Hogwarts Legacy Review - The Final Verdict
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- When it comes to the combat, however, Hogwarts Legacy is an absolute win. The game’s quest design is fairly standard, and it often fails to go all-in with its choice and consequence mechanics, and yet, even so, it manages to retain your interest while you’re doing quests on a consistent basis- and the combat is vastly responsible for that.
It starts out fairly simple, giving you a basic attacking spell and the ability to block incoming attacks, but the deeper you get into the game, the progressively more complex and dynamic the combat system gets. You’re constantly picking up and learning new spells and abilities, and when the combat is in full flow and you’re having to juggle different spells, blocks, dodges, and potions together, things feel excellent.
I am absolutely obsessed with this game. Easily a GOTY contender. So happy this game has done so well and I hope we will see this become a series.
same i can’t get enough
Yeah but twitters not gonna let that happen
@@thesalad943 Screw Twitter then.
@@thesalad943 twitter can’t stop the actual legacy of Harry Potter. It’s too powerful and has grabbed the hearts of too many generations.
Wouldn’t say GOTY but it’s a good game just not as engaging as I thought it would be.
I've never been so glad to be wrong about a game. It sounded like a poorly executed movie game when first hearing about it.
Lol.. yeah it's nothing like that at all.. it's an amazing game not based on the movies at all..except in its lore..
Yes, I was like nope probably not going too buy. Big fan of Harry Potter. I bought it yesterday and it’s amazing!
This is why it's good to have your own personal opinion about video games. And not go with the public opinion. Enough said.
I’m just gonna wait a year or so until I can get it for a third of the price. PS5 games creeping the wrong way of £100 now. It’ll be on sale at Christmas.
@@jaybee4288 good choice. I always wait for sales too.
I'm on board with 8\10. It's a good enough game that had a potential to be much better.
For me it has been a bit boring tbh. Hogwarts itself and attention to detail are great but the story and sidequests make me fall asleep. I'm ~15h in and I still haven't figured out why should I even do any sidequests. The rewards are literally useless and the quests are completely the same: several minutes of boring dialogue about how their brother\father\mother got in trouble and they need help, you go there, kill the baddies and get another boring transmog.
Combat is fun but I wouldn't call it deep and rewarding. You can literally win any fight by spamming basic attack and rolling. Smaller enemies are easily dispatched without combos and larger ones are immune to any control making them regular bullet sponges. It's still fun but with the amount of spells available it could be much deeper and less spammy.
Also absolute majority of mechanics are made purely for fan-service. Like growing plants, brewing potions, capturing animals. You don't ever really need those, they are just there with very surface level of complexity and you'll probably just ignore them after interacting with them once or twice.
Overall I think HP fans will absolutely love it just due to the amount of fan-service included, it's like a Harry Potter museum. I liked HP but not to that extent. Gameplay wise it feels like this game is one step from greatness in every aspect (except for the writing, it's boring as hell).
All of those issues can be applied to God of War, so I don’t see much of an issue lol
@@alexamaya3208 It's probably subjective but I don't agree with you here:
Storywise I was hooked in GoW;
Characters are done exceptionally well;
You have to get more creative than spamming (at least on "Give me challenge" or above);
You don't need to constantly fast travel to complete the game and sidequests though for 100% with collectibles fast travel can be a pain in GoW;
@@dims4627 story wide is subjective, but objectively the same argument applies for the combat. You mentioned you can beat any enemy in Hogwarts by basic casting and dodging, but the same is true for GoW. It’s harder in GoW but certainly possible.
It's pretty fun, I'm not even a huge Harry Potter fan. The controls are good. Walked around Hogwarts. Discovered the door symbol puzzles answers - by accident, now I have a bunch of cool defence and offence gear. And I'm just starting my Charms Class. Get Deluxe edition! You get Dark Arts PvE and gear.
Art direction: outstanding.
Graphics on a technical level: last-gen unfortunately. This is clearly visible in the textures, shadows and facial animations which show no emotions whatsoever.
Combat: way better than expected.
Exploration: everything I’ve ever wanted since the first movie came out.
Is it perfect? Definitely not.
Is it the best Harry Potter-simulator of all time? Definitely yes.
yeah, the combat can be fun at hard difficulty, and the world looks colorful and interesting... but that's about it. This isn't an RPG. You are not role-playing anything. The main character and all of your interactions are pretty much set, and there's nothing you can do about it. The writing isn't insultingly stupid, it's just meh to the point where you don't care. The puzzles are repetitive, and the side quests are all fetch quests. I think 8 is very generous. I'd say it's more like 6,5. The modding community is very active, though, so let's hope they can bring this game to life.
I heavily disagree with the bonds with the students cause if you do all the relationship quests it pays off massively
I have to admit that I did find myself thinking that the main story was somewhat lackluster. Like you said, I would’ve appreciated the classes being more integral and more impact to the choices you make. I think the biggest problem that I had with the story itself is that Ranrok didn’t really strike me as “intimidating”. He kind of felt more like the Archon from Mass Effect Andromeda than anything else, even before the ending, and I was genuinely more interested in Isidora from the Keeper’s memories. I did like more than a few characters, though I wish that we got to do more with them outside of their storylines.
Hopefully this game gets a sequel which addresses a lot of the issues you mentioned as I was really hoping they would go all in on the whole RPG immersion aspects which a lot of modern rpgs seem to lacking in for some reason
A little harsh on the story? Maybe? Took Rowling pretty much 5 books to get past "chosen one wins everything" to "chosen one has highlights of fun and laughter in between bouts of horrific life decisions and the true ramifications of being the only one who can save the world."
Its hard to hit it on the nose for everyone, but it seems this is doing a serviceable job. And no videogame with the name was ever going to be better than Harry Potter... I think we got the game everyone wanted...
Hell, I've never played a Harry Potter game. Nevere had any desire to either. Why would I want to when my imagination was so much better? This is the only Wizarding world game that peeked my interest enough to even pick up a controller, and to be honest, im glad I did, im having a blast!
bro ur graphics look so good what specs r u running
I agree with Jk Rowlings views and glad she's getting richer
From what I hear, she isn't getting anything from the game. She has nothing to do with the game except creating the Harry Potter world, but even then she isn't getting money for that.
@@projectpat8807
She got nearly 40 million dollars from the game, search 4 it
I highly respect this overall complete and honest review. The most honest and well thought out review ive seen so far. Shows that the large companies like ign giving it a 9/10 or others giving it a 10/10 is trying to benefit from their reviews. With all the cons, lack of being fully fleshed out, nowhere near a revolutionary rpg, technical issues, forgetable characters, boring basic story line, etc. Seems like it needs to be a 6.5 or 7 out of 10
This game rival the success of last of us, elder ring, and red dead. Definitely a great game with little issues. I haven’t enjoy a game like this since red dead redemption 2 on pc.
My thing with this game is that it'll instantly hook you... but around 10 or so hours in it gets really repetitive. There's a lack of distinct locations in the world. Everything looks the same. I wish there was more variety, like desert areas, mountain areas, etc etc. It's all just green hills (in different seasons). It gets boring. And the story is not engaging enough to keep you hooked. Overall, I know I'm going against the popular opinion but I'd give it like a 6.5. If you asked me in the first 10 hours I'd give it like a 9, but it got boring :/
Lack of enemy variety puts me off.
I haven't got that deep into the game (still haven't got my broom and the ability to pick locks), but I don't know how many enemy varieties they want. From what I've seen, it seems like there is plenty of variety. I don't need like 50 different types of enemies. And I played the living heck out of the Batman: Arkham games and I love them. Not many different types of enemies. Just thugs (in different clothes, depending on what supervillain they are henchmen of, clowns would go under this too), assassins/ninjas, corrupt police officers, thugs that are considered "giants" (because of how tall and muscular they are), plants (Poison Ivy related), Clayface clones at the end of Arkham CIty, and the supervillains. Pretty sure Hogwarts Legacy has way more than that. So, more doesn't always mean better. Same with the size of the map/world. The Arkham games have smaller worlds/maps, but I'd rather have a smaller/detailed world/map than something massive like the GTA games. The GTA games have huge maps/worlds/cities/etc. but they just seem to be big for "just because" reasons. A lot of places are spread out or lots of buildings that have no purpose. So, more doesn't mean better. Quality over quantity as to what some would say.
If this game would have been a MMO like World of Warcraft...it would have been a perfect 10 for me!
I picked up my physical PS5 the deluxe disc Edition at Best Buy. It is still in its sealed case definitely can open it and play this weekend excited 😍
Only the prologue is on the disc you going to need to sit though a 35.8gb update
@@STOPTHECLOWNS581 awesome thank you for this while it's downloading that amount I will be looking at hints tips and tricks
if i havent watched any harry potter movie can i still play this game?
It's a looting rpg. Loot beasts loot camps loot caves. It's a great game
is there an FOV slider for pc? the camera looks waaaayyyyy too close in
Great, unbiased and fair review. I can see your points and they were well made. I don’t agree with every single one. I haven’t finished the game yet. Played about 20 hours but I’m loving the characters tbh. Some of them are very whimsical in nature which does in fact remind me more of the wizarding world of Hogwarts
This review is really weird. They talk about the game in a very negative way, but gave it an 8 anyway. With how negative the review was, it sounded like it would be a 4 out of 10. Don't know how everything they said led to a final verdict of 8. I've seen other reviews that are WAY more positive that gave it a 6, 7, or 8 out of 10. Definitely a head scratcher with this review.
@@projectpat8807 just play the game dude lmao
I am loving this game so far. Thanx Gamefly.
Bro said the fact that you can't go to school in a video game is a bad thing lol
1440p high setting no upscale
Got 77-103 fps with RX 6800 but 15.4 GB/15.9GB RAM usage (97%),,
I'm scared it will BSOD or crash,,
Immediately close the game,,
Next gen game is crazy,,
I guess I will buy extra ram,,
Graphic is gorgeous though
Devs: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM USSSSSS
I like the Scarlet Nexus style kinesis.
I've long been a sardonic Harry Potter smirker but fear I might have to change my tune because of this amazing looking game! Also, "Hog Warts" is just so much fun to say (over and over, style).
To be honest, is it just me or does it feel weird that a harry potter or a hogwarts game exist? I don't even think harry potter need to have a game, it just doesn't feel like something to be a game
I love everything about it need more.
This game runs so like a charm on pc.
a game like this needs a multiplayer cause once you finish it what can you do?
Think it’ll become multiplayer eventually
@@javice9563 i doubt it why they didnt make it in the first place?
Nothing like the books or movies in the slightest thing, castle is nothing close to it. Shallow open world with next to no encounters. Crappy NPC dialouges.
Some things disappointed me, but I think it's gonna be the goty since AAA gaming is dead probably the only decent non indie game this year...
It's still early in the year. Plus we don't know EVERY single game releasing in 2023. Some heavy hitters and GOTY worthy games and games releasing from August to December 2023 may not be revealed until E3 2023.
You guys are usually spot on with reviews but with this one I have to disagree. I'm 40 hours in at the time of this review and the game is still throwing new mechanics and surprises at me. It's an absolute marvel when it comes to gameplay and presentation. There has been so many times that I've thought it feels like nothing I've ever played but at the same time familiar. Bottom line is that is better than I could have imagined and my expectations were very high.on a side note I'm not a huge harry Potter fan but appreciate and love the lore. This game nails every aspect.
That is just awesome to hear. I am extremely impressed at how many people feel as strongly about this game as you. Seeing all of the great comments on TH-cam and the Steam reviews (95% positive, 10/10 score) are what made me decide to buy the game.
The review covers the mechanics and praises them for their depth and complexity as you progress. It also prasies gameplay and presentation. What the review didn't like was the story, character development and general thematics, which were described as "ordinary". It also critiqued some of the animation, including character faces, and some other jank. You've not countered that, you've only said that you appreciate and love the lore (but apparently are not a huge Harry Potter fan... sounds like you are). Sounds a lot like you've glossed over those flaws because your general love for the world, rather than being objectively satisfied with every part of the game.
@@JesseDeya I haven’t played yet since I have a ps4 but I’ve been watching streamers play and I gotta say it nails the most important aspect of gaming that I think the AAA industry forgot. It’s simply a blast to play and even watch to play. Exploration is fun, combat is fun so much so that it doesn’t matter if everything else is ordinary.
Agreed.
Nice I'm 5 hours in and am throughly enjoying every minute
This game looks awesome. I can't wait to play it.
It's games like this that make me appreciate when a game is delayed several times. I'll patiently wait until it's "ready" and play other games in the meantime.. Hogwarts Legacy was well worth the wait, and this is coming from someone not familiar with the books or movies. Great music, details, just the whole experience, surprised how well combat was executed too! Im having a blast!
Highly recommend this to anyone who likes open world fantasy settings in games. 👍
This game is pretty interesting in that a lot of media outlets are giving it around an 8, but the community is absolutely LOVING it. The Steam reviews are insane (95% positive and many people calling it their favorite open world game), and TH-cam comments echo the same. I decided to grab it tonight, just getting into it. I hope I enjoy it as much as everyone else!
It’s kind of a weird one. I could see 8 being accurate, if every other game didn’t get a 7, 8, or 9 usually. This game is definitely well above average so an 8 in the context of other reviews does feel low in comparison.
@@mandrews6282 Yeah, this one is really hard to gauge. It’s odd because every time I watch gameplay of it, nothing excites me at all. However, from what little I’ve played so far, it is already clicking with me more than expected. I was really surprised to see how well it’s received on Steam. I thought it would have a 7/10 user score.
Coming from a huge Fable fan, this is better than that, personally.
@@-MrDJ- That is great to hear. Though I haven’t played Fable, I know how well-regarded it is, so that seems to say a lot
Dunno, I put 6 hours and its probably the worst open world game I've ever played. I think the user reviews may be boosted by Harry Potter nostalgia... Which again, it isnt bad, but if you're not a Harry Potter fan, this game is pretty mediocre on its own.
This is hands down my favourite open world RPG. I normally get bored half way through but there is something special about this that i cant put my finger on but im hooked
It’s called nostalgia.
As an RPG it just sucks. There are no consequences of your actions at all, the story is mediocore at best.
@@mmuu9744 cant even kill npcs shit is wack
@@mmuu9744 L
Called in sick 2 nights in a row so I could have more time to play, I'm loving it
While this might be GOTY, you certainly are not EOTY.
This is your HR manager. Be prepared to clean out your desk and hand in your badge on Monday 😂
@@andrepeterson55 Gg
@@andrepeterson55 This is the CEO of our place of work. he good my dude
@@kylefearing5968 😂😂😂 nice!!
Sounds like you tried to add a lot of negative points to your review just to try to keep the activist weirdos off you guys. Instead it just ruins your integrity. Never pander to them.
Yeah I noticed that too.
It's a pretty silly thing for you to assume that with no evidence beyond "they said things I didn't like".
Looks good but ill wait 3 months and get it for 30$
I’m not a huge Harry Potter fan or anything, but was interested enough to buy this game and I’m glad I did. Just something about the progression makes it so easy to digest and enjoy. It doesn’t throw a ton of mechanics in your face right away.
I’ve played over 5 hours of this game and it’s just simply an amazing game!
yeah it's defo a 9/10 not a 8. but agree great game! got 37h done now
This review is VERY questionable and a head scratcher. An 8? After everything that is said, the game gets an 8? Does not make any sense. The way the review was going, sounded like something no higher than a 4 out of 10. Sounded like a VERY negative review to me. I heard WAY more negative stuff being said than good.
Sounds about as bland and painfully average as I was expecting it to be. If it hadn't had the name HP and was just something generic like "Joe's Magic School", people would have been more honest when reviewing it.
I'm really enjoying playing this. It's a lot better than I expected.
I think a non objective, non biased opinion. If you are a fan of Harry Potter, you will love this game. As an pure open world rpg, there are games that are better. It’s not perfect but it’s very solid. Also, I believe there was a lot of sacrifices made, to make context within the lore. For example, having a morality system may not make sense because it wouldn’t be practical to be able to kill students and professors in Hogwarts. I’d love to see a sequel or dlc because I think the game has potential to be great. There are a few technical issues. The game looks amazing with fidelity mode but I can’t sacrifice the smoothness performance mode gives. But I’d love to eat guillyweed and swim under the black lake. Or compete in the tri wizard tournament or have online competitive play of quidditch or how about giving us the Patronus spell and being able to fight dementors, after using an unforgivable curse too many times. I even had a thought this game may work well as an MMO, where other students are real people. I love reading all the lore and finding the field guide pages but it’s a bit annoying to have to constantly mash the revilo spell. Love the game otherwise and would love even more to see it expanded. More dialog options and more consequences for your choices. More variety in enemy types would be appreciated as well. Id love love to be able to use polyjuice potion and have some infiltration type missions. Please don’t spoil anything, if I haven’t got to that point in the game in case it is there. The attention to detail in the environment is amazing, however I’d love to see NPCs more reactive to what you do. Even as simple as making a comment when casting a spell. Id love to see the moving portraits say something, whenever you blast the picture frame. I’m could be nitpicking but I think the game as potential to go from being very good to being great. But in the end, if you’re a fan of the universe, I don’t think it matters. You’ll enjoy it no matter what.
Unfortunately, I did not expect the game in this way. The system of missions is complex and tasks pile up on you. Also, the dialogues were many and boring and the fights were few. The story is normal, but I am surprised why no one talked about the negatives.
This game is amazing. Truly a masterpiece. It's just blown me away on so many levels. Like how in the he'll can a game be this good. It has got to be a GOTY. Expansions please!
Have you ever played Witcher 3?
Nice bot review
@@paintspot1509 Yeah, right. It's all well and good when if someone hates the game, but a smidge of positivity absolutely unequivocally means it's a bot.
Because its not THAT good . Its okay . It’s basically not revolutionary at all . Witcher for example, a game made 10 years ago is still faaaar above this one.
To early to say it's the game of the yrs when there are a bunch of other games coming out, like spiderman 2, FF 16, Zelda, ect.
Finally playing it after getting it on sale..last year..This gane is amazing.better that I actually expect ed and I'm enjoying it completely..Wish I actually played it more when I purchased it
Never read the books or watched the movies and magic doesn't really interests me that much. But the open world sparked my interest so I bought it. I have to say this game is on the highest quality level and its beautifully crafted. There is lots to do and the combat is really fun. All that from a studio that isn't known for well made AAA games. Like cd project red pulled a witcher 3 out of nearly nowhere, they checked all the boxes and did succeed. Even when its not quite on the level of said witcher or red dead, it is very close and thats a huge accomplishment in my book. Hats off to avalanche. Great game!
I can tell you didn’t beat the game when you said the house cup was nowhere to be found
This game is amazing. The world is incredibly interesting and always something new happening.
I was hoping it'd have more life simulation (or, school simulation) to it... lots of going to cl;ass and doing class activities, balancing out the free roaming "explore secrets of the castle" stuff.
Same . I was hoping for some persona influence
Your lacking in polish argument is absolutely absurd. If this is lacking in polish, idk what a polished game looks like. It's a massive rpg, even the MOST polished open world rpgs have these issues backed in as an inevitable expectation. We actually expect much more glitches, much less polish, because of it's size and scope. It's more polished than I expected it to be at launch.
If this game is "lacking in polish" because of occasional clipping, MINIMAL pop in that's in every open world game ever made, then red dead redemption 2 is lacking in polish.
That was the vibe I’m getting too. If you’re really into Harry Potter this is possibly an all time great game, and if you’re not, it’s a solid 8/10.
@Jay Bee
Thank you for that. I’m exactly the person that 8/10 is relevant to. Cheers
for 50 quid? no, this isn't that appealing, like he said its a typical RPG game within a hogwarts skin, I might buy this on special, but no way parting with full price.
I dont know shit about the harry potter lore never watched the movies or read the book but obviously knew what it was.. lemme tell you now i fucken love this game bro shit is sooo much fun 😩 might just look into watching all the movies after im done platniuming
Dude this looks like the Harry Potter game I've been dreaming of since I first got into hp
You've convinced me with that intro. I'm buying it.
Love the game and played it for about 15h so far . But lets be serios the game would have had a lower score if it was not for the woke outrage .
The game is aesthetically beautiful but the dev's made a couple of very questionable game design choices .
Here are a couple of examples:
- The popup screen that you abandon a quest in 15 seconds if you don't return to your companion is just stupid .
A game that you play for exploration cant make the NPC follow you but it ties you to a small range.
I was walking with an NPC several times and I would see some plants a little farther away and went to get them and boom the message to go back.
-The walking speed when you are with NPC
It changes from moment to moment either very slow until you move a little out of the range and then you move normal again but the NPC does not adapt its still slow and sometimes he just stops and waits for you to get back so its forcing you to just walk slow and not explore or do anything .
Come on the Witcher solved this issue 8 years ago adapt the walking speed to your character .
-The revelio spell spam
The design of the spell makes you spam it every 10 seconds so you don't miss anything or to find the correct way .
After spamming and hearing the word revelio for over 1000 times I asked myself why does do game not make you just hold down the button so its activated .
That solves the spam issue and does not go in the Arkham issue that you end up having it activated all the time .
Even finding monuments and using revelio you see the scroll appear for a second but you need to go in front of it for it to take effect .
This needed a little more thought put into it.
-Pointless collectibles
I understand the monuments that you discover those give you lore about the world and they serve a purpose to enrich the world .
The ones that don't work are the pointless dragon braziers or the leviosa statues .
This is just gathering the feathers from Assassins creed again.
And after you activate them they even disappear they don't even serve an aesthetic point to make the castle more colorfully after you activate them
-Repeating dialogue .
I notice that if you stand near an NPC it repeats the same line over and over every 5 seconds , even your character does this just empty words that don't add anything.
The worse time for me was when you go in to a cave that a ghost sends you , every item you pick up he just repeats that the ghost was not verry thorough finding items .
I was expecting after being hit over the head with that line over 50 times that it was trap or something but nothing ever happens , it just a lazy repeating dialog .
-Making potions its just waiting
So I have to wait 1 minute to make a potion with no input from me? why does this feel like a mobile game feature without the request for money
if you want to make multiple potions you just have to waste 10-15 minutes and wait doing nothing .
Like I said love the game but this is an 8 out of 10 for me , but this is a verry good blueprint for the next game .
If they fix some of the issues the next one should be really good .
It looks OKAY. I think 85% of the playerbase is wearing tinted nostalgia glasses
Not really. I cut ties with Harry Potter back in the early 2010's when Harry Potter 7 Part 2 released in theaters. I felt that once that movie released and I saw it, it was time to say goodbye to Harry Potter and not hang on to it any longer. Time to let go of an era. Something like that. Hogwarts Legacy is the first thing Harry Potter I've been interested in since Harry Potter 7 Part 2. I haven't watched any of the Fantastic Beasts movies either and I have no interest in watching them. And I'm not really playing the game because it's Harry Potter related. Just looked like a fun game. And as I play the game, it's not made me want to watch the Harry Potter movies (I can play the game on my Xbox and watch the movies on my computer). So, no nostalgia for me.
@@projectpat8807 You vs countless people in comments who are obviously full of nostalgia saying it's best game ever made.
“Fails to immerse you as a Hogwarts student”. Yeah you just earned yourself a dislike buddy.
I have one complaint. I'm 40 hours into the game. I feel like 32 of those hours are in the game menu.
Looks boring... it's like playing the Mage class.
I've never even watched Harry Potter will I still be able to play this?
I’m sad to admit that I’m disappointed that you don’t get to build bonds with diverse characters. That’s what I’ve missed most about games like KOTOR and Dragon age 1 & 2 since the new BR genre has taken over.
Agreed, you never really get to form relationships with anyone. The NPCs just feel like a filler almost
It would be nice if you could select different people you meet for your party while traveling. This game also could’ve been co-op.
I have around 12 hours into this game and it is better than i thought it would be.
There is a TON of small details that make the world feel alive. There are a lot of small puzzles everywhere as well. The combat feel great as well.
The 2 issues I have is that if you change the pitch of the voice it starts to sound a little tinny and overprocessed and the PC optimization is not 100%. The HDR and ray tracing settings are glitched. I have an r5 3600 and rx 6600 with 32gb ram and it barely runs 1440p, which has not been an issue in ANY other game I have played. It can comfortably run 1080p with high setting, HDR (even though there are lighting/shading glitches) with no ray tracing.
They gave it an 8 because giving it a higher score would have been transphobic. Never under estimate how many activists are in places of power across all companies
After watching the review, I'm still scratching my head on how it got an 8. They were talking VERY negative about the game throughout the whole review. The way the review was going, sounded like it wouldn't be higher than a 4 out of 10. I am scratching my head as to how everything they said led to a final verdict of 8.
@@projectpat8807 fight back against these asses or they win
That's a bit of a stretch.
@@vincentproud6589 yeah idk check out the meta critic user reviews
I'm an idiot when it comes to media literacy, but this seems like a fair review without the noise.
I think 8 isn't accurate, however it keeps the reviewers from getting slammed too bad by either side. Pretty clever.
These guys are salty they didn’t get a code….that’s obvious
love the game gonna buy 4 copies for my friends!
Can I be your friend?
Are you Jeff Bezos?
@@lucasbrant9856 what does that exactly have to do with anything whatsoever???
Hey bro buy me a copy 😭
@@0fficialdregs It's just a joke man, relax.
This world created is an abomination to God. Careful what you play.
Why is it?
The game is honestly a 7.5 it’s not THAT good
So much hate in this review.
I find the story gripping.. and the friendships endearing especially with Sébastien Sallo.. the side quests get you to love many of the characters.. if you didn't do side quests which I'm guessing this reviewer did little to none then you won't like the characters much. But if you do a bunch of side quests you'llgrow to love the characters
I didn't see any side quests with Sebastian, where can I find them?
@@daniilknigin8713 maybe you need to be on Slytherin? I am on slytherin and he is my buddy.
Wow so you want to tell me a character who is obviously most fleshed out and you interact a lot with is most interesting? Who could have expected that. Side quests are actually super weak and boring which are obviously marked with white color. Quests you are talking about are marked yellow which are part of main story. Other characters are not really interesting or unique. Poppy is kind and likes beasts. Except few small things like learning about her relationship with her family members you don't learn anything else.
For example just comparing Poppy and Sebastian wiki pages you can see that there is a lot more to read about him as he is most fleshed out character. The only thing you will grow to love is that dialogue skip button unless you love robotic dialogue.
This game surprises me in that everything it does, I wouldn’t like on paper, but somehow it’s execution is so amazing that I love it. The combat is deceptively complex, the voice acting is charmingly awkward, each collectible is satisfying to, well, collect. It does everything that should be wrong or boring incredibly well, that I honestly don’t think it will be replicated well in the gaming industry ever again.
Oh, and also most rewards are armor pieces or just straight up skins?!?! Whenever I open a chest I more often get “useless” gear than actual money. I shouldn’t like that, it goes against the norm. But I do, I love it. It’s a game I shouldn’t enjoy, but I can’t help but love.
I'm astonished there's no quidditch cup. What a swing and miss there.
Might be added later as DLC
Theirs a cut at 47 seconds.... .You started the sentence very excited HOGWARTS LEGACY IS FAIRLY!!! (cut)........ standard rpg game with......... Their was changes made here to lessen the excitement of the original statement? why? Most people can pick up on it if you look at the activity bar on the timeline for where people replay the vid a lot.
very fair review, i’m a massive hp fan and this was an 8/10 for me. just wasn’t expecting catching pokémon to be a big part of the core gameplay loop.
81k views, 1.5k thumbs up.
So I’ve never watched not one Harry Potter movie, nor read any Harry Potter book and no absolutely nothing about Hogwarts, except for when I visit universal studios/islands of venture basically saying I don’t know jack about this franchise, but I gave the game a shot and about 10 hours in and let me tell you I’m actually really impressed. There’s a lot of things in the game that I’m just like that is actually really interesting.
Just a sidenote, I have zero expectations because I was not looking forward to it so if you’re somebody that knows nothing about this franchise just know that I’m the same and I know I’m early in the game but I am really enjoying it and I didn’t even get my broom yet and this is not a game that I think you really need to have an open mind for , to me, is like a pretty unique action adventure type of game. I kind of look at it like Star Wars Jedi fallen order, but Harry Potter.
It would have been awesome if the game made you attend class to gain certain abilities and xp. With specific cutscenes made for those classroom visits
This review is like how IGN does assassin's creed. They talk trash about it but "its a little something for everyone" I think this game is fun and it suck ass that I have to work the next 5 days or I'd play this game for 20 more hours.
Pros
1) Art Direction
2) Music
3) Graphics
4) Combat
5) Side quests
6) Travelling options and flying/exploring
7) Outfits customization
Cons
1) Main story is kinda weak
2) Bosses
3) Repetitive gameplay after a while
4) Enemy variety
5) Pots brewing isn't done right by being time limited like a mobile game
6) Too many fetch quests
7) Puzzles are hit or miss
8) No Quidditch
9) No multiplayer
Overall Score 7/10
People giving this a 10/10 have obviously never played a well designed modern RPG, or are just HP fanboys. This doesn’t even come close to games like HFW, Sekiro, TLOU (1&2) or RDR 2….
7/10 at the most
"It doesn't help there isn't much schoolwork to engage with either."
Just like the books then. Plus, I bet if they made schoolwork ACTUALLY feel like schoolwork, you'd hate the game.
worst review of all time
This game is very linear as only Sebastian’s quest has consequences, it lacks detailed player builds, and you spend way too much time outside of Hogwarts in random hamlets fighting the same goblins or dark wizards
Game is like a 7 once you get past the wonder of hogwarts and the detail the story drops off and lots of missed opportunities
Combat fantastic setting fantastic story mid and I honestly couldn’t name the best moment of the main story besides the final fight
completely agree
GBolt should keep the same energy. Faulting a gaming for certain typical Open World RPG issues and glitches, while not mentioning those issues when reviewing similar games is wrong. Giving praise to Elden Ring for its story, which no one even understands or cares about, while faulting this game for having a simple understandable story is wrong. I’ve been subbed for a long time and this is the first time I see your standards changed for a review.
Dude why would you say something good starting off you sentence, and the end it off with a negative... SMH, you're being backwards bro.
For me the world outside of Hogwarts is just as engaging and beautiful as the castle itself. It is huge and very well designed, beautiful to look at, and there are things to do everywhere I turn. I’m many hours in now and still finding new things constantly. Also flying around is incredibly fun and super smooth. This game is an absolute blast.
It’s better then this guy explains in the video so don’t be scared to buy it. It’s really immersive and feels a lot like the movies. It’s super awesome. There isn’t many games like this
I also love the game but it’s absolutely not 100% like the movies. To make the game 10/10 they need to add:
-House points and cup
-Quidditch
-Actual classes you get grades in etc
-More fanservice
-Choices that actually matter
-Actual school setting feel, with a day and night cycle that impacts what goes on in hogwarts
The review is odd anyway. Lots of negative stuff being said, but it still gets an 8. What? With how negative the review was, I was expecting something like 3, 4, or 5 out of 10. Don't know how all that negativity led to an 8.
Spark notes for this video: We’re annoyed that this game isn’t Persona. Which thank Christ it’s not, it felt like this review was a contrarian video essay.
To each their own though, I’m loving the game!
I'm new to the Harry Potter franchise but this game looked very interesting so I bought it and am in love with it. I don't think I've ever seen a game that has so much love put into it. I give the game a 9.5 out of ten so fans of Harry Potter must be going insane over this.
I think your review is a little off and might be a bit overly critical of similar elements that you haven’t knocked other games for. That said, even though I don’t totally agree with your thoughts on it, I appreciate the video game review and not a social commentary.
I’m sure hardcore fans of Harry Potter will love it, as as someone who watched the movies but is more of a casual fan, it’s not really engaging for me, and it doesn’t take long to notice its lack of depth.