Hogwarts Legacy is an adventure of a Wizarding World experience in the most fantastic way -- in a way unseen since 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on PlayStation 2. A game I very much sunk similar time in Wingardium Leviosa’ing random objects around Hogwarts. Hogwarts Legacy brought the best version of this experience ten year-old me could’ve asked for, and one of the best games I’ve played fifteen years later.
This game can often feel like a very large, very shallow, ocean. You will definitely notice elements of repetition, copy pasting, and monotony -- but the joy it’ll bring you, whether casting spells, riding your own racing broom and Hippogriffs, or attending Transfiguration Class and keeping beasts of your own, you’ll love it as much as me.
Avalanche have found a great balance between a really nice RPG and a really low barrier to entry. Whether you’re a kid with little patience, or an adult with little time, spending forty hours in the first game since The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim where the mechanics have a smooth learning curve and a simplistic enough resources, fighting, side mission (etc) to pick right up where you left and get back on the broom to kill another ten hours.
It’s also worth mentioning how creative Avalanche have been with Hogwarts Legacy. It looks incredible, sounds as magical as the movies, the story feels like a Wizarding World story, and the voice actors do a great job bringing life to each of the characters. You won’t help notice a little stiffness in certain areas, but damn if you’ll be having a whirlwind of a time to notice these things -- other than, of course, that minute you mount your broom and the beautiful music sets in.
This game can often feel like a very large, very shallow, ocean. You will definitely notice elements of repetition, copy pasting, and monotony -- but the joy it’ll bring you, whether casting spells, riding your own racing broom and Hippogriffs, or attending Transfiguration Class and keeping beasts of your own, you’ll love it as much as me.
Avalanche have found a great balance between a really nice RPG and a really low barrier to entry. Whether you’re a kid with little patience, or an adult with little time, spending forty hours in the first game since The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim where the mechanics have a smooth learning curve and a simplistic enough resources, fighting, side mission (etc) to pick right up where you left and get back on the broom to kill another ten hours.
It’s also worth mentioning how creative Avalanche have been with Hogwarts Legacy. It looks incredible, sounds as magical as the movies, the story feels like a Wizarding World story, and the voice actors do a great job bringing life to each of the characters. You won’t help notice a little stiffness in certain areas, but damn if you’ll be having a whirlwind of a time to notice these things -- other than, of course, that minute you mount your broom and the beautiful music sets in.