Open World game is incredibly Linear

[ShinyArne]

For an open world Harry Potter game, it seems to be very linear to the story. I get that you can free travel on your broom and such, but literally all there is to do are unlock floo stations, and do Merlins trials.. Everything else really just unlocks with story. Yes i get it , open world games are still like that, But like even in those, theres more to explore. Hell theres barely even anything to fight. I'm near the end of the main story and started working on the unforgivable curses, but at this point they seem unnecessary since for one you cant go out as a straight up dark wizard (which we all thought and hoped you could do choices to become such by the end, which would make the game so much more interesting), but all in all, at this point i just use the same 4 combat spells or 3 utility spells and the game is just go here and do that with no feeling of progress. I really hope theres more to come out of it and maybe even an actual dark arts Story in a later DLC. Game is good, but definitely nowhere near what we all thought.

[Zuluknob]

Originally posted by Torgrim:

This is not a open world game at all, whoever labled this open world game has never played one, It's story driven linear game.

That allows you to just ♥♥♥♥ off for days without going to class and explore the world. As soon as i was allowed out of the school i didn't go back for ~10 hours which was multiple days in the game.

[ShinyArne]

Originally posted by Torgrim:

This is not a open world game at all, whoever labled this open world game has never played one, It's story driven linear game.

My thoughts exactly. I love harry potter, but the primarily selling points were: Open World and Dark Magic... we didnt really get either of that

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by Torgrim:

This is not a open world game at all, whoever labled this open world game has never played one, It's story driven linear game.

Its actually open world since u can fly to a new part of the map at any poibt even without needing an objective there so it is open world but, they dont let u do side quests at all these places unless u complete some off the story first, while the game is open world the way the handeld it could off been better

[anxy]

wtf, after first few clases when u go to hogsmead after that its super open very much to explore and do whatever u want

[ShinyArne]

Originally posted by anxy:

wtf, after first few clases when u go to hogsmead after that its super open very much to explore and do whatever u want

Sure, if you think just flying around and fighting 1-2 enemies at a time and collecting the same 10 potion materials is open world, have at it. There needs to be more to it that you can do early game rather than: oh you unlocked merlins trials, heres how to do it, then you go and do them all within an hr. After that youre playing another 2-4 hrs of story for the next unlock which goes the exact same way

[GodMan]

Open world game can be still linear in terms of main story.

[werwolfgaming]

Also for anyone that might say its more like a last gen game wich usally games on last gen pushed u into a linear path this game technically is last gen, the game started developing for ps4 before ps5 was released first talks about this game and leaks happend in 2018 so wouldent be suprised many will see it as more linear than whats done with open world games for new gen games hopefully a dlc in the future will be more open

[werwolfgaming]

Id suspect if they make a dlc it will feel more like a new gen type off experiance since theyd developed the dlc from the start on ps5 and not in the middle off developing getting a new console to get the game working on that like they probably had to do when ps5 released

[V]

Originally posted by Torgrim:

This is not a open world game at all, whoever labled this open world game has never played one, It's story driven linear game.

It is an open world and just because it has narrative points that require you to have an attention span and follow their narrative in the way they want you to doesn't remove the open world aspect
an open world game isn't contingent on an open ended story or free roaming friendly story an open world is simply that a world that is open to the player to explore freely.
people need to remember the game has a direction as-well and get over that they won't have everything in the exact way they want it.

[Sharkitect]

Imo the biggest exploration incentive is seeing all the set pieces and scenes from the movies incredibly lovingly recreated within the game.
Really gets the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dopamine pumpin when you find a place you only ever saw in a single scene of a movie as a kid.

[ShinyArne]

Originally posted by werwolfgaming:

Id suspect if they make a dlc it will feel more like a new gen type off experiance since theyd developed the dlc from the start on ps5 and not in the middle off developing getting a new console to get the game working on that like they probably had to do when ps5 released

This is what im hoping for... they can do so much to it to go from this point. the game has so much time lapse available and the knowledge of say other schools, games etc that could come about to open the world up more to a "play how you want, no need for story" feel

[Emerald Unicorn]

People hear "open world" and expect someone like a Bethesda game. But this plays more like Witcher 3, imo, which is still open world, just in a different way.

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by ShinyArne:

Originally posted by werwolfgaming:

Id suspect if they make a dlc it will feel more like a new gen type off experiance since theyd developed the dlc from the start on ps5 and not in the middle off developing getting a new console to get the game working on that like they probably had to do when ps5 released

This is what im hoping for... they can do so much to it to go from this point. the game has so much time lapse available and the knowledge of say other schools, games etc that could come about to open the world up more to a "play how you want, no need for story" feel

I feel first dlc or so will most likely be quidditch since the game only says that black banned it for that year it would mean its possible a dlc could happen where u go ur 6th year where quidditch is now not banned since u do go threw all 4 seasons in the story mode, it wouldent be to hard to make it a post game thing where quidditch unlocks once u beat the game,

[V]

Originally posted by Emerald Unicorn:

People hear "open world" and expect someone like a Bethesda game. But this plays more like Witcher 3, imo, which is still open world, just in a different way.

exactly.

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by HammiToro:

Originally posted by Emerald Unicorn:

People hear "open world" and expect someone like a Bethesda game. But this plays more like Witcher 3, imo, which is still open world, just in a different way.

exactly.

The games world was abit smaller than i expected but its still big enough im mostly used to these types off open worlds only games ive played recently thats more open is assassins creed games on the top off my head i cant really think off anymore that ive played recently (tho to be fair untill hogwarts legacys release ive played threw like 5 AC games)