Attention all gamers who are fans of the Harry Potter saga! No, you're not dreaming, your dream has just come true... Hogwarts Legacy: The Hogwarts Legacy, an open-world RPG developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games, has been available on PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series since February 10, 2023, on PS4 and Xbox One since May 5, and on Nintendo Switch since November 14. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of this eagerly awaited software, which takes us back to the 1800s, long before the coronation of the bespectacled wizard! And to give you an idea of what's in store, let's take a look at the launch trailer!
Hogwarts Legacy: The Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action-adventure RPG set in the world of the Harry Potter books. For the first time, discover Hogwarts in the 1800s. You play the role of a student holding the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own wizarding adventure. Your legacy is your own.
Explore Hogwarts, travel the region on the back of a Hippogriff, a Sombral or a broom, learn a whole host of spells, including unforgivable spells, battle fierce enemies and foil the plans of black mages and other goblins... So much to do in Hogwarts Legacy: The Hogwarts Legacy! You'll even be able to attend classes and chat with your teachers.
Our review of Hogwarts Legacy:
Playing time: 51 hours (story and all side quests completed).
Please note that this review was carried out on PS5, and that the graphic quality on Switch is far from the same. For experienced gamers, then.Hogwarts Legacy is THE game we've been waiting for on next-gen consoles, offering an almost flawless performance in terms of graphics, gameplay and story. In terms of graphics, the game gives us a choice between fidelity mode, which pays tribute to the work of the developers, with photography on the mark and a game that's truly pleasing to the eye, and performance mode, which emphasizes the game's fluidity, to the detriment of the graphics. But don't worry: graphically speaking, performance mode does the job, offering unrivalled fluidity that's very pleasant in combat phases.
Now for the story: well-written and intriguing enough to make you want to keep going, it could have done with a bit more length and depth in some respects, especially the side quests involving the protagonist's four student friends. Only the quests concerning Sebastian Pallow and Poppy Sweeting are particularly well-developed, leaving Natsai Onai 's a bit on the back-burner. The one concerning Amit is dispensable.
As for the combat phase, everything is very well thought-out: the use of spells in a wheel of 4x4 evil spells is particularly ergonomic, allowing you to switch quite easily between the 16 spells that can be included in the wheel, the whole point being to find the best possible combination to make your life easier, but above all your battles. The combos and effects on enemies are also well thought-out, correlating with the effects of the spells described in the novels or films. Other spells are also available, in particular contexts, making the whole even more coherent and immersive. In short, excellent.
In addition, there's a huge map to search from top to bottom, the possibility of riding it on a broom, a Sombral or a Hippogriff, capturing and raising fantastic animals, crafting clothes, growing magic plants and making potions... So many different gameplay phases, harmoniously blended together, makingHogwarts Legacy a must-have for new-generation consoles.
How about a trip to the heart of the wizarding world, folks?
