I played 'Hogwarts Legacy' again to see if it holds up…

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Hogwarts Legacy is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games under its Portkey Games label. The game, part of the Wizarding World franchise, takes place in the late 1800s, a century prior to the events chronicled in the Harry Potter novels. The player controls a student enrolled in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who learns to wield an array of magical abilities and objects. With the assistance of fellow students and professors, the protagonist embarks on a journey to unearth an ancient secret concealed within the wizarding world.

Following their acquisition by Warner Bros. in 2017, Hogwarts Legacy marks the first release from Avalanche unrelated to Disney Interactive Studios and its products. The game's development commenced in 2018, while pre-release gameplay footage was leaked onto the internet in the same year. The storyline was crafted to unfold in a period untouched by established Wizarding World characters, offering players the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own distinct universe. Avalanche Software emphasised that while their rendition of Hogwarts is their own interpretation, it had been carefully designed to maintain a sense of familiarity and recognition.

When first officially announced in 2020, the game garnered significant anticipation. Following some delays, it was released on 10 February 2023 for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S and on 5 May 2023 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch in November 2023. The early-access period of Hogwarts Legacy resulted in record-breaking viewership on streaming platform Twitch, making it the most-watched single-player game of all time on the platform.

Within two weeks after its launch, the game sold more than 12 million copies and generated $850 million in global sales revenue. As of 5 May 2023, revenue crossed $1 billion and 15 million copies were sold globally. Hogwarts Legacy received generally favourable reviews from critics, with praise for its combat, world design, characters, and faithfulness to the source material, but criticism for its technical problems and lack of innovation as an open-world game.
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[randybo]

My fav part was the first classes meeting all the teachers, I would just love to be a student not the chosen one

[nicoli]

The fact that this is their first AAA game amazes me

[MichaelFromTheAttic]

This game was a really cool wizard game, but an awful student game. I still think they should divide this into two different series: one that's like Fable where you play as a badass wizard and another that's like Bully/Persona with a singular focus on the school and its immediate surroundings.

[Jack-fwmw]

Honestly, a sequel could get by just by fleshing out the school life (and ramping up the secrets to find). More classes, more student interactions, house point system, and Quidditch.
Additionally, having a Year 6 or Year 7 student is really convenient for having the Tri Wizard Tournament - which also provides the opportunity to just have a different school entirely for the game.

[Scott]

I'd be down for a sequel about becoming an Auror, working at the ministry, exploring more of the HP locations, catching bad guys etc.

[angelaraya]

I just wish it had more RPG elements or at least a little reaction from the NPCs

[dking]

Hogwarts and Hogsmeade were done really well.

This game did not need to be this big of an open world. There's nothing interesting to do or see outside of the main quests.

[lilyrosep]

This is the game that got me into gaming. I literally bought a PS5 before this released, and my last console before that was a Nintendo Wii when I was like 8. Obviously Hogwarts Legacy isn't going to be for everyone, but I love it, even with all of its imperfections. For me, it was a dream come true.

[Ati_Raseroka]

My brother in Christ this game isn’t even a year old

[UchayKaykay]

So glad a game that came out this year holds up 😂

[AjaxJP]

Weird that we're wondering if games hold up not even a year after release

[przemysawdobrzynski]

Strange times we live in, when you check game released in February to see if 8 months later it still holds up...

[idontknow]

I've only just finished it and enjoyed it so much. It's a very wholesome exeprience. The world is of exceptional quality, the story could've done with more work, felt like the weakest part along with the enemy types. But exploring was so much fun, combat was attuned, and the charscters were great fun to play with! 7.5/10 for me overall!

[SirShadeyy]

I loved Legacy. I finished every side quest and explored most of the map. I think they can definitely make the open world more interesting in the sequel, and add quidditch please

[SuperStarWarsFan]

I want to be able to explore the Chamber of Secrets in the sequel.

[noveasmicanal]

Seeing if it hold’s up after months of release it’s crazy

[STSGuitar]

SO many cool places that HL didn't visit. How cool would it be to walk around Diagon Alley or the Ministry of Magic? Those two places right there alone give the devs tons of stuff to work with. What if the story is your character has graduated at Hogwarts and now works as whatever role you choose at the beginning of the game (options like being an auror, allowing you to be an evil Death Eater type if you want, or even being someone who focuses on magical beasts and plants, etc.). Throw in a good portion of the game taking place at Hogwarts, add Diagon and the Ministry, maybe even add parts of London. Plenty of really good RPG options available for the sequel. I mean, how awesome would it be to be able to choose your wizarding job and play through the story in that role? That would be a really fresh way to go while still maintaining the elements from the first game that we all loved. I'm already really excited for that sequel. I just hope it won't take another 5+ years to be released.

[AlesMicik]

The only good thing about this game was Hogwarts and the fact that you can instakill everyone with Avada Kedavra, the rest of the game including story, gameplay, characters, voice acting, world was just a Ubisoft dogshit OW design

[Ha-fyzv]

I loved this game. You could make an entire game out of just going to classes and trying to sneak out at night. Detentions when you get caught being bad.

[CStelTV]

I’m going to Universal Studios in December and I was contemplating buying Hogswarts Legacy as a pre-trip experience… this pushed me over the edge. Thanks!