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Hogwarts Legacy (February 10th, 2023) - Mod warning in OP

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Loving this game so far.

Very engaging (gotham knights for me was not) and not confusing (elden ring for me was confusing to play at times) to play game.

Would recommend.
 
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Shareefruck said:
I don't doubt that agenda is at play there, but I'm confused by why the twitter poster only showed images of the parts that are mostly agenda-free (other than the brief mention in the heading). From the responses, it sounds like they actually do get into it explicitly.
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you can read the review for yourself, its still up, it barely discusses the actual game,

www.wired.com

Review: There Is No Magic in 'Hogwarts Legacy'

The game is mid at best, and its real-world harms are impossible to ignore.
www.wired.com www.wired.com

Apparently Digital Foundry will not cover the game at all. I suspected this, A couple of them especially always gave off THAT vibe. However, I guess if you're gonna take a stand, I figure just not talking about it is better than as a publication actively trumpeting boycott like others have been doing.
 
aleshemsky83 said:
you can read the review for yourself, its still up, it barely discusses the actual game,

www.wired.com

Review: There Is No Magic in 'Hogwarts Legacy'

The game is mid at best, and its real-world harms are impossible to ignore.
www.wired.com www.wired.com
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I don't doubt it, I just think it's a weird choice of tweet. Weirdly makes himself seem disingenuous/hyperbolic when he isn't, by screenshotting one of the only parts that DOES mostly just discuss the actual game..

You see people point it out in the replies while he gets mad and constantly have to refer to stuff that's actually in the review but that he didn't show (and it's not like he provided a link that people didn't read or something).

Could have saved himself some headaches, is all.
 
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A1LeafNation said:
Loving this game so far.

Very engaging (gotham knights for me was not) and not confusing (elden ring for me was confusing to play at times) to play game.

Would recommend.
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Hoping it's not as difficult as Elden ring. Elden ring is psychotically difficult
 
aleshemsky83 said:
0you can read the review for yourself, its still up, it barely discusses the actual game,

www.wired.com

Review: There Is No Magic in 'Hogwarts Legacy'

The game is mid at best, and its real-world harms are impossible to ignore.
www.wired.com www.wired.com

Apparently Digital Foundry will not cover the game at all. I suspected this, A couple of them especially always gave off THAT vibe. However, I guess if you're gonna take a stand, I figure just not talking about it is better than as a publication actively trumpeting boycott like others have been doing.
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Yeah that review is mind boggling. Anyone saying the game looks like a PS3/360 game is just blatantly lying.

As for DF, John confirmed on Twitter earlier today that someone at DF will cover the game despite the meltdown he had over the franchise yesterday lol.
 
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I'm about 18h in. I'd give it a 9/10 so far. I have a couple gripes, but the good far outweighs the bad.

Sometimes I've encountered things where I'm not sure if I'm just doing something wrong, or aren't supposed to be at that point yet. And it can be a little frustrating because after 15 minutes of trying different things I realize I probably don't have the spell I need to yet (although I'm pretty much past the stage of not having enough resources). The map is also huge...maybe a little too big. The open land south of Hogwarts has a lot of filler - a lot of villages with no character, and a lot of boring NPC's and Ubisoft-style side quests. The gear system is also kinda annoying... I'm giving my Slytherin the Dark Arts pre-order look, and every time I want to swap to a better piece of gear, you have to change the visual to the Dark Arts one. And it seems like you get a better piece of gear every 20 minutes, and run out of gear space a lot (I understand there are challenges to unlock more gear equipment space).

With that being said, it's been a fantastic experience. Hogwarts feels as magical and mysterious as it did in the books and in the movie. There are soooo many fine details and despite probably spending 10+ hours running around the castle, I can still find new places I haven't been to yet. I think they nailed the classes - come in, learn a spell or learn about potions or plants, and then go out and do it in the real world to unlock the next stage. The game runs really smoothly (some frame rate dips when it's rendering the next part of the open world). Hodsmeade is pretty cool...they basically combined it with Diagon Alley. I'm really enjoying the storyline and layers going on, from the stuff with your classmate to Professor Fig, to the goblin rebellion. Wondering if they'll be a cool easter egg near the end or at some point!
 
The more I play, the more I enjoy it. It is such a straight forward, fun game. As a life long Harry Potter fan, it just hits me right in the feels. Getting to explore Hogsmeade was amazing.

If you're looking for something super difficult or extraordinarily complex, you will likely find it boring. It really isn't for everyone and that is ok.

If you want something straightforward, simple with a bit of mystery, you will probably enjoy it even if you are not a huge Potter fan.

As I get older, now with kids, a very demanding career, etc., my love and available time for super difficult/super complex/major time investment games is fading. Something like this, where my wife and kids both enjoy the game... awesome. I think that is why I have been so stoked since I saw the first trailer in 2020? Or was it 2021. Can't even remember...
 
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The game is borderline impossible for me to play on my PC. I am ok for abit then it turns into a slow motion game that is like trying to run underwater.

They need to release patches to fix it as I cannot explore the castle or even get to
any classes.
 
Amazing game. Everything I wanted it to be and more

Gotta admit I was skeptical that there wasn't gonna be much to do in the open world, but there's more than enough. The detail in this game is really what stands out though, just amazing
 
GreytWun said:
The game is borderline impossible for me to play on my PC. I am ok for abit then it turns into a slow motion game that is like trying to run underwater.

They need to release patches to fix it as I cannot explore the castle or even get to
any classes.
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Apparently they did release a patch. What equipment are you working with?
 
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