Open world game devs need to ditch the collectibles and add more secrets in their place

One thing I find weird is NPCs, you literally get in or break in their home and start stealing their stuff and they’re just like « ok, help yourself! ».

It's a fairly linear game, but apart from that it hits all the right notes. A sequel should focus a lot more on the story and include other locations from the movies. I also hope the success of this game has made Warner Bros think about a Lord of the Rings RPG.

The story definitely needed to be more grounded and not so big and massive. Honestly if they fleshed the sabastien quest line out a little more to be the main story and make more school school based quested the game would have been a lot better.

This game ended up being a Gateway for me into the Harry Potter Series in General. I went from Playing the Game to Watching The Movies and now Reading the Books.

My only gripe with Hogwarts is that, outside of spells, your choice doesn’t really matter. I wanted to be a dark wizard when I started and while I wasn’t expecting to be on the level of a BG3 level menace. The world doesn’t even react to you picking malicious text in important instances. For example, at the end of the game my wizard flat out says he plans to use the power of ancient magic himself and nobody says anything, not even a worried expression

If there is a sequel, I think their focus should be excelling at their strengths: Hogwarts, the castle grounds, the forbidden forest, and Hogsmeade. A point system (as an honor/faction system), a routine for students and professors, curfews, sleeping, sitting, and eating, a studying system for learning and upgrading spells, the ability to be friendly or antagonize your fellow students and teachers would increase the RPG feel and immersion. Some feuds between students and some side missions to intervene in a bullying situation would go a long way. Also, more secret rooms, corridors, and dungeon basements because Hogwarts exploration is one of the most fun things to do in the game. I think Hogwarts has some leeway for some danger as well: fire-breathing gargoyles as a trap for protected rooms (like the devil's snare in the hidden herbology corridor), etc. I think competitions like crossed wands and summoner's court should have more rounds and be playable throughout the whole game. Adding a professor or two as bosses would be cool imho. Maybe even mini games like wizard's chess or gobstones. I understand why they didn't add quidditch, as it would be hard to make an entire sport's game within another game. But they could square this if they program it like a mini game where you are the seeker and the other NPCs just fly around playing the other positions. The mini game is essentially only to catch the snitch. A similar system to the older Harry Potter games. l also think there should be aurors and dementors deployed in the Highlands if they give you the option to use the unforgivable curses and you choose to use them, and add patronuses so MC can fend them off. Add consequences, make the combat a bit harder and exploration in the highlands a bit riskier if we choose to use the OP spells.

Totally agree with you on all points. Missing some huge things for me. Biggest are the lack of character development, lack of character reactions from NPCs, pointless dialogue choices that have no influence on the outcome… etc. I was totally thinking during the story section about TLOU and then you said it… ND is the king of narrative.

These retrospective 'one year later' or '.....in 2024' reviews are my favorite style of game reviews at the moment, probably ever. They're incredibly underrated. So many outlets are no doubt pressured to have their reviews out by release and most certainly don't take the time to actually soak in and enjoy the game due to deadlines and timing for uploads to squeeze the most out of views due to a game being hot at release. Your type of reviews have no type of pressure whatsoever and are thorough and informatively delivered with several months of experience to really flesh out the game to someone like me who likes to backlog games. Thank you for your hard work and will continue to support channels like yours, more especially those uploading in 4k!

To all who haven’t finished the game there is a mayor spoiler @10:35

The first 10-15 hours are absolutely game of the year material, if not more. But at some point it just falls off so immensely.. :/

Honestly the story was the biggest let down for me in the game. Which is surprising because I thought making the world and gameplay would’ve been the hardest to develop but they absolutely nailed those parts imo. I felt like we didn’t really need to be this “special” one in the story and they could’ve made it better by trying something different because it feels far to like the book story imo. Amazing game tho for me.

definitely didn't have the replayability I wished it did, and I'm dying for a HP game of old where you actually GO TO SCHOOL (there was a little of that), but as a standalone it had a just complex enough combat system, plenty of side systems and puzzles to dig around with and most importantly it was fucking gorgeous. I loved every inch of that world. Love love loved it.

Did no one else find it incredibly boring once they had explored all of the castle?

Also I would have liked more interactions with some characters, for instance at the end I really wanted to invite Poppy over to my room of requirement to visit Highwing. Or play wizard chess with someone.

I have so much nostalgia for the old Harry Potter games, I loved them

I’m about 30 hours into my first play through. I only wish that rather than the pause and wait to move the day/night cycle you could just go to sleep in your room at the end of a day. Also if there was a way to sit at your table in the great hall and eat with your house that’d be awesome. Besides that the game is incredible 9/10 haha

I think it's kind of strange there has been no DLC yet. The game sold very well, and there are some obvious "hooks" left to build upon, as some very notable aspects of the franchise have been left untouched in the game. Namely, some iconic locations (Diagon Alley, the Minstry of Magic), enemies (Dementors, any dangerous creature that isn't a spider), spells (Expecto Patronum, tying into the aforementioned dementors) and magical creatures (take your pick among the pages of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"). And of course, Quidditch. There is a lot left for a post-game stand-alone episode that adds a bit more content to the game in a new location, but for some reason there doesn't seem to be any news in that regard. I'd have expected them to strike while the iron was hot and announce it within months of the game's release, but here we are one year later and there's only silence.

"Ashwinders, goblins, spiders, inferi, dugbogs, trolls, wolves, and the list goes on." Does it?? Where does it go on to? Because I'm pretty sure the list ends with the next enemy, the pensieve guardians - and that's a weak ending to a list. Oh, or maybe we're including both the cottongrass and stoneback dugbogs, as well as animagi on top of the regular wolves. Is the Lord of the Manor on this list which goes on? 😂

Im really thankful that you can pet the cats in the game but i kind of hoped for more interaction? Like actually taking care of your pet (owl,rat,rat) and the bedroom where kind if boring too. It wouldve been so cool if you actually received the important messages with an owl.

It does suck they had to cut the morale and multiple ending system but in the end we did get a mostly fantastic game. Although it was funny how I told Fig at the end how I lusted for power, looked evil when I absorbed the ancient magic and then everyone thanked me for saving Hogwarts at the end cutscene haha

Dude said the daedalian keys reward wasn't worth it... Man I look pimping in my glowing house robe 🤣!

I loved the room of requirement. It basically became a factory and I’d have my plant army crush tons of enemies while I cracked a bunch of potions , and then after I got through a quest, I’d go reload.

My biggest hope for the summer update is we get some more of those missing dialogues. Their fleshed out companion system, better NPC interactions, all that good stuff that was missing on launch. The companion mods are nice for that, since you get to actually hear Sebastian/Natty and other characters comment on your riding your broom or the Graphorn or stuff like that. They thought of everything but sadly they couldn’t implement everything

You just described 90% of RPGs. Hogwarts is a great game, but it suffers from the same thing that most RPGs suffer from, plain and simple. I think an 8/10 is where most ppl would put it and i think that's fair. Its a great game! Worth the playthrough.

I want Backgrounds for your character, like can I be a pure blood slytherin. Or a muggle born hufflepuff. I think having most quest be done with your classmates from your house. My first playthrough was Ravenclaw and it felt awkward having a griffindor and hufflepuff be my main interactions. Like I you could easily switch natty and poppy with any other house member and most of the quests could make sense.

Basically, Hogwarts Legacy is Fable. If you've ever played fable 3 you'll notice that the map page is similar, the menu music is similar, quest layout is similar. If I didn't know any better, I'd say Portkey is the reanimated Lionhead studio.

I wanted the classes to be a little more involved. The only one that had some depth was the history of magic one. Missed opportunity tbh. The 10 second max montage just didn't cut it for me. I also really wanted to be able to dive into the lake and thought they'd give you the potion to do so. I feel like a lot of things like that will be held over for either a DLC or sequel.

Great video. I wasn't even a Harry Potter fan but loved Hogwarts Legacy. It was a fantastic open world rpg on its own right. The combat was fun and exploring the world was fantastic. I also enjoyed characters like Sebastian. Though i do wish the rpg elements were more fleshed out. Hopefully the next game will do that. It did make me interested to go back and listen to the audiobooks for the Harry Potter books. May go watch the films eventually as well. But what i really want is a sequel, since i'm much more into gaming than movies.

Loved the shop mission that had an actual boss and dungeon. Game needed more of that. Every time I entered a treasure cave I expected a boss or some challenge but was disappointed when it was just a useless scarf.

I’m not a gamer, just a 66 year old Mom who read the Harry Potter series to her kids and fell in love with the story, and play Animal Crossing on her switch. Hogwarts Legacy is a fantasy come nearly true as it takes me to a place that’s always been in my imagination of where I’d like to be in real life. I’m on my second play through in a different house and can’t wait to play it nearly every day. I really enjoyed your views on the game.

I won't joke would LOVE to see you look at just how much they removed and react to it, not just how much was removed BUT how much was removed...but it still in the game code.... also they did more then just that opening area to brush off them not having quidditch, theres a letter in the nurses room that basically says A Pure Blood Student got hit with a bludger, barley got hurt but Headmaster Black is a Pure Blood Supremacist. Also I Agree with the keys, I think it would have been cool if that chest had a second purpose as like a Chest to keep extra gear

I wish it was a smaller map, more quests and student interactions with the mysteries and puzzles being in the castle.

My wish for a sequel would be to strip down on the open world aspect and make the school and castle ground more "lively" with more character interactions or school curricula. Data miners allready found fragments of moral and character reputation systems (as well as a more fleshed out house Point system) still left in the code wich seemed to be stripped due to time restraint. Also I'd like to visit other iconic locations like the ministry of magic or knockturn alley. I wouldn't even bother if they reuse most of the castle again to save development time.

100 % agree with all your points. Merlin trials were no fun. It’s also worth pointing out that some side quest dialogs just did not cut it. I don’t remember the last time I skipped dialogs this agressively 😄

There could have easily been a tri wizard tournament dlc, whether hogwarts hosts it or you get to go to another school and explore their grounds.

Most people I've talked to just wanted to be a student. Take that amazing Hogwarts exploration and actually 100x the discovery by allowing for more interaction. It's like Avalanche spent most of their time on graphics that the gameplay loops were not well thought out. Less Ubisoft-like events.

What they should do is make more locations from the movies and slide in some quests. EX: Expand the map to include the ministry of magic and give that its own storyline with a bunch of quests. Then expand the map even more in the coming months and add more locations from the movies or books like the Weasleys house or the world cup final. Continue this process with other locations and other quests like the Blacks house being added to the map with its handful of quests. They could even sell all of these as a DLC, tons would buy it. Do this until the sequel is released, this way people are engaged and buy the sequel. It's a win win.

The sequel should focus much more on actually being in hogwarts, even if it’s not just a student life simulator have the mysteries and plot be driven forward within the castle and through the characters in the castle, and not just have 2 lessons for each class and have actual assignments and lessons that drive the plot forward (like the books)

For me there's not enough going on in the castle, not enough castle related quests, collectibles, mysteries, I think it could benefit from HP 5 game in this regard, or from Lego games, for such an amazing location, there should be way more to discover

What I wish they would add more- make day and night cycles worth it: ie have people walking around who would catch you after hours. More interactions with the other students. Ie: conversations or building friendships. More interactions with mundane objects in the castle - grounds: ie, sitting down, laying down or emotes. As amazing as it is, it felt sort of empty? When not in story quests?

I hated the fact you had to find the stuff to upgrade your room of requirement, I just wanted to build things once I got it not search the entire map for every peice

this was definitely my GOTY when it came out but some things of course I1 wish were different: -quidditch, obvi -massive differences in House choice and your playthrough -why can't I ride a unicorn???? seriously that's a horse let me ride it -having an animal sidekick would be cool, that you could pick i did not find the southern portion boring because it's all just beautiful, there's nothing more beautiful than riding a thestral or hippogriff as the sun rises over the sea . the story made me cry, and I do wish we could get more quests with Poppy bc I loved saving beasts with her and more into Sebastian's story which was so good. he's such a complex character. i hope we get more goodies in a second game

Lol love the name of your guy bro 😂 videos awesome as well! You’re gonna be hitting 50-100k subs in no time. All love from Melbourne 🫡

My biggest complaint was the missing feeling from moving stairs that whould force you to take new path around the castle.

It’s a great game but I wish they had included other movie locations, such as Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, and Grimmauld Place (it’s probably where Phineas Nigellus Black’s family lives, so it would have made sense).

Also one thing I thought was funny. One of the last few bosses I think Rookwood. I didn’t actually fight him I just Avada him thinking it wouldn’t work and it totally did. I’m doing a replay now so I’ll actually do the entire fight but something about that tickled me! The one time the unforgivable curses actually mattered

My second playthrough I went without the Unforgivables and started experimenting with plant/potion combos and the talents that accompany them. There’s nothing more powerful than tossing several cabbages and tentaculas out and equipping a thunderbrew and maxima simultaneously. You’ll clear a map in seconds. So satisfying.

HogLeg's main story has the same issue with its structure as Breath of the Wild as well as Tears of the Kingdom: "Something cool happened in the distant past! And were gonna tell you about it - but only a little nibble at a time! Keep biding your time doing main story quests so we can show you another cutscene of the cool thing that happened long ago! Don't you wish you were there, instead of doing this?" And then suddenly the cutscenes have run out, you've finally witnessed the events of the distant past - it wasn't really that interesting, but at least you've finally witnessed all the pieces - and the game quietly nods its head with wide eyes, patting itself on the back. Breath of the Wild at least had the decency to bury a COOL story in the distant past - sure, I would have loved to've been there, but at least I'm getting fed pieces of a worthwhile story. HogLeg's exposition ending with the professors being like, "And then San Bakar murdered her, and we sealed away the repository, the end. Don't you see, now, the lesson we needed you to learn? Make u think, huh?" is unintentionally hilarious. Thanks for the trials leading to this memory, appreciate you wasting my time with this artificially drawn-out process you needed me to undergo to understand how to avoid the corrupting influence of power, got it.

I wish this game and the elder scrolls oblivion melded together to make the sequel. I wish they treated the different class rooms more like the guild system with quest lines in oblivion. I wish there were real dungeons strewn across the map. And I wish the loot was of more significance. I still loved ‘this game to death and it was the first game in a long time that I played from start to finish and made me feel so much joy. But damnit if I didn’t need a sequel married with the dungeons and guild/faction quest lines of TES IV oblivion.

Loved the video and most of what you said fell in line with how I felt about the game However, I wish the enemies were harder and had more diverse attack patterns because after a while, it felt like I was fighting the same 3 enemy's. I mean, I finished by first playthrough on hard and beat the game fairly easily, apart from the spiders because I couldn't fight them without almost having an anxiety attack. Arachnophobia is a pain. 22:23 I'm sure the sequel will be amazing. Also, it's crazy how that professor just died, and it felt like no big deal, no emotional impact whatsoever.

About the inventory problem (Merlin's tasks), me as beginner, just played a few hours, find it really annoying finding chests and not being able to get what's inside because I have not enough space in my inventory, meaning that after solving ALL Merlin's tasks one day, i have to go back to refind all those hidden treasures and chests of side quests to get what's inside...if I remember the locations...,that's actually really bad. And I am not into the road of all the time going to sell my items in Hogsmeade to have more space in my inventory, because what if those items are gone forever after selling them?? No one explains it

Aside from a passing enjoyment of a couple movies, I have never been a Potter fan so I wasn't blinded by fandom when I went in - and I was still blown away. The game feels so magical, the setting is so well-realized for a first game and I never stopped having fun while playing it. I never felt the need to hit every Merlin trial or other side activity - those are just busy work and I was having enough fun exploring, doing missions, and getting in fights.

This is super niche but im actually replaying it in part to memorize the layout of the castle. For anyone into memory techniques, this is the ultimate memory palace

The quests with Sebastian and buying the shop in Hogsmeade are really all that I can remember about the quests in this game. It was forgettable as far as story, but exploring the Hogwarts grounds was incredible. Wish they'd have found a way to make the southern areas actually attractive to play.

I would have thought you had a million subscribers with how high quality this video is.

I haven’t even finished my first playthrough yet cause I still spend a lot of time just exploring. It’s such a beautiful game and I was hyped as f when it was announced.

I loved it. But one thing I absolutely despised was the menu UI. It was extremely slow. Going from the map to the inventory took like 5 seconds, and I open the inventory and map often, so I wasted like a total of 1 hour waiting for the transition to finish between menues.

I love this game for the fan service. I agree that the fan service is amazing and the creators clearly a fan of the Potterverse. A few things I hope to get in expansion/sequel: > There should be an Auror's presence in villages and randomly across the map. Where you can either help the auror and get rewards or catch you and you have to try to escape yourself if you steal or destroy something. > House Points should play a more important mechanic in the game. Like helping people around then you get a meeting with the headmaster when you get back to Hogwarts. To have that satisfying feeling of hearing "50 points to Gryffidor!!" Or getting "50points will be taken from your house" if you get caught doing something like stealing. > If an NPC sees you doing any of the unforgivable curses, your character should be sent to Azkaban. >The caves should have more risk when entering. Like setting traps. I remember getting scared in destroying barrels in Diablo when I was young.

I like how they include the book moments are written works into it, especially the great staircase. Instead of the movie version, they use the version from the book; an appearing and disappearing spiral.

1:44 that’s hilarious, same list I had and constantly ranted about wanting lmao. Need that open world GoT game bad still.

Thought the room of requirement had so much potential. One of my favorite parts of the game, it felt like a whole separate world, much like the rest of the castle. I loved spending time in there. I just wish they fleshed out its importance a bit more and gave more use for the beasts.

Three things that would instantly make the game better: 1) have alohamora open locks beneath your current spell level automatically 2) conjuring auto feeder in vivariums means your beasts are auto fed as soon as cool down clock counts down 3) give us enough talent points to open the whole skill tree

really good video, hope you get more subs!

I managed to get on my broom in the cave to transfer to the second part of the map, and so clipped through the ground. When I got back above ground, I was able to fly in the flight restricted areas, lol. I’m surprised there’s been no polish, no updates to fix bugs. (This is one of the many I encountered)

I agree I still love this game - and I've played it all the way through for every house. I call it an action adventure rather than a RPG. On my second playthrough I did a Slytherin/dark wizard build and I won't do that again because it's too OP, so it's no fun. I never use Cruciatus or Avada Kedavra. While I agree about the Merlin Trials.. I think the caves are often overlooked and deserve a special mention for being very bland and boring. I think the Transmog system is a bit too good. It means that the only thing that matters about the things you find is their level, so finding treasure is less fun than it could be.

Amazing video man! Can’t wait to see you go up up!

I just got into harry potter, just finished the series and just beat this game. I loved this game but i agree about the magic of the map with the castle and such. I'd love to see new locations like diagon alley or areas in London or other places. I think its very possible to do, I'm excited for the future of this series

In the sequel, they need less highlands with hogwarts and immediate area more fleshed out, with significantly better NPCs and more lessons and activities. Add in diagon alley and a little bit of london, a wizard town like ottery st catchpole and a questline that takes you to different parts of Britain and Ireland to catch rare magical creatures. More varied and more meaningful customisation is a must. More broom variety that actually impacts handling, speed etc. Wand woods and cores making a significant impact on gameplay. Houses have to be very different experiences with personal quests, house points and unique interactions with heads of houses/ghosts. Common rooms have to pull you in with games/homework activities and your bedroom needs to have a lot more. (I think some of the room of requirement stuff should actually be in the bedroom - e.g. the magical creatures should be in a Newt style briefcase or wardrobe) This would all make the hogwarts world feel more impactful, it’s already amazing but needs depth. If a sequel goes well, the third game can be set in Ilvermorney, with a linked story (a British inspired goblin/dark wizard rebellion?). This would give us all the wow factor of a new school and a new setting, with all the improved mechanics and features from game 2. It would be great to see incredible new creatures and a chance for Ilvermorny to establish itself!

As someone who’s played for about 45 hours, is 75% done with a 100% completion, the game desperately needed a morality system. They wanted the idea of you being able to pick your own path as a student at Hogwarts, yet there are no consequences for what you choose. This also makes the “you can only use your talents once, and after you choose, you’re stuck with those talents” seem very forced and out of place, because that’s literally one of the only things that has “consequences”

Great character name by the way! I wasn’t that creative, except maybe for the Giant Purple Toads I named Warty Croak and Warty Crouch Jr.

I’d be curious if the square footage of the inside of the castle equals the rest of the outdoor map

I was hoping there would be a system like bullys where you have class schedules and a grading system and you need to plan things out when you were up to no good. Plus sneaking around the castle after hours should be a more stealthy experience or its detention

I was laid off from my job of over 4 years RIGHT when this launched. I was extremely upset and most likely depressed. I loved that job and [I thought] everything was going great, just to find out at 10pm on a random tuesday I was being let go just because of finances. This game was all I did for weeks basically. Both me and my wife got a copy and we were obsessed. The funny thing is, I'm not even that hardcore of a fan. I've seen the movies and read a few of the books probably 20 years ago, and I've been to the wizarding world at universal, but I think the fact that this game managed to capture me like it did, someone who's not a die-hard harry potter fan, speaks to how well it was crafted. This game and Animal Crossing New Horizons are 2 extremely nostalgic games for me now, not because they remind me of playing them during my childhood or something, but because of how they both did such a great job of making me forget reality when reality sucked hard. (btw ive had a new job for a while now and im good)

This is a game I still want. I was originally going to wait for the PS4 version, but after hearing that it has certain technical issues (especially with the loading screen), I've decided to get the PS5 version. Only issue is I am of limited means and there are games I want more, but even those will have to wait since needs outweigh wants. I wonder if I'd still be able to connect my Wizarding World account with the game account to get that extra stuff. I don't know which house I'd start out with (probably my house Ravenclaw), but I would probably play the game 4 times just to see the other house common rooms (and I enjoy the idea of creating 4 different chars lol). Edit- Oh I forgot to mention this, but I can understand how being a fan of something makes it harder to be objective. Like my fav game of all time is a JRPG, but it still has flaws. If I were to pick something as the best JRPG I ever played, that game wouldn't be it. Fav game btw is Eternal Sonata, but yeah even I wouldn't give it a perfect score, especially the PS3 version. But the best JRPG I've ever played, it's Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (it's still one of my fav games too, Top 10 at least), that one I'd probably give a perfect score.

One of the best place and super video I wish it could be longer !!

I've watched this many , many times and I giggle every time you say that you tickled a pear. Thanks for your work - you're doing a great job

A couple things that really bothered me: the looting, getting things never feels very special or important. It’s just piece of clothing after piece of clothing and constantly changing to upgrade. The exploration is really hindered by this bc with the lack of interaction with NPCs as well as the lackluster looting, the exploration is really mostly just to see and fight new things, rather than discovering interesting storylines or to earn interesting items that you’ll value.

I wish the findings of secret scrolls would unlock secret missions since every scroll discloses a short story about certain characters, events and location history. All in all, it was a satisfying open wizardry world 😊

A few things I felt could've been pointed out and easily fixed.... 1. The opening locks. To their credit they had an auto solve, but I don't think any game players were hyped for solving locks like they're back in Skyrim. It's just an element that doesn't make sense. If you know alohomora, you're not having to pick locks, the magic just works. 2. The demiguise statues and not being able to pick them up during the day. Like, what? You have to go to your map, fast forward time to night in order to pick one up? Again, it makes no sense. If you see one, feel free to pick it up. Not that difficult. The dialogue "mine now, demiguise" should've been "mine later once I've fast forwarded time, demiguise". 3. Instead of having an absurd number of collection chests and field guide pages in the castle, they could've been spread out more in the open world. That would've given the player more incentive to explore the open world and savor the views of the castle and world instead of casting revellio every minute. 4. The beasts part seemed a little shaky. Like I'm putting them in my bag and later selling them for profit, right? Isn't that the same thing the bad guys are doing? Also when they're in the room of requirement and I check on them, they're showing not been fed despite my inserting a beast feeder. Uhhhh. Isn't the point of the beast feeder so that they'll always be fed? And I have to brush them in order to collect their hairs? 5. Room of requirement was cool but I think anyone who tried to decorate likely gave up doing that almost instantly. No one needs all that space and no one is trying to add trees/shrub or cottages that you can't even go in. Waste of resources. Maybe once you clear the hideouts it would've been more cool if you could alter the hideouts into little villages or beast sanctuaries.

I didnt get far into the game, resently redownloaded it to finally continue. I do remember starting the game and exploring the castle for 4 hours before even starting the first quest

I think the game also benefited from being a big new game when at the time of release the gaming industry was a bit stale. I throughly enjoyed the game and put a ton of hours into it, but did feel like if it had another year or two of dev time it could have been one of the best games ever released. Especially the RPG mechanics. Compared to a game like Boulders Gate 3, this feels very elementary, however not in a particularly negative way; just wasn’t a ton there. I also agree that more investment in side characters would have been a great touch. I love the Harry Potter universe and often times love the secondary characters like Umbridge even more so was a bit disappointed when we didn’t really have anyone else other than Sebastian to really latch on to. I hope they add some more into the sequel and focus on building out more storylines and interesting side quests cause the combat and setting they nailed.

For me, I felt like we spent so much time in the castle during the books and movie, that i LOVED exploring outside and going to all of the villages. It expanded the magic of the world for me. Definitely too many Merlin Trials and tiny mini quests like that though

I started it on my switch a couple days ago and it hurts to see how much better it looks on other mediums like pc or Playstation 😭

I feel like so much time and money was put into the physical world, and I hope they can make the RPG / story elements much more finessed in any sequel now

i absolutely loved this game and its massive the only thing i didn't like ab it was the lack of diversified enemies and animals also that they left a few things out and that the map appears like it could be expanded upon on the boarder's and i wished they would add more side missions and side quest for after you beat the game

I don't know if they will go this route but I have thoughts on what 2 future games should be. 1. Quittage should be a multiplayer online game where you get to play 1 of the roles of a house team, beater, seeker, keeper, etc. and play with other people against other hogwarts houses. 2. a more cozy RPG game where you get to actively attend classes, make choices with friends, enemies, crush, have curfew.

the best thing about this game is Sebastian's storyline. I love the character. Other than, that goblin thing is not a big deal

Your analysis is god-like. I hope the devs watch your video and the comments. I could not say it better myself. After a couple of hours playing, any experienced PC player recognizes the shortcomings, but also the great potential the game has, in part because there are no more books, no more films, about this magical world. The game and sequels have such a great potential to develop a story. It is a pity that it fell short of expectations. At least it seems they will create a multiplayer world. Hopefully Co-op storylines will appear.

I want to am update where you join as a 1st year as in the book, and you pick your family upbringing, so when you return home you go to a magic or muggle family house, and what you do at school/story impacts your house/family

Agreed with all of this. What makes me happy is that an essentially unknown studio fully delivered the Wizarding World in nostalgia and artistic detail, and the bones of the game are incredibly solid. With money and community feedback going forward, the idea that it could only get better and more fleshed out as an RPG in a sequel is really exciting. I just want more reasons to KEEP me in that world.

I really hope they make another one. There’s so many awesome parts of this game, but I wish it were more RPG like. I wish there were actual options that affect the story, like having the option to sneak around late and find out secret spells. Or even PolyJuice porions. Having an option to brew a polyjuice potion and use it for the story is cool. Or there could even be paths you can choose. I don’t really like starting off as a 5th year that much, it would be cool if we have to go through and learn spells. I wish it were more magical and secretive, I wish it had a story similar to chamber of secrets. Just a little note but, sometimes the game felt like skyrim, where I was going through all these dungeons and I had a bunch of side quests to do. That gets quite annoying

This game really could have benefitted from having multiplayer added in at a later date. The NPCs were okay, but you couldn't really interact with them like in Red Dead 2. Whenever you cast a spell at them, they barely even fidgeted. Or when breaking into their house to steal their stuff, they had no reaction. This is where I wish developers would put more time into games if they are to be solely RPGs

3:45 Ok that made me crack up 😂

I fully agree on the merlin trials. There are just too many and there are only 5 or so variations. Eventually I stormed through them all one afternoon, but even when finishing all, there's not really a reward.

Still playing and still loving every second of it

i NEED a PSVR2 exploration mode, bonus if they let you hang out online with friends, 10,000,000 points if they make the game fully playable

I really really hope that whatever we get next (a sequel, DLC, or another game completely) will have a ton more things to do in the castle. I feel like the amount of work designing the castle deserved ten fold the amount of things we do within the school itself. And not just more quests and secrets, but built out systems like attending class, more characters and a better companion system, grades, more complex spell mastery, in a way that adds immersiveness and makes it feel like your character is actually a student in the school that's growing as a witch/wizard with it. I think at the core of any story set in the wizarding world is a coming of age story and these would greatly bolster that theme.

The four houses competition should be a thing, something like the system in For Honor. This could go well with online game

Fantastic video mate!