| Eric2048 said: So, Since I've fallen behind on my game hints. I'm just gonna do some write ups for some games on my list. #49 Hogwarts Legacy. 8.5/10
Hogwarts Legacy is easily the best Harry Potter game to date although there's not a whole lot of competition in that area. I remember enjoying the first 3 Harry Potter games on PS2 but it's been a while since i played them so i'm not sure how they would hold up today. i played the fourth game and thought it was awful, the 5th game was decent. I won't even bother talking about the games after that. There's also The Lego Harry Potter games which I thought were good. But it's nice to have a modern harry potter that feel like it wasn't rushed to release on time with a movie and feels authentic to the Harry Potter universe. The thing I enjoyed the most about this game was exploring Hogwarts Castle. I loved completing the puzzles around the school grounds and finding hidden rooms and passages. The developers really did a good job of making you feel like you're in a school for wizards. I just wish they expanded on it more. Which leads to one of my complaints. The open world feels bigger than it needs to be and there's a bit too much content that feels unnecessary. I would have excluded that content to add more secrets around the castle. And make Hogwarts grounds more fleshed out. The Art Direction is phenomenal and I don't think they could've done a better job of nailing this games art style. It has the perfect amount realism mixed with fantasy. It just captures the character of the Harry Potter Universe extremely well. Even better than any of the films have. The combat system is good but it can start to feel a bit repetitive later on in the game. I mean there is a good variety of spells to use in combat but yet somehow it feels like something is missing... Overall Hogwarts Legacy is a great game even better if you're a Harry Potter fan. I hope we see a sequel in the future that improves on what they have in this game. Because there is lot a potential here for an excellent game. |
Ah, I felt already I am the only one liking Hogwarts Legacy this year. It is a good game, but got overshadowed by some of the amazing games released later this year.
I agree on the open world. The caste grounds are there the game shines, the open world feels like standard fare. Not bad, but not amazing, more focused on the school would've been fine. Especially since the main story is built around extra spaces only for that purpose, so the open world isn't really needed except for the entries to the main story parts. A smaller surroundings and more focus on content in school like for instance a functioning house point system dependent on your actions would've been great.
