![]() ![]() ![]() People waved hello, Hippogriffs flew through the air, and I saw the Hogwarts Express letting off steam in the distance. As I walked down the road, through the trees and saw Hogsmeade ahead, I could have imploded with excitement. Instead, I walked there with a friend I made in class. The game didn’t fast forward to Hogsmeade for the shopping spree. I remember one fond moment when I was tasked to go shopping for items right at the start of the game. Not only did it give me that feeling of being a student who had to fend for myself but it ties into the game’s excellent sense of discovery. The game refused to hold my hand and instead, told me what to do and I had to figure it out for myself. While the idea of assignments might sound like a chore, they are brilliantly designed. In fact, some main quests were often locked until I had obtained a specific spell or potion. Of course, everything I learnt in Hogwarts can be taken into the world around me and used. This includes spells, potions and charms. These private lessons have been set up to teach my character the stuff they missed. When I wasn’t exploring the Forbidden Forest for ingredients to make potions, I was running around Hogwarts completing lessons to unlock assignments which in turn, would unlock new one-on-one lessons. Sure, there is a lot more to it but the game manages to perfectly capture that magic of being thrown into this world and being forced to navigate it. So much of Hogwarts Legacy is all about being a student a Hogwarts. Oh, and there’s also a dark plot going on which you’re thrown into. Instead of tackling the current school year’s curriculum, you’re now bombarded with the responsibility to learn spells you missed, potions beyond your skill level and tame weird and wonderful beasts. This way, the team behind the game was able to squeeze in everything you can ever dream of without putting things off for the next year’s curriculum. You see, a fifth-year noob Witch or Wizard now has to catch up on four years of school. This clever choice of narrative ties into much of the game’s mechanics. For reasons, which I won’t spoil, your character is a fifth-year student starting out at the school for the first time. ![]() Hogwarts Legacy kicks off with an exciting bang as your original character, who you will design from scratch, is on its way to Hogwarts. ![]()
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