ITS ALLLLLLLL ABOUTTTTT NOSTALGIAAAAA! THE GAMEEEE SUCKSSSSSS, ITS A FANFIC!

Not even Harry was such a mary sue h0ly sh1t. All the time people are praising you for nothing and wtf you are a new student in the 5th year? that would require at least a huge background but the game doesn't give a sh1t, your character is as bland as it gets(ancient magick hUrP DuRp, like they told us 30x times, it almost feels like the game is insulting the gamer inteligence, YEAH WE UNDERSTOOD BY THE FIRST TIME no need to repeat it in every conversation how special and powerful our ''aNCiEnT MaGiK is, and how dangerous would be in the ''wrong hands''), good god i wish i could help ranrok and give him the powers just for spite).

The support npcs are mostly worse than those from Outer worlds, and THAT means a LOT, they have no personality aside from some quirk. There are interesting professors(the charms guy and tailor in hogsmead are awesome) but not a single ''friend/companion'' , students by themselves all weak(wow we have the slytherin guy that wants to learn ''all spells'' ooooo... and also the uganda magic school girl, its cool to hear about other schools of magic but the game doesn't build up upon the lore very much, they just tease you a little bit and thats it, and besides if you are a ''potterhead'' you already know about Uagadou, that they dont use wands and live above mountains so.... nothing new here. They could had created some lore around it but no... Lets just grab some money and make good graphics and give the masses what they want... to choose a house and feel special like harry. ♥♥♥♥ the lore.

No content between different houses besides 1 early quest(THIS IS HUGE, why give the possibility if there is no content? it would be best to focus on a single house then, instead of creating a common room for every house with bland npcs for looks and almost zero interaction) you know, creating these things is costly, the project resources would be better spent on something that has value.


It makes no sense a student being able to use the unforgivable spells without consequences, Fu CK1N6 GOD the character should be arrested and sent to azkaban for such a liberal use of the dark arts, but obsiously the game dont care with the laws of its own world even with HP universe being a weak setting for logic.

The ambience, music, graphics are great but not enough to sustain the immersion with this narrative, cast and disregard for logic, the game FEELS like a fanfic. I was hoping for something better but 60$? i would rather play HP2 on PC for free to get my dose of nostalgia.

AND DONT LET ME START ABOUT THE COLLECTIBLES, i've already said too much, i cant believe the community gave this game a ''very positive'' review. To even think it could stand against games such: ME, KOTOR, VTMB, new vegas, DA origins, ULTIMA, jade empire, deus ex, divinity and the like. The gaming industry is dying that must be it. And we are in stockholm syndrome with the big devs, if it looks good and has good combat engine: ''gReAt! hehe'' why lore when you could just see water physics amirite

It is very difficult to rate.

For a start, I believe the fans of Harry Potter could enjoy the game. The world looks good, the magic aswell and combat is pretty well made and fun. Also the open world map, which you can explore, clear enemy camps and do some puzzles involving magic, at the end also do side-quest for some characters in small villages surrounding Hogwarts.
Speaking of which, the map is also maybe too big and quite big portion at the bottom right feels just like a filler without much purpose. Lot of puzzles also get repetetive quite quickly, and whats the worst part is the same cutscene after finishing one, that you can't skip and there is nearly hundred of them.

What is quite bad about this game, is the story. The beginning, when you explore the Hogwarts, visit first lesson is kinda thrilling, but quickly ends. After some kind of introduction you are beginning to spend more time outside of Hogwarts in it, which is kinda ruining the wizard student vibe and I had to take even a little break inbetween 1/3 - 2/3 of the game because how boring it got.
Apart of main story line, you follow stories of 3 students and what isnt boring is Sebastian's story line, which in my opinion should've been what the game is about. I don't want to spoil, but it felt like only part of the story, where characters have deeper development and the "choices" aren't black or white cases. I really wish this was what the game was really about, instead of superhero unbeattable student, who just got into school (its your first year) and shouldn't really feel to be more powerfull than any other character in the game.

What I also deeply miss in the game is some kind of student-like activities. At the end, you are student of Hogwarts, but it doesnt really feel like it for quite big amount of playtime.

Some summary at the end, I recommend the game for people liking Harry Potter universe. I don't recommend the game for people not taking the interest in it, unless they are really into "magic/wizard"-like things, in which case this game looks amazing, graphic and combat wise.

This is Best Harry Potter Style Game on the market I just cant get enough playing this just got to fall and im trying to go for that juice 100% cause its just that fun!