storytelling aspect is really poor. These sidequests "collect this" or "bring this **** to me" are so dumb, characters are pretty shallow, eager to tel everything about themselfs because... because) Some gameplay mechanics are really strange. I mean potions are literally missing "skip with emeralds" button. World is ok, i think it's the only thing that i liked actually… Expand
  11. Haldez
    Feb 14, 2023
    7
    The animation for facial expressions and text are lacking, and spells feel devalued after unlocking them all, with a clunky system for swapping between spells. However, it's satisfying picking an enemies own weapon up and smacking them in the face.

    The background music gives nostalgic feels for the earlier feels, I'd be walking around the common room and finding myself just aware enough    The animation for facial expressions and text are lacking, and spells feel devalued after unlocking them all, with a clunky system for swapping between spells. However, it's satisfying picking an enemies own weapon up and smacking them in the face.

    The background music gives nostalgic feels for the earlier feels, I'd be walking around the common room and finding myself just aware enough of the score to be enchanted. The scope of Hogwarts itself is impressive, however exploring becomes repetitive early on.

    There was huge potential in the game for choices in spells and gear to have an impact on the look and aura of your character, but unfortunately there's no upside or downside to casually casting dark spells as much as you want.

    The game is enjoyable to play if you can get past those foibles. The enrolling process is quite fun and gives the game a bright start which you can keep rolling with for quite a long time before other things start to annoy you.

    All in all it feels like unfulfilled potential, but not terrible.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. MarcoBello
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    This game is not perfect yet I keep coming back to it and enjoy each session. Would recommend.
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. lalka08
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Dry plot game. the lack of a prehistory of the main character spoils everything
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. LDN
    May 2, 2023
    7
    Поставил бы 10, если бы была русская локализация. Даже закрыв глаза на педераста в трех метлах.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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!
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. vgmkyle
    Feb 9, 2023
    6
    Yet another multiplatform game that holds better frame rate on Series X. IN just a few months: Dead Space, Witcher 3 and now Hogwarts runs better on XBOX. I think it's becoming clear that Series X is by far the better console. The game is okay, but it's kind of repetitive, and I'm shocked with how little there is to do to make it stay interesting.
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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
  37. Wezers
    Feb 12, 2023
    6
    The gameplay itself is good exploring hogwarts and the surrounding area is great fun. But it is a bit of a woke fest. according to this game half the population of scotland is black asian ore alphabet, the writing is mostley sub par and the sound track is terrible, why they didnt use any of the music from the original movies is mental in my book. This could easily be better with a decentThe gameplay itself is good exploring hogwarts and the surrounding area is great fun. But it is a bit of a woke fest. according to this game half the population of scotland is black asian ore alphabet, the writing is mostley sub par and the sound track is terrible, why they didnt use any of the music from the original movies is mental in my book. This could easily be better with a decent soundtrack and zero forced diversity.… Expand
  38. 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
  39. GLDJNG
    May 24, 2023
    6
    Generic open world gameplay within a beautiful but soulless world. Opportunities wasted.
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. pepejuan
    Feb 15, 2023
    6
    The game is amazing. The only problem is the pro-diversity message and all of those stupid stuff about inclusion that makes no favor to the game so it wouldn't be fair to put a Zero or One, its a shame we need to take this nowadays. Just a quick reminder for game developers and publishers, yes, the people who don't like the inclusion, diversity, woke stuff still exist and if you are goingThe game is amazing. The only problem is the pro-diversity message and all of those stupid stuff about inclusion that makes no favor to the game so it wouldn't be fair to put a Zero or One, its a shame we need to take this nowadays. Just a quick reminder for game developers and publishers, yes, the people who don't like the inclusion, diversity, woke stuff still exist and if you are going to follow this way, we may follow the way of pirating your games or even don't play them.… Expand
  46. 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
  47. InvokeSymmetry
    Feb 8, 2023
    6
    Here's an actual honest review since everyone here is either heavily overrating the game or are just trying to "stick-it" to JK Rowling for her view and opinions and taking it out on the publisher.

    Firstly we need to get something out right away... graphically it is sub-par, looks like an upscaled PS4 game on PS5 and I was incredibly disappointed with this, and I tried every graphic    Here's an actual honest review since everyone here is either heavily overrating the game or are just trying to "stick-it" to JK Rowling for her view and opinions and taking it out on the publisher.

    Firstly we need to get something out right away... graphically it is sub-par, looks like an upscaled PS4 game on PS5 and I was incredibly disappointed with this, and I tried every graphic setting possible. Another jarring issue with the graphics is during cutscenes the lighting of the textures will just drastically change between camera angles on most occasions; it's just really overall not great.

    With that being said let's give a positive before getting back into it; the environment is phenomenal, and feels alive and you can tell they put a lot of work and passion into building the world.

    This is where the positives end sadly; the voice acting isn't great, and the character development is subpar as well, where I had no emotional connections to anyone whatsoever, and found the choices I made - who I fought duels with and such - didn't affect anything or grow any relationships.

    The quests are horribly repetitive and boring, it's mostly an egg hunt where you just get materials and then come back and the story is riddled with plot holes and inconsistencies.

    Overall it's a hard 6/10, where it's not the virtue-signalling 0/10 people are bombing it with and it's not the 10/10 that delusional people, ones paid off by WB, and/or the ones just trying to annoy the 0/10 bombers. I wouldn't recommend buying this game, and this is coming from a huge fan of the series, be it the books, the movies, and the universe of Fantastic Beasts.

    Thank you for listening to my TedTalk.    … Expand
  48. Nglewoodali
    Feb 13, 2023
    6
    GAME IS JUST AMAZING! Graphics and also I’m enjoying the story, and feeling really immersed in hogwarts
  49. Yescun
    Feb 12, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Vraiment déçu, le potentiel de ce jeux est pourtant incroyable ! Étant un fan de l'univers d'Harry Potter j'ai trouvé Poudlard incroyable ! Visiter le chateau, se promener dans ses couloirs et découvrir ses mystères est tout simplement dingue, l'ambiance est folle et c'est un pur bonheur.

    Cependant j'ai beaucoup de mal à trouver d'autres points positifs au jeu, techniquement en retard pour un jeu qui sort en 2023. La navigation dans les menus est une purge, tellement lente avec un curseur libre à déplacer au joystick et des temps de chargement vraiment pénibles.

    La conduite au balais nécessitant 2 joystick n'est absolument pas instinctive à mon sens et empêche de fait l'utilisation du joystick de droite pour profiter librement de la caméra, et il est impossible de le modifier pour une utilisation classique (joystick de gauche pour se diriger et celui de droite pour la caméra). Cette configuration n'a pour moi aucun sens et me frustre beaucoup.

    En parlant de frustration le système de potion avec son cooldown digne d'un jeu de smartphone m'a également saoulé, ainsi que les missions principales et quêtes annexes que j'ai trouvé pour la pluspart sympathiques... mais sans plus.

    Il y aurait eu moyen de faire tellement mieux, mais au lieu de ca on est tenu par la main du début à la fin du jeu, allant de missions tuto en missions tuto.
    Seule l'exploration de ce monde et la découverte et résolution de ses énigmes a été pour moi source de plaisirs.    … Expand
  50. FoamingStuff
    Feb 14, 2023
    6
    -NON political review, just the game -

    All those glowing reviews came in a matter of hours after release. I was similarly enchanted. Yes, Hogwarts looks *breath taking*. Like wow. -Checklist simulator- Sadly it didn't keep. The game is an open world checklist simulator. The idea that "people want to open menu buttons to collect things", that for whatever unfathomable reason actually    -NON political review, just the game -

    All those glowing reviews came in a matter of hours after release. I was similarly enchanted. Yes, Hogwarts looks *breath taking*. Like wow.

    -Checklist simulator-
    Sadly it didn't keep. The game is an open world checklist simulator. The idea that "people want to open menu buttons to collect things", that for whatever unfathomable reason actually finds an audience in microtransaction mobile games, is copied over so directly that at times I'm genuinely surprised it's not asking me for "diamonds" to "speed this up"; it's so sad that this is what I was reminded of. It reeks of poor game design.

    And that, at its heart, is what it is. While beautiful, that's where all the budget ended. Immersion is nowhere to be found, despite the intricate details of the castle. Classical RPG elements have been watered down so much that one can't help but wonder why they're even there. Loot - armor pieces - don't feel worth collecting with a poor itemization system, and they're the only tangible gameplay altering things to collect too. Oh a chest. Wonder what's in there? ...you guessed it, your 65th hat with no fun stats to speak of! The other collectibles ultimately all lead to those same armor rewards, and the way to get them is too similar, a string of unimaginative, repetitive tasks that bore after the third time. Move rocks from place A to B. Collect three floaty smoky things. And you get another check on your list- do it 16 more times! Now 25 more times! Add to that a sprinkle of unneeded inventory management just so it can add another "collect 95(! no exaggeration) of the same minigame across the world" to give the illusion of "something to do".

    -Combat-
    Combat. Initially fun, specifically in a more RP setting of dueling, it ended up being repetitive despite the effort to make enemies unique. Maybe it's the lack of variation in enemies. Or maybe it's because going to Hogwarts should not be about combat, let alone the main thing of the game. Anyway. You get talent points, and instead of using them in a fun way, they also gated basic quality of life behind talents, stuff that should be baseline to ensure a good player experience. As a result it just feels I'm getting cheated on my points when I can't put them in the cool places in the tree. Need to level some more first! It is yet another example of artificially padding the length of a game, the pitfall of poorly thought out open world games.

    -No character development or immersion-
    And I could have been ok with that, but it gets worse. The fantasy of Hogwarts is one where outcasts can still fit in. The escape to a magical place. Instead, I'm singled out all game. I'm a natural at flying, herbology, charms, and teachers don't hesitate to tell me again and again. Professors give me special attention, special classes, special tasks. I have a rare special power, rivaling or even one-upping Dumbelore's strength. I hate that. Let me be a Normal Student. Let me RP my way through, I can't even sleep in my own bed, I can't sit on a comfy chair in my common room, I can't talk to non-quest npcs, and the few npcs that I can interact with are bland. Spending the night is done literally on rugs waiting at the quest location. I want to do my Owls, suck at potions because I know I would, make my own friends, eat in the dining hall, and make my choices that impact the story.

    Instead I'm stuck with a lifeless character with terrible voicing, who literally murders other witches, wizards and goblins because they're... poachers? Oh and possibly a threat? Not sure, the story so far (20 hours in) is a 4/10. Despite being a RPG style game, I've about as much chance at character development as I did in Tetris.

    That's not the Hogwarts I wanted to go to.

    I feel they're trying to please too many audiences with this - the casual HP fans only used to mobile games, the Souls fans, the talent-tree fans, Assassin Creed players, the Sims players. You know what they say about Jack of all trades..... Fire Emblem, of all things, did a better job delivering on the school fantasy. Because really, that's what I firmly believe we are after with a game centered around Hogwarts School of Magic.

    -Conclusion-
    Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world checklist game made pretty. Remove the Harry Potter skin, and I'm sure the game would not have done nearly as well. Being carried by the franchise, rather than by its own merits, is a sad place to be for any game.

    That being said, on a personal note. I do love the excessive inclusivity in this game. They just went absolutely overboard and this works in representing an alternative world, of magic and wonder and love, where everyone can be how they are or who they want to be. In the world of Harry Potter, being just you, despite your past or struggles, is good enough. Shame I couldn't also be the witch I wanted to be.    … Expand
  51. ZekotTheHunter
    Feb 14, 2023
    6
    Sorry if my english is bad it's not my first language,that being said Hogwarts legacy is a good game but the hype is too much,the game has a lot of elements mising for a 2023 triple A title,like the interaction with cups or food is horrible,the character doesn't even hold the damn thing,you can't sit on anything(bench,bed,chair) but they give you the option to createa lot of them(why evenSorry if my english is bad it's not my first language,that being said Hogwarts legacy is a good game but the hype is too much,the game has a lot of elements mising for a 2023 triple A title,like the interaction with cups or food is horrible,the character doesn't even hold the damn thing,you can't sit on anything(bench,bed,chair) but they give you the option to createa lot of them(why even bother?),the facial animation and movement it's bad for 90% of the characters,the way your character moves his hands and body in some cutscenes is rather cringe and misplaced,the interactions with npcs lacks emotion and you can't relate with any of them,at some point in the story i got a npc showing up from nowhere and talking with me like se knew eachother from the start. The story is not bad,just average,nothing new or wow. The combat is nice the spells feel good and even if they are just a few they are enough to make you have a lot of fun. What i liked are the puzzles,they are rather fun to solve but after a while i got bored,there are to many and feel repetitive,the collectibles om the other hand where not fun to gather and there are way to many even if the game is open world. The RPG part is rather dissapointing,not even 1 choice you make changes something in the game,none. While the customization of your character is fun the item element is bad,very bad,the game doesn't make the iteme feel like they matter very much,or at all and the fact they make you complete a lot of puzzles and dungeons and stuff for verry little reward or any makes the adventuri element rather empty. The world is big, rather too big for the content they provide but is fun to Fly in your broom ore therestral to see it even if the graphics are not that wow like some people ar trying to tell. The last thing i want to say are the bugs,it has some anoying bugs,i got stuck in more the one mission because the npc wont spawn or because i got stuck in the wall,i even got stuck in the ball form when you dodge. Sometimes the textures are blurry or they don't load properly. In the end the game is good and fun to play but it's not something amazing or spectacular and especially not for a 2023 game. For me it's a 6.5/10 if you are a Harry Potter fan it might be even higher for you,i'm not a huge fan of the films/books but i liked the concept and the idea this beeing the reason i brought the game. After 35 hours and finishing the main story and the important side quest and reaching lvl 35 i can't really say it was worth buying the deluxe edtion.… Expand
  52. TheMan2
    Feb 16, 2023
    6
    Good nostalgy trip. Great combat. Great world design and music. Writing not great. Quests bad. Progression bad. Loot awful. Overall gamedesign not great.
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. UrfinDzhys
    Jun 12, 2023
    6
    Однообразный геймплей и сюжет рассчитанный на детей ноль лет.
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. 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.
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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.
  65. 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.
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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.
  69. kkouzinas1
    Apr 14, 2023
    5
    I thought that was a ubisoft game.So boring and repetetive.A huge map full of nothing.
  70. Blentz499
    Feb 9, 2023
    5
    The game is essentially a Ubisoft open world type game with a Harry Potter skin. It's a no way bad, but if it didn't have the Harry Potter theme a lot of the games glaring and tired issues it has with the presentation would be a lot more evident. If you're a huge Harry Potter fan, you can add a few points to this score.
  71. 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
  72. 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...
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. charls_0404
    Apr 17, 2023
    5
    Juego aburridizimo!!! Graficos mediocres, pesima iluminacion.. no lo recomiendo
  76. 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
  77. 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.
  78. AlphaChimp
    Feb 15, 2023
    5
    I wanted this game to be so good. I'm disappointed. I think the main source of my disappointment is this game was advertised as an "RPG".

    This game isn't an RPG. Wands have no stats and are purely cosmetic. Armor has barely any noticeable stats. Only 48 perks in the entire game. A game like Cyberpunk 2077 or Fallout 4 have hundreds! No attributes like Charisma or Luck to increase.    I wanted this game to be so good. I'm disappointed. I think the main source of my disappointment is this game was advertised as an "RPG".

    This game isn't an RPG.
    Wands have no stats and are purely cosmetic.
    Armor has barely any noticeable stats.
    Only 48 perks in the entire game. A game like Cyberpunk 2077 or Fallout 4 have hundreds!
    No attributes like Charisma or Luck to increase.

    Spells should level up as you use them, with either better cooldowns, more potent effects, increase in damage, etc. being awarded on each subsequent level up. Almost like sign intensity in the Witcher, where a 0% Aard cast barely staggers an enemy, but 200% throws them back several feet and knocks them down. I would love to be able to level up Levioso to the point where it targets multiple enemies at once, can lift larger enemies, lasts longer, and has decreased cooldown.

    Potions, although powerful, are limited. There are only a few potions in the entire game, minus the healing potion and the one that reveals chests for 48 minutes, and the one that makes you invisible for all 4 seconds, the only ones I can think of give you more damage with spells, reduce spell cooldowns, and increases the damage you can take. Which are 3 really good effects. But why isn't there a potion for increasing max HP? Why isn't there a potion for refilling the ancient magic bar? Or a potion that allows you to block the red, usually unblock-able, attacks? There was so much potential to have dozens on potions with unique effects to enhance unique play styles, but instead we get a few basic potions.

    Your house makes no difference. I thought your house would at least provide a passive ability through out the game or something. But it's pretty much irrelevant.

    I guess, my main point is that this game doesn't have potential for many different character builds. You're never playing for the next perk point or trying to reach a higher level so you can finally defeat a certain boss. The RPG mechanics are kind of like, "a babies first rpg", kind of thing.

    It's not all bad.
    Hogwarts is impressive.
    Flying feels good.
    Combat can feel satisfying.
    The room of requirement is probably the best part of the game. Although again, with more potions and more things to make it could have been soooo much better.    … Expand
  79. 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
  80. Kitzuu
    Feb 9, 2023
    5
    Imo really average game. The story and exploration is ok but other features... Face animations are bad, combat is boring, NPCs are stupid and side quests are terrible. The only thing that saves this game is this "magic Harry Potter" vibe. There's no optimalisation on PC. Although if you're a big Harry Potter franchise fan, you'll probably have fun. I like Harry Potter but I'm not a bigImo really average game. The story and exploration is ok but other features... Face animations are bad, combat is boring, NPCs are stupid and side quests are terrible. The only thing that saves this game is this "magic Harry Potter" vibe. There's no optimalisation on PC. Although if you're a big Harry Potter franchise fan, you'll probably have fun. I like Harry Potter but I'm not a big fanboy, for me it's just medium game created for HP fans. Especially if you played a lot of open games that did it better.… Expand
  81. 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.
  82. 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
  83. Willmpdx
    Feb 11, 2023
    5
    The first few levels are boring. Going to class to learn skills is tedious at best. Was hoping it would get better once the basics are out it the way but it didn't. The open world isn't fun to explore outside main quests. Chests don't really have much interesting in them, few rewards for defeating enemies. After a big fight you get a scarf or something that's below your current level. TheThe first few levels are boring. Going to class to learn skills is tedious at best. Was hoping it would get better once the basics are out it the way but it didn't. The open world isn't fun to explore outside main quests. Chests don't really have much interesting in them, few rewards for defeating enemies. After a big fight you get a scarf or something that's below your current level. The map is awful. Gameplay is fun at first but gets old by level 20. Pick it up on sale, don't pay full price.… Expand
  84. itsoskej
    Feb 12, 2023
    5
    Hogwarts Legacy is good enough attempt of Avalanche Studio to make climatic wizard game based on books that lack enough depth and complexity to make full open world triple A game out of it.

    TLDR: The game probably is good enough for the fans of the Harry Potter series and there is no harm in enjoying art, even if questionable person is behind the pen. The main problems though, in my    Hogwarts Legacy is good enough attempt of Avalanche Studio to make climatic wizard game based on books that lack enough depth and complexity to make full open world triple A game out of it.

    TLDR: The game probably is good enough for the fans of the Harry Potter series and there is no harm in enjoying art, even if questionable person is behind the pen.
    The main problems though, in my opinion, are completely outside of the whole drama, and they will be addressed below. That includes worldbuilding, world design, interactivity, dialogue, Ubisoft open world, and fear of Warner Bros executives that the game will not be BIG enough to justify whatever original price they put on it.

    1. Worldbuilding
    The world of Harry Potter and Hogwarts Legacy has the benefit of the real world essentially creating endless possibilities to warp it and change at will fitting the fantasy world of wizards and witches endlessly trying not to bring muggles into their business. This alone should be enough to make one hell of a universe… universe that Hogwarts Legacy barely expands on, that Harry Potter movies altered to bare minimum, enough to make couple of movies out of it. The thing is, videogame is not a movie, and it requires quite a lot more work to create believable, enjoyable and well put together world that does not need explanation outside of environmental storytelling on its own.

    2. Ubisoft open world design

    Second most visible and painful problem is the checklist well known from Ubisoft productions like Assassins Creed, so called fillers that they’re giving players to sink hours into completion that has nothing of value, but cosmetics, upgrades, craftables.
    Hogwarts Legacy has quite a lot of them, and I can only assume that they were made purely to fit the popular world designs of triple A games that we were fed for past couple of years.
    Once you try any of those collectables once, all of them work pretty much the same, and there’s way more than enough of them to give you a headache, especially if you’re a completionist.
    What also stands out is that every cave has exactly the same design, every bandit camp is the same thing, and there is simply not enough unique locations to do something better with it.

    3. Dialogue

    I should put it in the first place, but considering that game with mute protagonist and NPCs that you can talk not even once to in order to complete the game, it lands on third place, just because it exists in this game and it is beyond annoying.
    Most of the characters are boring, and their dialogue is something you would see more in a parody of Harry Potter more than actual and serious game.
    Side-quest dialogue is stiff, and feels like not enough budget was put into minor background characters, while everything was pumped into cutscenes including characters vital to the main story.

    4. Speaking of side quests.

    Considering that I did not finish the game yet, and I’m probably not even halfway through it I can’t really have an opinion on main story, but so far every single side quests I completed was just a simple fetch, kill, gather quest that also feels like a filler, in addition to world design issues I stated earlier. I believe there are some quests that are interesting, but I am yet to complete them.

    5. Interactivity

    Nearly non existing.
    This one is essentially dropped from Avalanches to do list. You can spin the globe, pet the cat, have some beasts, whatever. Interactions with what matters are not there. You can get one liners from some students in the castle. Every interaction that starts the quest is something you would expect current AI robots to do. It is not believable. Characters just stand waiting for you to approach them, do your thing, come back and then never interact with them again. For a videogame following this design you would expect to find characters asking for help midway through the thing they ask you to do, not just stand and wait for their savior. If you take into consideration games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy is 10 steps back in terms of interactivity with the world.
    I will not mention the whole ‘choice matters’ thing, because there is no choice to nothing.

    6. World design and aesthetics

    The most important to me, certainly not to others.
    I will start by saying that designs in this game are wonderful.
    Ambience and aesthetics of the castles interior are on par with Elden Rings.
    The problem starts when you’re getting bored of the castle and you want to explore outside of it, because… there is not a lot to explore. If you take the checklist locations you’re really left with couple of places that shine the most.
    I think that while with real life locations, such as Hogwarts being in UK, worldbuilding gets the most opportunities to shine, while world design can get tricky to pull off, and you can clearly see that just flying around the map.    … Expand
  85. 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
  86. sonsofanarchy
    Feb 9, 2023
    5
    JUST OMG..graphic is awesome... i think i fell in love this game..so smooth so realistic and so good thank you...
  87. 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
  88. Sorredlog
    Feb 10, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hogwarts has nothing new to offer. The graphics and magic are the only regent point of this badly exploited work. Trivial dialogues, trivial missions, enemies all the same and never interesting to face. Each dungeon contains a massive chest that only holds a pair of glasses or a scarf, pretty ridiculous. In the dialogues they talk too much and unnecessarily, forcing you to follow a path of a good person, taking away the player's possibility of creating a bad character. The idea is excellent but as always it is developed to please as many fans as possible, leaving out a good script and good characters.… Expand
  89. Cossinum
    Feb 8, 2023
    5
    if you enjoyed the movies, books, parks you’ll be right at home, the game has it all.
  90. neurotix
    Feb 10, 2023
    5
    Game is a little bit boring very heavy and its made for everyone, its too lite
  91. Kakeup
    Feb 10, 2023
    5
    Best wizard sim I've ever played, really emersive and fun. I've waited a long time for a good wizarding world game. If they add quiddich I will give it 6/5. x
  92. Dominty
    Feb 11, 2023
    5
    Loving this game so much!! Really beautiful common room and the rest of the castle, fantastic storyline and great combat!
  93. PapalPenguin
    Feb 11, 2023
    5
    I’m right now at level 21 and been playing so much that I spent most of my last two days off playing the game nonstop!
  94. Night6776
    Feb 12, 2023
    5
    Excellent game
    Great graphics Well made
  95. atownstomp
    Feb 13, 2023
    5
    Absolutely love love love this game!! Never watched a Harry Potter movie in my life but love the world and all the cool things that they got going on. Never feels repetitive always something new to do or discover just an absolute blast. I play all single player games and have played literally everything from god of war to elden ring and everything in between pretty much if there’s a singleAbsolutely love love love this game!! Never watched a Harry Potter movie in my life but love the world and all the cool things that they got going on. Never feels repetitive always something new to do or discover just an absolute blast. I play all single player games and have played literally everything from god of war to elden ring and everything in between pretty much if there’s a single player game out there that had been talked about at all I’ve played it and so far hogwarts legacy is right up at the top!!… Expand
  96. Isanderthul
    Feb 14, 2023
    5
    Disappointingly flat textures. Overall so far the graphics dissapoint, this review is not based on gameplay. The shadows from the stained glass windows feel like they are 8bit graphics, and when one opens doors, the door texture is insanely grainy up close. Patting the cat is a cutscene, with the arm passing through the body of the cat, and the cat looking like a saussage with a texture onDisappointingly flat textures. Overall so far the graphics dissapoint, this review is not based on gameplay. The shadows from the stained glass windows feel like they are 8bit graphics, and when one opens doors, the door texture is insanely grainy up close. Patting the cat is a cutscene, with the arm passing through the body of the cat, and the cat looking like a saussage with a texture on it, no effort made to give the cat hair.… Expand
  97. 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
  98. Azurabeck
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    Intrigante, desafios diferentes, mundo vasto, varias possibilidades, mágico. Só falta o quadribol mesmo
  99. 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
  100. 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
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

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