A Fantastical Place (Hogwarts Legacy Review)

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The cover of Hogwarts Legacy game.

Hogwarts Legacy is by far one of my favourite games that I have played this year. I remember when it was first announced, and I lost my mind. We have never seen an RPG Harry Potter game since the Play Station games. When I had the money, the first thing I did was pre-order the game at the end of February. When the game came out for the last-gen XBOX, I was playing this game for days on end. 

Overview

Hogwarts Legacy is about a 5th year student who goes to Hogwarts and discovers a secret about ancient magic. There are many foes and an unexpected twist of Goblins being the main villain of this game.  Of course, there were dark wizards, but to have a goblin be the main villain took me by surprise. I remember playing the game and I was astounded by the fact there were two deaths in 10 minutes. I also remember getting full-body chills as the title card came onto the screen. The way they introduced this game was brilliant.  

My Favourite Quests

Secrets of The Restricted Section was one of my favourites as it felt like I was in one of the Harry Potter movies as you sneak around the Library with Simon to get into the restricted section. Having to use the disillusionment spell to sneak past the Prefects and the Librarian was a little stressful, but I really enjoyed it.  

Jackdaw’s Rest was another favorite of mine. Despite the terrifying thought of giant spiders and everything I hate about spiders; I did enjoy this quest a lot. It had that horror element of uneasiness that made this quest quite interesting to play, especially when you’re trying to help this ghost who was foolish enough to travel to a spider’s den to find something so you as the player help him.  

The High Keep is another favorite. When I first played this quest, the only thing on my mind was to save the Hippogriffs. The objective is to expose Rookwood’s plans with Natsai. During this quest, you are to save two Hippogriffs, one of which is Highwing, a Hippogriff you meet earlier in the game. After rescuing them, you are to fly the Hippogriffs back to Hogwarts. After that you get the Hippogriff mount which allows you to ride Highwing to different destinations. I have been flying Highwing everywhere ever since I saved her. It was a bucket load of nostalgia when I rode Highwing over Hogwarts Lake. I was tearing up. 

Niamh Fitzgerald’s Trial was my other favorite quest. This was the most unique trial in this game as everything is in black and white and looks like it’s been drawn down with charcoal. In this trial you are to use all three Deathly Hallows to escape Death. This quest was nerve wrecking, but I also really enjoyed it because it referenced something from the original books and movies, and because of its uniqueness to the rest of the trial quests.  

Pros

Main character on the back of a Hippogriff in the middle of winte

  • Hours of game play

  • Expansive Map

  • Easy controls

  • Every single detail added to Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and everywhere else on the map

Cons

Main Character talking to the ancient magic keepers in the Map Chamber room

  • Things glitch sometimes so I can’t complete treasure vaults sometimes

  • I have fallen through the map riding the Hippogriff Mount before

  • The game lags if I’m going too fast

  • I will sometimes get lost in Hogwarts trying to find my way around

With hours of game play, if you love RPG and adventure games, then Hogwarts Legacy is the game for you.  

Hello! My name is Kaela and I’m 20 years old. I have been playing video games for as long as I can remember. I remember my dad playing video games such as Halo or Mortal Combat IX around the age of 7. To this day I’m still playing video games. I love games ranging from horror, fantasy, RPG, open-world, dystopian, platformer games, and racing games. I hope you enjoy the blogs that are to come.