Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition - PlayStation 5

The game has been fantastic. The graphics are good, the game is huge and 20+ hours in I have more to do than I know what to do with. Between growing herbs, making potions, capturing magical beasts, weaving magical clothing and learning even more spells I barely have time to do the main quests. The storyline is great, the world feels like it should, the characters are varied and inclusive and the biggest issue I've had is doing the "just one more thing before I quit for the night problem". I'm exploring the castle, the countryside, numerous hamlets, hidden caverns, crumbling castles all while fighting dark wizards, poachers, beasts, goblins and undead. Tons of different minigames, flying, a perfect transmog system and multiple levels of relationships (no romance).Is it game of the year? Probably not. Is there a great chance it will be in the top 10 and maybe top 5? Yes. First game I've bought in a long time that I didn't regret paying full price for.Couple things to watch out for. First is to sign up for your house and wand through the WB site before you start if you want to. It can't be changed once picked. Talent points are permanent and can't be changed. You will not have enough to get everything. Also, make sure you read the case inserts and actually use the codes to redeem any cosmetics or the Dark Arts pack. They don't get installed automatically.

Couple hours I was like maybe this game is kind of slow but the more I got into it I realize that it is a humongous game with so much effort and thought and care put in for HP fans. The amount of detail in this game makes me literally wonder how there’s people in this world that are trained in this field… because not only do they have to be trained at being able to transplant their ideas into a playable game , but I imagine the work has to be so tedious and probably requires a lot of mental fortitude with deadlines and such. How do people even learn how to do this?! It feels like witchcraft lol which is fitting . Needless to say, This game is incredible and so are the hardworking devs.The only negative I have to say is that I pre-ordered well in advance, and Amazon did not deliver on time. The day before it was supposed to arrive at my house, the expected delivery date had changed to like a month past the release date. But luckily they were able to refund me and i still got to keep my hardcopy game without having to pay twice (I had ended up ordering the digital game directly from PlayStation because my hardcopy didn’t come) ,so ….Amazon did right by me and I have no complaints.

I bought this for my wife (no really I did). She is your less than average gamer playing maybe 3 hours a month on a system. Since the day it got here, she has played almost every and is now 40+ hours into it doing every side quest along the way. Watching her play, I must say the level of detail is absolutely incredible. The side quests don't appear to be too repetitive and I would say the level of difficulty from what I see is likely a good intro to anyone starting gaming. My wife had never used a Playstation before but she learned the controls fairly quick. She says the only thing that would have made the game better would be a way to sell your extra potions and resources as it doesn't tell you in game that overstock is useless. This game makes her happy and if that means I must sacrifice my own PS5 gaming time in the process, well I am happy to do so.

I like some much this game I can’t stop playing when I’m out of my house, I bought it too for my Nintendo Switch. Great main story (just any house but grifindor, try something else).. don’t makes me wrong any house it’s great but you will learn for about the other houses and the HP world 🌎 that way.Very nice side quest and incredible game play.

Yes, I am a huge HP nerd so of course I was really excited for this game but that aside, this game is amazing. I was a hard core WoW gamer in the early 00s so my expectations were high for this game and it did not disappoint. The main quest line is well laid out to build your skills, it is challenging (for a PC gamer like me to battle on PS5 there was a learning curve) and the numerous side quests will keep you busy for hours. The homages to the original HP content was heartwarming for a Potterhead like me and it was nice to see little Easter eggs here and there. I did get a tad emotional exploring the gamekeepers hut which seemed like it was just waiting for Hagrid. All in all, I love it and I think it has a lot to offer anyone, Potterhead or not.

Understandably, the miasma of talk concerning the author & fans is a whole topic on itself. Focusing squarely on this game made by Portkey Games though, I am having a blast playing a western RPG game.Granted, it is not a magnum opus, the game has various side-quests and rewarding progression system. Every quest & nook & nanny explored, gives off enough rewards through cosmetics & gear to urge the player to another 30 minutes or so in exploring the wizarding world.Though, I have only put around 10 hours into the game myself, so the longer investment would be a personal preference for how you like this grinding rpg aesthetic. For myself who hasn't really been a Harry Potter fan in the past decade, this does rejuvenate my interest in the franchise alongside being a fun single player experience.