This review contains spoilers

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

honestly the definition of a fun game.

a brawler that gives you lots of variety to take down enemies. combat can be extremely satisfying. the setting is dope.

my only thing is the pacing of levels and its story. often times when we are introduced to a new enemy type, it comes across as a boss battle of sorts. later in the level, that enemy that you thought was a boss is just an enemy type that is present while 15 other enemies swarm.

it can be pretty overwhelming at times and feels like enemies don’t really give you a chance to breathe. however it’s still really fun

really forgettable story but that’s the point. it’s an arcade style brawler. however, it did make me less invested in the game overall.

really good stuff

2010

the epitome of an indie game.

honestly, a really solid 2D platformer with lots of good puzzle solving. the best thing about this game is the art direction. there’s honestly not much else to it. there’s a scaffolding of a story which honestly works.

it didn’t blow me away or anything. it’s just a simple game, and sometimes that’s all it needs to be

this game is such a breath of fresh air, it’s not even funny. the way this game has built a dedicated community and continues to add genuine content to the game is so nice to see in a sea of corporate cash-grab games. this will be my go to when i want to play with my friends