Hogwarts Legacy Review

[@IGN]

The elephant in the room with Hogwarts Legacy is Harry Potter’s creator, J.K. Rowling, whose comments about transgender people in recent years have left a sour taste in the mouths of many current and former Potter fans, both at IGN and in the world at large. This has driven some to call for a boycott of the Wizarding World altogether - including Hogwarts Legacy, though Rowling was not directly involved and there are good reasons (both in-game and out) to believe the developers at Avalanche don’t necessarily share her views. Regardless, IGN has always and will continue to champion human rights causes and support people speaking with their wallets in whatever manner they choose. As critics, our job is to answer the question of whether or not we find Hogwarts Legacy to be fun to play and why; whether it’s ethical to play is a separate but still very important question. So just as in virtually all cases, we’re choosing to expose and address the views of the franchise creator separately from our consideration of the work of the hundreds of game developers and evaluate Hogwarts Legacy as it stands, leaving behind-the-scenes context to be considered in addition to that evaluation, rather than in place of it, so that it can be weighted according to your own values.

[@AksarOfficial]

No one cares, do your jobs.

[@xain4822]

Successfully ignored

[@matthewadams2723]

Well said

[@AlexN798]

Literally no one cares outside weirdo America

[@rs6109]

@@TheOnlyHeero no one asked you clown

[@atzy0118]

Voldemort's going to seem like Gandhi after I'm done with this game

[@Gottfrequenz69]

😂

[@TDiveley87]

Gandhi was a pedo so the bar is low.

[@sidassassin6670]

New darklord

[@strangetimes33]

Underrated comment

[@LazZzybum]

Lower your expectations. You can only do so much

[@Supadrumma441]

Imagine a LOTR game from these devs with this attention to detail?

[@dominikertl5656]

shadow of war

[@billybob501]

@@dominikertl5656no like a real LOTR

[@dominikertl5656]

@@billybob501 its like lotr but better

[@nahshalelnazier415]

@@dominikertl5656 great game, but didn't really feel like a lotr game.

[@kain0067]

@@dominikertl5656 One that isn't confined to just Mordor, the worst looking location in all LotR

[@arjitmishra100]

You guys should really start mentioning musical scores in your reviews. Music was one of the most important element in the harry potter movies that made me a fan of the universe.

[@IrvSauce]

Watch some IGN reviews, it’s almost always mentioned. The fact that it wasn’t in this review probably means the music was unremarkable

[@Barney25252525]

Right? Harry potter has such an incredible soundtrack

[@Futariyome]

your*

[@PERFECTFIRE13]

Like when Dumbledore died. (Sorry)

[@blulight5881]

It is very rare that they actually get the music score from the movies to the game. If they do its only a very specific leitmotif such as Anakin’s Betrayal in Jedi Fallen Order.

[@raeesshaik1516]

Looking forward to an Azkaban dlc for dark wizard storyline players. Would be cool to battle a dementor or even attempt escaping Azkaban

[@theomnipotent9402]

There is no dark wizard story line

[@lilace1436]

Apparently there is a mission only for huffle puff where you can go to azkaban

[@hfbladecero5520]

AND -drive in a magic car at the sky -Flight effects like a death eater -beeing able to open the chamber of secrets - join the magical championship

[@ZeVieeZ]

Calm down bro Dlc or next game could be in the list With Quidditch and Triwizard still not available We can see in future everything in novel will come to the game as long the game getting better

[@nicolasdionne8791]

@@hfbladecero5520 the chamber of secrets won't be openable as it wouldn't make sense lorewise, since it was first opened by Tom Riddle years later (Although some Gaunts knew about it, they didn't open it)

[@ratmdex]

Not a potter fan in the slightest, but i'm glad the fanbase finally has a game that they deserve and can be proud of. It's seriously impressive and the art design really captures the magical world. I'm glad they got a win

[@crazedexplorer]

Gigachad mentality, +Respect

[@1C55C]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@thharrimw]

Wholesome

[@mantankerous5844]

Have you tried to give the movies and books a shot?

[@averagepcenjoyer4827]

Why are you so against it?

[@TheZFighter7]

If it had a quidditch mode it would have been a 10/10.

[@michaelflores23]

$19.99 DLC later this year would be the genius Slytherin release plan

[@awhr0350]

@@michaelflores23 Count on it, this will happen.

[@iPlayDotaReligiously]

@@michaelflores23 LMAO

[@creekandseminole]

Definitely dlc ha ha

[@IvaN-cf7qt]

more like a free to play game with microtransactions, now that this game seems successful.

[@SolidJohn]

This game is so great not just as a harry potter game but as an open world game. The map is not as big as many other big open world games like valhala but it has many interiors to explore and most of all the world actually feels alive like im actually living in the hp world

[@flouserschird]

Devs did an incredible job with the art direction and design of the world. It dosent need to be big, only interesting to explore. That the problem with Ubisoft games is it’s all fluff no soul, but you can tel with this studio they actually liked video games and wanted to make a game they themselves would enjoy. ❤

[@smerk3781]

@GayPrideTransPride668damn that’s wild bro😭 still playing

[@mabaker]

Hewlett Packard world?

[@doctordoom4458]

its boring as hell ngl

[@Love_N_Let_Live]

I'd much rather a world be smaller and filled with detail and different things happening at different times, than a world that's huge and filled with the same enemies, details, etc. It's only fun to explore if there's something worth seeing/doing.

[@zhm96]

Art design and a passionate dev team really carries this game.

[@SirFoxbutt]

It's like a passion-project and a love-letter to the fans, at every turn you can see the love and care for the world and its design, especially Hogwarts. The devs might have been inexperienced in making an kind of RPG of this size, but its art design and the care behind its creation is very clear.

[@fu1644]

wich is a total surprise since Avalanche is known for clusterfuck games full of unsolved bugs(looking at you just cause 4)

[@shrekrealista5045]

@@fu1644 They made Mad Max that is a great game

[@Mi_tala]

@@fu1644 i heard this is a difference avalanche devs (don't ask me why)

[@tomgould9542]

@@fu1644different company

[@SanjaySingh-gj7db]

Been waiting to have an experience like this since playing Chamber of Secrets on PS1 as a kid :)

[@cutiepie5884]

That was an amazing game

[@haziqshams]

That game slaps

[@ifyouknowyouknow6604]

That game honestly was amazing

[@Lazypadawan-j9m]

Had all the early Potter games and loved them all, finished playing after goblet of fire turned out to be crap.

[@MortSalazar]

Same thing here Not only this feels like how the old games felt for me at the time This feels better

[@TimeBucks]

Now that's impressive

[@parwatifakar]

Nice

[@rajalekshmi8402]

Super

[@urdungburdung]

hipersuperphantasticübernyuszer

[@billykid9972]

cool

[@sona1131]

Nice

[@MerlinMAVK]

Several hours in and so far finding it a wonderful game that truly delivers on the promise of the concept. Filled with affectionate detail and polished like a gem. It also should not be discounted how much better the game probably is because it's a single player experience without all of the baggage and technical challenge of it being an MMO-style game. A very wise design choice that obviously raised the ceiling for quality + experience.

[@aidenarkus]

Avalanche Studios needs to make the next Lord of the Rings game! They did an epic job on this game!!!

[@TheBraveExalted]

Shadow of War was pretty fantastic - not a full on RPG because lack of character creation, but outside of that the RPG elements are amazing and it’s a fantastic game.

[@vofff]

Uhm wrong company 😕 it is avalanche

[@TheSilentWalkerz]

As long as it's not based on Rings Of Power

[@DgardsGaming]

Need to make next Batman too

[@syndrose3983]

Avalanche Studios is a different company. It is avalanche software a WB owned video game company

[@galacticspecter4364]

Considering this the developer's first go at big RPG game after doing mostly Disney Infinite and other smaller scale tie-in games, it's impressive this game is being received so highly.

[@ialeixo84]

Is this not the same avalanche that makes the just cause games?

[@xTunafishx]

@@ialeixo84 no, different avalanche.

[@olivercharles2930]

@GayPrideTransPride dude, you need a lot more subtlety if you want to troll people.

[@PoorlyWrttenReviews]

It's great to see peeves as a character, but it is heartbreaking rik mayall passed away before we could ever see his portrayal as the character

[@ReckluseMusic]

Adore Rik mayall, personal hero of mine.

[@joebloggs6922]

His role as Peeves was simply cut without explanation. Don't think that footage will ever see the light of day. He was super pissed about it as well because he didn't find out until seeing the film himself. There was talk of the kids not being able to stop laughing at him so maybe he was just too funny to be filmed for the role haha

[@Rattrik]

@@joebloggs6922wasn't he cut because Columbus was unhappy with the overall look of Mayall as Peeves due to the lack of visual effects technology that was available at the time?

[@asterx_obelix653]

yayyy!

[@PotatoMan420]

​@@Rattrik I mean... the rest of the ghosts looked fine, including the one who's head nearly came off

[@willowingwhispers2612]

Disappointed that houses don't matter. It would have been interesting to see some different cutscenes or have specific spells locked behind certain houses so you have a reason to do multiple playthroughs.

[@Ihavetocorrectyou]

You do have a reason it's called "Trophies" 😂😂😂😂

[@Wazza555]

Er.. choose Hufflepuff and then come back to me.

[@Eseyy]

There is so many little references to the story we all know. It feels like home but fresh at the same time

[@wile123456]

It's the best approach. Fantastic beasts have shown the franchise gets easily bloated once it gets too large

[@metazoxan2]

Exactly. THis is the way a lot of franchises should be going forward. Not by making overly bloated stories that often end up distorting the origional legacy. But just making new stories set in the same world. Not only does this make the story less burdened outside of just conforming to basic world building, but if it flops ... it's easier to just pretend it never happened. No established character or event was ruined. Just let the failure fade away

[@reginaldforthright805]

Sorry there can’t be references because this takes place a hundred years earlier

[@Alltimefox]

Hogswarts Legacy really makes you feel like Harry Potter

[@TapTwoCounterspell]

..how would you know? When did you get your game key?

[@kamsitheprince]

@@TapTwoCounterspell omg would you shut up lol

[@ashyslashy97]

@@TapTwoCounterspell some people have gotten the deluxe edition disc as early as last Friday. My friend got hers in the mail from GameStop Saturday

[@catraaufaa4927]

It really makes you feel like Hogwarts Legacy

[@AS-ri1mb]

@@TapTwoCounterspell it released last week. I’ve almost completed it.

[@TheBlademan-]

Game looks really well made. you can tell the devs are big fans and wanted to make a game for fans

[@MultiYippee]

The very well-made loading screen doors 🗿

[@epicapexplays8467]

big fans of diversity

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

@@epicapexplays8467 People of other races exist?! No way! 😱

[@epicapexplays8467]

@@ThwipThwipBoom yeah dude, you can even hear some black characters in this game speaking with a wakanda accent, very inclusive!

[@smartmouf3116]

@@MultiYippee 😂 Hopefully that gets fixed with an update or something.

[@pedrolantyer]

This is one of those cases where you can see it's more of a labor of love than anything else. The attention to detail, the amount of things that we're lacking from previous experiences, the original storyline that completely fits to the universe, the gameplay mechanics that visibly takes advantage of the potential within the world. This is a game that was clearly made by Harry Potter fans who knew exactly what was lacking elsewhere

[@tonio8870]

Perfectly said

[@harshwardhangajbhiye17]

Summed Up bro💯💯

[@ryanogrady6514]

Except for some reason they had something against quidditch

[@abdallahel-terry1263]

​@@ryanogrady6514 it's hard to do quidditch for them so maybe in the future

[@SuperFrandaman]

IGN actually liked the game and gave it an excellent score??? I’m surprised

[@weaver1818]

Yeah, but couldn't stand crying about Rowling in the comments. Miserable behaviour...

[@jinn1923]

no they didn't they know when they lost.

[@thencrranger5628]

@@weaver1818 well, the one who did write the review and the one who uploaded it to youtube is a different person

[@weaver1818]

@@thencrranger5628 at the same company

[@14DANESSJ]

Probably means it's garbage, if IGN likes it.

[@erikgonzales3178]

About 17 hours in and I'm having a lot of fun. I've been a harry potter fan since the first movie came out. It really captures the Harry Potter and Hogwarts vibe. The crazy spell combos you can cast if you're fast at switching spell sets is insane. 9.5/10 for me. If it had Quiditch, it'd be a 10/10

[@TS-jd9qs]

It doesn't have quidditch?😔

[@spaceace5621]

They should do a PvP quiditch

[@reesemiller3741]

It's cause there's going to be a whole separate hp game just about quidditch

[@Cheddar_Wizard]

@@reesemiller3741Would’ve been cooler if it was included at least as a DLC

[@rocknroll1973]

​@@Cheddar_Wizardyeah but a dlc would mean they cut back on the potential of quidditch. Separate game they can really make it shine and focus on it

[@FRISHR]

This game would have been a 10/10 if we could put our name in the Goblet of Fiyah!

[@evolutional7135]

Dlc

[@tommycopeland9273]

Dumbledore said calmly

[@Axxxel_in_Harlem]

@@tommycopeland9273 lol

[@1C55C]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@GhostPringel]

FrIsHr DiD Ya PuT Ya NaMe In Da GobLeT oF FiYaHh!!!!

[@rdk2086]

Insane how JKR is now some evil person for saying a man can’t be a women. The world has gone mad.

[@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493]

the teacher dies in all endings also rockwood is the one that cursed anne and the goblins were blamed for it

[@frishter]

@@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493 You know what you are.

[@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493]

@@frishter and u don’t 🤭

[@frishter]

@@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493 I'm someone who opposes degeneracy. Acceptance is a mistake we will not make again.

[@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493]

@@frishter accept the .45 that gets lodged in ur neck if u go anywhere near me and my degeneracy 🤭🤭🤭

[@tishyo77]

Ive been wanting this game to succeed so bad. This makes me happy.

[@danielzertuche7053]

Shut up, it will flop

[@SibrenFetter]

@@danielzertuche7053 don't have anything useful or friendly to say? Just don't say it and let someone else be happy.

[@christianbass7244]

@@SibrenFetter it’s okay lol he lives his life being miserable, can’t say the same for me:,)

[@sugarboi8960]

@@danielzertuche7053 Unlike you the game will be successful, so SHUT UP BISH.

[@Brizicaster094]

I’m so excited to play it and I’m with you hun be happy and ignore the negativity there the ones missing out on the magic!!

[@RoastedJustice]

From Disney Infinity to this. Now that's impressive

[@marcmnemosyne6771]

Toy Story 3, one of Disney Infinity's ancestors, was a great game and really captured the Toy Story feeling

[@Tideman11]

The team already showed a lot of potential and promise with Toy Story 3. Disney Infinity was decent, but a bit rushed in development perhaps.

[@AquaLeaderJesse]

It's a different Avalanche

[@zenoblues7787]

@Xehanort11 The issue with Disney Infinite is that they had to make individual micro campaigns. This need to focus on making as many as possible harmed the quality of all of them.

[@RoastedJustice]

@@AquaLeaderJesse Nope it's not. This is Avalanche Software. They've developed Disney Infinity 3.0 and now Hogwarts Legacy. Your thinking of Avalanche Studios Group, usually just called Avalanche. They're a swedish set of studios that developed games like RAGE 2, Just Cause series, Mad Max, Generation Zero and the upcoming Xbox exclusive Contraband :)

[@noooname2568]

Well done Avalanche! First step to becoming a great developer

[@8thVigil]

Watch the studio close down in 2 years

[@artemeir]

@@gospelofrye6881 nope that’s a different Avalanche

[@IrvSauce]

@@gospelofrye6881 lol no they didnt

[@WiiThoko]

@@gospelofrye6881 no they didn’t, Avalanche Studios developed Just Cause and Mad Max. This game was developed by Avalanche Software. They’re known for Disney Infinity and other licensed Disney games.

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

@@8thVigil they have been going for decades making disney games, yet will close in 2 years after making a game that has rave reviews?

[@CasualGamingDad187]

Those complaining about this game being anti trans are complaining on a device made in China by people who despise them.

[@WiredLain_]

there’s literally a trans character in the game, so idk wtf they’re saying

[@A_New_Reality]

Nice to see Peeves makes it back, I’ve only seen him in the games/books - shame he wasn’t in the films

[@abe7512]

This seems, perfectly balanced.

[@Memelord2020]

As all things should be

[@GardenData61371]

@@Memelord2020 beat me to it

[@abe7512]

@@Memelord2020 a stupendous response milord

[@ryanfinch8300]

Righto Thanos

[@FullMetalYankee]

Comma unnecessary.

[@RumbleWithLegendary]

What a time to be alive. We have a Harry Potter game that’s better than most triple aaa games that have been released in the last few years

[@Jay9966]

Triple aaa = aaa,aaa,aaa

[@mindblow4248]

AAAAAAAAA

[@seerskin-5034]

2:18

[@chastermief839]

This game is published by WB and its carrying the name of one of the biggest media franchises in history. It is a "triple aaa" game, too.

[@amalikyoaz4448]

Especially when you compare it to Forspoken thats also 70$.

[@Quillevergreen12345]

10/10 They need to make a movie about this game.

[@Cannibalize946]

And books

[@wearelegion5533]

😂😂😂😂

[@kollurusaharsh722]

Yes underrated game ,🔥🔥

[@klaudiagrob]

Why ?

[@VincentWillemvanGogh3406]

why dude this game literally has no story

[@satyamisbored]

They actually gave it a 9!

[@HanuNL]

For this woke outlet that means allot!

[@nonethelessfirst8519]

They tried to pander to the alphabeterrorist. And failed they have to backpeddle to save their last remaining credibility they think they have

[@tawilk]

@@HanuNL nah, they're just super HP fan boys that drip with nostalgia. plenty of shortcomings and issues with the game but they overlooked it to appease nutters.

[@gamerforlife3946]

It means that the game couldn’t be bad without them exposing themselves basically

[@waxdoe115]

@@tawilk ding ding ding. You got it

[@SignalBlue]

2023 is going to break my wallet with great games.

[@CatholicChad712]

Starfield and hogwarts legacy will set the standard

[@jacobr2337]

then wait for the games you want to go on deep sale

[@Axxxel_in_Harlem]

@Worst Case Scenario How old are you?

[@stewart2898]

@@Axxxel_in_Harlem keep it in your pants bro

[@Axxxel_in_Harlem]

@@stewart2898 TF!?!

[@jwag301]

my favorite quests are the ones where you go get something precious for someone and than tell them that you actually also really like it and decided to keep it XD

[@mavvynne444]

I'm not surprised that this game got 9/10 from IGN. Was kinda expecting it to be 9.5/10. This shows that this game is amazing.

[@dotty1774]

They don't do .5s anymore.

[@ryndaman2855]

9.5 is now kinda like 10 for IGN, its got 9 its has visual issue they said, and lack of variety, its almost get the same fate as Forspoken, but it got better score because of wizarding world and so much stuff to do so we could say its could be 10/10 for some people

[@acutelilmint8035]

They wanted so badly to give it 0 or boycott but this game is gonna make so much money

[@keyanghasemi7742]

dont trust IGN

[@Thehor35]

IGN is the worst reviewer though lol

[@whatistime5768]

No words could describe how much details they put in the map. Absolutely amazing

[@rayferdays7870]

"lots"

[@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS]

"Tons"

[@DGD355]

@@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS It’s tonnes dummy

[@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS]

@@DGD355 I'm not British

[@Amethisko]

which details are those? copypaste merlin trials, copypaste beast hunting, or copypaste bandit camps? or is it the copypaste caves, or do you perhaps mean the copypaste flying trials? hmmm maybe the copypaste goblin encounters? OR do you mean the copypaste bosses that have 3 attacks in total? which of these details do you mean? oh yes there's also collecting of those flying pages. yet another wonderful activity

[@rediornot_]

I’m not a Harry Potter fan but this game looks crazy🔥🔥🔥

[@theomnipotent9402]

This isn’t a Harry Potter game so there’s that

[@Donnydarco100]

you know what he meant you moron

[@SPYDERREADYTOCOOKUP]

@@theomnipotent9402 its clearly inspired and adaptation of the Harry Potter series so technically he isn't wrong...

[@lands26]

@@theomnipotent9402 did hogwarts not come from the Harry Potter series? my bad

[@cliffturbo2146]

@@lands26 You oughta know better. This game is nothing like Harry Potter, except for Magical sticks, magical school and flying broomstick. How could anyone think there's something similar here?

[@joeo2533]

Glad to see people have ignored the woke cancel culture mob.

[@BillPinkNye]

If only we could get them to also ignore the go woke go broke clowns.

[@AlphaChinou]

Yup

[@JoeSmith-mp2fn]

Imagine if people just talked about the game... Anyone that goes political about something like this should reevaluate their life choices

[@maidenlesssoul]

HELL YEAH!

[@KRG30001]

Been waiting for a game like this for 20 years

[@CT-nb5lm]

HarryPotter & Adventure Time are both PERFECT for a MMORPG game. Hopefully this will scratch that itch for HP fans like myself. Worst case scenerio it offsets the tempertantrums.

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

Pre ordered this game in October 2020 😂😂

[@derrickhaggard]

Same

[@giovannigiorgio2262]

Been waiting for a game like this for 20 years

[@safdarabbas5994]

This really looks promising

[@UnAssimilated1]

They see me Rowlin' They hatin'

[@sokithesoki]

Dilating, asking why my snatch is dirty

[@Otis151]

Congrats to the dev team for embracing the concept and lore and delivering a franchise-worthy experience. Just super happy for those folks rn. Bc this could’ve (and still might) go down poorly.

[@Quetzal00358]

To people reading the comments: THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO THINK IT'S FUNNY TO SPOIL THE GAME. CAREFUL WHEN YOU READ THE COMMENTS

[@ramblinbananas888]

Snape kills Dumbledore!

[@majoraxx2427]

Harry is a wizard

[@ramblinbananas888]

@@I-I-I-X don't know, don't care. I'm in it for the lulz.

[@CGJUGO80]

@@ramblinbananas888 LOL Classic

[@ramblinbananas888]

@@CGJUGO80 it's tradition at this point.

[@samyoung5895]

YOU ARE NOT A BAD PERSON FOR BUYING OR PLAYING THIS GAME, YOU CAN ENJOY WORKS AND NOT THEIR CREATORS. That's all from me have fun everyone!

[@shannonbayley3684]

The creator did nothing wrong. She had an opinion. Men are men and women are women. It's a pretty sane take.

[@Moleanimationchannel]

Imagine just stating the fact that men aren't women gets you a negative review.

[@Dovah_K1N6]

Best video I've watched so far, every other video I've watched is "This is amazing, nothing is bad about it!" This actually shows some real issues, while still saying how enjoyable the game is.

[@Crmusik026]

Watch the acg video. Hands down best reviewer and he always points out the bad even in big games everyone eats up

[@TheBlakamon15]

@@Crmusik026 He points out out bad but at the same time the bad is not bad for everybody.

[@prod.kidmizu]

@@Crmusik026 Yeah this videos complaints are just nitpicks really

[@heavymetallabrat]

Harry Potter will always be a warm happy place from my childhood. Love the look of this game.

[@Olibelus]

I'm so glad this game is getting great reviews. Going to buy this for sure now!

[@odeplugged]

Yes, buy it 😗

[@JuanPellat]

TERF

[@crispychicken5495]

@@JuanPellat lmao

[@borawson3941]

@@JuanPellat TURD

[@imsohornknee]

@@JuanPellat ywnbaw

[@Quetzal00358]

Don't know why IGN felt the need to pin that comment or make it. There wasn't an "elephant in the room" about the game until y'all brought it up. Are y'all scared of backlash for reviewing this game? We don't care about how you feel about J.K. Rowling and whatever her opinions are. We just wanna know about the game and the review that y'all provide us. Y'all aren't an advocacy group. You're a gaming site. Stick to what you know and are meant to do You say so yourself in the comment. "As critics, our job is to answer the question of whether or not we find Hogwarts Legacy to be fun to play and why." Stick to that. That's all we want to know

[@Kristex613]

"9/10 - just enough antisemitism" - IGN

[@stormswrath565]

I'm 8 hours in and loving everything about it so far....

[@Pesticide7G]

Dude love it on my 2nd just platinumed it 😅

[@eddydcwildmigo90]

@@Pesticide7G huh???? Dammm

[@magedeliss7423]

@@Pesticide7G sure you have.

[@llamaboy1991]

@@Pesticide7G boy you either lyin or you need a life lol

[@MrC.1990]

I’d love it even more if there wasn’t a trans character

[@itsme3550]

Do you guys think this game will have dlc in future? Has potential to be a long lasting game with regular dlc

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

GTA Hogwartz

[@aztronomy7457]

There will absolutely be a DLC. Gaming companies have to make DLC's and other content to make up for the insane production costs of AAA games.

[@noe4354]

Absolutely

[@LG1ikLx]

@@gregordrizzlewing7339 Imagine pulling someone off their broom stick and taking off then you get a wanted level and have a bunch of dimentors chasing you. 😂

[@KRG30001]

Definitely

[@arekkusu888]

She literally made 0 anti-trans statements, and you know it. Let's all stop pretending to be offended by nothing.

[@helloworld14895]

Which is sad. That would've been the first thing I'd like about her.

[@frankkordas1864]

Cancel culture is a dress rehearsal for mass murder

[@GoofyAhOklahoma]

The most "transphobic" thing she said was that trans women shouldn't be allowed in women's restrooms, which is 1000% reasonable and logical. Trans rebut by saying that it's their trans right to use the restroom. They don't want equal rights. They know they already have that. They want special and privileged rights.

[@youhavetoguessit]

@@GoofyAhOklahoma you nailed it, dude.

[@xxghost6109]

Underrated Comment

[@iluvatarchem]

4 enemies all game No gear progression Fetch quests No builds Holes in the story Technical issues It's Harry Potter--->9/10 OK IGN

[@ericsouza2836]

They gave 9 to cyberbug. Lol

[@CC-qg6zl]

Thousands of positive comments. Seems the narrative about being boycotted is being overstated to say the least.

[@marcuskane1040]

1.25 million viewers on Twitch yesterday 340k concurrent players on Steam already, and these are only those who bought Deluxe edition Activists and boycotters failed miserably and the only thing left for them is to keep crying on Twitter 😂😂💀

[@Renee5322]

It surely does make me feel warm inside

[@a.t.c.3862]

Ms. J.K. Rowling is a gift to the world. 🙏

[@marsspacex6065]

Indeed great woman

[@philatio1744]

personally never liked her writing, wonder if she'd be getting the same praise without her comments.

[@J-wk5ny]

It's disgusting that people attack J.K Rowling for stating facts and believing in science!

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

Avalanche has come a long way as a games studio. They went from average to exceptional.

[@shaqtaku]

My guess is we will see a lot of familiar pureblood names like Weasley, Malfoy etc. Black is already confirmed (the headmaster)

[@scottishjedi1522]

Weasley is confirmed as well- there’s a Professor Weasley

[@derrickhaggard]

The Deputy Headmistress, Head of Gryffindor, and Professor of Transfiguration is named Matilda Weasley. Meaning one of our professors and allies is a Weasley.

[@mightymolasses5174]

Prof Figg may be an ancestor of Ms Figg, Harry's Squib neighbor

[@torgregory1254]

@@mightymolasses5174 probably her grandfather though it could have been her father if squibs still get the slow aging process of their pure blood family but it’s more then likely the former

[@mattkiebach6506]

Can’t remember being so excited for a game besides when Eldin ring dropped!

[@ethans0590]

So by you can't remember you mean its been a couple months 😂

[@Nootlest]

@@ethans0590 it's been a year

[@ethans0590]

@Isaac oh damn does time fly, still my point stands he can remember so....

[@makotoyuki9498]

@@ethans0590 It had kind of been a unremarkable year for gaming since Elden Ring and GoW, and some people don’t enjoy either of those types of games. Hopefully this year has a bit more to it, but Elden Ring was definitely the most memorable game of 2022.

[@Axxxel_in_Harlem]

ELDEN RING IS BETTER!

[@anti7928]

No Transgenders were hurt during the making of this game....

[@SolracNexus]

"And after the release of this game"

[@jimpay853]

You're not counting feelings... Their FEELINGS are always hurt. WomEn exist... REEEEE!!!!!!

[@Chadachad]

These clowns brought up boycotting JK rowling for speaking facts that made the transformer community mald but didn't bring up the monsters down at activision blizzard when reviewing their games. Biology exists IGN deal with it and move on.

[@not0mrh]

Great game so far! Just 30mins. after opening the game, you could already tell they've made it with passion and love for the franchise. Too bad i've to pause and go back to work.

[@looksbrum8611]

how are you playing?

[@NoBrainah]

@@looksbrum8611 if you’re on pc you can do a few different workarounds on steam. Console I’m pretty sure it’s just a region change

[@alyssarasmussen1723]

@@NoBrainah whats the workarounds? :O

[@atorothcassidy4866]

@@alyssarasmussen1723 there aren't any, pc is a simultaneous release globally so nobody can play it for another 8 hours.

[@zootedseazon]

@@atorothcassidy4866no you could buy the digital deluxe on pc and play it 3 days early. (ik its out tomorrow but still)

[@ComeChillWithCody]

That last line made me think it was going to get a 7 😅 I’m even more hype now though

[@tawilk]

yeah, it would have if not for nostalgia and super crazy fan boys

[@jackg3535]

@@tawilk why u crying on every comment

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@jackg3535He’s reeeeeing lol

[@glenncanning8189]

The real question is, what the hell difference would that’ve made? Why do people care what scores games get like it affects their ability to enjoy them or something?

[@justindaniels411]

@@glenncanning8189 So they score the games for a reason. They make a technical, detailed criticism of the game so people have a reference to follow before they spend $60-$70. The lower the score, the less likely you will enjoy the game the way it's intended, because there are OBJECTIVE flaws within the game. This does not mean you specifically will not enjoy it. But accept it does have flaws.

[@youngkappakhan]

Ironic that troons and troon advocates hate this because a world where you can cast magic is the only place where you could turn a man into a woman

[@Sfcfan120]

Ahahahaha

[@Olly_2024_]

10/10. Incredible. THE Harry Potter game.

[@BlackParade01]

9/10* And if you watch the entire review, it's more like a 8/10

[@pablosandoval3258]

5/10 ... combat is really bad

[@cryptog7175]

@@BlackParade01 mad wokist detected 😂

[@BlackParade01]

@@cryptog7175 What are you talking about? Weirdo

[@lz9275]

But without Harry Potter 🙃

[@Thorgrim8]

Thank you for reviewing the game and ignoring the nonsense.

[@gaiatiful]

What nonsense? That the game is complete dogshit?

[@Thorgrim8]

@@gaiatiful No. The nonsense surrounding the author of the books.

[@chrishall7601]

@@Thorgrim8 Watch it, bud.

[@Thorgrim8]

@@chrishall7601 noted.

[@Iceman-gm1fu]

Just started playing the other day. This game has been wonderful so far.

[@hammertoe00]

Man this was a blow to the so called tolerant and inclusive trans community. All the harassment and bullying they started on twitch on nice streamers really just made themselves look like the enemy they sought to destroy. They just proved themselves to be just as bigger bigots than those they accused of.

[@sniffles3585]

Whatever you do, don’t post untagged spoilers about how your teacher, Professor Fig, dies at the end of Hogwarts Legacy. This happens in all possible endings and can't be changed. Oh and Rookwood is the one who cursed Anne.

[@Gapil]

@@sniffles3585Interesting plot, going to buy the game now thanks

[@GoofyCheeks]

@@Gapil W

[@GoofyCheeks]

@@sniffles3585 Ok? Trans women are not women

[@Huntress77]

Don't believe everything you hear. 90% of the bullying I've seen online has been coming from Rowling sychophants. And let me tell, the smug viciousness on these people will curl your hair.

[@EnglishMikey]

J.K.Rowling said nothing wrong.

[@jonahnesmith7004]

Fatherless behavior

[@Echob499]

@@jonahnesmith7004what

[@jonahnesmith7004]

@@jedjed5078 man it takes absolutely nothing to make you throw a tantrum, huh? Conservatives are so damn sensitive

[@Naz1Killer]

@@jonahnesmith7004 y'all keep treating conservative as a roast, like being a backwards "progressive" activist isn't worse.

[@jonahnesmith7004]

@@Naz1Killer nice deflection. Who's the one going on unhinged rants again?

[@bacillusanthracis69]

Boycott gang literally freely promoted this game so hard xD Seems great game anyway.

[@SteelGhost_]

Playing this game as Harold Potter, Harry’s grandpa. Joined Griff and saw a familiar face. Amazing game, play it

[@zacmavin2151]

Cant get past the shear amount of dialogue, finding it incredibly boring

[@MrC.1990]

Absolutely disgusting that there’s a Transformer in the game. Definitely not buying

[@METALRON]

J.K Rowling haters are seething right now lololol

[@snuffle2405]

It really makes you FEEL like a wizard. 10/10

[@roddybaba]

Is there a little something for everyone in this game?

[@snuffle2405]

@@roddybaba Damn right there is.

[@AlexGarcia-lp6mb]

Lucifer doctrine y'all being led like sheep

[@Madmonkeman]

Where did that meme come from?

[@roddybaba]

@@Madmonkeman the guy that set the record on Bowsers Big Bean Burrito on Mario Maker.

[@rb8165]

J K Rowling made me buy this game! Great lady :)

[@gaiatiful]

💀💀

[@Sulldog47]

She’s really has made a world she should be proud of, that’s for sure

[@disendangered]

Based lady

[@ChibiChubbyRobo]

@@disendangeredTerf lady

[@tybobb8292]

Zoomers boycotting streamers who play this game because a person stated their opinion on a subject that they can barely comprehend or argue in favor of, is one of the most Zoomer things to ever occur.

[@bird4816]

Don't blame this on zoomers. Millennials started all this gender stuff.

[@bobloblaw2958]

Hey IGN, the more you slag Rowling the more we love her (a real woman).

[@Supre3m3Kai]

JK Rowling didn't say anything controversial to begin with. Idk why IGN is making PC post about it. 😂

[@kiwisoup]

maybe look up the word controversial because whether you think she's right or wrong, saying her opinion is not CONTROVERSIAL is just moronic

[@Supre3m3Kai]

@@kiwisoup It's not. What she stated was fact, not opinion. Now fxck off my post.

[@Bamwich]

IGN is such a waste of time these days.

[@Roger-Bacon]

Uber left leaning crackpots right 🙄😴

[@nychus37]

"Technical issues, boring story, poor variety. 9/10" ???

[@undeadwarfare828]

This game is fantastic.I hope we get to fight death eaters and other powerful wizards in a possible dlc.

[@b2b_ww_champs]

People are upset about someone else’s personal beliefs?? Holy cow, it’s literally thought policing…

[@RavenSWE]

How can you have technical issues, mediocre story, poor enemy variety, and still be a 9? I would understand an 8

[@wanderwolf1850]

J.k Rowling is a legend..I can't remember a time since maybe Tolkien or c.s Lewis, that captivated people to actually read? Young and old alike..she is the innovator, creator, and visionary. All her detractors need to shut it.... period! Anything she said about whatever nonsense cause was absolutely 💯 right....

[@D3NNKO]

twitter folks are in shambles now that ign gave the game a 9/10

[@KyriToe]

They are foaming in the mouths having seizure in the tweets 😂

[@XYtoTheDoubleG]

Love to see it! LEFTIST TEARS 😢

[@paulgilson2347]

@@XYtoTheDoubleG woke tears, I'm left wing but can't stand them either. Def buying this game, looks great.

[@Rationality4Life]

@@XYtoTheDoubleG Most left wing people never cared. It's only the extreme radicals that are triggered

[@ZRodTW]

@@paulgilson2347 you aren't left wing if your ideology is "trigger the bad woke people." You are a fascist if you think being woke, aka leave people alone, is bad.

[@mattuuu6579]

Surely everyone in the comments are going to be kind and respectful towards one another right?

[@bigdaddy2706]

Trans people just can't scream loud enough to stop the game huh

[@douglasharbert3340]

Because trans people only make up like 0.01% of the population.....

[@axyzsz8162]

@@douglasharbert3340 and yet somehow every second person online is trans 💀

[@sundarchip]

One thing that the old Harry Potter games of the early 2000s had that this game doesn't is Jeremy Soule's beautiful soundtrack.

[@platinumdragonslayer6128]

It’s not perfect, but it definitely sets a new standard for future Harry Potter games.

[@theTacoKing640]

im gonna buy this game purely because JK Rowling is transphobic. Solidarity wit my fellow transphobes

[@Amethisko]

The game is incredibly shallow. There's a gadzillion type of activities and side quests, none of them being interesting, rewarding, or satisfying. Everything is dull, boring, and repetitive. The world looks amazing...until it doesn't because it's just the same thing over and over again everywhere you go. It's all great when you do it for the first time, until you realize that this is what you will be doing for the rest of the game. "Oh, great, a Merlin trial! So interesting!".... 15 hours later "oh....f*cking great, another merlin trial, just what I've been looking for..." This, ladies and gentlemen, is Assassin's Creed: Harry Potter. Definitely not a 9/10. Could be a solid 6.5 or a 7.

[@derekosgood3230]

9.5 in my opinion I'm sorry for the people who don't agree though lol

[@Evanz111]

Man, the writer of this review really had fun with their puns, didn’t they? 😂

[@Scitch-et4vk]

The game is truly brilliant

[@brasshound4442]

We stand with J.K. Rowling.

[@OGNoah25]

The only issue with this game is because you are not allowed to play any Quidditch Matches. If they added a DLC for that, it will make you happy.

[@taylorhession1905]

Watch out IGN the wokies will cancel you for giving it such a high rating.

[@Berseruke]

Let's say Thanks to transformators, transformers and other TRANS-things for advertising and promote of this game. Without their helping this frankly to say average game have got such success and popularity. Developers and publisher are extremly thankful for you ;)