Hogwarts Legacy - Harry Potter open world action RPG prequel set in the late 1800s

[Naraya]

In other news, GDQ have added Hogwarts legacy and a bunch of other games, including GoW 2005, to their list of banned games.

2023: game banned from a speedrunning contest because the author of books the game is based on believes that it would be unsafe to allow "any man who believes or feels he's a woman" into bathrooms or changing rooms.


me:

 

[Gahbreeil]

As soon as I found Quidditch is banned in the game I remembered the Quidditch video game that's actually very good, shame it isn't implemented in Legacy. The tutorial is a Hogwarts house, later on you play a national team.

 

[Feargus Jewhart]

As soon as I found Quidditch is banned in the game I remembered the Quidditch video game that's actually very good, shame it isn't implemented in Legacy. The tutorial is a Hogwarts house, later on you play a national team.

DLC bait, 100% in a few months they're gonna squeeze money out of the potter heads with;

Quidditch DLC (There is the stadium for it, and a whole quidditch trophy room in the castle conveniently with empty placards)
Magical Beasts DLC (you have only one land mount and there are quests about mermaids but they never show up actually)

 

[Theodora]

I'd also say it is a fun game, but the 60€ asking price might be a bit steep given its overall shallowness.

That it's not the kind of game that is full of cRPG-style C&C allowing you to roleplay all the thinkable variants is just logical - this is a more casual game aimed at mainstream, after all. Not a hardcore gamercred experience.

So it's basically a ubisoft game? (Wish it hadn't been so hard to find actual opinions on the game amongst all the arguments about whether buying it funds the murder of trans people or whether it's actually wokehell itself.) The reviews I found seemed a bit kinder to it than that, but they weren't really from anyone focused on RPGs especially.

I'm not sure why people would've expected a super deep traditional RPG experience given the extremely pop cultural source material. Would be like expecting a capeshit game to be peak C&C.

As soon as I found Quidditch is banned in the game

Is this a colourful expression or is it actully banned in the setting? lol

 

[Gahbreeil]

Is this a colourful expression or is it actully banned in the setting? lol

Spoiler, yes. There is a lore-justified no Quidditch. Hope no one minds since it is vital info about the game.

 

[Theodora]

I guess it's a spoiler but if I was a HP fan I'd want to know given the promo material showed the grounds and a lot of hot, broom-related action.

 

[The_Mask]

the promo material showed the grounds and a lot of hot, broom-related action.

This could also be just the Hufflepuffs after lunch.

 

[Delterius]

There is a lore-justified no Quidditch.

is it justified in a way that is grounds for future dlc because man does that sound like an idea

 

[Theodora]

is it justified in a way that is grounds for future dlc because man does that sound like an idea

Solve the murder that happened on the quidditch grounds and be rewarded with ... sportsball.

 

[Delterius]

is it justified in a way that is grounds for future dlc because man does that sound like an idea

Solve the murder that happened on the quidditch grounds and be rewarded with ... sportsball.

<protagonist>! the ministry of magic is threatening to remove Hogwart's tax exempt status unless bring back college sportsball. and yet that same tyrannical government body says we cannot have college sportsball in the scene of an unsolved murder. what shall we do?

hjinks ensue for $59,99

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Reminded me of this quote for some reason:

Goya's Saturn Devouring His Children in the style of Alegria a.k.a. Corporate Memphis

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Well.... she's swallowing ... uh... something. ???

I'm really not a fan of Avatar. I could barely watch the trailers.

 

[lycanwarrior]

Hogwarts Legacy: Yet another game that tells you the solution to puzzles before you even have a chance to solve them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming...warts_legacy_yet_another_game_that_tells_you/

You know what other game does that? GoW 2018/Ragnarok aka Dad of Boy.

HL is simply DAD of BOY 2.0!!!

 

[thesheeep]

So it's basically a ubisoft game?

Basically, yes.

With its open world filler activities actually being somewhat below the recent Ubisoft-esque offerings. There's apparently even less variety, especially in enemies - which is a shame considering how rich in creatures the setting is.

And with its combat being more interesting IMO (though obviously you have to put it to Hard), but I'm not that far into it yet so I'm not sure how well that holds up.

 

[Theodora]

With its open world filler activities actually being somewhat below the recent Ubisoft-esque offerings. There's apparently even less variety, especially in enemies - which is a shame considering how rich in creatures the setting is.

That's interesting, if only for how contrary it is to the reviews I heard. Which essentially claimed it had that elegant ratio of always introducing something new and novel so you don't feel like you've seen it all after an hour.

Please do update if your opinion changes at all as you get further into it!

 

[thesheeep]

That's interesting, if only for how contrary it is to the reviews I heard. Which essentially claimed it had that elegant ratio of always introducing something new and novel so you don't feel like you've seen it all after an hour.

That's definitely true.
I'd say the game has an incredibly strong start and you're being introduced to new skills, activities, locations, etc. in a speed that's pretty wild for a game of this kind.
I have very little doubt that the strong start is a contributor in the very high reviews.
And kudos, really! If you can only make one part of your game really damn good, it should be the beginning for exactly that reason.

But once that front-loading is done, that's kind of it. I'd say that spot can be hit 5-10 hours in.
I'm sure you'll still get new spells that allow you to do things in "older" locations.
But if that's enough for anyone to explore everything there is really depends on your tolerance for repetition.

 

[Duraframe300]

They don't want concessions, they want a complete integration of their worldview into the game.

And they still won't be happy. Because they aren't happy with themselves to begin with.

 

[Dadd]

They don't want concessions, they want a complete integration of their worldview into the game.

And they still won't be happy. Because they aren't happy with themselves to begin with.

I think most of the people crying about this game don't care about the game or the forced controversy surrounding it

 

[Joyvankek]

Also a hostage video from first "crying Streamer" dropped:

I hope they suffer even more bullying in the future lmao

They cultivate audience of leftists, woke mob, faggots and transvestites.
No wonder it bites them in the ass.

 

[FFTW]

The west has gotten way too f***ing insane. I seriously have started to loathe hearing the words "inclusivity" and "diversity". They used to be good and right words, but they have been twisted by the SJW mob into disgusting aberrations used for evil instead of good. Seriously, I wish I could delete these words from the f***ing dictionary lol.

 

[Fedora Master]

They used to be good and right words

They were always communist dog whistles.

 

[Old Hans]

well.....that settle it. i shant NEVER play this larry potter hogwars gam. what tomfoolery

-sincery

Old Hands

 

[Modron]

Old Hands

Impressive, you even spelled your own name wrong.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Old Hands

Impressive, you even spelled your own name wrong.

Maybe he spelled it correctly and it is his profile name that's actually wrong.

 

[Child of Malkav]

Not the crack info but still something. The drama.