Hogwarts Legacy

 PlayStation 5
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3361 Ratings

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  1. Eli_Vanto_0094
    Feb 15, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing! I went in with really high expectations, expecting to love it -- and it's far better than I even expected. The gameplay, story, and beauty of the world is unparalleled. Also, one of the things I love best about the game is the variety of outfits -- makes me want to go out and buy a nice new vest, pants, and matching blazer! If you like other games with good storiesThis game is amazing! I went in with really high expectations, expecting to love it -- and it's far better than I even expected. The gameplay, story, and beauty of the world is unparalleled. Also, one of the things I love best about the game is the variety of outfits -- makes me want to go out and buy a nice new vest, pants, and matching blazer! If you like other games with good stories and visuals (i.e., Spider Man Miles Morales, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order) you'll love this game. It's the perfect mix between lightness and fun, and intense epic combat and intrigue. Buy it -- you won't regret it!… Expand
  2. mangamer
    Feb 17, 2023
    1
    A normal Ubisoft game after you peel it off. boring... very boring... this is a bubble.
  3. Severus_Xvir
    Feb 20, 2023
    10
    Une pépite Fan d Harry potter foncez
    Ceux qui ni connaissent rien à Hp.. foncez aussi
    C’est tout simplement magique
  4. Tonytyga8
    Feb 17, 2023
    9
    For longer than I care to admit, I've wanted THIS exact game. All of the bland, underwhelming, hyper-linear years of playing as Harry, and only Harry (followed by a brief and fun stint with Quidditch World Cup on PS2), feel as though they pale in comparison to what we have today. Players are able to freely walk about Hogwarts, decide their own speed and agenda, and fully take in everyFor longer than I care to admit, I've wanted THIS exact game. All of the bland, underwhelming, hyper-linear years of playing as Harry, and only Harry (followed by a brief and fun stint with Quidditch World Cup on PS2), feel as though they pale in comparison to what we have today. Players are able to freely walk about Hogwarts, decide their own speed and agenda, and fully take in every weird, interesting (and interactive) part of the environment they can find... I wasted entirely too much time watching a shrub prune itself. If you grew up a fan of the books or movies, if you found yourself wanting better for yourself after years of PS2 and GameCube Harry Potter games, if you enjoy well designed environments with enough to keep you busy for a long while, Hogwarts Legacy is a must grab. One gripe... There is a minor loading hitch when entering large rooms through a door. Couple dropped frames. It's fairly seamless on PS5 if not for this. I imagine the PS4 would absolutely hate running this game but a decent PC... Xbox Series... PS5. Go for it.… Expand
  5. Quovadis34
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    Très bon jeu, malgré l’attente considérable (4-5 ans), le jeu est au dessus de mes attentes. Vraiment plaisant à jouer
  6. taytum
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    What an incredible achievement for Avalanche Software’s first AAA RPG. i thoroughly enjoyed my 50+ hours with the game. Can’t wait for the inevitable sequel.
  7. reesemondragon
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    I love this game so much. It is not just a great Potter game, it is a great game period. I rarely play games twice, but I’m already on my second play through.
  8. ngocole
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    Yeah this game is awesome. I've had so much fun playing it. Highly recommend
  9. WarWolf82
    Feb 19, 2023
    9
    Great game!! Definitely needs continued support with dlc or a straight up sequel
  10. Shinmegamitense
    Feb 20, 2023
    10
    Outstanding graphics, great gameplay, awesome history line,WB actually delivered of of their best games yet
  11. b3lac
    Feb 20, 2023
    10
    One of the first games in years that has kept me coming back every single day. 55 hours in and not even done with the main story. I plan to play through it at least once in each house. Game of the year hands down, so far.
  12. Amidray
    Feb 21, 2023
    10
    Hogwarts Legacy provides an expansive world of magic and mystery. With a main story that is both whimsical and gritty, and over a hundred side quests, there are countless reasons to ply out an enchanting life in the game. Occasional graphical issues are noticeable but overall negligible to the abundant sense of wonder. Hogwarts Legacy is a spellbinding and enchanting experience not to be missed.
  13. Sylvia2023
    Feb 21, 2023
    10
    10/10! A very (VERY) good game. Hogwarts is amazing. The game offers you the opportunity to live something many people had grown just immagining how it would be. Congratulation for the devs. Fantastic.
  14. Patchy182
    Feb 21, 2023
    10
    I love it! Need some DLC! Exploration is fantastic and combat is fun. Highly recommend.
  15. VikingBadger
    Feb 22, 2023
    9
    An amazing escape into the magical world we've always wanted. Good humour, the battles are fun and engaging, and all the small details immerses the player and makes you feel at home in Hogwarts. I definite recommendation.
  16. bojo12000
    Feb 22, 2023
    9
    Very well-made game. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest, but damn, I was wrong. So far, so good.
  17. fedyazhopa
    Feb 22, 2023
    4
    Okay, this game wasn't that bad or good until one moment. Until the moment when I just literally can't solve the puzzle on my own, not with the help of guides or youtube. If you're an adequate person, then walk away. If you're a fool (a fan of the Harry Potter universe) - then the game is for you. I hope you get sucked in and don't get out of here like I did. Haha
    P.S. Played 25 hours (honestly)
  18. dolsev
    Feb 26, 2023
    3
    Generic trash for people who don't play videogames often. I can't make myself play this for more than 20 mins straight. Generic dialogs, characters and surroundings. If you never played videogames and you are Harry Potter fan - proceed, otherwise - just play some game with gameplay and story
  19. Bmcelroy620
    Mar 14, 2023
    3
    I’ll give credit where it’s due. The game is beautiful as far as graphics. That’s why I gave it a 3/5. The first 10 or so hours are awe-inspiring and full of promise. You have a perfect balance of student vs hero and a nice mix of classes vs saving the wizard world. Then… there’s a shift. (Very *minor* spoiler and I’ll keep it pretty vague) After about five or so classes at the veryI’ll give credit where it’s due. The game is beautiful as far as graphics. That’s why I gave it a 3/5. The first 10 or so hours are awe-inspiring and full of promise. You have a perfect balance of student vs hero and a nice mix of classes vs saving the wizard world. Then… there’s a shift. (Very *minor* spoiler and I’ll keep it pretty vague) After about five or so classes at the very beginning, your professor gives you your very own special place for ALL your magical needs. And I mean literally… ALL of it. It seems awesome at first, until you realize this is your replacement for classes. “Who needs anything else when you can brew 25 wiggenweld potions right here in under a minute! It’s not even fall yet and you don’t need to step foot in another classroom ever again, doesn’t that sound SO great!?” I wish I could decline the offer. I liked the classes? I don’t want to reduce my school experience to one single room? This is where the magic of Hogwarts took a severe plunge for me. The classrooms sit eerily empty the rest of the game, not even NPCs seem to take classes anymore. And suddenly the game becomes a tedious bee-line back and forth from your secluded “special” room, to various caves/mines the rest of the game. As a fan of RPGs I really love the roleplay aspect. I was excited to be a student at Hogwarts, but I spend 90% of my time alone. I’m struggling to finish the game. I really wished I had to go to potions class to make potions, and Herbology to grow plants, make a stop by the Beasts class to visit my magical Beasts I collect but I can’t. They shrunk the giant castle of a school and all of its potential down to one single room. My common room never needs to be set foot in again, either, after the first few hours. I thought House Quests might spawn there. But nothing ever does, my Housemates don’t even acknowledge me. Im 70% done with the game and I’ve never seen my student even sit down in the dining hall. I cant interact with it. I Can eat food off of random bar tables and drink someone’s Butterbeer backwash, but I can’t touch the student’s food. Same with my “bedroom”, I can’t even sleep in my bed my character just exclusively drops to the floor for a nap instead… even in my room. They give you the freedom to decorate your “special one-stop space” but I’d rather have decorated and customized my own dorm instead and continued going to the classrooms to brew/grow things. I even customize all my gear in that room, so why should I even return to the clothing store in Hogsmeade? That room killed it for me. It really did…

    My character has been kind of a loner ever since. Feels like I drank and invisibility potion and can’t undo it. Suddenly no one cares if you wander right in the restricted section, no one will say/do anything. People only talk to you when they need to send you off on another fetch quest in a spiders den. There’s no fun/happiness after the first few hours. Im not a student anymore, im more of an errand girl. My House doesn’t mean anything but the color of my robes. I don’t know, the magic just kinda stopped being magical.    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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$
  22. Snorof88
    Mar 21, 2023
    10
    My New Favorite Game! A Masterpiece! Gorgeous Looking Game with Excellent Soundtrack! Short But Fun Story!
  23. w1n
    Mar 25, 2023
    1
    Wonderful game if you don't encounter any game breaking bugs. The game is riddled with glitches from simply clipping through the ground to main story quests being incompletable.

    I've been stuck in the game for 45 days due to a bug where an NPC will not prompt me to continue a main quest, essentially halting my progress and not allowing me to complete the game. This is after 19 hours of    Wonderful game if you don't encounter any game breaking bugs. The game is riddled with glitches from simply clipping through the ground to main story quests being incompletable.

    I've been stuck in the game for 45 days due to a bug where an NPC will not prompt me to continue a main quest, essentially halting my progress and not allowing me to complete the game. This is after 19 hours of progress.

    I enjoyed my 19 hours, but I don't think I'll ever restart a new game in order to finish the game as my time is precious and I'm worried I'll get stuck against my will again. Oh well, onto games that don't have game breaking bugs everywhere.

    For reference, this is the bug I encountered and the developers have been aware of it for 45+ days at the time of writing: https://hogwartslegacy.bugs.wbgames.com/bug/HL-851    … Expand
  24. troylads1
    Mar 26, 2023
    4
    Hogwarts legacy isn't great but it isn't terrible just a average game runs bad a pc the game starts out good then just starts to get boring i couldn't tell you how many times this game put me to sleep it was a struggle to finish it
    i do not understand why everyone loves the game so much
    you do the same thing over and over and over and over
    its a Ubisoft open world type game that is boring
  25. AshenHallow
    Apr 29, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you look past the whole Hogwarts theme it’s just another open world game with to much bloat and a story that makes no sense. If you loved the world of Harry Potter, like collecting, and doing the same few tasks over and over again then this is the game for you.… Expand
  26. Simbabwe1
    May 23, 2023
    8
    Pros
    Combat is fun
    World is well made Good length to story/gameplay Spells are satisfying and broom flying is fun Graphics are really good There is a "creative" mode area though I didn't spend much time there Cons - The story is quite boring and convoluted - The hippogriff looks great but flying it is pretty boring as it's quite slow. - Some of the voice actors were so cringe. It's like    Pros
    Combat is fun
    World is well made
    Good length to story/gameplay
    Spells are satisfying and broom flying is fun
    Graphics are really good
    There is a "creative" mode area though I didn't spend much time there

    Cons
    - The story is quite boring and convoluted
    - The hippogriff looks great but flying it is pretty boring as it's quite slow.
    - Some of the voice actors were so cringe. It's like they were pulling characters from the nerds in Canis Canem Edit but with none of the humour or self awareness.
    - The room of requirement was not required very much for me. The animals were an interesting idea but did not feel fleshed out enough. It seems like an awful long winded route to get feathers and other consumable ingredients from them when any other game would just have you pick these up in the wild. It would be different if the animals themselves gave you some form of skill/perk/upgrade/buff rather than a feather or hair to use to upgrade your gear.
    -The gear numbers etc meant nothing to me I just kept changing to the highest numbered gear and felt no difference throughout the game.


    The story I found myself skipping a lot of cutscenes. As much as I love harry potter, the story didn't cut it for me and found it a bit convoluted. Firstly focusing on goblins and you instantly know who the final boss will be but then it goes off on tangents and you start following another main story and you think oh ok where is this going and then its like they forgot the goblins were there and had to rush then back in at the end. The gameplay is the main draw for me. The combat feels fresh for the first half of the game but doesn't add much else towards the end. The world is well crafted with a lot of interesting places to explore and recognise, many areas are created to look like the films while many others have new original takes on them. I can't say they're an improvement, especially the areas with the classical music playing, I find them pretty annoying because it never ends.

    I wish there were more side quests and with hints to lore rather than some of the mundane ones we got.
    I wish there was more to do other than the story and side quests. I think quidditch is the obvious answer but of course we are getting a separate game for that so it's like we can't expect an open world Harry Potter game to include quidditch anymore.

    I enjoyed the game for the most part and would recommend it especially to any Harry potter fan but there are some drawbacks to the experience.    … Expand
  27. ChloeTheB1tch
    May 27, 2023
    0
    The magic system sucks and skyrim did it better. Story is antisemitic propaganda. JK can eat my ass.
  28. Themajority
    Sep 5, 2023
    10
    Very happy to see an open world like this and also not including political and ideologies we see in the real world. this game is definitely a must play. The majority speaks.
  29. dundiditt
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    The story is compelling! The combat/spell casting is really good! the aesthetics is mesmerizing! The game takes you on a rollercoaster of an immersive experience from start to finish. Hopefully we'll see a DLC in the near future.
  30. Artaniel
    Jul 25, 2023
    8
    Overall the game is great, it is definitely a must for Harry Potter fans, but for everyone else it would just be a good game. The visiuals are beautiful, the story and side quests are interesting and the combat system is nice, but none of these are revolutionary. What definitely is outstanding is the attention to detail and lore, the chance to explore this version of Hogwarts castle aloneOverall the game is great, it is definitely a must for Harry Potter fans, but for everyone else it would just be a good game. The visiuals are beautiful, the story and side quests are interesting and the combat system is nice, but none of these are revolutionary. What definitely is outstanding is the attention to detail and lore, the chance to explore this version of Hogwarts castle alone is worth buying the game if you enjoy HP movies. Beyond exploring Hogwarts other activities quickly become repetitive and not very fun, so after finishing the main story and main side quests I had no real interest in exploring every part of the world and finishing all the minor things.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

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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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