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

[United Hobbit]

Please please don't tell me i've been able to do that this whole time

Yep! They show you quite early on that patronising woman who's statue is on the wall is the floo network ports which is fast travel stations. Think they even make you do it when you first arrive

Spoiler

go to the map and click on a flag on an area, and it'll bring up the green flames. Click on the one you want to teleport

 

[Stactix]

Please please don't tell me i've been able to do that this whole time

oh no

 

[Drawfull]

Please please don't tell me i've been able to do that this whole time

One of my complaints was that it's unlocked too early/immediately and it becomes easier to skip stuff.

 

[LawCharltonBest]

Yep! They show you quite early on that patronising woman who's statue is on the wall is the floo network ports which is fast travel stations. Think they even make you do it when you first arrive

Spoiler

go to the map and click on a flag on an area, and it'll bring up the green flames. Click on the one you want to teleport

oh no

One of my complaints was that it's unlocked too early/immediately and it becomes easier to skip stuff.

D'oh!

Thanks all. Will give it a try when I play it tonight

 

[Drawfull]

I'm reaching endgame now and it's been a blast. I thought I would've finished today but:

Spoiler: Minor time spoilers

there was a long time when no new MQ lines popped and I'm not sure why. I didn't do anything story-related in between, just had like two hours of nothing... a bug?

Though I'm also amazed at how quickly @Snowjoe got through it... I'm at 33 hours and have barely touched side content.

I still have gripes about some of its systems - money regardless of the good chests is uneven, but it's not been a massive problem (broom upgrades aside) and the fecking inventory management. I know I could have done more MT's but late game, loot is dropping like fecking Borderlands and.. yeah.

 

[Drawfull]

Well that took me its sweet, sweet time. Finished main quest, the last fight I had to redo lots (on normal difficulty as well). All my prior whining aside I enjoyed it. By a mile the best HP game obvioulsy, but a good game in its own right. Going to take a day off and then either start again on PC or tidy up* on PS5

*this is bollocks, I've barely touched the map

 

[Ramshock]

They literally gave me a refund for the exact same issue. Have you tried contacting them? Just don't open the code and you'll be fine.

yeah I did unfortunately, its fecking stupid

 

[Ødegaard]

I took the inclusion of a trans woman as the game creators trying to soften JK's image, rather than a middle finger to her. But I guess I was wrong as I'm the only one who saw it that way.

Loving the game, but I really want a broom. Running to the high street and back is getting a bit excessive.

Just done my first flight class, do I get a broom soon?

Yes. Soon.

 

[Gehrman]

Shifting through spells on the ps5 is such a headache. Imagine its better on pc.

 

[Red Shorts]

I'm absolutely loving it! Done about 4/5 hours and feel there is so much more to explore. 1st time in a few days I will be playing and buzzing!

 

[Newtonius]

Shifting through spells on the ps5 is such a headache. Imagine its better on pc.

It aint much better we are still limited to 4 slots on keys 1-2-3-4 with 4 loadouts we can just switch those individual spells quicker with the mouse than the analog stick. They should have just given PC more overall slots though i mean we have a keyboard there is no reason to be limited to the buttons on a controller.

Speaking of PC why hasn't the game ready driver come out yet? Don't tell me Nvidia is boycotting it too ffs.

 

[Drawfull]

Shifting through spells on the ps5 is such a headache. Imagine its better on pc.

Have you unlocked all 4 spell banks?

Probably obvious, but you can reassign spells mid battle with no penalty (which also pauses the fight) and it makes things a lot less frantic, especially if you need a particular colour that you didn't have assigned - i.e., you don't really need to use spell banks.

I played through it mainly on the new Edge controller and used the back paddles to switch between two sets, but obviously most people aren't fecking idiots and don't have the controller.

It aint much better we are still limited to 4 slots on keys 1-2-3-4 with 4 loadouts we can just switch those individual spells quicker with the mouse than the analog stick. They should have just given PC more overall slots though i mean we have a keyboard there is no reason to be limited to the buttons on a controller.

Speaking of PC why hasn't the game ready driver come out yet? Don't tell me Nvidia is boycotting it too ffs.

Isn't the Nvidia driver out? I updated my Nvidia PC but didn't look to see if it had included HL but on Hardware Unboxed they mentioned that the AMD driver specifically wasn't due until like now or something implying that NV's was.

 

[Newtonius]

The latest was feb 8th, nothing for HL no.

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for the latest new games supporting NVIDIA DLSS technology including Hello Neighbor 2 and PERISH. Additionally, this Game Ready Driver supports Company of Heroes 3 and the latest update for World of Warcraft which introduces support for NVIDIA Reflex.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/geforce-rtx-40-series-laptop-game-ready-driver/

Never known them to be this slow before, imagine giving priority support to WOW and a game that isn't even out over this, i mean what.

Edit: So upon further research the driver does have some sort of a profile for HL at the software level its just not full support yet.

 

[CallyRed]

Really enjoying it.
Being a 36 year old adult telling my younger sister the spells and charms I've learnt whilst my dad looks at me with disappointment also is great.

 

[Volumiza]

Really enjoying it.
Being a 36 year old adult telling my younger sister the spells and charms I've learnt whilst my dad looks at me with disappointment also is great.

 

[Reapersoul20]

Few deals on HUKD for anyone still on the fence about this; £46 if you get it for the PS5 Turkey store.

 

[The Cat]

Ah bollocks to it just bought it on Steam.

 

[Bebe]

The way paintings, statues etc animate gives me such perfect "Hogwarts" vibes. They've nailed the nostalgia factor (and made a very fun game) in a way that I really was not expecting.

I took the inclusion of a trans woman as the game creators trying to soften JK's image, rather than a middle finger to her. But I guess I was wrong as I'm the only one who saw it that way.

Loving the game, but I really want a broom. Running to the high street and back is getting a bit excessive.

Just done my first flight class, do I get a broom soon?

That was my impression as well.

 

[United Hobbit]

I keep finding little bits from the films and books (e.g artifacts etc). Was a big fan of them so enjoying it

I'm taking my time exploring rather than just blasting through the main quest so am probably learning spells etc slower than most

I want a puffskein and to see what other beasts I can obtain but don't seem to be at that point yet

 

[shaggy]

Fantastic game, really impressed.

 

[CallyRed]

The character interactions crack me up. So corny.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Peeves is a dickhead.

 

[Rauður Djöfull]

Can't decide wether to buy this game or not

I don't have crazy amount of time to play and am not often in the mood for it or I'm in the mood but don't have capacity due to work and so on

That said I take some time every now and then and play for few hours, I can't be bothered playing for just an hour at a time cause I also need time to remember controls and what is going on and most open world games just have so much info and stuff it sometimes becomes overwhelming when you don't have time all day everyday to play it. At the same time I've also never been able to not explore as much as possible and do everything the game offers haha

Anyway some of my favorite games are Witcher, God of War and Last of Us, GTA, Red Dead Redemption (gave up on second one, way too much)

Currently playing Assassin's Creed Vikings and Fifa mostly as it's easier with Fifa to play for 30-40 minutes at a time.

Sorry for off topic rantings, is the general consensus that this game is worth it and should I get you reckon? (P.s grew up reading HP and remember playing the early ps games)

 

[Ted Lasso]

Can't decide wether to buy this game or not

Anyway some of my favorite games are Witcher, God of War and Last of Us, GTA, Red Dead Redemption (gave up on second one, way too much)

Currently playing Assassin's Creed Vikings and Fifa mostly as it's easier with Fifa to play for 30-40 minutes at a time.

Sorry for off topic rantings, is the general consensus that this game is worth it and should I get you reckon? (P.s grew up reading HP and remember playing the early ps games)

Jeezus Crist man, delete those trash games and get yourself playing Hogwarts Legacy. As a fan of the books especially you're in for such a treat. And honestly considering you're playing and presumably have a decent time with Assassin's Creed you're going to absolutely lovvvvve Hogwarts legacy.

Edit: and so you know, I deleted FIFA myself last week so I can dedicate all my attention to Hogwarts. Only able to put in a half hour or hour here and there but it's so much fun even still.

 

[CloneMC16]

I like the game a lot, but the broomstick controls are really bad. I can't understand why they made it the way it is. It could do with some performance patches as well. There are a fair amount of frame drops when running around the castle.

 

[Drawfull]

I like the game a lot, but the broomstick controls are really bad. I can't understand why they made it the way it is. It could do with some performance patches as well. There are a fair amount of frame drops when running around the castle.

They get a bit better with the upgrades but it does feel floaty. Heh

 

[Rauður Djöfull]

Jeezus Crist man, delete those trash games and get yourself playing Hogwarts Legacy. As a fan of the books especially you're in for such a treat. And honestly considering you're playing and presumably have a decent time with Assassin's Creed you're going to absolutely lovvvvve Hogwarts legacy.

Edit: and so you know, I deleted FIFA myself last week so I can dedicate all my attention to Hogwarts. Only able to put in a half hour or hour here and there but it's so much fun even still.

Haha yes they're not really good, new Fifa is shit, I also have Rocket league and Witcher remastered but yeah guess I'm gonna buy Hogwarts when I get paid next month

 

[Slevs]

I don't want to check online so that I don't get spoilered.

I plan to buy this when it goes on sale, what's the story about? Is it Harry Potter and the gang or is it a completely new character? What's a TLR version of the game without spoiling anything?

 

[Drawfull]

I don't want to check online so that I don't get spoilered.

I plan to buy this when it goes on sale, what's the story about? Is it Harry Potter and the gang or is it a completely new character? What's a TLR version of the game without spoiling anything?

It's set 100 or so years before HP, with a completely new cast - there's some crossover in names of characters, and the lore remains tight to the source material for the most part.

 

[paulscholes18]

I don't want to check online so that I don't get spoilered.

I plan to buy this when it goes on sale, what's the story about? Is it Harry Potter and the gang or is it a completely new character? What's a TLR version of the game without spoiling anything?

It’s set in the late 1800’s, Phineas Nigellus Black is the headmaster and as far as I know the only it’s only him and Peeves the poltergeist who are from the books.

 

[Arruda]

The game looks beautiful. Lots of back and forth so far, I think I'll have to dodge my open-world obsession of not using fast travel. Will endure a bit more as I presume we'll unlock mounts at some point.

I know nothing about Harry Potter, I imagine fans of the series will love many things which for me are just out-of-context magic lore.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

How's the story in the game? Be getting it in April.

 

[Gehrman]

How's the story in the game? Be getting it in April.

So far pretty average. 18 hours in. It's generally not its big selling point. Tbh i wish JKR had been involved in fleshing out the main story. I mean more than George R.R Martin did with Elden Ring.

 

[Norris]

I like the game a lot, but the broomstick controls are really bad. I can't understand why they made it the way it is. It could do with some performance patches as well. There are a fair amount of frame drops when running around the castle.

Yeah, I have struggled with this as well. It did not help the camera axis were not inverted to begin with, but very hard to control even after changing it. Wish they had just used the left analogue for the descend/ascend as well.

 

[United Hobbit]

When can I catch beasts?

I've

Spoiler

just gone into the forbidden forest for the first time with Richard Jackdaw. They had puffskeins etc but I wasn't able to catch them?

 

[Drawfull]

When can I catch beasts?

I've

Spoiler

just gone into the forbidden forest for the first time with Richard Jackdaw. They had puffskeins etc but I wasn't able to catch them?

Spoiler

It's a while from there I think. You need to get the Room of Requirement, and then a while after you'll get an 'Attend beasts class' questline. After that you can start to catch them

 

[United Hobbit]

Spoiler

It's a while from there I think. You need to get the Room of Requirement, and then a while after you'll get an 'Attend beasts class' questline. After that you can start to catch them

Ok thanks I haven't done all the classes yet I've been too busy exploring so probably why I'm further behind

What house is everyone in? I'm Ravenclaw

 

[Drawfull]

Ok thanks I haven't done all the classes yet I've been too busy exploring so probably why I'm further behind

What house is everyone in? I'm Ravenclaw

Gryffindor, but I forced it. I think it gave me Slytherin from my answers.

 

[paulscholes18]

Ok thanks I haven't done all the classes yet I've been too busy exploring so probably why I'm further behind

What house is everyone in? I'm Ravenclaw

Slytherin, also named my guy Gellert Grindelwald as he would defo been a Slytherin had he went to hogwarts.

 

[Gehrman]

Ok thanks I haven't done all the classes yet I've been too busy exploring so probably why I'm further behind

What house is everyone in? I'm Ravenclaw

Chose Slytherin.