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@paulmuaddip5727

Жыл бұрын

Morbin Puzzles?? Merlin!

@paulmuaddip5727

Жыл бұрын

Just caught up with the fact you were doing it on purpose. I have been baited well. Well played sir, well played.

@JButterZJ

Жыл бұрын

a skeptical review after ur last video was like its very good, after ur 10 videos before that also were skeptical videos about hogwarts? dude stop milking and make actual different content and dont tell us something for the 6th time.

@optimumpride7057

Жыл бұрын

W8 you still havent touch the room of requirement? Well no wonder that your review regarding the weakness and strengths about item composition

@XxWolfxWaRioRxX

Жыл бұрын

I'm assuming you played on normal because on hard the AI isn't bad at all, in fact they are extremely fast and relentless so it's not an issue trust me as I've almost finished it on hard I just wish they had more enemy types and made them require different spells to exploit their weaknesses because I haven't changed my main 4 starter spells once lol

My favourite part was when John Hogwarts turned to the camera and said; "Maybe, the real Hogwarts Legacy is the friends we made along the way".

@bazah23

Жыл бұрын

Ikr it was so emotional

@neocrimsoncloud

Жыл бұрын

That was great but my favorite part is when Salazar Slytherin kicks down the door and says "It's Slytherin time" and slythers all over the place. Game of the year for sure.

@bazah23

Жыл бұрын

@@NocturneJester sorry I do

@itsrush2728

Жыл бұрын

Bro you spoiled it 😡

@Spider10v

Жыл бұрын

@@NocturneJester it's an eh for me

This is one of the few games that I get happily wrapped up in side quests and random stuff instead of sprinting for the main quests.

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

BASED openworld enjoyer.

@EgotisticalObserver

Жыл бұрын

Same. They did a good job of making the world feel alive and complex, whereas a lot of open world games feel pretty empty

@lights_utopia1130

Жыл бұрын

@@EgotisticalObserver The only thing I don't like is the npcs seem lifeless like they would have in a 2010 game.

@wingsoficarus1139

Жыл бұрын

I sow videos and it just feels like a fetching simulator so far. Of course, this is nothing new and I can just ignore those quests but the combat literally looks like spamming some spells, roll, repeat.

@skylerfreeman1173

Жыл бұрын

@Wings of Icarus The combat CAN be more , for instance each enemy has specific vulnerabilities: to get dungtongues you have to lift it up specifically when it's attacking and then cut its tongue (both actions taking specific separate spells) . That's just an example, it's deeper if you Want it to be but nothing overcomplicated.

The game skeptic in me says this game is a 7.5 out of 10. The Harry Potter fan in me says this is a 20/10, this feels like an absolute love letter to the fans. I got spoiled and I don't even care, just being able to play this is a dream come true. I realize after some comments I believe I held my love for this game back to negate my bias for the Wizarding World at large. This game is a solid 9 with the only issue being a hand holdy and long tutorial

@svenr.3803

Жыл бұрын

that is pretty much spot on. Pretty solid, even good Action RPG. But as a Potterworld game it is fucking outstandingly bonkers amazing, jeeez. I am goosebumping out every corner since I started

@cruzanassassin

Жыл бұрын

Agreed... I'm not a potter fan... I watched maybe the first 2 movies, and read none of the books... But I love the world and the game captures the tone and world well... It's not perfect... I have some criticisms, but nothing significant

@zoso279

Жыл бұрын

I've only seen most of the movies once when it first came out and never read the books but I'm excited to buy it myself. I saw a friend play it and even if I miss the easter eggs and background lore stuff I really like the look of the castle. Glad to see the big list of spells and not all of them being used directly for combat so feel like a wizard trying to use all these different spells for utility. He'd come across some puzzle or out of reach collectable and we'd be putting our heads together trying to think of how to approach it.

@flipcats

Жыл бұрын

Totally accurate lmaoo, I can rate this game 100/10 as a Harry Potter fan. It checks everything i've ever wanted on a HP game and i'm so glad it went out great

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

well said, exactly its like "hey what are other HP titles that would deliver me the same overall experience" and it cost 45$ why not since its an AA title

Not a Harry Potter fan at all but the amount of details and inspiration in the castle is just unreal. Every painting feel like they have story to tell. Every statue, pillar, wall feel like it have been build from the ground and not just pixel code made a dev. I cant imagine how HP feel rn.

@TheForbiddenOne55

Жыл бұрын

I'm a super casual HP fan and was in complete awe of the first sequence and the castle. I'm only 3 hours in and can't wait to dig back into this gem

@theoutsiderjess4869

7 ай бұрын

Just ashame we cant go to class offline

I know it’s different but they also made Toy Story 3 the game and it has a toy box semi-open world mode where you customize your toy town and solve puzzles and it’s been one of favorite gaming experiences 13 years later. So I was actually excited when I saw they were on this because of that

@jakemagulick7006

Жыл бұрын

That Toy Box mode was a lot of fun.

@Hersendood

Жыл бұрын

Oh that was dope!

@IIconikk

Жыл бұрын

That game had no business being that good

@3DInnovations70

Жыл бұрын

That game is one of the most repayable games ever

@DancyHercules3

Жыл бұрын

Oh shit didn't know they made that Toy Story game. That game was amazing.

I have put 33 hours into the game so far and I just finished my first trial at level 25. Most people will have sped through the main story, but I intend to take my sweet time and fully explore every possible side plot. There is so much to do even without the main storyline and I get lost exploring or decorating the room of requirement.

@willallclasses8585

Жыл бұрын

I am right there with you, did the trial a little earlier but yeah, enjoying the ride.

@Zeikid

Жыл бұрын

I figured I wanted to leave some exploration for the other seasons, so I jumped back into the main story to progress

@fatboygrows

Жыл бұрын

Lol im level 29 just finished trial 2, 30hrs in

@bakedstreetyt

Жыл бұрын

@@fatboygrows CONGRATS HERE IS YOUR COOKIE

@beastking-zk1yk

Жыл бұрын

Same here best Harry potter game I'm beat this game. 200 times my game of year

The Müeller puzzles joke was pure gold. I was expecting typo fixes to pop up on screen as legitimate errors in recording.

@SfoglinoNASA

Жыл бұрын

Marston puzzles lol

@sonjateresa

Жыл бұрын

I thought I was having a stroke

I freakin lost it at "*morbin puzzles*" thanks Luke great stuff!

The Morbius puzzles should have been focused within the castle, there's plenty of space

@jeremybrown9611

Жыл бұрын

@LTNetjak lol

@brandillio16

Жыл бұрын

the fact this meme is so old and dead makes this even funnier to me for some reason

@kingtobey7260

Жыл бұрын

@@brandillio16 It's never dead, trust me. Like never ever

@RobTheDoodler

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was Murderin puzzles, or is it Marston puzzles?

@McSquiddington

Жыл бұрын

Eh, I thought the Marvin the Martian puzzles were alright. Just whip out your disintegrator and bam. Martin Puzzle's reduced to a crater.

The fact that Hogwarts Legacy is one of the most pre-ordered games is hilarious guess the boycotting didn't work then. I can't wait to try it out.

@mattsen4297

Жыл бұрын

I think the 3 day early access had a lot to do with that

@GradietPanda12345

Жыл бұрын

Ofc it didn’t work. Majority of people don’t give a shit about politics. It’s just a game and if you enjoy it, then so be

@jrayyy4147

Жыл бұрын

It's so much fun. Do yourself a favor and don't do any side quests besides the Assignments until you get your broom

@myleshoward3120

Жыл бұрын

Does boycotting games ever work?

@vercoda9997

Жыл бұрын

I've seen you posting this comment everywhere - you seem to be Very proud of spamming it in. Very well. I'm Irish - we came up with The Boycott almost 200 years ago - and I'm boycotting this game. Now, resume your spamming.

I'm glad Harry Potter fans finally got a game that did the world justice. it's not for me but I can totally see why people love it. if they made a lord of the rings game like this I would lose my shit

@warriorredeemed215

Жыл бұрын

For me it'd be STAR WARS!!!

@VanHallen52

Жыл бұрын

@WarriorRedeemed are you excited for Jedi Survivor? I'm so excited for that game.

@warriorredeemed215

Жыл бұрын

@VanHallen52 yes! And no....I loved Jedi Fallen Order but my only gripe was that it was a Soulslike. As a Jedi Padawan I wanna feel super OP loool.

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

same thoughts, also a LOTR game like this would definitelyoffer more gameplay variety and content as how big the lore is

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

wait.. Shadow of Mordor exist

This game is great, but the potential is INSANE. It's crazy how many small tweaks that they could make to make the game really good

@SeaNBlack

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully this game would have a ton of mods for PC

@divius98

Жыл бұрын

I had some ideas. Such as a morality system and house cup events

@joelhess1436

Жыл бұрын

I hope they make a trilogy

@jaccimacduff2478

Жыл бұрын

There is definitely more than enough room for potential. In fact In game they told us no quidditch, and maybe I’m just too hopeful, so I feel like that’s the next big thing they’ll do

@carontorliak2760

Жыл бұрын

It seems like they can really make a 10/10 sequal if they follow through with some tweaks while keeping the same vibe. Hell, i think this could be done with some updates and really interesting DLC.

Didn't know all that stuff about the developer's history. With a studio who made Disney movie licensed games and Tango Gameworks making horror games that were a bit niche it's pretty fantastic for gaming that these two studios could start the year off with power houses like Hogwarts Legacy and Hi Fi Rush. Both having single player, cosmetics earned in game through player feats, and no battle passes/loot boxes it feels like stepping back in time a few generations to where you could just plug a game in and have fun. Will be very interesting to see the future of these two studios for certain.

This game has nailed the HP lore and getting absolutely lost in the massive world is a Potterheads dream come true. I'm about 20 hours in and loving every second of it.

@Skylancer727

Жыл бұрын

Even taught me a rule in Harry Potty I didn't know if till now. Apparently male students are magically blocked from entering the girls dorms and restrooms, however, female students can actually go wherever they want without such. If you play as a male character accessing the women's dorm stairs will result in them turning into a slide or knight statues blocking you while playing female you don't have any restrictions. Kinda funny.

@alanjames2889

Жыл бұрын

@@Skylancer727 I remember Ron once complaining about this to Hermione. I believe she stated the reason straight from Hogwarts: A History

@ihazotherchannel

Жыл бұрын

Professor fig dies and there’s nothing you can do to stop it also Rookwood is the one who cursed Anne and framed the goblins

@lordkorto9173

Жыл бұрын

@@ihazotherchannel Excellent! I'll add great storytelling to that list which makes this a great game!

@jimmydean1831

Жыл бұрын

@@Skylancer727 Damn, transgenders BTFO

I am in love with the pure attention to detail and care that went into everything lore related in this game. There are so many hidden easter eggs and references to the books and films. It’s such a fun factor for a HP fan.

Its not perfect but its better than I thought. I'm having a lot of fun playing the game and as soon as I stop i just want to go back and play more. Most of the issues I have with the game are ones that could very well be fixed with a patch. The foundation of the game they nailed it and its something they can build upon. Performance issues and lack of enemies can be fixed in future patch and dlc

@suchalad

Жыл бұрын

couldn't have they built upon it during the years when they developed the game? why can't games be good on release? and no i don't care that reviewers slap 9/10's on this thing. The story sucks the combat lacks variety and its buggy. It's not a good game. It's exactly what you'd expect. Except it didn't lauch as a disaster like cyberpunk, quick give it a gold medal. you people are so easy

@iguiste23

Жыл бұрын

@@suchalad If you got anymore salty you'd ruin the chips.

@kenjikune2565

Жыл бұрын

I dunno about you but the father south I went the denser enemies became. I have to TRY to not accidentally stumble on something trying to kill me every couple minutes.

@suchalad

Жыл бұрын

​@@iguiste23haha nice parody npc reply. a little subtle but still

@ihazotherchannel

Жыл бұрын

Professor fig dies and there’s nothing you can do to stop it also Rookwood is the one who cursed Anne and framed the goblins

It would be so sick if it had online duels

the lack of enemy variety is seriously a major dropped ball...that's why it's so important to get a control group of player feedback while the game is in development imo. Well hopefully, they can remedy that with a DLC.

@AlexanderSnow23

Жыл бұрын

I mean God of war 2018 had the same problem. It was fixed with next game and in the end it was ok because everything else they did was perfect. This game built an amazing base they can expand upon.

@TwistedSecrets777

Жыл бұрын

the game was just released and seeing that this game is 100 years pre harry potter and Dumbledore is a 9 year old kid they have sooo many different Directions to put this game into....btw the enemies do respawn ive been killing enemies all day that I killed for the last 21 hours so is isn't that bad

@TwistedSecrets777

Жыл бұрын

and as for that DLC even if the fucking thing is $100 im getting that shit I love this game....fuck the haters

@Foogi9000

Жыл бұрын

I'm not really buy this game for the combat and more so for Hogwarts itself. *GOOODDAMN* finally a good magic academy

@themoviecritic1092

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I think people really just want to play it for the feel of being in the Wizarding World

"First 5 hours" - 10 hours in and I'm still in the "prologue" exploring the castle and side quests. haha

The fact the game came out day 1 looking and feeling great is a good sign. They’ll make some updates and I’m sure the game will be even more polished a few months from now

dont listen to haters...just play this game

@spiritwolf7000

Жыл бұрын

Better take: You like the game, play/buy the game. You don't like the game (doesn't matter the reason) then don't play/buy the game.

@b_hak

Жыл бұрын

Haters are literally just trans people wanting you to not support a transphobe

@noahpauley

Жыл бұрын

"don't listen to the haters" the haters in question are people who don't want anyone to support someone actively encouraging violence against trans people.

@zerotodona1495

6 ай бұрын

@@noahpauleythe only school pew pew people have been trans. Hmmmmm

@jackiemay147

5 ай бұрын

@@zerotodona1495 honestly horrifying how you could believe something that’s so easily proved false. Google is free my man

It's a 7/10 game. But it's nails the Harry Potter feeling. Aka if you're a fan of Harry Potter, great game. If you're not, it's a meh. Nothing at all you have not seen.

Why is no one talking about why WB patented the nemesis system to only not use it in their games.

Some idiot messaged a bunch of spoilers after I posted a question on reddit asking if the game is worth buying. I'm want to buy it for a friend and have no interest in playing the game. Ended up wasting 20 min of his life and pissing him off because I kept asking dumb questions and referred to Dumbledore as Gandalf a bunch of times. Turns out he is a diehard fan of HP but wants to ruin the game for others. Sad life.

I hope they keep updating the game to expand upon the enemies since that appears to be the biggest gripe from all the reviews I have seen

Amazing game, only thing I wish the same puzzles weren’t over and over, but the detail in game is 👌

I completely identify with your observations. I cannot understand the glowing reviews this game is getting. AC, Cyberpunk and the like get crucified for a glitch, yet HL,has been given a free pass. HL not only is full of technical problems, but the fundamentals (tech, design, visuals, mechanics, game construction) are, at best, last gen. I was wondering why my impression was at odds with virtually every mainstream review site and comment - am I play a different game to everyone else?

This is the sort of review I wanted. The other reviewers I watched didn’t even mention that enemy variety was badly lacking nor did I hear them mention the poor AI. To me those are important if I am going to last in a long game. Great review bro.

@kamkoqu

Жыл бұрын

I'm 30 hours in, playing on hard, and I don't personally find the AI or enemy variety lacking that much. I think they limited the enemy variety simply because you don't have that many spells to begin with so there'd be a lot more repeated motifs throughout the designs anyways. The AI seems to be fine too. It mainly their attack patterns that are lacking, not the AI; they typically will spam the same spells in the same order. Bosses are the same way too and since those are typically one-on-one, they end up being way easier than any group fights since you only have to deal with a single pattern rather than multiple.

@jaccimacduff2478

Жыл бұрын

And keep in mind that the game launched two hours ago, so there’s buckets of potential for bugs and poor gameplay aspects

@kamkoqu

Жыл бұрын

@@jaccimacduff2478 I haven't ran into many bugs and ones that I have ran into aren't game breaking. PC performance though is terrible. Gameplay, that's really up to the person. I'm liking it a lot but the spell pool is limited and enemies have lacking patterns.

@angeloftheuchiha.4810

Жыл бұрын

@@kamkoqu every spell you see in the movies is in the games, except for the ones wizards make later on. Take the small magic pool up with jk, it's not a game development problem.

@skylerfreeman1173

Жыл бұрын

Variety may be lacking but there's specific interactions with each enemy that's there, for instance : you can instant kill spiders by doing a Force spell before they dig. Or steal a crossbow shot from midair , or lift an attacking creature by its tongue then slice it for its material. Some dark wixards also have different animations depending on when you interrupt them. Now you don't HAVE to use any of these but it's neat they're there. Having more variety would help tho. I think this game is largely a Test for that system imo 🤔

Already have 20 hours.. And I don't even feel like I've scratched the surface yet..

@enyajungle

Жыл бұрын

Jesus christ son

@Billuhhanks

Жыл бұрын

Idk I think you’ve definitely scratched the surface

Easily in my top 10 games of all time. A HP fans dream come true.

@GradietPanda12345

Жыл бұрын

Top 10 is wild. I’ll take your word for it though

@notBrocker

Жыл бұрын

Top 3 for me

@mattsen4297

Жыл бұрын

@@GradietPanda12345 I'm sure there's lots of games in my top 10 that you wouldn't agree with 🤣 nothing wrong with that

@liszt646

Жыл бұрын

When it comes to open world games this is one of the funniest I've ever played, of course it's not as amazing as The Witcher, Skyrim or Elden Ring (for me), but it's way better than other open world games in terms of exploration, puzzle solving etc. It's a 9/10 for me (as a HP fan)

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

​@@liszt646 seeing the dna of the genre, its an amalgmation of the openworld titles, gave me the same experience as Odyssey when it comes to one of the openworld aspect being utilize w/ environmental interactions as world activities like the use Hogwarts Legacy's "Revelio"

Using my broom to drop from above of the poacher camps secretly and becoming invisible before starting an attack is really cool. Having the high ground advantage makes me feel like my character is a badass.

I’d have to disagree at the stealth being problematic. It’s great and useful.

@mat3714

Жыл бұрын

It's basically a cheat mode. It ruins any difficulty level you're on, use it if you want but there's plenty of evidence in other games and this one definitely have the same symptoms.

@red0death1

Жыл бұрын

Problematic? Na, super overpowered absolutely. I'm just avoiding using it but i could see using it rushing through some content on another play-through.

@aziandomination16

Жыл бұрын

reminds me of skyrim stealth if you upgrade your sneak talent max you pretty much become invisible even for enemies right in your face but i have more fun not sneaking around

@rinas6550

Жыл бұрын

I agree I also love the stealth in this game. It’s very rare that you can take out a whole encounter with it but I think it’s a good balance.

@Tattooniac

Жыл бұрын

Yea he lied about you can walk in front of the enemies. Don’t know where he got them at from. I get caught when I’m in stealth. Love this game.

Intentionally calling merlin puzzles by the wrong name is top tier comedy right there my man. I needed this.

The inventory space is not really an issue because of the transmog system. simply fast travel to any shop and sell everything besides what the gear with the stats you want. you can replicate the look of every item you got with the transmog. but i do agree, there is no harm in simply increasing the base inventory space.

My first 3 days I did not see any of these things, but now that I have the day one patch the grass now turns to snow when you run through it. I enjoyed the video and its funny how we see things so differently.

Luke, this is such a great review. It's also so nice to see a reviewer in studio. I really hope I can get my hands on this game in the near future!

The "Fidelity and Raytracing" setting is absolutely insane and rarely dips below 30fps (XSX) unless you're sprinting throughout the castle, and seems to run fairly smoothly outside in the open world. Definitely at least worth a try, especially within Hogwarts, because it makes the interior look twice as good.

@svenr.3803

Жыл бұрын

How anyone could choose performance in a game were small framerate drops have zero consequences but muddled graphics and harsh dynamic downscaling resolution breaks the immersion and magic of the world is beyond me. Actually baffles me how much of framerate wh***s people can actually be to deny themselves the constant beauty of the game...

@colereeder5653

Жыл бұрын

@@svenr.3803 Performance is so much smoother, but it's just up to preference.

@Kvs-vf9nt

Жыл бұрын

Balanced on ps5 is the best. 👌

@svenr.3803

Жыл бұрын

@@colereeder5653 its barely any smoother, but it takes away so much beauty. Typical framerate wh***s everywhere, I pity them. Having to sacrifice constant visual immersion for their fps boner

if you like HP at all you'll love the game. It's so nice to have a magical take on the open world genre. Usually I hate collectables. But I actually spent more time doing side content than the main story. Never knew seeing the stairs form at my feet would be better than just running up some static staircase. So much attention to detail and interesting animations that make the world feel alive. I'm much more of a yakuza dense open world enjoyer to a ubisoft large open world, map icon simulator enjoyer. And remember how in cyberpunk if you want to have good stats you're going to look like a clown, but here we can change all gear to look like anything we've already found or unlocked. I never even had inventory problems, I would always sell anything that I wasn't using and no matter how many times I found myself in Hogsmeade, it never got old or boring.

Yeah I definitely had to prioritize knocking out some Mervin puzzles cuz the tiny inventory was so frustrating

I always find your videos super helpful when feeling out new games, truly your calling in life.

A sequel to this game will go insanely hard, I feel like they specifically left those things out like quidditch just for it because one thing that will be sick in a sequel I think is broom combat also

@dr.eldontyrell-rosen926

Жыл бұрын

All of this needs to run on last gen, the game is held back by yesterday's technology. Hope v2 abandons obsolete platforms.

I was actually on the opposite end of what you described I hated the movies and didn’t read the books but I think that really help me enjoy this game and it ended up really winning me over

I agree with that inventory space at first it felt like I wasn't picking up enough stuff now I know that these marven puzzles increase inventory space ive literally got a broom and just started hashing them off the list before continuing the story. Sad to say I really wished they gave us a bigger inventory at the start and give 5 slots every expansion

I like the final fantasy reference with being able to pet cats. Can tell they were definitely an inspiration for this game.

Awesome review Luke! Thanks for the thoughtful points youve made on the game. Im glad it turned out well. Side note: you usually mention Cyberpunk and Fallout 4 when it comes to taking the story seriously taking away from the game, but you almost never mention that Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild does the same thing -- the story in that game encourages you to skip exploration altogether since they constantly make it seem like the Gannon is about to break free of Zelda's spell at any given time if you don't hurry.

@Robb_99

Жыл бұрын

The game also tells you that you should get stronger before facing gannondorf. So it ties in, imo

My biggest issue with the game so far has been targeting. The Dueling Championship on Hard took me a few attempts because I kept targeting the wrong person. I watch my wife play on Normal and although she encounters the same issue, it doesn't feel as punishing (which makes it less noticeable).

@ZachIsHungry1

Жыл бұрын

So it auto targets but if you click R3 it'll lovk onto one target you choose and you will only switch(pretty sure I don't use it though) if you move the stick again left or right.

@liszt646

Жыл бұрын

You can free aim with L2 or target lock with R3

@kamkoqu

Жыл бұрын

I find that it autolocks enemies standing behind the one that I actually want to target. Kinda obnoxious when there's an enemy when a shield standing in front of you and you waste your spell on the wrong person.

@stifledmind

Жыл бұрын

@@ZachIsHungry1 my issue is I would try to move the camera to "center my field of view" so I could see everything going on, but that would cause me to swap targets. It was just weird that the joystick movement to adjust the camera was also the one to tab through the targets. Personally, I would've preferred having to press R3 to tab between targets so I could freely move the camera around without cycling through targets. So far it only felt really bad during the first championship duel. In the open world, where I don't feel confined, I can move my character around with LS to "adjust the camera" and that elevates the issue.

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

same expeirence, it was tolerable. i guess, it aint a culmination if it didn't had the same probs as the predecessors (deathly hollows 2011) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I thought I was gaving a stroke until I realised that your 'Merlin Puzzles' bit was you just having fun 😂

Not even a big harry potter fan. But this game has taken me back to my bully playthrough days, the sense of wonder is amazing here

The fact you said Merlin all the different ways like you said you should do, I couldn’t stop giggling because you didn’t break at all 😂

We need this same style game made for Lord of the Rings now.

@mr.b89

Жыл бұрын

Shadow of mordor?

I think the fact that the game is just so massive in scope and scale on top of the fact that there's just so much to do and see.. the fact that there are no major or game-breaking bugs just shows how hard the devs worked on polishing this and because of that, I'm perfectly fine with a few pop-ins or a little long distance blur on performance mode. Overall it's just fun to play and get lost in the world they've created and I'm so happy the game lived up to the hype. There's never been a moment playing the game where I wasn't having fun or enjoying whatever task I was on. And for people who were saying the side quests were just a bunch of fetch quests idk where they got that from because that's not the feeling I get from it at all. They all seem to be introduced in a way to connect certain dots or introduce new mechanics or spells to you in a way that feels natural. And yes being a massive Harry Potter fan does add a few extra points and for me, the game thus far has been an easy 9/10. That 1 point is from just a few issues and things I wished the game had that it doesn't. But the lack of those things is pretty grandly made up for with all of the other activities and mischief you can get into in this game. And one final thought is that I will say I'm absolutely shocked that at no point did I feel like the world was "empty" or boring. Every location is spaced out in a way with scenes and locations in between them that you never really FEEL like you're just in a pointless area that was only added to increase map size. Every location is rich in detail and intrigue. I could go on and on about this game. No, it's not perfect but it's a DAMNED good first attempt at a game like this and I'm really looking forward and excited to see where they take the franchise next in the video game medium.

@Skylancer727

Жыл бұрын

Well I will say I have had one major bug. My one side quest requires me to go back to my professor to be taught a new spell, except she's not there even though my map tells me I arrived at my quest location. Likely requires a patch. Or hopefully doing some mainline quests will fix it.

@Hyrden89

Жыл бұрын

@@Skylancer727 The npcs wander around the place, they aint always in fixed spots

@Skylancer727

Жыл бұрын

@@Hyrden89 the professors usually don't, and again, my quest list says I arrived at my destination. Usually the quest givers don't move. Plus waiting day or night doesn't make her appear. I do know you can actually watch your classmates walk to your next class from cross wands (you can actually follow them all the way there) but as I said, the quest givers tend to stay where they were.

@user-fb8yb8so8n

Жыл бұрын

Your teacher dies at the end of hogwarts legacy and can't be saved. Also Rookwood is the one who cursed Anne.

@Skylancer727

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fb8yb8so8n I know, it's a better story than any of the books ever had. Also enjoy being banned my friend. 👍

I think this proves smaller studios, indie devs included, are capable of more than people give them credit for.

@jacobwebb5371

Жыл бұрын

WB? lol

@SnowDreamFlake

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobwebb5371 no, the devs avalanche Software he means.

@Robb_99

Жыл бұрын

@@SnowDreamFlake They're funded by WB. A 5-devs-indie-studio couldn't have pulled this off. They're simply not independent 'cause they, well, depend on WB. Impressive nonetheless, a big step for the studio. But they're not indie.

@lilfern3466

Жыл бұрын

@@Robb_99 I didn't say they were indie. I said "smaller studios, indie devs included". And though they are funded by a large company, that does not determine the final quality of a product. There are projects with millions more in funding compared to this game and have all either flopped or simply provided a product that didn't meet what the community wanted. What I meant in the sense of 'small' is exactly what Luke was saying. This is a studio that has never tackled a project at Hogwarts Legacy's scale, and as their first attempt, they really did deliver beyond what most people expected.

@Robb_99

Жыл бұрын

@@lilfern3466 I get what you mean and those are some very true words. I still think that you should remain skeptical beforehand in a case like this, 'cause this game had all the chances to disappoint. You can fake a lot in marketing and just because one studio did pull it off doesn't mean the next one will, too. Remember No man's sky's launch? Yeah. A big name also doesn't guarantee a hit or a masterpiece. Just don't hype. That's all. Be fans of the games - not the studios.

I'm using an nvme 4x ssd, and the worst that happens for me is my character walks through doors instead of runs, but I have been watching streamers play and seen loading wheels for doors that I go through seamlessly... I think it depends on what transfer speeds your ssd is capable of.

I think you didn't quite nail the problem with the gear system. Transmog itself is NOT the problem and most of the gear is actually really good looking. The real problem is: You constantly get new loot and you would have to change it like every 2 minutes in theory. Which results in this never ending loop of you changing pieces, applying the transmog look and getting rid of the old stuff.. At one point it got so repetitive that I stopped caring and barely ever changed it. As you said, the numbers don't have much influence on the gameplay anyway. However, my biggest problem with the gear system was that it's basically all RNG based! It doesn't matter If you open a chest in a random broom closet or in the chamber of secrets itself. It's all the same random loot pool and that realisation quickly killed my entire immersion. No more theorizing and wondering about what could await me. Freaking Lootboxes sprinkled around my Singleplayer Hogwarts Open World. How exciting and magical..

After finishing the game, I feel reviewers went too easy on this game. It really wasn't anything that special, besides Hogwarts itself. Which you don't spend enough time in by default.

The biggest thing I was sad about was not being able to play Quidditch... And maybe having like the year end with declaring which House won the House Cup since many a time in the quests the Professors give your House, points for your excellence... Tbh having more things being influenced/dependent on which House we belong would've been so nice, instead of just influencing what coloured dress we wear and what common rooms we get access to...

@jaccimacduff2478

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was a little dejected too, but honestly I think they might do updates later cuz you have to remember it officially launched two hours ago, so the idea of future big updates isn’t far fetched. It may be years(maybe even months if we’re lucky) but I think there’ll implement it

@jaccimacduff2478

Жыл бұрын

Also idk but them actually telling you no quidditch makes me wonder if maybe the next update is quidditch themed.

@fantasyconnect

Жыл бұрын

​@jaccimacduff2478 Quidditch just... didn't exist at this point in time AFAIK.

@tykamen5588

Жыл бұрын

I'm not too big on Quidditch. But I can see how people would be upset that it's not in the game but maybe they'll release it as DLC.

@alexandrarosu6176

Жыл бұрын

There is a secret cutcene where it SHOWS youre house wins but you Unlockit by finishing all quests(sorry for bad english)

I had the game spoiled for me, just reading a random Facebook post.

Great review. My one thing I don't agree with is the inventory size tweak. As you pointed out, the equipment system really gives no value to holding on to equipment any longer than it takes to equip the new item (and maybe change the appearance if you don't like it). As soon as I my inventory is close to filling up, I fast travel to a couple feet from a merchant and sell off the lower level equipment. The Merlin/Morbin/Morlok puzzles just give you slightly longer until you have to take a 1 minute break to sell it all off. To me, that's no different than my experience with Skyrim where I'd loot a dungeon, then go sell off all my stuff. I would absolutely love if there was a reason to hold onto more equipment to make a reason to need more inventory space.

I like the part where he talks about the megatron trials. The mermaid trials were indeed fun.

I’m at my 9hr of gameplay, and I didn’t expect this game would be that great! It even look better than in the recent gameplay previews. The experience is amazing here, especially the amount of stuff you can do with your magic. This was worth the long wait, we finally got a decent probably the best RPG game ever created for a while. It had some details only true fans can recreate. Avalanche did that! Definitely one of my top 5s

@user-fb8yb8so8n

Жыл бұрын

Your teacher dies at the end of hogwarts legacy and can't be saved. Also Rookwood is the one who cursed Anne.

@Red_Rebel

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fb8yb8so8n thank you for playing it!

@user-fb8yb8so8n

Жыл бұрын

@@Red_Rebel pirated it👍saved a lotta money. 7/10

@garbearfar1394

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fb8yb8so8n I was so shocked at that point! Came outta nowhere so glad I bought the game for Xbox ps and pc since I plan to do multiple play throughs. Can’t wait for my pc play through

Marstin, mervin, Morman, morbin, marvin.....so glad you included that. I was cracking up!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You got me with the Morgan puzzles! Sub gained sir!

I really believe with a sequel and an increased budget, a lot of these problems can be fixed. I trust this team.

@YourDadYoda

Жыл бұрын

@@pmbbmp what about it?

@AlexMcNulty0

Жыл бұрын

Yes another 79.99 release and 5 years of development it'll be perfect

@YourDadYoda

Жыл бұрын

@@pmbbmp Of course it’s technically *enough* but you’d be lying if you say a bigger budget wouldn’t allow for more possibilities and, maybe, polish. Now that WB sees how much of a success it is, I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to pump more money into it.

@Guzioo

Жыл бұрын

@@pmbbmp You have no idea about game development so who are you to say it is enough? Of course it is NOT enough, and there can be so much more money put into and get better by that dummy. And that is exactly what will happen with a sequel, more budget, bigger team.

"The third-floor corridor is out of bounds to anyone who does not wish to die a most painful death." So if we're fine with it then it's back in bounds?

I don't understand how a game with a lore as extensive as Harry Potter can have such a low enemy variety. There's even a book called "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

I honestly had no problems with inventory, I did the first 2 merlin puzzles and never felt the need to increase my inventory size anymore but i guess that's because I usually always sell my loot at hogsmead or nearest vendor whenever I can, so my inventory is empty half the time

As far as combat variety goes I believe there is more to it than you said when you are trying to optimize each encounter. For example, when there’s a big enemy like trolls or giant spiders it’s best to use imperio to mind control them and then just let them kill all the other enemies for you and when they’re the last one left then the game allows you to sneak attack freeze them because mud controlled enemies see you as invisible, for evil wizards it’s best to use crucio and it’s talent upgrades to spread the cursed effect to far opponents and then use the avada kadavra talent upgrade to one shot them all. For small troll enemies it’s slightly harder to spread curse easily because they tend to surround you and attack more in your face, so it’s better to use non curse spells and their talent upgrades to do aoe attacks since the small trolls are usually closer together than the evil wizards with their attack distance differences.

@andreespina9747

Жыл бұрын

I think what it boils down to is that you can approach combat a variety of ways but the game doesnt reward or even encourage you as much to use those systems in the first place. Like I saw a guy take down a troll simply by dodging and normal attacking which is fine but shows that the game doesn't challenge players enough to think creatively about their spells or combos or potions and plants

Challenge: make a video title without 'skeptic' or 'skeptical' in it

@chadautry8659

Жыл бұрын

(Impossible)

I love that you’ve stuck with the Merlin gag from the livestream

You changing "Merlin puzzles" every time you said it was driving me nuts, lol

Nailed the Merlin bit, Luke. Great review!

Player: *gets broom* Also player: "It's morbin' time"

Great review - love how your overall positive impression don't stop you from detailing the problems with the game.

Appreciate the very honest review... you being able to set aside your HP fan bias, being able to see it and grade it with the "fan filter" on and off.. being objective without it. Good job.

I'm loving this game! its been a while since i played a good western fantasy game, and this is scratching every itch.

I agree with most of this. But despite its problems this game is incredibly fun. I’ll sit down to play it on my day off and before I know it 14 hours has passed by and it’s 5am. Been waiting 20 years for this game

Also, I wanted to ask if this is normal because I'm pretty sure it isn't. My pc is considered 'old' and doesn't have enough vram for Hogwarts, (I'm in the process of buying a new one :D) but as a result my pc freezes. This happens for most of my games but specifically for Hogwarts Legacy after restarting my pc my character profile has been deleted, like its just gone, poof. I contacted WB support but do I go any further with it? Is it considered a bug or can I solve it while I wait for a new gpu? For reference my gpu is a Radeon rx580 and Hogwarts runs on the recommended settings which is medium.

Waited for ur review and after I saw it I gave it a chance. I’m a 40 years gamer,and I truly played a bunch of games since I was 7. This is a true masterpiece,thx for your content. Keep it up

It's been a good few years of small studios releasing bangers way above their belt. Always nice to see,

It's clear they had a limited budget for this games. And honestly i feel they spent it well. I would not trade a single detail from the castle for more enemies or dungeons. It feels they put enough effort in the enemies and puzzles to keep you engaged and spent the rest into the world and characters. I can see this being a great base for a truly open world BOTW style HP game in the future. I would pay for a game of this quality that lets you go through all 7 years of study at Hogwarts.

For me, the second the game makes me feel like its made with love and care and not at all as merely a cash grab, i become kinda blind to most of its flaws. This game was a prime example of that.

I love the running gag in this video of deliberately mispronouncing the Merlin puzzles. Had to do a double take on one of those to check if I'd misheard lmao

Snape kills Dumbledore

The castle alone is a 10/10

Lol the Merlin.. I mean Morbin, Mervin, uhh.. So funny lol :D Remembered you talking about that on stream once.

Great review! Your language comes across very concise and almost like quality assurance lmao. But besides the point i especially couldn't articulate as well as you do the inventory capacity increasing affects my incentive to more grind than actually explore compared to BOTW.

Thank you for reviewing this game instead of giving into the idiots who are harassing other game reviewers 💯

@TheOhrenberger

Жыл бұрын

Not a good look that Luke is seemingly more concerned about dumb spoilers than he is about trans people. He could have easily also quickly talked about how JK Rowling is a bigot, but instead the only controversy he talked about was dumb fucking spoilers. Really shows where he falls on the spectrum. You all say you don’t care about politics but that’s not true. Luke showed his political leanings very clearly here.

@alexbarth7708

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOhrenberger you sir, are a special human being. 🤦‍♂

@user-fr5hs4vj4d

Жыл бұрын

Hay Peter, there is no controversy with jk Rowling. Men can’t be women and women can’t be men and yes there are only 2 genders. Get bent fool.

@TheHeadincharge

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOhrenbergerI care a lot about politics, but I don’t think it needs to be in every video

@avekrso285

Жыл бұрын

@Peter explain how she is a "bigot" please. Because if stating a basic objective fact is bigotry to you then you're reaching religious levels of ridiculous.

The game is great and honestly feels like an mmo at times. Hopefully this is proof of concept to make this a legit mmo. Can you imagine?

I have never been a Harry Potter fan. I don’t hate it, I just never got into it. However, with this game I had an absolute blast going through the quests. I honestly don’t think this game crutches or is dependent on your previous thoughts of Harry Potter.

Got me again with the Marvin puzzles 🤣

Hogwarts legacy just reminds of Guerilla's success with Horizon they had never done that genre before and absolutely nailed it huge praise to the devs it can only go up from here with DLC and future games, it's a solid 8/10 and has earned its good reception hands down

@suchalad

Жыл бұрын

bland boring story, lacks enemy variety, buggy and bad ai. But i'm a loser so 8/10!

@XxWolfxWaRioRxX

Жыл бұрын

@@suchalad you're upset at someone's opinion and you're hiding your face alongside a bot name but yeah I'm a loser... Get a life you man child :)

@OogTheCyclops

Жыл бұрын

@@suchalad 🤓

@Jayyy667

Жыл бұрын

Lolz

@zerotodona1495

6 ай бұрын

Too bad guerilla failed in HZD 2.

Those people spoiling really are spiteful. I got spoiled on a fanart of Pikamee, because she was excited to play the game, this added to the fact she got a lot of hate on her stream chat and didn't stream the game... this is the kind of thing that really get to me

@Billuhhanks

Жыл бұрын

I read some too and I don’t care. Spoilers don’t bother me I’m still gonna enjoy the game. These morons thought the game was gonna flop and now that it’s exceeding the hype they’re spoiling it out of spite

@R3TR0J4N

Жыл бұрын

wait for real? well shit, felt sorry for her.

@user-fb8yb8so8n

Жыл бұрын

players will reach the Repository and come face to face with Ranrok. After a brief confrontation, the goblin will absorb the Repository's power in full and transform into a dragon-like creature who serves as the final boss battle. The events that occur after this fight are where Hogwarts Legacy's endings differ. In the good ending of Hogwarts Legacy, players will struggle alongside Fig to contain the magic as the room crumbles around them, eventually being successful in sealing it away forever.

I have been looking for Mormon and marston puzzles, but can’t seem to find them. I can only find the mushken puzzles.

the thing that you mentioned about having to wait for doors to load didn’t happen to me not once (i play on pc with 3090). maybe it’s just your pc?

This game is seriously impressive. They really thought of everything. They truly brought the wizarding world to life. It’s actually fucking crazy

@DavidVideoRecords

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, so impressive and thought of everything that you can cast avada kedavra and nothing happen to the character, and that there is not a single choice in an RPG game!

@jebalitabb8228

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidVideoRecords still impressive considering the game they made before this one was CARS. It’s only uphill from here, unlike a studio like CDPR which went from the Witcher 3 to Cyberpunk LMAO

@AdolisYT

7 ай бұрын

Well didn't this comment age gloriously. CDPR dropped Cyberpunk and got hate trained into eternity for it, but guess what? They came right back. Cyberpunks new DLC skyrocketed it's popularity and brought it back into the spotlight as an actual good game, and it also won the Best Ongoing Game Award for 2023. Which awards did Hogwarts Legacy get again? Both games are great but you're ignorant beyond belief if you think Cyberpunk is still a failed title today.@@jebalitabb8228

This is the first game i pre-ordered since Titanfall 2 and just like the former it did not disappoint me in the slightest. No sense of regret, no "I should have waited for better performance", no "this game feels half assed and they'll complete it later". Absolutely worth every cent. A nice full, complete, working game with no mtx. And if you were always a fan of the Wizarding world this game is pretty much a constant full on orgasm.

@offtheshtz

Жыл бұрын

Get a life geek

The constant fade to blacks are DEFINITELY a pain point for me. I'm spoiled by GOW Ragnarok, but do we really need a mini "cutscene" to pet the cats? (maybe I'm extra annoyed because I ALWAYS stopped to do so 😹). There are even a few instances in which you watch one cutscene conversation, then it goes back to gameplay, you walk 10 ft, press X, then it queues another fade-to-black cutscene afterward. These are in NO WAY gamebreaking, and this is a nitpick of an otherwise very enjoyable game (I'm having a blast!) but it does make me appreciate those games that have really nailed presentation and gameplay-to-cutscene transitions that much more.

@MollyFC

Жыл бұрын

Yeah its kinda hard to go from a continously flowing game to well cut to black

Good you mention the optimization issues, because i see many people with the latest gpu systems that have frame drops and stutters. Including myself 3060ti system 32gb Ram. Cant run smooth at medium. I really hope they going to fix this

My score is 9.5/10 it's simply amazing, game of the year for me. 44hrs in and having a blast!

@noahpauley

Жыл бұрын

The game sucks ass and so does the franchise

@karpalolonkero9067

Жыл бұрын

@@noahpauley Based

@oldgamer1299

Жыл бұрын

@@noahpauley

@user-fb8yb8so8n

Жыл бұрын

In the good ending of Hogwarts Legacy, players will struggle alongside Fig to contain the magic as the room crumbles around them, eventually being successful in sealing it away forever.

@karpalolonkero9067

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fb8yb8so8n That's not even a spoiler bud