Hogwarts Legacy

 Xbox Series X
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 944 Ratings

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  1. Koreto
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Que jogo incrível, foi a melhor coisa q aconteceu no começo do ano mds q maravilha
  2. Blaze8
    Jun 20, 2023
    10
    Ce jeu m'a procuré un plaisir incroyable et continue de le faire. Les graphismes sont tout simplement époustouflants. L'histoire est également très bonne et les nombreuses activités me divertissent énormément.
  3. gabrieltaglia
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    Juegazo se nota la magia en el juego es estar dentro del mundo de harry potter ojala sea el goty y para el dlc quidditch por favor y un paseo en el tren.
  4. MiraCRITIC
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    It's just a masterpiece full of small details that makes you sinking like a TITANIC
  5. Gangster-2805
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    o jogo que precisávamos do mundo de Harry Potter, gameplay e historia muito show.
  6. MarkosPaul0
    Sep 6, 2023
    10
    Simplesmente o sonho de viver esse mundo que lemos e vimos na saga Harry Potter está sendo realizado através desse game. Muito obrigado por essa obra prima!!! O jogo é lindo e muito divertido. Nota 10000000
  7. Lycan_Jedi
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    From The combat to location and story this game is amazing! It is quite literally everything you possibly could want (Short of Quidditch) in a Harry Potter based game. With plenty of references to the books and films, iconic locations, hidden encounters, and Spells of every Kind, Hogwarts has been my favorite game of 2023.
  8. Sinewiz
    Feb 26, 2023
    9
    Wasn't a huge Potter fan before playing but have become one. The first 30 hours which you're spending a huge amount of time in the castle was pure magic and found it brilliant. The second half of the game out in the world was less spectacular but still good fun. A bit repetitious.
  9. ISSGOD
    Feb 14, 2023
    9
    Stealth player review. Played on Series S.

    Stealth is not only an option, it is an incredibly fun way to play. Early in the game you will learn an invisibility spell and how to magically subdue opponents. Anyone that has played Assassin’s Creed will feel right at home. In some cases you can clear an entire camp by just knocking everyone out. In other cases you can pick off the    Stealth player review. Played on Series S.

    Stealth is not only an option, it is an incredibly fun way to play. Early in the game you will learn an invisibility spell and how to magically subdue opponents. Anyone that has played Assassin’s Creed will feel right at home. In some cases you can clear an entire camp by just knocking everyone out. In other cases you can pick off the stragglers before launching into open attack.

    Another stealth tactic I use is to cast a spell while invisible that pulls a target to me, hit them with two fire spells and finish them off with a wand if need be. Even if this alerts other enemies (often it doesn’t), by the time they have began to respond you have finished combat and dropped back into stealth. When they come looking for you simply maneuver to flank them and stun as many as you can.

    In open combat it is easy to take on up to three enemies. Four on up becomes an issue as spell cooldowns limits damage output. You can have up to 16 spells equipped, broken in to 4 groups of 4 bound to the D pad. If you are dexterous (I am not) you can switch between groups on the fly making it so that you never have to wait for a cooldown. If you do not like to swap spells during combat then I got you covered… potions and helpful flora.

    Potions once upgraded do things like making you invulnerable for a short time, or make an electrical storm stun, and I believe it damages enemies too. Or you can from stealth toss out some vicious carnivores cabbages that will cause mayhem that never gets old to watch. Toss a plant that acts as a stationary magic firing ally. The various potions and flora at your disposal can make an otherwise tough fight a lot less tough.

    There are many things you can do without breaking stealth including casting some spells, tossing out flora friends and I think you can drink potions too. As for the gameplay and story… it is amazing! Been a while since I have seen such a polished game upon release. The flow of the game is amazing as everything seems connected. For example I thought the base building and animal husbandry would be boring filler. Instead items received by caring for the animals was used to make upgrades to my armor. Another example are some side tasks that do things like expand your inventory for doing so.

    Minor gripes.

    Seen many beds, but never seen anyone sleeping in them. Perhaps they turn themselves invisible then levitate above their beds wrapped in a cloak of invisibility?! A save bug caused me to lose an hour and a half of gameplay. When doing a manual save it should take three seconds or so. If it takes a lot longer then probably best to exit the game and reload the last save.

    All in all one of the best games I have ever played. An exceptional level of detail and polish make this game perhaps one of the greats.    … Expand
  10. Ozimandeus
    Feb 14, 2023
    9
    Leaving politics at the door, and sending Stonewall £70 to ease my misgivings. This is a really compelling game to play. It is far from perfect, there are technical issues here and there. Especially when you but fidelity mode on with RT. The camera is a pain but you can overcome that in the settings. It is an amazingly detailed environment, and I cannot put it down. The token transLeaving politics at the door, and sending Stonewall £70 to ease my misgivings. This is a really compelling game to play. It is far from perfect, there are technical issues here and there. Especially when you but fidelity mode on with RT. The camera is a pain but you can overcome that in the settings. It is an amazingly detailed environment, and I cannot put it down. The token trans character doesn’t really take away Rowling’s particular brand of darkness. But the game - as a game - stands up. A surprising game and one I had not expected to play. But it is good, and is really good fun. Buy it at a discount, or better yet pick it up second hand to ensure you don’t directly fund the hateful lady. Or like me, give Stonewall or Mermaids a donation equal to your purchase price.… Expand
  11. ChiaFetus
    Feb 19, 2023
    9
    Life has been absolute garbage lately, so it's been nice to escape into a pretty decent game for a couple of weeks. Yes, JK Rowling is garbage,but so is the company that makes your phone using slave labor, or the multi conglomerate that makes your food using land they stole from some Latin American country in the 50s while paying their field workers 25 cents a day. Now back to the game.Life has been absolute garbage lately, so it's been nice to escape into a pretty decent game for a couple of weeks. Yes, JK Rowling is garbage,but so is the company that makes your phone using slave labor, or the multi conglomerate that makes your food using land they stole from some Latin American country in the 50s while paying their field workers 25 cents a day. Now back to the game. It's really great looking not alot of enemies to deal with, things can be a bit repetitive and there's too many darn spells. Outside of that it's pretty darn fun.… Expand
  12. ITZZZPERRY
    Aug 7, 2023
    9
    Hogwarts Legacy is a blast to play. This is a game where I felt compelled to just do everything. It took me a long time to beat the main story since I was getting so distracted by the side missions. Playing as a wizard is so much fun. My only complaint is on the enemy variety. I felt like there were way too many spider fights but not enough fights against enemy wizards. This game is aHogwarts Legacy is a blast to play. This is a game where I felt compelled to just do everything. It took me a long time to beat the main story since I was getting so distracted by the side missions. Playing as a wizard is so much fun. My only complaint is on the enemy variety. I felt like there were way too many spider fights but not enough fights against enemy wizards. This game is a dream for any Harry Potter fan.… Expand
  13. TheFonet
    Feb 24, 2023
    9
    Great game for a beloved IP. It has it all: charming & believable characters, an immersive and interesting story, great combat and exploration systems. The devs clearly understood and cared about the world and the franchise
  14. deftones034
    Feb 10, 2023
    9
    What a game. GOTY contender. People need to grow up over this phobia **** Acting like children.
  15. Saibot
    Feb 8, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've never played a Harry Potter(like) game and watched 4 HP movies (max). I pre-orderd this game in Sep 2022. Feb 7th it was finally time, what a game thats what I can say. It started already by character customization, no it's not a character creation like Elden Ring but it's good well rounded not to much not to less. Then i started the story and wow! The world is open, wide, and unbelievably beautiful. The character are fun atleast the one you can interact with. Hogwarts itself is huge i've played for a while now but i maybe saw 10% of it. Why a 9/10 then you ask? There is some glitches/ bugs here and there especially with the graphics it's most notable if you play on max settings (fidelity with raytracing) but that's it the rest of the game is pure joy and fellows keep in mind it's a game and it's been a long time i started a game and played trough it with a big smile and i cannot put it down.
    This was my review, see you in Hogwarts!    … Expand
  16. Soundrocketman
    Feb 11, 2023
    9
    Fantastic game, Combat mechanics feel great, Activities are varied and graphics looks amazing. Runs really well on Series X its the Hogwarts fantasy we have always had.
  17. IAMXD
    Feb 9, 2023
    9
    9! 9! 9! This game is absolutely everything I dreamed it would be. The hype is VERY real. Gave it a 9 for Series X but a 10 on PS5 for the exclusive content and DualSense integration.
  18. TheDude222
    Feb 11, 2023
    9
    Amazing game. Negatives are voice for male character sounds robotic and the loot disappears if you have a full inventory. Love this game beyond those two things.
  19. Guimoo
    Feb 18, 2023
    9
    Great all round, only critic is that interface is geared for pc/mouse set up.
    Moving a cursor for menus on console is annoying.
    Otherwise great job
  20. EdvonD
    Feb 10, 2023
    9
    I haven never experienced a game to bring me back to my childhood memories like this game did. Even if nostalgia is not a factor, it's a very enjoyable game for newcomers to the HP world and I promise you, after playing this game - newcomers are here to stay.
  21. AlSteiger
    Feb 20, 2023
    9
    The game takes me straight back to my childhood, when my imagination created the image of the castle and its surroundings in my head while I was reading new books in the Harry Potter universe.

    For fans of the universe, the game is simply incomparable. The world is thought out literally to the smallest detail, it is pleasant to be in it, and it is interesting to explore it even without    The game takes me straight back to my childhood, when my imagination created the image of the castle and its surroundings in my head while I was reading new books in the Harry Potter universe.

    For fans of the universe, the game is simply incomparable. The world is thought out literally to the smallest detail, it is pleasant to be in it, and it is interesting to explore it even without any activities, despite the fact that there are enough of them in the game.

    The story is very decent, although not memorable, the game has more emphasis on the interaction of the player with the world and how the world reacts to the player. The combat system is very dynamic, while it does not cause difficulties in mastering, a sufficiently large number of spells that can be combined with each other. For fans of "sandboxes" there is a corner where you can spend a long time creating your own world inside a common universe.

    Why is the rating not 10? There is no Quidditch or co-op in the game. Let's hope that they will appear in the DLC, which, although not announced, but which I personally hope for!    … Expand
  22. AhmadXalil
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    Magical and amazing world! I ain’t an interviewer but this is one of the games that draw a smile on my face when wandering in its world!
  23. OKBZERO
    Apr 13, 2023
    9
    I had a great time playing this. A complete surprise how fun this was. I do not have too many complaints but getting 100% was extremely tedious
  24. TolgaBudak
    Feb 9, 2023
    9
    Hogwarts Legacy is an enchanting experience that perfectly captures the magic of the Wizarding World.

    Hogwarts Legacy is a dream game for many, fortunately for everyone, the dream is real but even more fortunate for that is that the dream is sweat and lovely. It has surpassed every expectations that it has set.
  25. Houndstar
    Feb 22, 2023
    9
    Truly amazing game that really does immerse you in the wizarding world and that, surprisingly for a new game, has very little in the way of bugs from day one.

    Aside the odd stutter and rare loading delay when opening doors to other areas (usually when running quickly through areas) the game runs smoothly despite it being graphically impressive.
  26. Mack9393
    Feb 23, 2023
    9
    This is the game we’ve been waiting for since the 2000s. It’s not perfect, but it’s really good. I’m 40 hours in at this point and still have plenty to explore and do. Pros: The plot is good, the combat is fantastic, the exploration and freedom is top notch. I love the soundtrack and the visuals are good, though the character models seem last Gen. Cons: for some reason the voice actingThis is the game we’ve been waiting for since the 2000s. It’s not perfect, but it’s really good. I’m 40 hours in at this point and still have plenty to explore and do. Pros: The plot is good, the combat is fantastic, the exploration and freedom is top notch. I love the soundtrack and the visuals are good, though the character models seem last Gen. Cons: for some reason the voice acting dialogue sounded really weird the first week, but I think the patch may have fixed that. The Merlin trials and things of that nature get to be tiresome and repetitive. Flying feels like it wasn’t flushed out, but it’s playable. The map UI needs work. The majority of outfits look dumb as heck and I don’t really like the gear upgrade mechanic and the crazy amount of gear collection. Bought an extra copy to troll the hyper-leftists crying because we won’t accept their delusional world views, but keeping it sealed because this is a benchmark in the “Wizarding World” and is a good item to add to the collection.… Expand
  27. BaBka_YaGGa
    Feb 10, 2023
    9
    Игра топ, всем фанатам Гарри Поттера срочно к приобетению. Трансформеры и активисты руки прочь, на ваше мнение слабоумных всем нормальным людям и фанатам Гарри Поттера начхать!!!
  28. slaine130177
    Feb 26, 2023
    9
    Le jeu est vraiment bon, surtout pour les fans de l'oeuvre Harry Potter. Poudlards est magnifique, l'univers est parfaitement respecté, le scénario principale est sympa (ils vont en faire une série d'ailleurs) et certaines quêtes annexes principales sont intéressantes.
    Techniquement le jeu est très beau mais il souffre de soucis de framerate, moins depuis la mise à jour, mais tout de    Le jeu est vraiment bon, surtout pour les fans de l'oeuvre Harry Potter. Poudlards est magnifique, l'univers est parfaitement respecté, le scénario principale est sympa (ils vont en faire une série d'ailleurs) et certaines quêtes annexes principales sont intéressantes.
    Techniquement le jeu est très beau mais il souffre de soucis de framerate, moins depuis la mise à jour, mais tout de même. Le pire étant le mode 4k dynamique et 40-50 fps pour ceux qui ont une tv 120htz qui est totalement loupé. Le mode Fidélité 4k natif 30fps est bien meilleur, c'est un comble.

    Je regrette aussi que l'open world soit aussi guidé, c'est le syndrôme "ubisoft like" comme on dit. Tout est fléché, archi facile à trouver et c'est dommage (je précise que j'ai fait le jeu à 100%). J'aurais adoré aussi que les choix de dialogues aient une véritable influence sur le scénario principal, ou l'utilisation des sorts impardonnables par exemple.

    Quoiqu'il en soit on passe un bon moment sur le jeu, il m'aura fallu 52h pour en voir le bout en le faisant à fond. Mes enfants adorent et ne décrochent pas, preuve que le jeu a touché sa cible.    … Expand
  29. Adeator
    Feb 24, 2023
    9
    Фантастично красива, добра й захоплива гра!
  30. Joikkeli
    Feb 11, 2023
    9
    Enjoyed Harry Potter movies and books when growing up. Wasn't intrested in the game but bought it because i am not a fan of cancel culture. Game is actually really good.
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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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