I have never played the original version of this game, but I have played Mafia 2.

I loved it. The story was great, the characters were really likable. Just the general aesthetic of the world was great. It's kinda odd having a linear story take place within an open world, as there's nothing to really do with that open world if you're not going for the objective.

This has really made me want to go back and replay Mafia 2.

I grew up with the books and films, so I was pretty excited for this. The castle is beautiful and really fun to explore, same with Hogsmeade. I don't really know why the open world was as big as it was though? I would have loved if we got to go to Diagon Alley rather than more of the countryside...

There are relationship quests with members of the other houses but they can't accompany you outside of set quests, which is a shame, and it feels a bit odd that there's no Ravenclaw relationship character.

Broom and mount flight was sublime and really fun to do, however I would of liked it if the different brooms and mounts had different stats and properties to them rather than being skins.

I think for a Harry Potter fan, having a game with this level of quality is incredible, but it could be a lot better. I really hope the team gets the chance to make another entry and look back at what did and didn't work from this one.