When you pick up a controller and play Hogwarts Legacy, you enter a magical world bursting with secrets. Especially if you dreamed about living in the world of Harry Potter, this game lets you role-play in that world and lets you become a student at Hogwarts in the 1800s.
Alive with Magic
Hogwarts Legacy brings the world of Harry Potter to life with magic, mysteries and a gorgeous open-world RPG. This massive world extends beyond the grounds at Hogwarts and comes packed with secrets and danger. While playing the game, you will quickly learn how to cast spells and use your magical instincts to solve puzzles. When you solve a puzzle, you get richly rewarded with more answers to this fascinating world.
Combat Gameplay
The combat and gameplay remain pretty straightforward. If you played Legos Harry Potter, you will find that it shares many similarities, but we found that this game took that a couple of steps further than that one. The intricate spellwork and the lightning-fast combat makes the gameplay a joy. You will encounter enemy types of enough variety to keep the game interesting. You can step into battle and prepare up to 16 spells to fire off at your enemy.
After 3 days and 25 hours of gameplay in Hogwarts Legacy, I can finally say “I didn’t even realize I was I spent 25 hours playing” and I’m not even half way completed with the story. From the story, to the battles, Hogwarts Legacy is definitely in my Top 3 list for 2023.
Few Quick Tips:
Make sure you have a good controller. After recent gameplay with Forespoken, I you may not realize your wand trigger might not work as well as you want it to.
Battling Guide on Spell Section
In Battle, I recommend your main fighting centered on 2 main spell sets with the first being 1 yellow, 1 purple, 1 light blue and one red spell. The most effective strategy is having this kind of The second set should be 3 reds and 1 Yellow (not into the dark art spells)
The First set could be Disillusionment at the top, Arresto Momentum on the right, Accio on the left and a red spell at the bottom. I can now use Bombarda so its my preferred spell.
The second set should be what ever Red Spells you have with Glacius. When you Learn Diffindo, any basic human or goblin you cast Glacius on that’s first will shatter with the second hit spell of Diffindo.
My Potion of choice is Thunderbrew. Really comes in handy.
Talents Usage:
I suggest you get more sets for your spells, max out only the spells and attacks you plan to use. It is a waste to just select a spell attack like chomping cabbage if you do not intent to use them.
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Fun Game Where You Customize Your Player
You won’t play as Harry Potter in this game. Instead, you will customize a character and play from one of the famous houses at Hogwarts. For example, you could play as a character from Ravenclaw and use a wand made from a dragon heartstring core. Be aware that once you set up a character, you can’t change it later.
You can’t play as Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley or Hermione Granger because Hogwarts Legacy is set in the 1800s before Harry Potter and his friends were born. Still, you won’t regret the gameplay for a minute since everything is bursting with fun.
Mysteries and Secrets Abound
You can passively wander the grounds at Hogwarts to collect experience points while the mysteries unfold around you. As you progress in this magical world, you will go beyond Hogwarts Castle to other parts of this world, which include the Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade and the open world.
Final Thoughts
The game is worth buying, especially if you have followed Harry Potter since the books were first released. You will always find a fresh riddle around every corner in this delightful exploration of a beloved series. The list of fun things that you can do in this fun world never end. Buy it for the PS5 now and see for yourself
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