Gaming Hogwarts Legacy (PS5/PC/Switch/Xbox)

Never seen, read or bothered about Harry Potter but it would be great to see some serious love/effort into producing a top game from film media as there is so many potential projects out there.

Looks from the brief watch how i always dreamed a proper Pokemon game would go (cheers nintendo)
 
Late to the party, I just watched the state of play and have to say it looks promising. I'm not particularly interested in Harry Potter but it's an interesting concept for a video game. I like the look of the art style and design, the gameplay systems look interesting enough and it doesn't immediately give me a typical, been-there-done-that-open-world-RPG vibe. If it has an interesting story and well written companions on top of that, it could be great.
 
Really really really hoping this is good. I'm a huge Potter fan so hope they don't cock this up.
 
sport2793 said:
Will be interested to see how they handle unforgivable curses. They showed the killing curse near the end so these probably are included but I would be surprised if could just go around racking up a body count without any consequences.
Click to expand...
:lol: Yes, I highly doubt you would be able to run around the the school spamming Avada Kedavra and Crucio
 
Just looked up the developer - it seems all they’ve made is shite movie tie ins. So not entirely confident in this being any good.

I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
 
I think it looked great. My biggest concern is just how vast the scope appears to be. Massive castle, huge world, big story, other towns, changing seasons. That just sounds like a hell of a lot to take on but if they get it right then it could be a classic.
 
Kaos said:
Just looked up the developer - it seems all they’ve made is shite movie tie ins. So not entirely confident in this being any good.

I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
Click to expand...

The Disney Infinity games are actually very well designed and developed. I expect similar here, accessible and well constructed and plenty of attention to detail for the fans, but not really going to be what people expect (i.e Witcher 3/GTA set in Hogwarts). It'll be more like the lego games, which isn't necessarily a bad thing in many ways, but not something anything other than potter fans will really enjoy on any deep level.
 
Redlambs said:
The Disney Infinity games are actually very well designed and developed. I expect similar here, accessible and well constructed, but not really going to be what people expect (i.e Witcher 3/GTA set in Hogwarts). It'll be more like the lego games, which isn't necessarily a bad thing in many ways, but not something anything other than potter fans will really enjoy on any deep level.
Click to expand...
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised to see a polished game, I just don't see the potential for this to be the open world game changer some are hoping for it to be. Best I'm hoping for is a modern version of 'Bully' with a Harry Potter coat of paint.
 
I'm not sure why anyone would want it to be another big, open world game. We certainly don't need more of those games. A well designed game with a decent amount of meaningful content within the smaller setting of the school and perhaps a bit of surrounding area is infinitely preferable to a 100 hour behemoth that inevitably contains loads of padding.
 
Ainu said:
I'm not sure why anyone would want it to be another big, open world game. We certainly don't need more of those games. A well designed game with a decent amount of meaningful content within the smaller setting of the school and perhaps a bit of surrounding area is infinitely preferable to a 100 hour behemoth that inevitably contains loads of padding.
Click to expand...

You deserve it. Have some Cage.

giphy.gif
 
Ainu said:
I'm not sure why anyone would want it to be another big, open world game. We certainly don't need more of those games. A well designed game with a decent amount of meaningful content within the smaller setting of the school and perhaps a bit of surrounding area is infinitely preferable to a 100 hour behemoth that inevitably contains loads of padding.
Click to expand...
I think a well done harry potter open world would be fab, and certainly something a lot of fans would have been dreaming for. What we don't want is a Ubisoft style open world - i.e inorganic, drab worlds with pointless objectives cluttered all over the place, towers to climb and the game feeling exhausting a few hours in.
 
If there's towers to climb to unlock the map I wont play it out of principle.
 
Looks interesting but that cnut in the yellow top is a right bellend. He's amazed by absolutely anything, as if he has never seen a game before. His input adds feck all to that showcase.
 
Still disappointed that this is a) not an online game and 2) you don’t start in first year.
 
This is nearing release and I just noticed the recommended specs, which look quite demanding (especially on the GPU side).

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080 Ti or AMD RX 5700 XT

Additional Notes: SSD, 1080p/60 fps, High Quality Settings, Upscale Quality Setting

So, 1080TI needed for 1080p gaming with upscaling enabled (maybe FSR?) is quite steep. If those are correct, people with with 3070/ti/3080 cards quite possibly will not be able to run the game at native 1440p/60fps/ high settings/, while players with popular 16/20 series cards might be stuck playing on low-medium at 1080p.
 
Rake said:
This is nearing release and I just noticed the recommended specs, which look quite demanding (especially on the GPU side).

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080 Ti or AMD RX 5700 XT

Additional Notes: SSD, 1080p/60 fps, High Quality Settings, Upscale Quality Setting

So, 1080TI needed for 1080p gaming with upscaling enabled (maybe FSR?) is quite steep. If those are correct, people with with 3070/ti/3080 cards quite possibly will not be able to run the game at native 1440p/60fps/ high settings/, while players with popular 16/20 series cards might be stuck playing on low-medium at 1080p.
Click to expand...

I thought it’s been delayed till April?
 
I'm a bit skeptical about this one. I really want it to be good but I've seen a couple of red flags.
 
Solius said:
I'm a bit skeptical about this one. I really want it to be good but I've seen a couple of red flags.
Click to expand...

The biggest red flag for me is its existence. You can't really create an innovative IP when you have such a huge fan-base to appease.

I'm expecting it to be a little paint-by-numbers but great for people who want to immerse themselves in the HP universe.
 
I will wait for reviews on this one, more-so because if I buy it, it'll be for Nintendo Switch where I expect performance to be an issue - even if they tone down the graphics a lot and manage to get 30fps locked. Looks like they're at least taking their time with it, so I'm hopeful.

I do think it'll be a good game, especially for fans of the series, as a lot of care seems to have gone into it. These kinds of games need things to keep you engaged though as exploring a world can only do so much. Lack of multiplayer could be a burden, but not every game needs to have that.
 
I saw a video recently where it looked better than I expected but probably only a 7/10 game at best.
 
Solius said:
I'm a bit skeptical about this one. I really want it to be good but I've seen a couple of red flags.
Click to expand...
What are the red flags? Everything I've seen of it looks pretty good, I have to say. I don't know much about Harry Potter though.
 
Ainu said:
What are the red flags? Everything I've seen of it looks pretty good, I have to say. I don't know much about Harry Potter though.
Click to expand...

There’s an arena that’s only available if you buy a special edition. So makes me think there will be micro transactions.

I also worry it will be quite shallow. Very nice looking but lacking in substance but that’s just my own hunch. Also the developer hasn’t really made anything good before.
 
Solius said:
There’s an arena that’s only available if you buy a special edition. So makes me think there will be micro transactions.

I also worry it will be quite shallow. Very nice looking but lacking in substance but that’s just my own hunch. Also the developer hasn’t really made anything good before.
Click to expand...

That's my main concern too. I think the dark magic is a dlc too.

The combat to me felt like it would get a bit boring pretty quickly but that might just be the people playing it in the demos were being a bit shit.
 
Rake said:
This is nearing release and I just noticed the recommended specs, which look quite demanding (especially on the GPU side).

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080 Ti or AMD RX 5700 XT

Additional Notes: SSD, 1080p/60 fps, High Quality Settings, Upscale Quality Setting

So, 1080TI needed for 1080p gaming with upscaling enabled (maybe FSR?) is quite steep. If those are correct, people with with 3070/ti/3080 cards quite possibly will not be able to run the game at native 1440p/60fps/ high settings/, while players with popular 16/20 series cards might be stuck playing on low-medium at 1080p.
Click to expand...
Is a 1080 steep these days? There’s been a 20XX, 30XX and now 40XX released since then. The 1080 was released nearly 7 years ago.
 
Solius said:
There’s an arena that’s only available if you buy a special edition. So makes me think there will be micro transactions.
Click to expand...

Really? That's annoying. I noticed that if you pre-order you get a few extra bits too.
 
Solius said:
There’s an arena that’s only available if you buy a special edition. So makes me think there will be micro transactions.

I also worry it will be quite shallow. Very nice looking but lacking in substance but that’s just my own hunch. Also the developer hasn’t really made anything good before.
Click to expand...
Ah, had no idea. I hate shit like that. In my opinion any sort of exclusive, in-game content for pre-orders or special editions at launch is completely unacceptable. Not that I was looking to get this early or whatever, but this just means I'll wait for the inevitable "complete" edition at a heavy discount years down the line, if I ever decide to buy it at all.
 
Solius said:
I'm a bit skeptical about this one. I really want it to be good but I've seen a couple of red flags.
Click to expand...

I'll probably get it anyway since my girl is a massive nerd, just didn't realize I'll have to give her my 3070 as well :)

Pexbo said:
Is a 1080 steep these days? There’s been a 20XX, 30XX and now 40XX released since then. The 1080 was released nearly 7 years ago.
Click to expand...

I'd say yes. A 1080TI, which they quote, is (to simplify things) as fast as a 3060 card just without the DLSS capabilities. Most AAA games to come out this year were much less resource intensive. For comparison, Cyberpunk runs with 70+ fps on mixed mid-high settings; Dying Light 2 with 70 fps on high. Both games with no upscaling. Plague Tale Requiem runs with 60ish fps on 1440p Ultra settings + FSR.

I agree that there have been several generations of graphics cards, but there is no way the developers were making it with the 40 series in mind. 30 series is what they used the benchmarking and (I'm speculating here) the performance is not where is should be, at least upon release.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.