Hogwarts Legacy

 PlayStation 5
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3361 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 2,798 out of 3361
  2. Mixed: 286 out of 3361
  3. Negative: 277 out of 3361
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  1. Pfeiler
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    Horrible World and average Graphics and gameplay. Plus You can have your own slave. But why?
  2. Mogmog000
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    Attacks are monotonous and unexhilarating.
    The map is large and the broomstick is not fast enough.
    The characters are not attractive.
  3. ricky1990ct
    Feb 12, 2023
    0
    The game is so weird in the way it’s trying so hard to be “gender fluid” makes me sick. Super liberal feeling game don’t buy. Game play isn’t great either, don’t have a very open world feel. The map system is horrible too.
  4. thrackerzod
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    To say that Hogwarts Legacy is a mark of the legacy of the series you would be right. A world muddled with controversy as it's more focused on spreading a hateful agenda than telling an actual story.
  5. Morti111
    Feb 15, 2023
    0
    Standard Open world. Abklappern, sammeln, so wie fast jedes Open world Game. Schade.
  6. Tor1
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    Its a broken mess, with a terrible inventory system, lack of variate enemies and lots of bugs, unless you really love harry potter, just don't but it, save yourself the 70$ it costs and boy yourself something nice
  7. jacobjimmy
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the game in general is just bad the story is boring and predictable i mean from the very start i could tell that my teacher would die at the end and that rookwood is the one who cursed anne and the whole goblin rebelion being a set up was predictable. The combat is also no better then the story, there is multiple bugs and the performance is near unacceptable the only way i can see anyone giving this game higher then a 6 is if they are a massive harry potter fan and are able to over look all the issues… Expand
  8. HarryELSucio
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    mission styles that do not innovate in any way, repetitive story, and an innovative combat system that becomes tiresome after a few hours.

    Fail
  9. IceAmericano
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    Performance issue make me annoyed because I can walk through the wall and fall to white room before warp to next point in map. I think landscape not good because it’s very dim same shrouded in fog and I don’t like fight motion for wizard shoot magic.
  10. Ackvendor
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    The plot holes and the writing being worse than a mid tier JRPG is enough to warrant a low score. The game really does not have much to offer outside of the main game as most of the side content are just fetch quests. So the main game and the story not being a rehash and mix of plot points form the books would have been at least worthy of some respect. Instead this game gives us aThe plot holes and the writing being worse than a mid tier JRPG is enough to warrant a low score. The game really does not have much to offer outside of the main game as most of the side content are just fetch quests. So the main game and the story not being a rehash and mix of plot points form the books would have been at least worthy of some respect. Instead this game gives us a macguffin and 26 measly spells. The macguffin is the end point of the game and it's ancient.

    Combat is where I really laughed a lot at the game. Forspoken got a lot of deserved criticism but its spells looked better and even the combat felt slightly better than this point and shoot. Though what really made me laugh at the combat were idiotic mechanics where the spell has to be the same color as that of the shield to break the shield. The mechanics and the purpose of the spell be damned, the color is what determines duel outcomes. Every complex and compelling magic system I can think of, like Oblivion or Magicka has been respectful of their audience to give them more. The fact that games not based on magic have more variety and quality in their spells catalogue than Hogwarts Legacy is both insulting and amusing.

    The open world is not really open if one examines it closely. The aesthetics are decently done but that would be a very insignificant plus point as opposed to gameplay in that world feeling hollow. Once you scour the countryside a bit more, you realise that the so called open world is anoter exercise in Ubisoft open world shenanigans. The difference is that a modern Ubisoft Assassin's Creed has still more to offer than Hogwarts Legacy. Granted that's because of Ubisoft flinging more quantity and getting a few lucky shots, but in this race to the bottom, I can only draw these forms of comparisons.

    The only bits funnier than the combat system are the reviewers insisting that there is build variety in the game. I expect this game might get microstransactions in the future and some more minigames because well the fans of hte franchise are very easy to exploit and gaming fans even more so, as EA and Activision have continually demonstrated over the last decade or so.

    0/10 all day    … Expand
  11. ClairePlayer
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    ➤ Lifeless NPCs, lazy models without variety, clones EVERYWHERE, they are static with looping animations or walking aimlessly, non-existent AI.
    ➤ Repetitive combat, mediocre enemy variety. (Wizarding world has so many creatures, and Avalanche only adds dark wizards, trolls, goblins, generic spiders? really?)
    ➤ TONS of generic collect quests. ➤ Poor writing, choices don't matter, they    ➤ Lifeless NPCs, lazy models without variety, clones EVERYWHERE, they are static with looping animations or walking aimlessly, non-existent AI.
    ➤ Repetitive combat, mediocre enemy variety. (Wizarding world has so many creatures, and Avalanche only adds dark wizards, trolls, goblins, generic spiders? really?)
    ➤ TONS of generic collect quests.
    ➤ Poor writing, choices don't matter, they don't affect anything, Absolutely no way to play evil.
    ➤ Dead bodies, environment objects, EVERYTHING disappearing instantly (Is this game from 2023? or do we go back to 2000?)    … Expand
  12. Maelstrom9876
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    The game’s story is about stopping a slave rebellion. That’s just not okay. Regardless of what you think about “separating the art from the artist”, it’s not just jk Rowling that’s bad, the game itself has a very problematic story. Also their first “trans character” is named Sirona Ryan. SIRona RYAN. It’s clearly pretending to support trans people while hiding transphobic messages in itThe game’s story is about stopping a slave rebellion. That’s just not okay. Regardless of what you think about “separating the art from the artist”, it’s not just jk Rowling that’s bad, the game itself has a very problematic story. Also their first “trans character” is named Sirona Ryan. SIRona RYAN. It’s clearly pretending to support trans people while hiding transphobic messages in it
  13. Thatlama
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    Felt icky the whole time. Who on earth let this anti-Semitic dog whistle be released?
  14. SakuraTokito
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    Old graphics, old game design, extremely buggy. A once beloved IP can’t save this junk
  15. Azoke
    Feb 12, 2023
    0
    This game has nothing going his way. One of the most overrated game in decades maybe. The gameplay is pretty much abysmal with a sheer lack of actual care to the feel of combat, lacking any difficulty whatsoever even on harder modes, and a very disappointing amount of speels which is a shame for a WIZARD game. The progression system is the mainstream green/blue/purple loot **** we're fedThis game has nothing going his way. One of the most overrated game in decades maybe. The gameplay is pretty much abysmal with a sheer lack of actual care to the feel of combat, lacking any difficulty whatsoever even on harder modes, and a very disappointing amount of speels which is a shame for a WIZARD game. The progression system is the mainstream green/blue/purple loot **** we're fed up with seeing in the gaming industry, but Hogwarts Legacy has achieved the incredible feat of being even worse by proposing close to no build creation at all. The game is vast yes, but insanely empty for its size, this type of open-world design is atrocious and should be banned from gaming at this point from developers' habits. The game looks good yes, but only on the technical side, the artistic direction is at best forgettable and at worst really poorly designed. The story is actually atrocious and doesn't revolve around any meaningful plot points that the player wants to explore, even the dreadful events happening to essential characters (not gonna spoil it but it's not very original tbh) don't evoke any particular emotions because of how bad the writing is, the end plot is very obvious and isn't well-thought at all. (not even gonna talk about how the story is very antisemitic, that's a whole other discussion). The game is also poorly handled from the technical side with many framerate drops on PS5, many crashes and game-altering bugs like going through floors, soft locks, and NPC warping into walls. Not minor events to say the least. This game is to be avoided like hell, and I would go as far as saying that it needs to be approached very carefully when reading positive media reviews. The game has MANY problems, and I've not even talked about the transphobic controversies surrounding the game and JKR. Buying this game second-hand or when it is much cheaper is really great advice I would give to anyone interested in buying this piece of hot garbage. even if you are a Potterhead like me. Incredibly disappointed with the end result. Currently, the user score is 9.1 which is one of the most overrated games I've ever seen on Metacritic, maybe inversed review bombing? Idk but reading through most of them they don't hold anything special about the actual content of the game apart from being mad at the "woke crowd". Chronically online takes for the most part, most of them didn't played the actual game or should play better games once in a while because giving it such high grades is not serious. 0/10 and it deserves it.… Expand
  16. maecojolivier
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    Boring and nothing new, just another open world slog that doesn't add anything to video games as a whole.
  17. Roxnemesis
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    Just nothing special, another game that goes for his name. The game is dull, boring and repetitive. Only people with 0 idea about games and harry potter fans will enjoy this piece of crap.
  18. Gnasher1992
    Feb 14, 2023
    0
    This game looks like it was made for ps2, honestly I can't believe how bad the graphics and animations are. I have games that are 10+ years old with better graphics. Also the gameplay is very dull, 1 attack button, very limited spells... scenery is also terrible, just so empty and a lot of objects look 2D. Even the NPCs have zero facial expressions. Also serious fps problems which isThis game looks like it was made for ps2, honestly I can't believe how bad the graphics and animations are. I have games that are 10+ years old with better graphics. Also the gameplay is very dull, 1 attack button, very limited spells... scenery is also terrible, just so empty and a lot of objects look 2D. Even the NPCs have zero facial expressions. Also serious fps problems which is ridiculous on such a basic game. Seems like no effort was put it, I think the game is aimed at HP fans who have never played an actual video game before... its a joke of a game, I played a friends copy and I'm so glad I didn't waste my money… Expand
  19. InFlamesGO
    Feb 22, 2023
    0
    another glorified and **** game. There is no reason to love this game, game has come to a level that can be compared to rdr2 just because the audience loves it. What a pity
  20. Kydrik
    Feb 23, 2023
    0
    Too many bugs and errors, poor optimization. It's uncomfortable to play on PC
  21. dimkar
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    I will give this game the smallest review possible but not for the reasons everyone does it. I truly didn't like the game but I understand the reason players give a high score. As such I have to explain myself. I got the game from a friend expecting a good action game in the magic universe I grow up but instead I got this “mess”. More details below.

    TL-DR Before sharing this review, I    I will give this game the smallest review possible but not for the reasons everyone does it. I truly didn't like the game but I understand the reason players give a high score. As such I have to explain myself. I got the game from a friend expecting a good action game in the magic universe I grow up but instead I got this “mess”. More details below.

    TL-DR
    Before sharing this review, I got to talk with a friend who likes the game and I interpreted what they describing to me as such: “I didn’t like the story, I didn’t like the dialogs, the characters felt lifeless but I liked the game.” From that I came on this result. The game is not good by any quantifiable metrics but the Hogwarts experience overshadows the problems that I depict below for a lot of people. I am not one of those people and this is the reason I didn’t like this game.

    Pros:
    If the only reason you bought this game is to have the Hogwarts experience, you will like this game. The castle is very detailed focusing on every detail of how it was depicted in the movies and books. There are many thinks to find, many rooms to explore.
    I also consider it very probable that you will like the story/characters if you are of a younger age. Considering the PEGI 12 age rating of the game I think that, it was intentionally depthless in order for the younger audience to be able to understand the game.

    Cons:
    As my scores depicted, I consider the game to lack both in action and adventure characteristics. There are many other labels attached to this game like open world, RPG but I will focus on the 2 I think the games lacks most.
    A good action game needs to focus on enemies and well… the action. Fighting must be in its focus and not an afterthought. The game has 5-6 different enemy types and every single one was handled by staying back and picking them apart. Bosses feel slow easily dodgeable. Every fight with them goes the same way. Dodge, throw spells then wait to recharge. You can also shoot with your wand for some extra damage. All the spells are very similar and as such you have no reason to experiment, you will need one of each color though.
    The game has a really big map making someone to expect a really good open world/ adventure experience. What I found out was that other than Hogwarts everything was essentially empty. The town where a collection of stores and nothing more, the woods had a few monsters and they essentially worked as a connection between town and hamlets. The feeling of emptiness was the many one I got from exploring. Not finding anything and if you did it felt like it wasn’t worth it, being the same goblin camp as the previous one you found.

    There are more problems that I had while playing the game (performance, crafting, items, etc...). The main ones, I have already talked about. This is already too long for a game I didn’t like enough to finish but the reactions I got/read from friends and the internet got me in a state of mind when I wanted to write this review. Thank you for reading my opinion.    … Expand
  22. ruvikk
    Mar 19, 2023
    0
    Great game! but how could I rate it if I can't even install it from the disc. I got scammed for 54$
  23. ricer
    Apr 13, 2023
    0
    truly **** **** game xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  24. ChloeTheB1tch
    May 27, 2023
    0
    The magic system sucks and skyrim did it better. Story is antisemitic propaganda. JK can eat my ass.
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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

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