If you're a fan of Harry Potter world, it's worth looking into it, but if you're a gamer who loves a good story, well-written characters and interesting sidequests, brace yourself. Most of the efforts went into the visual stuff and design of the world so it would look believable. However, the plot, the overall scriptwriting, the dialogues, the characters, even voice acting are very mediocre and sometimes even bad. This game is full of chests but their contents are mostly rubbish. All in all, the character you're playing as is an avatar. A nobody. You don't have a history before Hogwarts. Noone really explains why you're so special and talented. The world won't react to your actions even if you're walking through the castle killing everyone you meet. And, if you're a Ravenclaw, you won't even get a chance to solve a riddle when you enter your house's common room. Among the good things, I personally loved flying on a broom and caring for the beasts. Also, the missions with Poppy Sweeting have the most beautiful level design,majestic beasts included. Hogwarts Legacy gives lots of things to explore. The designers and artists must have taken years to implement all the details in the castle. The battles can also be fun. Especially the final one is epic. I spent more than a hundred hours in this game but some things I played through in irritation or boredom. It's a one-time mediocre game for me. Won't recommend but I don't regret playing it either.

Only an 8/10 overall score, but 10/10 regarding just pure fun. So much customization. Flying on the broom is so awesome. The combat is really great also. The story was “meh” and the side missions are too repetitive with not good enough rewards for completing them. But in terms of the lore and the visuals, it was an amazing experience. Any Harry Potter fan should play this game.

This game is fantastic! DO NOT BELIEVE REVIEWS from places like "Wired", where the guy did not review the game at all, he just spent his entire"review" whining that J. K. Rawlings does not take the knee to LGBTQ bullying. He even repeated lies about her...IN THE SO-CALLED REVIEW. Literally. Were I his editor, his "review" would never have been published, and I would have reassigned it to an adult, not a person with "issues" that did not review the game at all...even made up insults and dishonest statements...and only abused his position to inject his immature politics into the discussion.

Fun HP game. It wasn't very difficult and I do wish there was more combat. Though overall it was enjoyable.

Be prepared to spend a lot of time in this game. It is a great as I thought it would be and I get to have purple curly hair like my real hair. Oh and I am 63. I love everything about this game about it!

It's good, especially compared to all the other HP games we got before this, Hogwarts Legacy is the immersive wizarding world we've all been craving for. BUT... it could've been more. Hogwarts itself is enjoyable but as a whole the world felt lacking, wish they focused on Hogwarts more (like including Quidditch) rather than the repetitive puzzles scattered in the open world.

I want to preface this by saying I am 100% against the author and will be separating them from the game and this review . Overall it's a fun play. Story isn't anything amazing but it's fun to play though. There are some beats that are really well done and others feel repeatability and unoriginal. The world is beautiful and really impressive. I found running around and exploring more enjoyable than the main story. The first 10 - 15 hours is great. After that it gets repetitive and a unrewarding. The gameplay is really easy (even on hard) and pretty unrewarded after the first 10 hours. A definite treat for any HP fan although a bit disappointing towards the end.

A great foundation for what's hopefully a future franchise. And the best realization of the world to date.