The FINAL Verdict On Hogwarts Legacy... 

This game sets the bar for what a licensed game should be. It fulfills the fantasy of being in that universe and for most licensed games thats exactly what I want

I have to say as a non harry potter fan( i have watched all of the movies at some point, but i dont know the lore, collect anything etc) This game has actually made me a fan.. Those opening hours while slow, were just incredible to me, walking around the absolutely massive castle, finding hidden secrets and hallways, watching all the cool things going on in the background etc. Even as a non fan where i am sure a lot went over my head, it was still super interesting to be a part of..

I've been playing all night. Haven't been to bed yet ! I love this game. Captures the spirit and tone of the books perfectly.

I think most of us going in are Harry Potter fans and Avalanche knew who this was for, so for me as a HP fan, what you speak of is pretty promising. I also pretty much half expected the classes to be more or less like that. I pretty much expected it myself to be like Bully where they are more or less Skill Enhancements or something for gameplay rather than just learning something useful like what Pokemon Scarlet and Violet did. I plan to get the Deluxe Edition once a few patches roll in.

I always crack up when the cutscenes come up and all the students are wearing their standard Hogwarts school cloaks and my girl is having none of that. I love all the cosmetic options with the gear. 😂

Matty - "Game has a slow opening. 2 minutes into game - *attacked by a fucking dragon, and fighting stone knight chess pieces* okay Matty.

Mr Matty your charisma is infectious and I enjoy your content. Thank you for entertaining me my good sir

I'm no Harry Potter fan but I feel like I will enjoy all of this. I'm my own character in my own Hogwarts story and I love that idea

First game in a long time that actually exceeded the hype !

I appreciate this review and feel confident about my pre-order

14 hours in and I can’t get enough of it! Has all the aspects of open world games that I love and a great setting 😁😁

A slow opening? I was hooked right away. Granted I am a Harry Potter fan. My favorite little detail was when the Thestrals became visible to our character. Which if you know what that means I thought it was a brilliant little detail.

I'm 36 and have never seen a Harry Potter move or read any of the books. After 2 hours of playing this, I turned it off and went to start the first movie.

Played some of the opening sequence of this last night before bed, and I can definitely see where the intro is more "for the fans". As a longtime fan, I was really immersed with not only the bigger picture in simply going to Hogwarts, but some of the little details. Like when I saw the carriage seemingly pulled by invisible horses and knew, as a fan, they were thestrals. Then suddenly a tragedy happens and for just a few seconds you see them turn visible before your attention is turned away from it. That's attention to detail I love, since they only become visible when you've seen someone taken by death. But others might see it as simply a neat detail, if they even catch it at all, let alone why it happened. Alongside that, things like seeing the mechanics at work on their own in the background, when the floo powder fast travel thing greets you at each post, the introduction to spells before you even learn them, those are all definitely things that bring me back into that world and have me eager to play more and more.

I'm glad you got a vacation out of this review!!! That's sooo cool. 🙌

The game all us Harry Potter nerds have dreamt of!

I’m not even a Harry Potter fan and I want this game.

i think the setting being over 100 years before the movie timeline gave us the Harry Potter universe access without making us have a sideline quest rolling under the movie story line. Also, the game designers have really built a beautiful game that is a blast to play. I'm loving it.

That Oblivion music in the background of your video is fitting, because this game has me feeling things I haven’t felt since I first played Oblivion in 2007

How great is it that this game is making new fans of the franchise. I NEVER imagined we’d get such a good HP game

I am absolutely loving my time with the game. It nails the feel of the world. There is so much charm to it all

I’ve always been more a fan of the world building in Harry Potter rather than it’s plot and characters, and this game is exactly what i’ve dreamed of. Brewing potions, sneaking around, getting up to mischief, broom flying, going to magic classes, solving puzzles, toying with spells, taming and caring for beasts, it all hits my spot. It’s *magical* if you will

Mad respect for giving this a fair shot even though your not a HP fan. It’s interesting to hear someone’s feedback that isn’t a HP fan. The material can be hard to follow especially if you haven’t read all of the books. Great review!!!!

As a Harry Potter fan, the start reminded me so much of Half blood Prince that I was giddy the whole time. The attention to detail, the care, the RESPECT for the source material… chefs kiss. Didn’t even realize how short the sorting hat part was, but I guess you can just chalk it up to them having to get through 60 plus kids and you were already late. So you got the express lane

Love the oblivion music Matty !

I'd say Matty belongs in Hufflepuff.

Not a Harry Potter guy myself. Never read the books. Watched a couple of the movies only. But I do like sci-fi/fantasy. And I thought the lengthy introductory sequence was quite engaging. I think the strong voice + facial performances contributes to that a lot. Having a lot of fun with the game so far.

This game looks so good I find myself walking everywhere to take everything in

I can’t believe it’s lived up to the hype

Fantastic game!! I’m absolutely in love with the rich world they’ve created and nothing so far has bored me. It’s simply enchanting.

This game has half price sale in 30 days written all over it. Huge initial sales, followed by a drop off a cliff in daily users. Bring on the deep sale.

Hogwarts legacy: opens with a jump scare of a dude getting eaten by a dragon right infront of you. Matty: so yeah this game starts really slow.

Agree with your perspective on this. Even as a fan, the early hours were a stretch. Finally breaking out of the castle was a real boon and put a huge smile on my face. 😊

Another Final Verdict on a game he hasn’t finished!?!? How the hell is that a final verdict?

Yo the default male voice sounds almost exactly like Daniel Radcliffe and it's honestly weird. But also kinda awesome.

Matt your review of it makes me wanna play it more than all the others I’ve watched

To be fair in terms of the sorting ceremony the reason they only gave 2 questions was because the official sorting quiz could be used and linked to the game if you wanted a proper measurement of what house you really belong to

I wasn't a big Harry Potter fan myself before this game! Don't get me wrong, I watched a couple of movies, but this game really puts you in the role of the character in this universe! I Enjoy it!

Picking it up today!! Cannot wait!

I just set up my character and played about 15 minutes and am in love with the game already.

You can tell the developers were really passionate about this universe and have put a lot of love into this game. I may not know a bunch about the HP universe other than some of the movies many years ago but this world is gorgeous. I keep taking all the scenery in. The castle is beautiful, with the ray traced reflections to the max they did a great job which makes it more upsetting that there's a group of people trying to ruin this game unsuccessfully thankfully

I'm not a Harry Potter fan at all either. But then again this open world Ubi style of game is my kind of thing so I'm very excited.

i loved the ending "take excellent care of yourselves ". You too!

I'm in the same boat as you in that I'm not a Harry Potter fan. I really appreciate your review.

I was kind of hoping that classes would play a more significant role considering it is set at a school

I'm one hour in on pc and loving it so far. Graphics look amazing and excited for the story. Loving the music and have ran into 0 bugs so far.

Matty really going out of his way to New Zealand to get this video out for us lol. It's been a good time so far for me.

Perfect review for me. As a none "Potter Head" or whatever, I was curious about this game but very hesitant. This was the perfect review for me. Thank you! Does Ansel work with this game?

Im not a Harry Potter Fan, never watched the movies or read the books, but this game is amazing. On picking your house, do it through the website, a lot more questions.

Awesome review, I'm not necessarily a HP fan so was wondering if it would be good for me to pick up. I feel like you answered that and will be playing it this weekend.

Been just exploring Hogwarts tbh, already level 7 and havent even touched the story, thought collecting armor and stuff was gonna make my character look silly then I found out there is a way to change appearance so that awesome, so far just entertained which is what a game should strive for

Personally, I think yes, it’s very worth it.

Solid review Matty! As someone that isn't a Potter fan either, I found this super informative. Looks like a really well made open-world game that is true to the source material, and I appreciate the devs for delivering that to fans. Just not something I'll rush to the front of my backlog.

dang man, you are over 500k subs now, thats huge, congratulations!

I find it super interesting that your first few videos about this game you were not pronouncing the spells properly. And now you are bang on. Thanks for the honest review. I think this game will drive a lot of gamers in. Looks like developers did a great job

Great video. As someone who hasn't gamed in almost a decade, this game makes me want to play it so badly.

I feel the same way as Matty, Im not a Potter fan at all. Never could get into it, wasn't my jam. After seeing the gameplay and all the positive vibes Im gonna give it a try.

You can link your wb/harry potter account to the game and in that process, you take a longer quiz that sorts you into a house.

I can't wait!

"Pack your bags and head over to New Zealand for a day" ya totally not a VPN.

No doubt about it, I'm getting this. I'm not a big Potter fan but I'm familiar enough with the story to know what's going on. It's the fantasy setting I'm after and it appears to do that beautifully.

Matty been Doing good, as of late. The Xtra last stand media, episodes. The industry news videos, have been hitting. Couple reveiws, on top of this one. Got some, freash earings. Salute

The detail of the world and the fact that you can explore Hogwarts castle is insane.

I’ve been on the fence but this seems like a winner

I bought 10 copies

Great video. I think it’s a very thoughtful and deep review. This will help me with my decision whether to buy or not

Performance on PC is absolute garbage once you reach hogwarts. The game constantly drops from a solid 60fps down to 20 randomly and stays there until you reload a save. Even randomly in cutscenes.

best of both worlds for fans and non-fans, mostly for openworld rpg enjoyers, and the next month. knowing the upcoming rpg games.

Let’s goo!!

Keep it up Matty!

This is what I needed I’m in the same boat never been a fan of the potters

The Twit Tard Mafia will be in touch

Really well done review.

Matty I want to give you something on the sorting hat. If you did the Potter quiz online that the game links too it gives you more questions to choose your house, your wand, and your patronus.

I'm not a Potter fan and I absolutely adore this game.

I haven't watched the video yet, came here to say I'm about 5 hours in..... And it's absolutely fucking amazing. Can't wait to keep exploring/playing.

Matty, if you link your Wizarding World account, it seamlessly uses the sorting results there for the game for your house and wand. You can still choose to change them if you want, but that's an impressive bit of development and forethought. Also, the sorting there is a much more in-depth questionnaire.

Surprisingly , and I mean that in a nice way, excellent review. Well done. Like and subbed. Keep it up. Buying this game. But I have a rockin PC.

I feel like the opening sequence was amazing and very high energy, not sure how it could be considered slow, a man gets eaten by a dragon almost immediately, you teleport to an hidden ruin and delve into a deep vault with traps and enemies. I think what you mean to say is that it's cinematic and tightly hems in player agency at first.

Not a HP fan by any means, but this looks kind of cool.

not a big harry potter fan... but as a lover of open worlds and what can be possible... this might be the most impressively crafted DETAILED open world. so much beauty in the castle hogwarts it's genuinely impressive.

I'm a casual HP fan (I've seen all the movies only once) and I was hooked instantly. I loved the Lego game but I haven't played much else, so this is exciting. Interesting, I haven't seen those loading screens for doors, it does take a second and a half to get through, though. Not as long of a wait for me and I'm playing on Xbox Series S on performance mode.

Not a HP-fan, know nothing about the world but.. the start in this game is great :0 What are you talking about? They jump into everything pretty quickly and still able to explain a ton around the world for those that want to know more. Everything comes down to taste, but this is one of those few few games i just can't stop playing (kinda like Elden Ring).

Huge Harry Potter fan! Pumped for this game! Didn't watch this video because don't want to spoil too much just wanted to support Mr.Matty! Thank you for all your awesome content!

Been playing for 7 hours now. My Rig: 6900 XT. 32 Gb RAM. 5900x CPU. Things I dislike: Lack of activities- For a world so large and open, and especially one like Harry Potter, it feels fairly boring. We get a few side activities, however the much hyped dueling cup only amounts to 3 side missions. (If there are more later I'm sorry but this is all I've encountered thus far). No quidditch- (flying around is fun, but feels slower than it aught to, Broom options are also kinda weak with no recognizable names from the movies). The common rooms- relatively boring, nothing of note going on inside even if they are pretty to look at, and their function basically gets stolen but the room of req. The wand customization is cool, but overall pointless and doesn't actually add any change in play style. Few Frame drops here and there. Nothing serious, but noticeable around hogwarts. Speaking of Hogwarts, it feels relatively small. I'm not sure if it's the scaling, however it feels beyond some iconic rooms, a lot of it feels unrecognizable defiantly doesn't capture the grand scale of the castle like the movies do. Wizarding houses mean jack and shit thus far. Very little difference in how the game is played. No real choice in terms of morality. There's a Weasley as a professor, and I just refuse to believe anything of good came out of that bloodline. Voice acting in general is mid to completely terrible. Peeves keeps terrorizing student and the Bloody Baron won't do anything to stop him. Atmosphere feels kinda static between day and night.

Thanks for this. This is exactly the review I've been looking for. With there being several games I'm looking forward to this year, and not being a big Harry Potter fan, I think I'll be skipping this one.

I'm a huge HP fan, and this game is actually exceeding my expectations so far. To add to your points - 1) the game is linked to the official HP site that gives you the legit sorting quiz which is probably why there are only 2 questions. 2) At least in the released version, there are multiple voices for male and female characters. I've enjoyed the specific female voice that I chose. I'm glad that even non HP fans are liking the game.

Glad you're enjoying the HP greatness!

I'm on PS5 and I just hit 21hrs and the only things I've encountered so far is a couple floating enemies but as soon as I attacked they came back down and acted like they should, but I'm loving it, it sucks you had so many graphical bugs but like you said, the level of detail is crazy!

I never saw, read, or played anything Harry Potter, but finding the story and world here really fun.

I am not a potter fan, but the game is fun.

Been playing since the early release for deluxe and now I’m just… bored. Game feels really repetitive at the point I’m at. Story is bland to say the least. Combat was fun and fresh at first but with the same enemies over and over it got boring quick. World looks alive at first but it’s really dead with the same enemies you fight everywhere. Bugs are big issue as well, got stuck at two points in the game so I have to save EVERY TIME. I most likely won’t play this game ever again once I beat the story. If I beat the story…

I've heard the physical disc won't let you continue after the prolonged without connecting to the internet that true for australian/new Zealand version?

I love the female voice for the protagonist. Soft and sweet, right up my alley.

The old New Zealand trick😭😭😭

I'm not much of a Harry Potter fan but I am a huge RPG fan.. my wife dislikes games but is a huge harry potter fan.. we have had a blast playing this together. Video games have a great way of pulling from amazing worlds and bringing people together

Looks good. I'll get it on a sale once it drops to around 20 bucks or so. Were it a multiplayer game, I'd get it sooner. Because I know a lot of Harry Potter fans that are diving into this and I'd enjoy playing with them. But as a single-player game that isn't all that compelling to me (not compared to other games coming out this year), I'll wait it out and get it for cheap later.

I appreciate the review from this perspective, which is the same as my own.

as a harry potter fan i am 43 hrs in got it for early access an been playing sense i am having a blast with it

Good review but you skipped out a lot of features and things that you could do in the game. But you didn't even mention which I think are great. Like the ability to raise your own animals. The room of requirement all the customization. How you can. You have different brooms and on top of the brooms you also have animals that you can ride and use in combat and so much more. You know the underground dragon arena fights. There's so much to this game that you. I don't know if you just have an encountered it, but all that had so much more to the game like I'm not a big Harry Potter fan. I've seen the movies just because I like you know magic and fantasy and things like that. Never read the books. Don't care about them reading them but I look at this game as an RPG. Open world and is an open world. It's beautiful. The combat is great. The spells how you can use them in combat and outside combat for like puzzles the way you have to the little towns that they have in the open world how detailed they are. There's just so much to it that is missing from your review. Again, I understand you haven't completed the game so I don't know how far you're into it. So maybe you have an experienced any other stuff, but there's a lot a lot to experience in this game that you haven't even gone over. So I would recommend you finish it and do some more exploration cuz there's a lot that you basically had didn't even mention that makes the game that much better.