Hogwarts Legacy

 PlayStation 5
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3361 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 277 out of 3361
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  1. Henvak
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    Juego que se merece mucho mas nota por parte de la prensa. Es una obra de arte, para los verdaderos fanáticos de la saga Harry Potter es el juego que estábamos esperando. el combate es la hostia, la historia (todavia a medias) esta bastante decente y con toques adultos. El mundo abierto del juego volando con la escoba se siente genial. Hogwarts esta recreada de 10. La única pega seria queJuego que se merece mucho mas nota por parte de la prensa. Es una obra de arte, para los verdaderos fanáticos de la saga Harry Potter es el juego que estábamos esperando. el combate es la hostia, la historia (todavia a medias) esta bastante decente y con toques adultos. El mundo abierto del juego volando con la escoba se siente genial. Hogwarts esta recreada de 10. La única pega seria que para conseguir algunos hechizos las tareas que te dan son un poco meh. Me hubiera gustado mas profundidad en ese sentido. Pero no quita que el juego esta siendo el Goty para mi a día de hoy. por cierto la banda sonora buenísima. Ya os digo que 85 de nota de prensa se me hace corta para lo que realmente es. recomendado 100%… Expand
  2. Fassarella
    Feb 10, 2023
    10
    E a experiência definitiva para qualquer fã de Harry Potter, poucos bugs no dia do lançamento, trabalho de trilha sonora e ambientação impecável. O jogo está recheado de atividades interessantes, para fãs da franquia de longa data as atividades serão familiares. O combate do jogo por melhor q seja tem alguns problemas como ser muito difícil para trocar entre as abas dos feitiços o q podeE a experiência definitiva para qualquer fã de Harry Potter, poucos bugs no dia do lançamento, trabalho de trilha sonora e ambientação impecável. O jogo está recheado de atividades interessantes, para fãs da franquia de longa data as atividades serão familiares. O combate do jogo por melhor q seja tem alguns problemas como ser muito difícil para trocar entre as abas dos feitiços o q pode acarretar de que no fim vc use apenas 4, mas mesmo assim o combate e fluido e dinâmico… Expand
  3. ZeroCool777
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    The dream game for any fan of the Harry Potter saga. 100% recommended for everyone who likes action/adventure games with RPG touches
  4. usernameee
    Apr 29, 2023
    0
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  5. bockwurst-mutti
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    Besides the gander nonsense and propaganda a perfect game. I’m not a huge Harry Potter fan but a have a blast in that beautiful world. And yes J.K is right with her statements but still keep this stuff out of Videogames! Thank you!
  6. DioBroji
    Feb 9, 2023
    9
    Honestly one of the best games released in years, allows for complete exploration, so much fun and so much story to expolre I dont think I'll be finished before a new game comes out
  7. 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
  8. Clown_Baby
    Feb 10, 2023
    10
    I wouldn’t have even been aware of this game had it not been for all the calls to boycott it. I’m
    not a Harry Potter fan, I couldn’t care less, but the more controversial it got the more I paid attention and i’m absolutely loving it. Just finished an Elden Ring run through,
    and now onto this. I bought several copies to supplement the loss in sales the boycott may have wrought.
  9. Valentier
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    Fantastic. This game is absolutely wonderful. Its a dream for every Harry Potter fan.
  10. Mathcry35
    Feb 15, 2023
    9
    Incredible immersive trip in Harry Potter's universe. Hogwart is more impressive than ever (one of the most imposant building in the history in video games). The system battle can seems boring but it's very interisting at the end
  11. Przemun1304
    Feb 21, 2023
    1
    So i was caught on hype and bought on release like many other people. My lord I can't believe how boring and repetitive this game is. The world is so empty, dull with ugly graphics from 2016 at max. After 20h I was forcing myself to play and finish only the main story but I couldn't and sold my copy asap. One of the most boring and overrated game I have ever played.
  12. VideoGamerSoul
    Feb 13, 2023
    9
    bugwarts！If fix the vicious bug in time, give this game 10 points, the BUGs seriously affects the experience.
    After so many days, finally started to update the patch. 8 Add 1 point. plea make an all-out effort.
  13. ShaoTairo
    Feb 12, 2023
    4
    Over hyped by fans by a large margin.

    Its a standard rpg with nothing really special once you tear away the harry potter curtain. And if thats not even special to you then theres nothing in this game that you probably haven't already seen to “death” gameplay wise. Anyone thats been a gamer for over 5 years will find everything here dated and tiring. Graphics arent even up to ps5    Over hyped by fans by a large margin.

    Its a standard rpg with nothing really special once you tear away the harry potter curtain.

    And if thats not even special to you then theres nothing in this game that you probably haven't already seen to “death” gameplay wise. Anyone thats been a gamer for over 5 years will find everything here dated and tiring. Graphics arent even up to ps5 standards. Especially not at 80$.
    Lets not even mention that your main character feels looks and acts like a gigantic wuss waiting for balls to still drop, no matter what cosmetic you buy.

    Get during a sale, and even then only if youre not super RPG familiar.
    Apparently theres some dumb drama revolving around the game and author. I couldnt care less about that woke garbage dispute. All I care is if the game is fun or not and it just, is not. Zzzz    … Expand
  14. Couchp
    Feb 12, 2023
    4
    The game has a fine skeleton in place.... That being said, there's no content. The story is mostly a drawn out tutorial, and there's no incentive to explore outside of finding the hundreds of collectibles that don't do anything. You're constantly thrown loot, but it's all duplicated junk that fits more in a Barbie Dreamland game than it does here.

    Give me some real content outside of    The game has a fine skeleton in place.... That being said, there's no content. The story is mostly a drawn out tutorial, and there's no incentive to explore outside of finding the hundreds of collectibles that don't do anything. You're constantly thrown loot, but it's all duplicated junk that fits more in a Barbie Dreamland game than it does here.

    Give me some real content outside of finding collectibles    … Expand
  15. Doctor_Evan
    Feb 11, 2023
    3
    Pretty disappointed considering how many positive reviews there are. Maybe my expectations for open world games is huge, but this is a 9 out of 10? Open world is hollow as hell and that alone is why I don't like this game. There is no purpose to the day night cycle other than visuals. Didn't Harry and the gang constantly have to sneak around the castle at night to avoid prefects andPretty disappointed considering how many positive reviews there are. Maybe my expectations for open world games is huge, but this is a 9 out of 10? Open world is hollow as hell and that alone is why I don't like this game. There is no purpose to the day night cycle other than visuals. Didn't Harry and the gang constantly have to sneak around the castle at night to avoid prefects and teachers, or am I misremembering things? Why are vendors at Hogsmeade open at midnight? Why can I do side stories for other students outside of the castle in the middle of the night? Pretty disappointed with no Quiditch either or any side activities really. Sorry if my expectations were high that the 90 GB triple A Harry Potter game has no Quiditch at all. The Pitch is right there and you can even fly on brooms. No other fun side activities at all. Why can't I play more of that shuffle board game that you do at the beginning when learning that spell? Why can't I do the dueling club fights anymore after I become champion? It's only three fights and then that's it, no more. Zero side stories/side quest lines at all. All of the side missions are just quick fetch quests. Rewards for the quests are pretty stupid too. Can't interact with people at all other than people that give you side stories. People don't react to you at all even when you do crazy things. No point to the common room or even which house you go to. None of the dialogue options are dynamic either. Pretty stupid that my characters light brown hair color looks terrible in specific light conditions.

    Pretty mid game when comparing it to other open world games like RDR, Skyrim, Yakuza, Witcher, Gta, Fallout and Horizon. Ya know, games that are actually 9/10    … Expand
  16. Matthii
    Feb 20, 2023
    2
    Boring story, bland combat, too many collectibles that you HAVE to collect or you can't advance certain missions. The atmosphere is done well but other than that the game falls flat.
  17. LaernuTairo
    Feb 12, 2023
    1
    I feel like they made this game for fans and kids that have never played a real RPG before.

    Anyone that has played witcher 3 or similar before wont touch this
  18. 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
  19. marie_csd
    Feb 10, 2023
    3
    Não vale o preço. Gráficos muito ultrapassados e varias falhas técnicas. No ps5, em nenhum dos modos roda minimamente bem. Falta a atenção aos detalhes tbm, as aulas poderiam ser melhores, mais interativas. O espaço no inventário é muito pequeno. A história principal é intrigante pelo menos.
  20. Fire-typhoon123
    Apr 1, 2023
    2
    Extremely boring and repetitive game imo. I know some people were praising it back when it released but that was the honeymoom phase. After completing it, i can confidently say it was bland and uninteresting and not much of a "RPG". There's so many things this game does wrong that i can't even list all of them. On top of all this its a woke piece of crap. I mean its 1890 Scotland and theExtremely boring and repetitive game imo. I know some people were praising it back when it released but that was the honeymoom phase. After completing it, i can confidently say it was bland and uninteresting and not much of a "RPG". There's so many things this game does wrong that i can't even list all of them. On top of all this its a woke piece of crap. I mean its 1890 Scotland and the whole map is full of blacks and asians like I'm not racist but this is straight disregard for history and the culture. And there's a trans dude or woman in 1890 and every one around the trans person acts like its completely normal... i mean wtf man??Almost all the kids have modern haircuts and i guess they just said "fck you" to historical accuracy.… Expand
  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. Daybrakgo
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    I felt the developers played it very safe with a million dollar budget could have done so much more. Combat is okay but repetitive, npc all copy and paste same with the enemies. Still has an element of loading screens. For a game that all about diversity I can’t even pick a pale skin tone. I have experienced a crash and lost all my progress. I get terrible motion sickness as the camera isI felt the developers played it very safe with a million dollar budget could have done so much more. Combat is okay but repetitive, npc all copy and paste same with the enemies. Still has an element of loading screens. For a game that all about diversity I can’t even pick a pale skin tone. I have experienced a crash and lost all my progress. I get terrible motion sickness as the camera is so close to the player even with motion blur and field depth adjusted.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. Enzo58
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    i think this game is overrated, it has a score more high than red dead redemption 2, really?
    it almost better and the witcher 3...users score i mean.
  25. SylvaConnect
    Feb 12, 2023
    1
    Trash for little kids with ps4 graphics and ps3 level rpg gameplay
    I had more fun playing buggy CP2077
  26. Pizarrator
    Feb 10, 2023
    4
    Buenísimo juego en la plataforma equivocada. No solo por los fallos de rendimiento y demás, si no lo que le exige a la consola, que se calienta como un volcán. Además si tienes la versión física del juego, el lector sonará de tal manera que tendrás que jugar con cascos, lamentable.
    En definitiva, un gran juego, pero si quieres jugarlo en condiciones, te recomiendo la Series X.
  27. Nivil
    Feb 14, 2023
    3
    This game is more like a museum about Hogwarts than a game in the world of Harry Potter. The beginning of the game is very exciting and it lasts about 8 hours of the game and you think wow, how everything is worked out, but then the moment of the open world comes and all the courage gives way to slowly coming frustration from the Ubisoft-like philosophy of open world games. Go clean it upThis game is more like a museum about Hogwarts than a game in the world of Harry Potter. The beginning of the game is very exciting and it lasts about 8 hours of the game and you think wow, how everything is worked out, but then the moment of the open world comes and all the courage gives way to slowly coming frustration from the Ubisoft-like philosophy of open world games. Go clean it up then fly collect the balls there, then clean it up again and all the magic disappears. Suddenly you start to wake up from sleep and realize that there are no interesting characters in the game, and quests too. Everything is somehow artificial. It feels like they didn't try at all over the game because of all these most extreme decisions. The developers were afraid to do something unusual and original and chose the easiest way for another open game. This time it's an open-world game with a touch of Harry Potter. Another disappointment from the world of AAA games… Expand
  28. Katzena
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Trans rights matter. Dont buy this trash game. Support your trans homies. Buy another game instead.
  29. Dhillon
    Feb 8, 2023
    4
    Barren open world but fun combat. This game is for someone who truly loves harry potter but for me it was just ok.
  30. psbrann
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    Overhyped garbage that doesn’t deserve half the praise it’s getting. Don’t listen to the HP fanboys. If you don’t suck harry potter or his universe then you won’t like this buggy, cheesy, garbage.
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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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