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Hogwarts Legacy | Review Thread
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I will get the game probably, so get lost FISH-MAN !!!!
Seriously tho. I have no idea how to judge if the game is really actually good or riding the hype or it's just a lame ass tame elden ring.
And I've not decided on platform but ps5 physical release will probably be it.
AND I don't like Harry potter lol. Not sure how that will work out
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peter42O
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My impressions after 22+ hours of gameplay. Playing on Xbox Series X. Hard difficulty.
- Visually, game looks excellent. Hogwarts castle looks spectacular. So much detail everywhere. Feels alive from statues that talk and/or animate or most characters inside paintings animating while walking by them. So damn immersing.
- Audio is great thus far. Great music, solid voice acting and effects.
- Combat is good and challenging. I’m level 13 and it seems like enemies and even friendly duels level up to your level. The combinations with the spells is satisfying but I do wish I could have mapped a few of the spells to the directional pad myself instead of it all being preset.
- Gameplay outside of combat is far better than I was expecting. Fluid and responsive. The puzzles, mini games, etc. inside Hogwarts is a breath of fresh air in regards to open world games. I’m trying to open every locked door, solve every puzzle, collect every field guide, etc. Hogwarts castle is freaking huge. Even with the waypoint dots on the mini-map, im still getting lost from time to time mainly when trying to solve a puzzle.
- Outside of Hogwarts castle and Hogsmeade, I haven’t been anywhere yet. lol. The castle is just so immersing that im trying to do every side quest, puzzle, etc. Game has a lot of content in it but isn’t massive when looking at the overall world map. Compared to AC Valhalla for example, it’s probably 1/5th the size but is more packed with stuff to do instead of massive empty open spaces.
- Have only unlocked six spells thus far that you equip to the RT+face buttons. I love how when you get a new spell, you come across more puzzles that make use of the spell you just acquired. Easily gives you that feel and sense of progression.
- Side quests thus far have been enjoyable. Nothing really special but they just feel different. The entire game just hits different than your typical open world formulaic game. Granted, Hogwarts has a set amount of the same puzzles and whatnot but they’re not littered all over the map and it just feels different.
- Story and characters have been good thus far. I’m not that far into the main story. Maybe 5 or 6 quests. Been too busy doing everything else.
- Opening prologue was good. Starts slow but sets up the premise and whatnot.
- Haven’t gotten the Broom or any mounts yet.
- Character creation is fine. Took me 20 minutes to create my character and appears that you can for the most part, change your character’s appearance early on in the game once you get to Hogsmeade.
- Forgot the name of the spell but the one that’s set to the directional pad and highlights items and whatnot is probably my only major negative because you’re constantly having to use it. Reminds me of the vision in Dying Light 2. But at least in Hogwarts, it makes sense since you’re using magic so at least, it’s more believable than the vision crap in most games.
- Other than that, I wish the enemies health bar was just over their respective head instead of being on the middle top of the screen. It’s annoying for me but this is a pet peeve of mine.
- Playing on Performance Mode with the frame rate locked at 60FPS. There have been some minor drops while running around the castle but not major or serious. Game has run extremely smooth for me and outside of some flickering on the face of a main character I was talking to in one scene, no other issues at all. Had one enemy encounter where it was slowing down badly and Professor Fig always seems to have a visual glitch on his face every time in his room.
Sounds to me like you're really enjoying it, and considering you are not even a potter fan that makes it even better in my eyes.
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peter42O
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Yeah, 25+ hours in three days. Loving the game. It's the most fun and enjoyment I have had in an open world game since Immortals Fenyx Rising a few years ago. Hoping for DLC/expansions. I already a few ideas of what they could do just based on what I have already played. That Quidditch (sp?) game that was cancelled for the season in game tells me that perhaps it could be free DLC later on or part of a paid DLC/expansion. I can already see a few things being improved upon for a sequel.
These people are the worst of the worst.
I really hate petty activists in gaming.
Bro they are wide spread/everywhere in the limelight eating ppls brains and God forbid you have a differing opinion or say something against them. Man fuck them and yeah my beliefs differ alot from many of theirs and thts OK, no one should be lambasted or canceled because they say something like "I believe in male/female or why are we now calling mothers who give birth to a child" birthing" whatever the fuck. Science is science and thts not disputable.
I'm really sick of this shit all over.the place. My workplace indulges at times in this type of bs and I do not Fall in line.
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Not that I'm aware of, but we haven't played in days due to being on holiday.
