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

[93LEAFS]

My hope is that the success of this game, being a single player only game, encourages more companies to move away from these shitty live service models with broken multiplayer being the only selling point.

I think we are already starting to see a shift there with EA doing Jedi Survivor and the Dead Space remake. The issue is, game development lags significantly and it's not like you can turn a project like Suicide Squad around this late in development. While companies know that live-service games are insanely profitable when successful, they are also starting to realize the pool of people dedicated to mostly playing live-service is limited and that is where money is made. So, for a highly successful live-service game you have to pull them from things like World of Warcraft, Warzone, Apex, GTA Online, Destiny, Fortnite, FF IV, rather than bringing new players into the genre en mass.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

Got the game at launch. Not a Harry Potter head at all but seemed like a cool concept.

Think I put about 10-15 hours in and after seeing what the gameplay loop had to offer I lost interest.

But I can see why some people like it a lot. Just not my cup of tea

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Got the game at launch. Not a Harry Potter head at all but seemed like a cool concept.

Think I put about 10-15 hours in and after seeing what the gameplay loop had to offer I lost interest.

But I can see why some people like it a lot. Just not my cup of tea

Same here. Probably made it 6-8 hours though. If I was a fan of Harry Potter this probably would have been one of my favorite games however but I just dont know much about the Harry Potter world to really get sucked in.

 

[GabeTravels]

Finished the main storyline at 55ish hours. Probably have another 20 or so to 100%. I'll do it on this first playthrough but will take my time.

I'd probably give a final score of 9/10?

The first 20 hours or so are simply sublime. Easily a 10/10 for me. It definitely suffers a bit as you get away from Hogwarts (though the world still looks beautiful). The combat remained extremely fun, but as you get more powerful some of the nuance is lost. So maybe an 8/10 for the back half.

The story was good enough. I really enjoyed the relationship side quests, Sebastian's in particular. I do think an area the game is lacking is a lack of your decisions/dialogue actually mattering, which will hurt playability. A morality system or something along those lines would be good.

All in all though, Avalanche truly knocked it out of the park with their first AAA game, and you could tell there was love behind the development. I would imagine a sequel is all but assured and I'm hopeful they'll approach it in the same manor.

 

[John Price]

 

[Khelandros]

I don't think the campaign worked.

Hogwarts Legacy Launch Sales Were 256% Higher Than Expected - PlayStation LifeStyle

Hogwarts Legacy launch sales were apparently 256 percent higher than WB Games had estimated the game to sell.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

 

[Knave]

I don't think the campaign worked.

Hogwarts Legacy Launch Sales Were 256% Higher Than Expected - PlayStation LifeStyle

Hogwarts Legacy launch sales were apparently 256 percent higher than WB Games had estimated the game to sell.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

They also announced Harry Potter Quidditch Champions?

Seems like a MOBA and I'm skeptical it can succeed long term but Pokemon Unite by Tencent seems to have staying power so maybe the Harry Potter brand + competitive game experience could succeed too.

 

[JimmyApples]

Apparently it runs really well on PS4 and Xbox One. It’s almost as beautiful as on the XSX, plays at a locked 30fps. The only negative, and there’s really not much you can do, is the loading times entering and leaving the castle (~45 seconds from what I’ve read).

 

[Khelandros]

Apparently it runs really well on PS4 and Xbox One. It’s almost as beautiful as on the XSX, plays at a locked 30fps. The only negative, and there’s really not much you can do, is the loading times entering and leaving the castle (~45 seconds from what I’ve read).

Where are you reading it is taking 45 seconds to load in and out of the castle? Going in and out takes about 5 seconds.

 

[JimmyApples]

Where are you reading it is taking 45 seconds to load in and out of the castle? Going in and out takes about 5 seconds.

On a last-gen console, unless you’re going in and out so it’s already pre-loaded, there’s no chance it takes 5 seconds. Even on an SSD it takes a few seconds sometimes.

 

[Khelandros]

On a last-gen console, unless you’re going in and out so it’s already pre-loaded, there’s no chance it takes 5 seconds. Even on an SSD it takes a few seconds sometimes.

So that is to load up the game, not to load specific areas.

 

[JimmyApples]

So that is to load up the game, not to load specific areas.

Maybe that Twitter post was for the foo flames, but I’ve read pretty bad load times entering and leaving the castle (obviously if you’re leaving or entering for the first time in a while).

Which is normal for a last-gen experience

 

[x Tame Impala]

Performance issues on previews gen consoles are a non-complaint. Those people are lucky they even made the game possible to play it on the old gen.

I didn’t have any loading issues. There’s a quick half a second stutter going through a few doors connecting the castle and grounds but other than that nothing bad in my experience.

 

[aleshemsky83]

The Xbox One S version looks suprisingly good. This is a really smart thoughtful port. The PS4 and PS4 Pro version are even better.

 

[Osprey]

I read yesterday that it's sold over 15 million copies and grossed over $1B. Apparently, that's not enough.

 

[S E P H]

I know everyone is playing Diablo or Zelda, but I picked this up during the buy-2-get-1-for-free promotion for Father's Day and this game is effin' unbelievable. I just finished the Hogsmeade quest four hours in, but there is just so much to do, to see, and to find out. Avalanche did an incredible job making the world alive with things to do and interact with. There are some things that seem like a grind, particularly those butterfly pictures and I absolutely dislike the gear slot ratio at the very beginning of the game, but it is nice to actually have the movies come alive to something that is very satisfying to play. Absolutely love the story so far and can't wait where it goes next!

I got the feels when I went into Ollivander's shop for the very first time.

E: Also the voice acting has been one of the best I've heard in a game, all the characters are so fresh.

 

[S E P H]

Quick question. I am sort of confused when it comes to blocking, I see that I get yellow and red warning signals when somebody is about to attack, but I just throw the bubble shield up. If I get a yellow signal, can I use Levioso as a counter? Or should I still press "Y" at the best time possible to counter an attack?

Also, what counter should I do for red ones? I just dodge since these attacks break my bubble shield, but I do not know if there is a better way to deal with these more powerful attacks.

 

[Jovavic]

Red is an unblockable attack so roll out of the way, yellow means Protego will shield you

 

[Dubi Doo]

On sale for $20.99. I'm downloading the trial right now. Pretty excited. I just want to explore a cool world, and it sounds like this game is the cream of the crop in that regard.

 

[GreytWun]

On sale for $20.99. I'm downloading the trial right now. Pretty excited. I just want to explore a cool world, and it sounds like this game is the cream of the crop in that regard.

Not a fan of Harry Potter by any means but I had a blast with this game. For 20 dollars it’s a steal.

 

[Metroid]

Borrowed the game from my local library and have tons of fun playing this so far!

 

[Mikeaveli]

Gonna try this one again soon, I stopped playing it at launch after the game crashed four times in a row while running from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade during the intro lol

 

[robertmac43]

This is either my Fall or Winter big game depending on which season I play Elden Ring.