Hogwarts Legacy

 Xbox Series X
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 944 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 795 out of 944
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 944
  3. Negative: 88 out of 944
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  1. dASHKO
    Feb 24, 2023
    3
    The most boring game ever. Empty open world, stupid plot, senseless dialogues, boring and unlikeble characters. Monotonous battle system. Many bugs and bad optimization. This is a 3D Hogwarts excursion, but not a game.
  2. wiacze
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    The game is highly overrated and does not deserve such high ratings.
    The visual component of the game is a delight. The gameplay is extremely average. The rest is just poorly done.
    If in this game, in addition to the visual, there was also a good plot, then I would be ready to forgive her everything. However, this is not the case and the plot in the game is very mediocre. The game is made    The game is highly overrated and does not deserve such high ratings.
    The visual component of the game is a delight. The gameplay is extremely average. The rest is just poorly done.
    If in this game, in addition to the visual, there was also a good plot, then I would be ready to forgive her everything. However, this is not the case and the plot in the game is very mediocre. The game is made without a soul.    … Expand
  3. mgedik
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    We are paying same money but getting less content. If you want to make console exc content charge it accordingly.
  4. clay_bort
    Feb 24, 2023
    3
    I really wanted to love this game, but as time goes on I never find myself wanting to play it and when I do play it I find myself wanting to do something else. This won’t be the case for everybody so let me lay out what was disappointing and enjoyable to me personally:

    The good: -atmosphere is incredible -combat is fun, satisfying, and engaging -music is both original and reminiscent of    I really wanted to love this game, but as time goes on I never find myself wanting to play it and when I do play it I find myself wanting to do something else. This won’t be the case for everybody so let me lay out what was disappointing and enjoyable to me personally:

    The good: -atmosphere is incredible
    -combat is fun, satisfying, and engaging
    -music is both original and reminiscent of the original HP score
    -no game breaking bugs
    -riding the broom is f’n sweet

    The bad:
    -frame rate issues on fidelity mode
    -constant pop-in on performance and fidelity mode
    -constant fade to black and loading creating disengagement -piss poor story (couldn’t care less about what happens for whatever reason or to who)
    -NPCs/characters are as robotic and lifeless as anything I’ve ever encountered
    -the open world provides little to no reason to explore it outside of hardline quest objectives
    -every combat situation can be solved the same way -holds your hand all the way through as if you’ve never played a video game
    -level locked areas that provide no reason for being restricted other than *you’re not a high enough level*
    -can only attack designated *enemies* -UI is needlessly convoluted (small gripe)

    Overall, the game is basically assassins creed with a wand and broom at Hogwarts. If you like AC you’ll like this, if you hate AC (like me) you’ll hate it. I could care less about the controversy surrounding the game (obvi, because I bought it) I just straight up didn’t find it fun or engaging overall. It doesn’t bring anything new to the table from a mechanical perspective and lacks charm from a character and storytelling perspective.    … Expand
  5. mangamer
    Feb 15, 2023
    0
    A normal Ubisoft game after you peel it off. boring... very boring... this is a bubble.
  6. bluetomato
    Feb 9, 2023
    3
    I wanted to like this game. I enjoyed the Harry Potter movies and love open world games. The graphics is also amazing in his game, love the Ray tracing mode. So, why the low score? Not sure I can put my finger on any specific thing, generally I was bored.

    Some factors are the never ending tutorials and hand holding. Way too many dialogues. Even though it's and open world game, each task    I wanted to like this game. I enjoyed the Harry Potter movies and love open world games. The graphics is also amazing in his game, love the Ray tracing mode. So, why the low score? Not sure I can put my finger on any specific thing, generally I was bored.

    Some factors are the never ending tutorials and hand holding. Way too many dialogues. Even though it's and open world game, each task is very linear. Too many puzzles. The story is a big yawn, childish and unmemorable. I feel the game is aimed at children, the movies were darker and had more depth to them, reaching kids and adults alike. The battles were also very monotone. Same thing over and over. And beating the enemies has about the same depth as popping a balloon. They have no character, and I did not like the attack pattern involving teleporting in right next to you all the time. A safe gift for your child I guess...    … Expand
  7. ExWinterS
    Feb 14, 2023
    0
    Non ci sono le romance. Mancanza molto grave secondo me, ma parlo a nome di tutti. E apprendere che gli sviluppatori non le hanno messe solo perché gli scoccia, aggrava la situazione ancora di più.
  8. borgaborga
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    not a very good game. Combat get boring real quick. not a lot of spells and most of them are not even for combat. Wizard game and you can not even be dark wizard because game has linear and boring story. don't buy
  9. DaviusASTARTES
    Feb 22, 2023
    0
    Un juego normal de Ubisoft después de despegarlo. aburrido ... muy aburrido... Esto es una burbuja.
  10. 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
  11. Inuyasha1
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    끊김이 너무 심하고 렉이 너무 심합니다. 발적화가 심하네요;
  12. EllieDoodles
    Feb 15, 2023
    0
    Managed to play a friend's copy of the game for an hour or so, and was immediately underwhelmed for how gassed up this game was. The mediocre RPG mechanics aren't enough to convince me to look past the lobotomized NPCs and framerate dips. Very glad I decided not to purchase it for myself.
  13. Minerva_
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    0 points...(which would have been 10 because the prologue is great) its stuttering like **** hell, huge frame drops, freezing, my 12700k and 3070 TI can't avoid stuttering every 2 minutes, even with VRAM and RAM the game has serious problems, it consumes 59gb of my 64gb ram 6000mhz, its ****
  14. JcThegoat
    Feb 10, 2023
    1
    boring game cant even kill npcs the map is very empty and dull the sxhool is alright at best movements is weird combat is mid
  15. Malefix
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    Boring game with a stupid combat-system. Take out the background hogwarts an the hype would be gone.
  16. ultima67
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    Atrocious game, barely runs, full of plot holes and the story makes no sense, glitches everywhere, combat is terrible and there's only like 5 different enemy types, empty world with nothing to do, load screens everywhere, performance issues galore and looks terrible on Xbox series X
  17. Legendb2015
    Mar 31, 2023
    0
    I used to have this game, Hogwarts Legacy Digital Deluxe Edition, on Xbox, until Xbox banned my whole gamertag 15+ year old account with over $10k in digital games, movies, tv series, dlc all for something I posted in a GAME REVIEW yet they cant quote me as to what exactly I said and respond to my BBB complaint with "we have no obligation to provide evidence" when I violate their fragileI used to have this game, Hogwarts Legacy Digital Deluxe Edition, on Xbox, until Xbox banned my whole gamertag 15+ year old account with over $10k in digital games, movies, tv series, dlc all for something I posted in a GAME REVIEW yet they cant quote me as to what exactly I said and respond to my BBB complaint with "we have no obligation to provide evidence" when I violate their fragile "TOS". The multi-billion dollar business has no obligation to provide valid evidence for something so permanent as a PERMAMENT SUSPENSION FROM ACCESSING ANY OF YOUR PAID FOR CONTENT ON THEIR SYSTEM?!?! The thing is...you CANT leave any real hateful comments and cuss words in reviews or XBOX doesn't even even save them, just blanks it out like you didn't type anything at all. Also I would've never said anything that warrants this kind of permament suspension, at worst I was talking crap on EAs Sims 4 predatory gaming practices of cutting a main game up and selling it to you in 20-$40 "game & expansion packs". So the suspension is complete BS, groups of circle jerks can get together and report something you typed as offensive and it auto-bans you and some lame gamer on a power-trip volunteering for their "ambassador" program (more circle jerks with fragile egos) reviews the ban and appeal. Boycott Xbox, they don't deserve your money with their "woke" parenting of even the lamest of things like GAME REVIEWS. I literally cant even sign into my account to access offline content, its ALL GONE thanks to an Abusive system MS lets auto-handle, the first miss steps of "AI". Buyers BEWARE.… Expand
  18. Katzena
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Trans rights matter. Dont buy this trash game. Support your trans homies. Buy another game instead.
  19. sex69
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    A story like you've seen it somewhere. ordinary story. ordinary characters. Sleepy characters and content. Why did you set the time period to England in the 20th century? It's boring.
  20. GOTYEldenRing1
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    최적화에 실패해버린 게임....... 좀 최적화좀 해줬으면 좋겠음; 그래픽카드가 좋은데도 렉이 심각해서 드드드 거리네요;
  21. Mng32140
    Jul 16, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mano esse jogo e uma bosta o modo online e um lixo nos consoles e traz uma gameplay horrível … Expand
  22. Khaosom
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    Game is fun, but has very little replay value. Each house has a special quest. But other than that nothing changes. Game even on harder difficulty is still way too easy.
  23. Antoniods
    May 21, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Questo gioco bla bla è molto bello, è bello come il sole, ma dove , fanno magie buggatissime.… Expand
  24. BumbleRee
    Aug 10, 2023
    4
    This game is incredibly beautifully designed, Hogwarts is amazing and the open world is really pretty... and that's about it what this game has to offer. It has some of the stalest combat I've seen in a game, the open world is pretty, but empty and it's really doesn't reward you at all for exploring it. The story is very boring and your choices don't impact the story. When you're not doingThis game is incredibly beautifully designed, Hogwarts is amazing and the open world is really pretty... and that's about it what this game has to offer. It has some of the stalest combat I've seen in a game, the open world is pretty, but empty and it's really doesn't reward you at all for exploring it. The story is very boring and your choices don't impact the story. When you're not doing their quests, your "friends" ignore you like the wind, so it's a very lonely game, while as a long time Harry Potter fan, I always imagine Hogwarts to be warm and that it would give you a feeling of home. This game makes you feel like an alien in this castle.

    Side quests are incredibly boring, unrewarding and tedious, I really could not be arsed to do any sidequests outside of Sebastian's. It at most 40 hours of content, which is far from enough for a game I spent 70€ on. Biggest disappointment of the year. Not to mention that on PC it barely is able to run, doesn't matter if you have a 4090 or a 2070, this game has lag spikes like no other, it's like you're watching a slideshow.    … Expand
  25. Lemelin
    Aug 19, 2023
    1
    Zu kurz, Rätsel zu leicht und mindestens 2 Schwierigkeitsgrade zu wenig, also zu leicht. Nur wegen dem Namen gibt es keine extra Punkte.

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#23 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2023
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2023

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jun 18, 2023
    60
    Hogwarts Legacy is a great adventure, but only for those Harry Potter fans who rarely play video games.
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  2. KeenGamer
    Apr 3, 2023
    65
    Hogwarts Legacy is littered with small niggles which, when stacked together, make the game feel like it was released over a decade ago. While the castle is a large enough area to explore, the monotony of repeating quests and tasks makes the game feel last-generation and boring over time. Hogwarts Legacy could already use some DLC's in order to expand the size of the world, add more complex spells, and introduce a wider array of enemies. If you are a power-nerd looking for a new and complete RPG, you will have to wait for Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, coming in April 2023. While most critics agree that Hogwarts Legacy is near perfect, due to the incomplete feeling of the game and lack of a solid story arc, it feels more Muggle than magic.
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  3. IGN Brasil
    Mar 10, 2023
    85
    Hogwarts Legacy is an extremely fun adventure, despite having some graphic and narrative difficulties. In the vast open world, which makes it possible to explore popular locations and live like a typical Hogwarts student, you will face interesting challenges in the path of unraveling the main mystery of the game. Even though it's an exciting adventure, even a muggle like me manages, at a certain point, to miss a greater magic to deliver everything that the fans expected.
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