Most Mediocre Uninspired RPG I ever played!!

[Fast]

The only reason this has good reviews is because harry potter skin

Lets looks at some of the reasons why this is the case.

1. Fetch Quest extravaganza - 0 innovation in quest design reminds me of 2005 quests in the early AC games.

2. Enemy diversity and quality , there is none. Like 5 enemies in the entire game and they all have the exact same attack patterns and abilities.

3. AI this is hugely problematic because combat although flashy is a total bore fest, scroll wheel between slots press cds , rinse repeat, use some semblance of order and the game is a not only the easiest RPG i have quite literally ever played, but its messy and clunky, control wise too.

4. Fast Travel is needed because the map is bloated in size to fill it full of pointless markers just to fill the dead empty space they should have just deleted.

5. Traversal, the broom and mounts are too slow and clunky , once you can fast travel...why bother with them except for the boring fly through ballons or minigame races.

6. puzzles amount to pushing, pulling and throwing or smashing objects, welcome to zelda except you do it for a little thing to pop out the ground for reasons.

7. The gear system feels like a 'spreadsheet player engagement driven corporate" mechanic that is obtuse and stupid. It also feels unfinished and is flawed in many ways. Boring sad progression limited to 3 stats and some terrible overly annoying traits to obtain that its not even worth the time.

8. the spell list is tiny and uninspired and makes the game feel really poor compared to something like elden ring that gets magic right. The talent system feels unfinished and cookie cutter.

9. voice over. Nope.

10. lack of any dynamic worlds events or anything happening in the world. Its extremely static , to the point that it feels like an empty tech demo at times.

11. The lack of wider more robust systems like crime, morality, and npc interactions turn the static npcs into essentially mannequins with no purpose.

Honestly I have like 10 more points but i cba to write anymore. The honeymoon phase is strong.

[Just Chill]

Fast eredeti hozzászólása:

Most Mediocre Uninspired RPG I ever played!!

You should play Mad Max.
Repetitive as hell, a level system that isn't even required as the game can be easily beaten without leveling up.
But an amazing atmosphere.
I got addicted to that one, regardless of how plain it was, simply as how the atomsphere gave me a lot of immersion.

Similar as here.
And yeah, you may be right about that it benefits if you are a fan of the franchise.
Still good atmosphere stays good atmosphere.

[thorin106]

Fast eredeti hozzászólása:

The only reason this has good reviews is because harry potter skin

Lets looks at some of the reasons why this is the case.

1. Fetch Quest extravaganza - 0 innovation in quest design reminds me of 2005 quests in the early AC games.

2. Enemy diversity and quality , there is none. Like 5 enemies in the entire game and they all have the exact same attack patterns and abilities.

3. AI this is hugely problematic because combat although flashy is a total bore fest, scroll wheel between slots press cds , rinse repeat, use some semblance of order and the game is a not only the easiest RPG i have quite literally ever played, but its messy and clunky, control wise too.

4. Fast Travel is needed because the map is bloated in size to fill it full of pointless markers just to fill the dead empty space they should have just deleted.

5. Traversal, the broom and mounts are too slow and clunky , once you can fast travel...why bother with them except for the boring fly through ballons or minigame races.

6. puzzles amount to pushing, pulling and throwing or smashing objects, welcome to zelda except you do it for a little thing to pop out the ground for reasons.

7. The gear system feels like a 'spreadsheet player engagement driven corporate" mechanic that is obtuse and stupid. It also feels unfinished and is flawed in many ways. Boring sad progression limited to 3 stats and some terrible overly annoying traits to obtain that its not even worth the time.

8. the spell list is tiny and uninspired and makes the game feel really poor compared to something like elden ring that gets magic right. The talent system feels unfinished and cookie cutter.

9. voice over. Nope.

10. lack of any dynamic worlds events or anything happening in the world. Its extremely static , to the point that it feels like an empty tech demo at times.

11. The lack of wider more robust systems like crime, morality, and npc interactions turn the static npcs into essentially mannequins with no purpose.

Honestly I have like 10 more points but i cba to write anymore. The honeymoon phase is strong.

I have to disagree with you as Harry Potter is not even mentioned in game and even if they did so what. What is your real motive on posting this as I feel you are hiding your real intentions and this post is nothing more than a front. You may doing this for points as most will think you are. another thing everything you have written can be looked at as subjective and not necessarily fact. Stop hiding and be real on your intent.

[Fast]

Is it cool kid attitude to call everything with genuine critical acclaim overrated to sound cool.
Every game that ever won awards or a vast majority voted for is overrated according to the one guy who died to tree sentinel and alt f4' probably

[Zordiark Darkeater]

Does the OP knows that the stuff he listed there are no games out there that does all of them at once in a quality and acceptable way on top of it being a Nice Adventurous Story game with great graphics ?

[Migromul]

Elden ring... is a souls game. It isn't bad, but it's just too frustrating for my taste. So I like hogwards legacy much more!

The combat is challenging, but not unfair imho. And if you are defeated, you will reload directly before it starts.

I ended up in elden ring doing the same enemies again and again, just to level up. (as in all dark souls-games.) Because I'm just too scared to loose 20.000 souls (or something like that in lthe later game.)

And then I made an error and opened a chest I shouldn't open. I got teleported to a forest with several giant apes, not able to port anywhere again. I just can't defeat them, so I ceased to play since then...

This won't happen in Hogwarts legacy, because the system just won't let such frustrating situations getting true.

[thorin106]

Migromul eredeti hozzászólása:

Elden ring... is a souls game. It isn't bad, but it's just too frustrating for my taste. So I like hogwards legacy much more!

The combat is challenging, but not unfair imho. And if you are defeated, you will reload directly before it starts.

I ended up in elden ring doing the same enemies again and again, just to level up. (as in all dark souls-games.) Because I'm just too scared to loose 20.000 souls (or something like that in lthe later game.)

And then I made an error and opened a chest I shouldn't open. I got teleported to a forest with several giant apes, not able to port anywhere again. I just can't defeat them, so I ceased to play since then...

This won't happen in Hogwarts legacy, because the system just won't let such frustrating situations getting true.

And for me Elden Ring and Hogwarts are different games that are different in how it is played. I played Elden Ring for maybe 5 mins and it was great for that 5 mins but being I buy my games in bulk I had to move on to the next and hopefully get back to it down the road :) but this game I may play longer than 5 Mins and I was intrigued by it so it may be about 20 mins and then I have to move on to the next game. :)

[Step]

12. go play fortnite

[[BLK] Telu]

It is still less "copy/paste" than Mad Max from the same studio.

[Mogwai]

무궁화 eredeti hozzászólása:

still better then elden ring

i want what you've been smoking must be some good sh!t

[nephalim]

I'd say the Gameplay is 85/100, Lore and Worldbuilding is a 95/100, the game is like a 90/100 for me. If it did not have the Harry Potter skin it wouldn't be anything too special, but still a great game, but for sure far from flawless. Lots of simple boring puzzles and soulless NPCs, and a pretty small world you can't really fully explore until you are halfway through the main story. Still lots of good and interesting RPG systems and a fantastically well done hub of Hogwarts, the attention to detail is massive.

I hope to see them improve on the game through DLC. They have the sales to justify it. Also hope to see mods and denuvo remuvo.

No way it is better than Elden Ring, that game is a 10.

[Darkthunder119]

73 hours in Chilvary 2. I don't think u can talk ♥♥♥♥ about "uninspired" RPGs. playing the most boring junk ever.

[Conservativerk]

DarkStarClassic eredeti hozzászólása:

✪ Wuhan Warrior 🍉🍉 eredeti hozzászólása:

If I were Miyazaki I would be glad that this game came out in 2023 instead of 2022. It would have easily been a GOTY contender with a much higher chance of winning than GOW/Elden ring tbh. And this is coming from an Elden fan.

Elder Ring fan lol then your clearly played it as drunk? Elder Ring is so much better it's just sick so good is ER in comparison to HL.

ER=9.5/10 replayable.
HL=7/10 not replayable so second playthrough 5/10 third 2/10 4th 1/10.

You people are simply complaining about Hogwarts Legacy because it's not '-more of Elden Ring.'

All people like you ever seek out in games is content that is 'more like Elden Ring's'. It's boring, This expectancy is self-centered and it's frankly like an autistic fever dream, over and over again.

It's okay you know. There can be a great degree of variance in gameplay systems. There doesn't have to be one model. Gaming isn't a sport.

I for one am glad that, as a hardcore Harry Potter fan and a fan of games like Fable and Final Fantasy XV, that Hogwarts Legacy is not like Elden Ring and I am glad it wasn't made with you lot in mind.

Some of us want more classic RPG elements. I love the game. As someone here has already written - it's still a better game than Elden Ring.

(Seriously, how fragile can you get...upset that a game is scoring as high as Elden Ring and is more popular
- upset because it's not like Elden Ring . 'It should only be this popular and get these high scores if it's like Elden Ring! Baby noises : Waaah, waaah, waaah, I'm a big baby melee meathead, and the gaming industry revolves around me! Waah, waah!)

Talk about tunnel vision.

[Conservativerk]

EdgarAllenPog eredeti hozzászólása:

dont play it then, why do people take the time to write this all out..

It's because he or she is upset that Hogwarts Legacy knocks the socks off Elden Ring's position. The game is already immensely more popular than Elden Ring.

...imagine becoming even more irrelevant as an Elden Ring player. Also people like this feel threatened by successful games going in a different direction than Elden Ring, because they want the gaming industry to cater more to them and what they like. That last point has literally been my experience with most Elden Ring players.

As I said...they have tunnel vision. They don't want more creativity in the idustry: they want less of it and only one or two standards.

[Heraclius Caesar]

Darkthunder119 eredeti hozzászólása:

73 hours in Chilvary 2. I don't think u can talk ♥♥♥♥ about "uninspired" RPGs. playing the most boring junk ever.

Chivalry 2 is the epitome of squandered potential

[Dank Sidious]

✪ Wuhan Warrior 🍉🍉 eredeti hozzászólása:

If I were Miyazaki I would be glad that this game came out in 2023 instead of 2022. It would have easily been a GOTY contender with a much higher chance of winning than GOW/Elden ring tbh. And this is coming from an Elden fan.

There is absolutely no way this game ever has a sliver of a chance to win GOTY. Too many journalists eat up everything the rageaholic twitter minority mob is telling them to eat.