objectively speaking without getting into rowling’s bigoted and messed up views, this is one of the best games we have gotten of the wizarding world. i may be biased bc i grew up with these books and movies, but i can lost in the world of hogwarts. there is truly so much to explore, and it brings me a lot of joy.

it’s a typical open world RPG, and all of the wizarding world’s lore ties into these gameplay elements super well. the story is good enough to make you invested in a vast open world, but it’s no marvel. combat is extremely satisfying. lots of activities for you to do. it’s the standard of what hogwarts open world RPGs should be

i would honestly love a game where you are literally just a student where there is no grand adventure. you can only go to classes when it propels the story forward, and classes are only cutscenes. i want to play a game where i go to hogwarts and try to get good grades idk.

my criticisms lie in the bigoted views. instead of a goblin uprising, a dark wizard rebellion would have served the story much better.

otherwise, i really love this game. it’s a really solid open world rpg, and having it in the wizarding world makes it all the better for me