Hogwarts Legacy Through the Eyes of Two Players Including a Pottermaniac We Evaluate a Loud Game

Hogwarts Legacy, published in Poland as Hogwarts Legacy, is a game in the world of Harry Potter, which takes us to the open world known from the works of JK Rowling for many hours The game premiered on Friday, February 10.

Courtesy of the Polish publisher, our journalists tested Hogwarts Legacy on PC and PS5 Hogwarts Legacy review.

The wizarding world captivates like never Kuba (PC) I sat down to play Hogwarts Legacy without much expectations I was not carried away by the ubiquitous hype for this game, although my friends asked me many months before the premiere if I was going to play and emphasized that it was this title that had the greatest hopes for 2023.

Although I have read all the volumes of "Harry Potter" and watched all the parts of the film adaptation of the basic saga, I do not consider myself a great "Potteromaniac" I remember the world created by JK Rowling very well, but I haven't been back to it for a long time, omitting, for example, the films from the "Fantastic Beasts" series.

I was also not interested in the controversial twitter activity of the British writer and I did not get the details of the boycott that was publicized in the network I have long separated this particular work from the creator and I don't think it makes much sense to negate the game with Rowling.

However, as soon as I heard the first notes of the Hogwarts Legacy soundtrack, I felt like I was back in time: to high school, middle school and elementary school Familiar melodies together with new compositions referring to the classics, recalled those magical experiences.

I felt a connection with the teenager who was devouring the volumes in the armchair, by the bedside lamp Avalanche Software's game makes a very good first impression overall.

She is undeniably pretty The graphics are full of details, but at the same time familiar in a way, smoothed out.

The graphics card of my PC with the hum of the fans made it clear that it was working with a little more difficulty than usual However, everything worked smoothly and after lowering the quality of the shadows, I was able to play and stream at the same time on slightly older hardware.

Hogwarts Legacy takes us to a beautiful land full of interesting characters Although there is no Harry Potter in it, we will not confuse this world with any other.

First of all, there is Hogwarts, there are characteristic uniforms of his students, magical creatures roam the forests, and the whole landscape fits rustic Scotland Maciek (PS5) I think I can consider myself a "potter maniac", because the world created by JK I have great nostalgia for Rowling and have returned to him many times over the years.

Also now, before the release of Hogwarts Legacy, I re-read all the Harry Potter books, remembered the movies and at least for a moment launched old games to which I have a great fondness Let me put it simply - Hogwarts Legacy fully draws not only from the source material, but also from previous adaptations of the wizarding world.

And it does it really great The places we visit are filled with the magic created by JK Rowling, and we can find countless references, winks and tidbits here.

These are not only places well-known from books, which are often almost literally inspired by images from movies Note the depiction of Gringotts bank carts, howlers, and chess pieces.

There are also references to old games, such as such as a mini-game while learning new spells The game is full of details that were only hinted at in the books, and here they are fully used to make the wizarding world as believable as possible.

Importantly, these numerous references naturally build the world and do not feel forced A great illustration of this phenomenon is the scene from the first minutes of the game - when the carriage that is supposed to take us to Hogwarts arrives, it is harnessed to invisible creatures.

During the journey, one of the characters dies, and when the camera zooms out, we see Thestrals driving a flying chariot, creatures that only people who have seen someone die can see A small detail is not emphasized in any way, and from the very beginning it shows the creators' attachment to the details of the magical world.

Many times during our adventure we meet characters with names known from the novel Their characteristic features and actions very often clearly refer to their descendants, whom we know from the Harry Potter series (the game takes place in the 19th century).

One of them, in turn, in a very clear way cuts off from the heritage of her family, which we got to know in the books We will also meet the characters we met on the pages of the books, such as numerous ghosts or the least liked director Phineas Nigellus Black.

New characters, in turn, are often created on the model of archetypes known to us from the world of Harry Potter The atmosphere of the wizarding school is perfectly reflected by the conversations of students and portraits in the corridors of Hogwarts.

In one of the tasks, we have a chance to solve a quiz about the magical world, the last questions of which are not the easiest Deviations from the canon are really small, which will satisfy the biggest fans of the series.

Visiting Hogwarts Castle, the Forbidden Forest of Hogsmeade village and the vast areas surrounding them inhabited by many wizards and magical animals takes us into the world known from the novel in a way that Harry Potter fans have dreamed of for years An extraordinary adventure in Hogwarts and beyond Maciek (PS5) In the game we play the role of a 15-year-old student who goes to Hogwarts for the 5th year, which quickly becomes a school sensation.

However, our hero, whom we create ourselves in the character creator and give him our own name, is endowed with abilities related to the use of ancient magic, unusual even for other wizards In the first hours of the game, the sorting cup will assign you to one of the four Hogwarts houses.

She will propose a house according to the answers about our character, but we can ask her to change The choice of house primarily affects which dormitory we will see (others are not allowed), details in the course of dialogues, emblems of some outfits, and one main mission, which has a different course for each house.

The school adventures of our hero are only a small part of the plot As the game progresses, we learn new spells and attend lessons of new subjects, and finally pass exams.

The first lesson in each of the fields of magic is a story mission, and the next ones are usually short cutscenes The most important, however, is the thread revolving around the ongoing goblin rebellion and ancient magic, in which the castle itself plays an important role.

The actual action builds up slowly, and the main plot gains over time, although there is still nothing to expect a scenario revolution It is a well-written story in which we find difficult moral dilemmas, lies and betrayals, but it is conducted without sudden plot twists or extremely tangled, multi-thread plot solutions.

Screenwriters often make big shortcuts and take the easy way out, which results in a very serious undermining of the logic of the presented events In addition to the main plot, we take part in missions that develop our relations with several Hogwarts students.

There are also a lot of side quests in the castle and its surroundings They are on different levels, many are interesting, but usually the whole thing is schematic.

However, there are great exceptions, including a relationship with one of the students revolving around learning dark magic, or an exclusive mission on PS5, in which we become the owner of a haunted shop in Hogsmeade Kuba (PC) We are quickly thrown into a whirlwind of magical adventures.

Without revealing the plot, I can write that the introduction stage forces us to assimilate the basics of combat We also learn what sinister forces will face us.

After a while, however, we land behind the safe walls of the famous magic school and, if we want, we can feel the carelessness of an ordinary student The game offers us a whole lot of activities and side quests, collecting memories from given places, collecting items, meeting lots of people.

I would stick to the somewhat tedious and dragged-out dialogues here However, friends of potteromaniacs pointed out to me that for true fans such extended scenes and discussions are a real treasure.

And I can shorten the sentences I read faster, by clicking the right mouse button I am ashamed to admit that I had not yet finished the main plot before writing these words.

This is because I just don't like to rush into these types of games I look around every location, explore the nooks and crannies with interest and simply live the life of the school, participating in subsequent classes at Hogwarts.

Red Dead Redemption 2 or GTA V players will probably understand me, who also let themselves be distracted by optional tasks According to howlongtobeat.

com, the latest Harry Potter game has about 35 5 hours of story and subplots for us.

It is not yet known how long it takes to complete this title in one hundred percent But I already see that the world here is much bigger than I thought at first glance.

I hope it will be deeper too.