![]() ![]() As if that’s not enough to track, you also have a bag of potions with different effects and even combat magic toys like enemy-eating plants that you can throw at them. You will ultimately learn almost 20 spells, which means you have to pick your favorites or get used to cycling through them in the heat of combat-you can unlock a “talent” that makes this cycling easier later in the game. You can have four spells equipped at any time, and they are shaded in different colors both to delineate their strategic purpose and so they can be used to break enemy shields-if an enemy has a purple shield, it needs a purple spell, for example. The gameplay is remarkably refined, although could be a bit complicated for kids who want to play through the whole game. Want to ride a broom? How about a Hippogriff? Want to learn spells? Want to explore the Great Hall or buy a wand at Ollivander’s? How about traveling under Gringott’s? The game never feels like it's resorting to just fan service, but it has just the right amount of wish fulfillment for people who grew up just wanting to revisit this fantasy world. ![]() “Hogwarts Legacy” may not be specifically related to Harry Potter, but it’s undeniably designed to appeal to its loyal fan base, giving them so many things that they’ve probably dreamed about since they read the first book. It’s reportedly closer to 70 if you take your time, explore, and unlock every secret around in this enormous gaming world. You will make friends through side quests that can accompany you on main ones, and the whole experience runs well over 30 hours, and that’s if you hurry. ![]() It's one of the most alive settings in a game in a long time.īetween classes like Potions and Beasts that give you a consistently upgrading sense of power and new toys to play with after nearly every quest, you and Fig discover a massive chamber underneath Hogwarts, where you literally communicate with the Keepers, ancient staff members who guarded the secrets of dangerous magic that evil forces are now trying to unleash. You will also travel out to the town of Hogsmeade and to many enemy-populated regions around it, but you will keep returning to Hogwarts, which even changes through the seasons as the game progresses. There’s a real sense of life at Hogwarts as you explore the halls and find new secrets behind every door. The setting of “Hogwarts Legacy” is brilliantly conceived and gorgeously rendered. While you investigate what your ability to see and use ancient magic means, you start by attending classes and making friends at Hogwarts. Yes, once again, a Potter-world story tells the arc of a hero who can see and do things that others cannot, a sort of human key to unlocking the past and saving the future. The journey is interrupted by a dragon that destroys the coach, instantly thrusting you into an adventure that involves the history of magic in this region and your very special role as a chosen savior. ![]() The game opens in London as you travel with your mentor, Professor Fig, to Hogwarts via flying coach. Your character will be voiced by Sebastian Croft or Amelia Gething and start their journey as a fifth-year Hogwarts student. Pick your name, gender, appearance, and even the house of Hogwarts. You play a student that you create at the beginning of the game with a robust amount of detail. “Hogwarts Legacy” unfolds a century before the action of the books and movies, so there won’t be any Hagrid or Hermione cameos, although fans will be able to pick out references to the history cited in the books and a familiar name or two (one of your professors is a Weasley, for example). This is an excellent piece that gets at all of the many issues surrounding Rowling and this game, both pro and con. But I want everyone considering a purchase of the game to be informed too about more than just the game itself. The franchise will continue, and it feels like putting your head in the critical sand to ignore it entirely. It has led some outlets to question if they should even review “Hogwarts Legacy.” After much consideration, I chose to move forward in the same way we would review a new “Harry Potter” movie. Rowling in that the former will go on long after the latter is gone, but the creator of the magical wizard has used her clout and prestige from it to do harm to the trans community. It raises a bigger question for the legacy of Harry Potter and J.K. It has produced some riveting conversations and brilliant essays, from people who haven’t even played a second of it. The game has become a talking point for trans rights, allyship, and separating art from a singular creator. It’s hard to believe there will be a more divisive game of 2023 than “Hogwarts Legacy,” and it’s got little to do with the game itself. ![]()
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