Hogwarts Legacy

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  • Summary: LIVE THE UNWRITTEN = Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Embark on a journey through familiar and newLIVE THE UNWRITTEN = Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover fantastic 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. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. You have received a late acceptance to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and soon discover that you are no ordinary student: you possess an unusual ability to perceive and master Ancient Magic. Only you can decide if you will protect this secret for the good of all, or yield to the temptation of more sinister magic.

    Discover the feeling of living at Hogwarts as you make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. GamingTrend
    Feb 7, 2023
    95
    Full to bursting with unparalleled world building and lore, Hogwarts Legacy shows a level of care rarely seen. I’m stupefied with how amazing it is from top to bottom, and I have a feeling you’ll be hooked the moment you put on the Sorting Hat.
  2. IGN
    Feb 6, 2023
    90
    In nearly every way, Hogwarts Legacy is the Harry Potter RPG I’ve always wanted to play. Its open-world adventure captures all the excitement and wonder of the Wizarding World with its memorable new characters, challenging and nuanced combat, and a wonderfully executed Hogwarts student fantasy that kept me glued to my controller for dozens of hours. It’s certainly weighed down by technical issues, a lackluster main story, and some poor enemy variety, but even those couldn’t come close to breaking its enchanting spell over me.
  3. Windows Central
    Feb 9, 2023
    90
    This is truly a special game. It's obvious that Hogwarts Legacy was made by passionate Harry Potter fans for passionate Harry Potter fans as there are plenty of Easter eggs to discover, magical abilities to unlock, and fantastical experiences to uncover. However, the game is not so obtuse as to push away newcomers or those who haven't engaged with Harry Potter lore in a while.
  4. The Games Machine
    Feb 6, 2023
    85
    Harry Potter fans will go mad at the chance to experience an epic adventure within a familiar setting recreated with such passion and accuracy, but those who crave it for action RPG soul should know that Hogwarts Legacy is not it features exceptionally deep mechanics. It's a game with a lot of heart, there's no doubt about it, it's simple to play and effective in catapulting you into the Wizarding World thanks to a fun combat system, a narrative component with the right attitude and an open world that may not be huge but certainly with all the curves and POIs at the right point.
  5. Ragequit.gr
    Feb 24, 2023
    81
    Hogwarts Legacy is an altogether excellent port of Wizarding World to PC screens. It proudly belongs to the Young Adult fiction genre, which may make immersion difficult for older gamers.
  6. Stevivor
    Feb 6, 2023
    80
    Hogwarts Legacy delivers a world of choice on-top of the best spin-off story in the Harry Potter universe. The core narrative is the reason to play, and that will be the same for everyone. But it’s how you approach it that lets you truly become your own witch or wizard of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin. The optional content is skippable filler, but the main questline will hit all the right notes for Harry Potter fans. While combat may become repetitive, it’s more than serviceable, and fits in against the backdrop of an action-RPG that’s about so much more than killing goons — even if there is a lot of that. It’s a game that finally lets you live your dreams of 20 years ago, with a chance to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and have your own magical adventure.
  7. NME
    Feb 6, 2023
    60
    Hogwarts Legacy is fun and manages to get a lot of things right, but it already feels somewhat dated, no doubt a hangover from the six-year development cycle. It’s a stunning way to experience Hogwarts and the surrounding area and is probably the best representation for fans of the universe, regardless of the medium. Honestly, this is an exceptional piece of fan service and a loving recreation that for performance reasons and dated design, doesn’t quite come together.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 363 out of 528
  2. Mixed: 72 out of 528
  3. Negative: 93 out of 528
  1. Behrangds
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. if put ray tracing performance in pc aside. story, graphics, world, gameplay and almost everything is excellent.… Expand
  2. klornek
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    GAME OF THE YEAR MATERIAL. this game is so good and nothing is ever going to top this
  4. DavidFCorreia
    Feb 8, 2023
    10
    We all have to put out there for this studio to know: This game is so **** good! The love and hard work that I am seeing is mindblowing! IWe all have to put out there for this studio to know: This game is so **** good! The love and hard work that I am seeing is mindblowing! I literally lost myself exploring the castle, didn't know where I was, from where I came, but was a feeling of lost that I didn't experienced with a game for like 5 years. I just wanted to explore more and more and see all the little details.

    Avalanche, you deserve all the love from a gamer, you really beat the hype, the controversy, the experience to make a game of this magnitude. Congratulations and thank you for this game!    … Expand
  5. BulgarianCritic
    Feb 8, 2023
    9
    I have never watched or played any Harry Potter Movies/Game's so I have zero idea what the world is about.I am glad to say that this gameI have never watched or played any Harry Potter Movies/Game's so I have zero idea what the world is about.I am glad to say that this game showed me a pretty dope world which seems very fun and magical. The customization are pretty great and so is the combat system. I also found the dope talking Hat hilarious and a large chunk of the characters are charming and funny. It runs pretty well on my PC and so far I have experienced zero technical issues. Do Recommend!… Expand
  6. PanSkrzynka
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    For me game when it comes to gameplay is solid 8/10, and nostalgia can push it into 10/10 since the game is perfect in showing you how itFor me game when it comes to gameplay is solid 8/10, and nostalgia can push it into 10/10 since the game is perfect in showing you how it feels to be a wizard. But if you play on PC ill wait a bit, since the game seems to have significant problems loading assets during cutscenes that cut framerate to oblivion.
    The story is solid. Nothing that breaks you from immersion, but far from the level of Witcher 3 or RDR. Most of the characters feel real, but you won't get attached to them, game is lacking in showing them in more casual situations, and interactions with them are mostly to push the story, not to show their characters.
    But the best part of the game is that the world feels alive. Hogwart feels real and detailed. This is the HP game we were waiting for.
    Also, game have the usual problem with modern Open World games design, too many repetitive things to do. Clear Dark Wizards camp, finish the same puzzle 8 times, you know the drill. Good thing that those are mostly optional.
    Combat can be challenging when it comes to fighting with multiple opponents. Spells are fun to use, and the game encourages you to use them all.    … Expand
  7. pepejuan
    Feb 15, 2023
    6
    The game is amazing. The only problem is the pro-diversity message and all of those stupid stuff about inclusion that makes no favor to theThe game is amazing. The only problem is the pro-diversity message and all of those stupid stuff about inclusion that makes no favor to the game so it wouldn't be fair to put a Zero or One, its a shame we need to take this nowadays. Just a quick reminder for game developers and publishers, yes, the people who don't like the inclusion, diversity, woke stuff still exist and if you are going to follow this way, we may follow the way of pirating your games or even don't play them.… Expand
  8. DovahFeyn
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    Au moins 6 crashs et 2 bluescreen, un stuttering (bégaiement d'image) de malade, des drops de FPS monstrueux et omniprésent des que leAu moins 6 crashs et 2 bluescreen, un stuttering (bégaiement d'image) de malade, des drops de FPS monstrueux et omniprésent des que le personnage se déplace...
    Malgré les forums, les mod et autre méthode, rien n'y fait pourtant les jeux sous unreal engine sont courant donc normalement maitrisé mais non...
    Pas mal de jeux actuels se battent pour le titre du jeu le plus mal optimisé mais là, nous avons trouvé le maitre...
    UNE HONTE avalanche software de sortir un jeu dans cette état… dommage j’attendais ce jeu et j’aimerais vraiment y jouer mais c’est actuellement impossible.    … Expand

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