creating a game adaptation for one of the most coveted franchises is a hard task, and making the finales generic third person shooter games was definitely a choice. it still has the great story from the movie to fall back on but it doesn't offer any new experiences beyond that. slightly better than part 1 but mostly because there's more action scenes for the shooting aspect to actualize. im glad the franchise is getting the marvels spiderman treatment with hogwarts legacy in 2023, however without all the beloved characters it wont be the same.

despite the characters looking like they are created in sims 3 and having minor annoyances like a sectioned off world and too many loading screens, it replicates the feeling of being in a magical world wonderfully. the puzzles are just the right difficulty to feel rewarding and fun, and the dementors are genuinely unsettling, just like in the movie. though it feels like they try to pack a lot of the story into cutscenes, so the pacing feels kinda awkward towards the end. Ron feels like a burden, but being able to switch between characters during gameplay gagged me a bit, and probably so did rockstar employees.