I initially bought this game when it first came out, but I never got around to playing it till now. While open world games aren't normally my thing, the setting was so interesting I just had to at least give it a try!

Now that I've beaten the main story, looking back I think it was an overall enjoyable experience! Obviously the graphics, along with the setting in general is magnificent and I really appreciate the amount of effort the devs took to add so much detail to Hogwarts itself and the surrounding environment. The combat is diverse and it feels good to use a wide range of spells at your disposal. Over time I found some side characters interesting and wanted to see all of their stories to completion (especially Sebastian).

It took a very long time for the game to get "good", especially since there were many areas of the game that felt formulaic and I almost thought of quitting a few times. The only way to level up for the main story is to do side quests which are all basically fetch this or go into the cave and defeat enemies. Worth noting that I had absolutely no interesting in grinding levels so I can do the final post game mission. I was at level 28 and the final post game "mission" had a requirement of level 34, all for from what I gathered online to be just a cutscene celebrating your acheivements as a student... It's also kinda weird how you can use unforgivable curses with absolutely no consequences despite the severity of them in the story.

Overall, while this game feels like a formulaic open world game at times, the game has enough memorable moments for me to conclude the overall experience to be enjoyable!

I initially bought this game when it first came out, but I never got around to playing it till now. While open world games aren't normally my thing, the setting was so interesting I just had to at least give it a try! Now that I've beaten the main story, looking back I think it was an overall enjoyable experience! Obviously the graphics, along with the setting in general is magnificent and I really appreciate the amount of effort the devs took to add so much detail to Hogwarts itself and the surrounding environment. The combat is diverse and it feels good to use a wide range of spells at your disposal. Over time I found some side characters interesting and wanted to see all of their stories to completion (especially Sebastian). It took a very long time for the game to get "good", especially since there were many areas of the game that felt formulaic and I almost thought of quitting a few times. The only way to level up for the main story is to do side quests which are all basically fetch this or go into the cave and defeat enemies. Worth noting that I had absolutely no interesting in grinding levels so I can do the final post game mission. I was at level 28 and the final post game "mission" had a requirement of level 34, all for from what I gathered online to be just a cutscene celebrating your acheivements as a student... It's also kinda weird how you can use unforgivable curses with absolutely no consequences despite the severity of them in the story. Overall, while this game feels like a formulaic open world game at times, the game has enough memorable moments for me to conclude the overall experience to be enjoyable!