Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the world introduced in the Harry Potter books. Explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be. Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Live the Unwritten.
Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the world introduced in the Harry Potter books. Explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be. Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Live the Unwritten.
Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the world introduced in the Harry Potter books. Explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be. Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Live the Unwritten.
Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the world introduced in the Harry Potter books. Explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be. Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Live the Unwritten.
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Let me preface by saying I was interested in buying this game when it was announced, but I wasnāt very excited. I have a younger sister who lives with my parents in my hometown that lives Harry Potter. So, I decided to preorder the game since it released right before her birthday. Thought it could be fun to take turns playing together. This game was such a surprise and hit like a truck. My sister was hooked and so was I. I ended up playing the whole thing with 100% of the collectibles. Took around 35 hours to do the main story and main side quests with some exploration, and 66 hours to 100%. The story was intriguing and I loved the characters, the side quests were some of the best missions, especially Sebastianās quests. The magic combat was very satisfying, classes ...Ā MoreLet me preface by saying I was interested in buying this game when it was announced, but I wasnāt very excited. I have a younger sister who lives with my parents in my hometown that lives Harry Potter. So, I decided to preorder the game since it released right before her birthday. Thought it could be fun to take turns playing together. This game was such a surprise and hit like a truck. My sister was hooked and so was I. I ended up playing the whole thing with 100% of the collectibles. Took around 35 hours to do the main story and main side quests with some exploration, and 66 hours to 100%. The story was intriguing and I loved the characters, the side quests were some of the best missions, especially Sebastianās quests. The magic combat was very satisfying, classes were cool, and I loved exploring the castle and the world. There is just so much to do in this game, itās super amazing. Would definitely recommend to any Harry Potter fans and anyone who likes RPGās, open world games, magic, story games, etc. Great for teens and for adults. Loved this and will definitely play it again someday!
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As a very long-time Harry Potter fan, I must say this game is incredible. It has gone beyond my expectations, and I can't be happier with it. Well, maybe if Quidditch was included, but even so that's not a big deal with everything else the game has. It includes so much wizarding lore, secrets around the castle, a huge world to explore that looks absolutely gorgeous, and an incredibly intriguing storyline. Not only this, but the NPCs are amazing. I find myself already loving Sebastian and wanting to know more about him as my character gets to know him!I love that I am constantly still finding out new information about the world that I love so much. I have the books and movies basically memorized, but this game is adding so much more to it that I'm still intrigued ...Ā MoreAs a very long-time Harry Potter fan, I must say this game is incredible. It has gone beyond my expectations, and I can't be happier with it. Well, maybe if Quidditch was included, but even so that's not a big deal with everything else the game has. It includes so much wizarding lore, secrets around the castle, a huge world to explore that looks absolutely gorgeous, and an incredibly intriguing storyline. Not only this, but the NPCs are amazing. I find myself already loving Sebastian and wanting to know more about him as my character gets to know him!I love that I am constantly still finding out new information about the world that I love so much. I have the books and movies basically memorized, but this game is adding so much more to it that I'm still intrigued in absolutely everything that I discover. As someone who loved reading the books and thoroughly missed the sense of wonder that comes from reading new books, this game has brought that back to me.The graphics are also wonderful. I love flying on my broomstick and just looking around the world around Hogwarts. Speaking of flying, I love that you can travel through the world without any loading screens! You can fast-travel, if that's more your thing, but I love flying over the Hogwarts grounds, over Hogsmede, and through the trees of the Forbidden Forest!The magic system is also so, so good. I expected it to be a little clunky, but the way they designed it was incredibly well done. You can pick and choose which spells you want in your hot bar, and it's easy to swap spells out mid-battle if you need to.I cannot recommend this game enough. If you are a Harry Potter fan, or if you just like fantasy rpgs in general, pick up the game, and pick it up now. You won't regret it.
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The game is about as interesting and decent as i expected but i havent played as much as id like. Personally what i really wanted to write this review for was to compliment just how great bestbuy's shipping is. First off its free over 35$ (and any decent game is over that price on launch), second off, its insanely fast and usually through fedex (in my experience). I got this game when it came out friday at 10am in the morning. I cant say its always that fast of shipping, but considering gamestop charges you a handling fee for any preorders its easy to see why bestbuy is my top pick for preordering.All in all this game is probably what youre looking for in a harry potter game minus daniel radcliffe. Its interesting but I do worry maybe ill get bored after awhile or ...Ā MoreThe game is about as interesting and decent as i expected but i havent played as much as id like. Personally what i really wanted to write this review for was to compliment just how great bestbuy's shipping is. First off its free over 35$ (and any decent game is over that price on launch), second off, its insanely fast and usually through fedex (in my experience). I got this game when it came out friday at 10am in the morning. I cant say its always that fast of shipping, but considering gamestop charges you a handling fee for any preorders its easy to see why bestbuy is my top pick for preordering.All in all this game is probably what youre looking for in a harry potter game minus daniel radcliffe. Its interesting but I do worry maybe ill get bored after awhile or not finish it. Mainly cause theres so many great games coming out. Like atomic heart, legend of zelda, resident evil 4, ect.Either way i encourge you to buy through bestbuy if youre going preorder. Quick and painless and very fast shipping.
Let me preface by saying I was interested in buying this game when it was announced, but I wasnāt very excited. I have a younger sister who lives with my parents in my hometown that lives Harry Potter. So, I decided to preorder the game since it released right before her birthday. Thought it could be fun to take turns playing together. This game was such a surprise and hit like a truck. My sister was hooked and so was I. I ended up playing the whole thing with 100% of the collectibles. Took around 35 hours to do the main story and main side quests with some exploration, and 66 hours to 100%. The story was intriguing and I loved the characters, the side quests were some of the best missions, especially Sebastianās quests. The magic combat was very satisfying, classes ...Ā MoreLet me preface by saying I was interested in buying this game when it was announced, but I wasnāt very excited. I have a younger sister who lives with my parents in my hometown that lives Harry Potter. So, I decided to preorder the game since it released right before her birthday. Thought it could be fun to take turns playing together. This game was such a surprise and hit like a truck. My sister was hooked and so was I. I ended up playing the whole thing with 100% of the collectibles. Took around 35 hours to do the main story and main side quests with some exploration, and 66 hours to 100%. The story was intriguing and I loved the characters, the side quests were some of the best missions, especially Sebastianās quests. The magic combat was very satisfying, classes were cool, and I loved exploring the castle and the world. There is just so much to do in this game, itās super amazing. Would definitely recommend to any Harry Potter fans and anyone who likes RPGās, open world games, magic, story games, etc. Great for teens and for adults. Loved this and will definitely play it again someday!
As a very long-time Harry Potter fan, I must say this game is incredible. It has gone beyond my expectations, and I can't be happier with it. Well, maybe if Quidditch was included, but even so that's not a big deal with everything else the game has. It includes so much wizarding lore, secrets around the castle, a huge world to explore that looks absolutely gorgeous, and an incredibly intriguing storyline. Not only this, but the NPCs are amazing. I find myself already loving Sebastian and wanting to know more about him as my character gets to know him!I love that I am constantly still finding out new information about the world that I love so much. I have the books and movies basically memorized, but this game is adding so much more to it that I'm still intrigued ...Ā MoreAs a very long-time Harry Potter fan, I must say this game is incredible. It has gone beyond my expectations, and I can't be happier with it. Well, maybe if Quidditch was included, but even so that's not a big deal with everything else the game has. It includes so much wizarding lore, secrets around the castle, a huge world to explore that looks absolutely gorgeous, and an incredibly intriguing storyline. Not only this, but the NPCs are amazing. I find myself already loving Sebastian and wanting to know more about him as my character gets to know him!I love that I am constantly still finding out new information about the world that I love so much. I have the books and movies basically memorized, but this game is adding so much more to it that I'm still intrigued in absolutely everything that I discover. As someone who loved reading the books and thoroughly missed the sense of wonder that comes from reading new books, this game has brought that back to me.The graphics are also wonderful. I love flying on my broomstick and just looking around the world around Hogwarts. Speaking of flying, I love that you can travel through the world without any loading screens! You can fast-travel, if that's more your thing, but I love flying over the Hogwarts grounds, over Hogsmede, and through the trees of the Forbidden Forest!The magic system is also so, so good. I expected it to be a little clunky, but the way they designed it was incredibly well done. You can pick and choose which spells you want in your hot bar, and it's easy to swap spells out mid-battle if you need to.I cannot recommend this game enough. If you are a Harry Potter fan, or if you just like fantasy rpgs in general, pick up the game, and pick it up now. You won't regret it.
The game is about as interesting and decent as i expected but i havent played as much as id like. Personally what i really wanted to write this review for was to compliment just how great bestbuy's shipping is. First off its free over 35$ (and any decent game is over that price on launch), second off, its insanely fast and usually through fedex (in my experience). I got this game when it came out friday at 10am in the morning. I cant say its always that fast of shipping, but considering gamestop charges you a handling fee for any preorders its easy to see why bestbuy is my top pick for preordering.All in all this game is probably what youre looking for in a harry potter game minus daniel radcliffe. Its interesting but I do worry maybe ill get bored after awhile or ...Ā MoreThe game is about as interesting and decent as i expected but i havent played as much as id like. Personally what i really wanted to write this review for was to compliment just how great bestbuy's shipping is. First off its free over 35$ (and any decent game is over that price on launch), second off, its insanely fast and usually through fedex (in my experience). I got this game when it came out friday at 10am in the morning. I cant say its always that fast of shipping, but considering gamestop charges you a handling fee for any preorders its easy to see why bestbuy is my top pick for preordering.All in all this game is probably what youre looking for in a harry potter game minus daniel radcliffe. Its interesting but I do worry maybe ill get bored after awhile or not finish it. Mainly cause theres so many great games coming out. Like atomic heart, legend of zelda, resident evil 4, ect.Either way i encourge you to buy through bestbuy if youre going preorder. Quick and painless and very fast shipping.
The size of the world is incredible, and it's every fan's dream to explore Hogwarts and Hogsmeade! Starts out very cool, but the magic is unfortunately quickly overshadowed by RPG elements and an overwhelming amount of map icons and collectables. There's a ton of magic spells to learn, but the PS5 controller honestly doesn't have enough buttons to accommodate! Controls definitely take some getting used to. If you're a disabled gamer like me, it might take a while to figure out the control scheme, or even figuring one out for yourself with the PS5's accessibility settings. You may want to plan on playing this all the way through, lest you forget how to play between sessions! I think this is definitely the game fans have been waiting for, but it unfortunately gets ...Ā MoreThe size of the world is incredible, and it's every fan's dream to explore Hogwarts and Hogsmeade! Starts out very cool, but the magic is unfortunately quickly overshadowed by RPG elements and an overwhelming amount of map icons and collectables. There's a ton of magic spells to learn, but the PS5 controller honestly doesn't have enough buttons to accommodate! Controls definitely take some getting used to. If you're a disabled gamer like me, it might take a while to figure out the control scheme, or even figuring one out for yourself with the PS5's accessibility settings. You may want to plan on playing this all the way through, lest you forget how to play between sessions! I think this is definitely the game fans have been waiting for, but it unfortunately gets bogged down by collectables etc. The tasks are often a bit trivial also. And please please put the broom controls on one stick! It's really weird turning with one stick and controlling your height with the other!
This is the game I wish I was able to experience when I was 15, my peak of being a Harry Potter fanatic. As it stands now, I feel like a child again being wowed by the attention to detail and faithfulness to the source material. Hogwarts Legacy is a return to form for the Harry Potter franchise, set a little over 100 years before the events of the books/movies, which helps the game stretch it's creative muscles without being shackled by appearances from characters that would steal the spotlight from those created for the game. Because of this, I was sucked into the narrative. However, you might find the fun narrative being overshadowed by the thing I looked forward to the most when picking this game up; the ability to explore Hogwarts to your heart's content ...Ā MoreThis is the game I wish I was able to experience when I was 15, my peak of being a Harry Potter fanatic. As it stands now, I feel like a child again being wowed by the attention to detail and faithfulness to the source material. Hogwarts Legacy is a return to form for the Harry Potter franchise, set a little over 100 years before the events of the books/movies, which helps the game stretch it's creative muscles without being shackled by appearances from characters that would steal the spotlight from those created for the game. Because of this, I was sucked into the narrative. However, you might find the fun narrative being overshadowed by the thing I looked forward to the most when picking this game up; the ability to explore Hogwarts to your heart's content (provided you get the unlocking charm "Alohomora" for those pesky locked doors!).From finding the bathroom that holds the (inaccessible, since you're not a parselmouth) chamber of secrets, to discovering the secret passage behind the One Eyed Witch statue, everywhere you have wanted to explore yourself is at your disposal.If you are a Harry Potter fan in any capacity, at least consider picking this up. Don't listen to the controversy online about the game, buying this game does not make you a bad person.
I'll admit maybe I haven't given it much of a chance but for some reason the game really just didn't grip me. I am a huge Harry Potter fan, and even that didn't make a difference. The game is undoubtedly gorgeous but I found myself yawning a lot of the time and forcing myself to keep playing. I'm still playing currently because I really do want to enjoy it but it's harder than it should be. It feels super fast paced and all the parts where I want to be immersed in, are the moments so so sped up. The arriving at hogwarts, the sorting hat, seeing my dorm room for the first time, and my actual classes went by in almost 2x speed and it didn't allow me to feel immersed in the world. This may be enjoyable for some people but it really wasn't for me. On another note, this ...Ā MoreI'll admit maybe I haven't given it much of a chance but for some reason the game really just didn't grip me. I am a huge Harry Potter fan, and even that didn't make a difference. The game is undoubtedly gorgeous but I found myself yawning a lot of the time and forcing myself to keep playing. I'm still playing currently because I really do want to enjoy it but it's harder than it should be. It feels super fast paced and all the parts where I want to be immersed in, are the moments so so sped up. The arriving at hogwarts, the sorting hat, seeing my dorm room for the first time, and my actual classes went by in almost 2x speed and it didn't allow me to feel immersed in the world. This may be enjoyable for some people but it really wasn't for me. On another note, this may be a preference to some, but so much of the gameplay became endless voice lines where you end up reading ahead and skipping before the actual voices finish. If you have played genshin impact you'll know how this feels. As a majoritively story based singleplayer game I was hoping for more cinematics and they lost me there. The gameplay on the other hand is kind of fun, it's very 'souls' influenced, if you know what I mean by that, which is alright. It almost feels to easy, standing far away with a wand spamming your automatically aimed spells. I understand that I've kind of just ripped the game to shreds but if you are a Harry Potter fan I recommend you give it a go, it may just be my own preferences interfering and keep in mind this is just my own opinion of the game.
What a great game. The environment is gorgeous (it's actually fun to walk around and just look). The puzzles are just difficult enough that I'm happy when I solve them. The button mashing dueling isn't too frequent and just hard enough that I enjoy it. The character building is amazing (just be careful, once you make your person, that's who you will be the whole game - so be sure you enjoy looking at what you made, and the sound of the voice - you'll hear that voice a lot). It does a great job with gender fluidity - in fact it's very much gender neutral.For an initial release, this thing has only had one update, and has run bug free. That's super impressive.The only thing I wish for, there was a setting to turn off the character saying Revelio - you use that all ...Ā MoreWhat a great game. The environment is gorgeous (it's actually fun to walk around and just look). The puzzles are just difficult enough that I'm happy when I solve them. The button mashing dueling isn't too frequent and just hard enough that I enjoy it. The character building is amazing (just be careful, once you make your person, that's who you will be the whole game - so be sure you enjoy looking at what you made, and the sound of the voice - you'll hear that voice a lot). It does a great job with gender fluidity - in fact it's very much gender neutral.For an initial release, this thing has only had one update, and has run bug free. That's super impressive.The only thing I wish for, there was a setting to turn off the character saying Revelio - you use that all the time repeatedly.And when you are stuck - Google is your best friend for tips on how to solve duels or puzzles. Sometimes it is as simple as, that character is only killed with this spell, and I've been mashing the wrong button the whole time.Oh the music is so relaxing and beautiful. Can anybody ever say that about a video game?For context - I hardly ever play video games. This fights for time with Gran Turismo. And please never ever tell me how much time I've spent playing Hogwarts - it kept me up all night until 7AM this morning. And I still want to play the game.
I ordered the Deluxe Edition on the PlayStation store a few days ago and have played for about 6 or 7 hours. It's the Harry Potter game I've wanted since I was a child. The game's atmosphere is excellent and perfectly captures the feel of wandering Hogwarts. You can tell that for the developers, this was a labor of love, and they had the time to fully realize their vision for the game.Combat has a low skill floor and a high skill ceiling, so it can be button mash-y if you're looking for that experience, but creative use of magic is well rewarded. I've enjoyed all the combat I've experienced so far, but I haven't done much. Exploration has been too fun.Overall, it's been a very enjoyable experience so far. I could easily see myself putting in 100+ hours into this ...Ā MoreI ordered the Deluxe Edition on the PlayStation store a few days ago and have played for about 6 or 7 hours. It's the Harry Potter game I've wanted since I was a child. The game's atmosphere is excellent and perfectly captures the feel of wandering Hogwarts. You can tell that for the developers, this was a labor of love, and they had the time to fully realize their vision for the game.Combat has a low skill floor and a high skill ceiling, so it can be button mash-y if you're looking for that experience, but creative use of magic is well rewarded. I've enjoyed all the combat I've experienced so far, but I haven't done much. Exploration has been too fun.Overall, it's been a very enjoyable experience so far. I could easily see myself putting in 100+ hours into this game. Highly reccommend.
Out of the gate, Iāll say that I really enjoyed this game. The main storylines were engaging and fun. The spells were easy to learn and master. My only complaint is that there are no real consequences to your actions in the game. Slight spoilers- If you want to be a total Slytherin a-hole to all of the side quest givers and classmates, or be the kindest Hufflepuff you can be, it makes no difference at the end of the day. Youāll still fight the bad guys, win the house cup and adoration of all your classmates and teachers, and be student of the year. You can use unforgivable curses at will, and aside from a couple of characters saying that you shouldnāt really use those spells, no consequences. Having said all that, I enjoyed playing through the game twice, once as a ...Ā MoreOut of the gate, Iāll say that I really enjoyed this game. The main storylines were engaging and fun. The spells were easy to learn and master. My only complaint is that there are no real consequences to your actions in the game. Slight spoilers- If you want to be a total Slytherin a-hole to all of the side quest givers and classmates, or be the kindest Hufflepuff you can be, it makes no difference at the end of the day. Youāll still fight the bad guys, win the house cup and adoration of all your classmates and teachers, and be student of the year. You can use unforgivable curses at will, and aside from a couple of characters saying that you shouldnāt really use those spells, no consequences. Having said all that, I enjoyed playing through the game twice, once as a Slytherin and once as a Hufflepuff (so I could do the Hufflepuff exclusive Azkaban side quest). I probably wonāt revisit it for a while, but I did enjoy my time at Hogwarts. Next time maybe theyāll include quidditch.
Overall a great game, found the story quite quick to progress through, but the enormous amount of side quests along with the enormous map makes the game enjoyable and worth its money. The graphics looked nothing short of extraordinary, although the slight loading times between the doors is somewhat annoying.Some parts of the game felt a bit unpolished, for example it only took me one hour before my save corrupted mid-game and I had to load a past one, but as the game auto saves every 3 minutes this wasnāt an issue.Also on a DualSense controller the broom flying controls did seem to be a bit too delicate for my liking and I often crashed into objects around the map while on a broom. Speaking of the DualSense controller, the haptic feedback in the game was amazing ...Ā MoreOverall a great game, found the story quite quick to progress through, but the enormous amount of side quests along with the enormous map makes the game enjoyable and worth its money. The graphics looked nothing short of extraordinary, although the slight loading times between the doors is somewhat annoying.Some parts of the game felt a bit unpolished, for example it only took me one hour before my save corrupted mid-game and I had to load a past one, but as the game auto saves every 3 minutes this wasnāt an issue.Also on a DualSense controller the broom flying controls did seem to be a bit too delicate for my liking and I often crashed into objects around the map while on a broom. Speaking of the DualSense controller, the haptic feedback in the game was amazing and immersive, and combined with good speakers and a good monitor or TV the game can fully immerse you in the magical world that it portrays.Overall, despite the few problems with the game, I would highly recommend this game as a whole. ĪĪµĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬: ĪĻĪ±ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬,Gameplay,Single Player,ĪĻĪæĻ,Ī£ĻĪĻĪ· ĻĪæĪ¹ĻĻĪ·ĻĪ±Ļ ĻĪ¹Ī¼Ī®Ļ.ĪĪĻĻĪ¹Ī±: ĪĪ½ĻĪæĻĪ® ĻĻĪæ ĻĻĻĪ½Īæ.ĪĻĪ½Ī·ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬: Multiplayer.
