More meh than magic at this Hogwarts
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Loading... - Gutierrez Xaviera
- 25 Apr 2023
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It is an absolutely spectacular re-creation of the Potterverse and that is all that matters.
Meh, there are some good bits but it is basically an underwhelming fantasy RPG.
You will never see me playing this game because of author J. K. Rowling’s comments about transgender people.
And there you have it: choose your option. It certainly seems as if the vast majority of the millions of people who have written or commented about the most anticipated game of the year fall into one of the three camps.
This is not necessarily a good thing, you understand. Games with depth and nuance and surprises can provoke dozens of unique reactions.
That Hogwarts Legacy does not is, I am afraid, a bit of an indictment on the developers of a title that could have been something special but instead is, well ... did someone say "meh"?
Before the Potterheads start preparing to cast one of the unforgiveable curses on the reviewer, let me say some nice things.
This is mostly a fun game, a very pleasant way for gamers of all ages to continue their love affair with all things Harry Potter and Hogwarts and wands and wingardium leviosaahhhhh.
You do not control your beloved Harry, or your less-beloved Draco. Instead, rather oddly, you are parachuted into the gown of a fifth-year pupil just starting at Hogwarts — yep, that is really weird — in the late 1800s, a century before philosopher’s stones and prisoners of Azkaban. Read More…
