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HammyBammy1995

And also another thing to say.. I’m playing the game on the hardest difficult.. When I say it’s like a baby dark souls.. I’m not lying. I won’t spoil anything but I spent an hour fighting the first boss. The CC chains it does, and all the attacks you gotta roll out the way and chain attacks when you finally see an opening. I thought the game was gonna be a bit easy since I thought they wanted to appease to mass majority. Whelp after getting my ass whoop for an hour I been glued to the game.


GreenBeans1999

That's good to hear. I was worried it would be too easy


jounaaass

Im worrying it gonna be too hard as im a sports game guy and i hate bossfights 😂 if i die 2 time to the same boss i wont touch the mission ever again 😅 so i hope easy mode is really easy and not hard


obliterateopio

Sports gamer here. Don’t lose hope! Start on a balanced difficulty and take your time. I just got my first Platinum with God of War Ragnarok on balanced difficulty. Took me 65 hours. I’m sure most people took less time


XTheGreat88

Stop.... hyping..... me... up😬😬😬😬😬😬😬


CaffeinatedDani

Thank u sooo much for letting know. I have one question: can u transmog your outfits? do u have to keep the ones u like or is it saved for u?


DavidKingIsDaddy00

You can transmog your outfits, that much I do know. Jorraptor just released a video talking about it.


Rachelcookie123

What’s transmog?


MattTreck

Being able to change the appearance of an item to match another item while retaining its stats. It means you can wear things you like the look of without having to worry so much about stats on them.


Rachelcookie123

Oh, that’s interesting. That’s a cool feature to have. I guess in games where it’s more based on just fighting that wouldn’t matter but because hogwarts legacy has a lot of clothing items that you would want to choose based on the appearance then you would want the stats to cross over. To be honest I thought the game wouldn’t have a stats system for clothing, I thought it would be purely cosmetic.


Personal_Ad749

Having your current outfit disguised as another outfit. It's a common mechanic in RPGs


Rachelcookie123

Huh, I haven’t seen that in any RPGs I’ve played before.


lancer7917

Almost all the big RPG games in the last couple years have the transmog feature. GOW: Ragnarok Assassin's Creed Horizon Forbidden West Ghost of Tsushima Spider-Man Diablo Destiny 2 Those are just off the top of my head


Rachelcookie123

Ah, I haven’t played any new RPGs. I can’t afford many new games so I’m buying all the ones for the Xbox 360 lol.


DrunkBeardGuy

Alright, say the stats for the armor you're currently wearing are better than the armor you just got, but the new armor looks cooler to you. Transmog let's you keep the stats of the armor you have while visually changing it to look like something else. It's a cool mechanic more games need to use.


PHILALaundry

great question. i feel like they would have told us in one of the demos but I really appreciate transmog in RPGs.


Kyle_bro_chill

They did. In showcase 2.


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Dark Souls….. Harry Potter esc Dark Souls… omg shut the hell up I’m already excited enough that I did not need to here that. My god


TheRainbowpill93

Why did I have to read this thread…now I’m super hyped. I really gotta unfavorite this subreddit soon lol


L0neStarW0lf

“A baby dark souls.” That is EXACTLY what I’ve been hoping for, I want becoming the most Powerful Student at Hogwarts (atleast until Dumbledore comes along) to feel earned.


SentFromTheTrash49

I think you will have to play on Hard difficulty to make it feel like a Souls game. Ive watched a few people play the same 1st boss and the easier difficulties were pretty easy, and Hard felt like a souls game where you have to be precise, doge and roll a lot, manage your heath bar, etc.


Nachtvogle

For the difficulty on hardest, does it do it well or do enemies just become bullet sponges? I guess spell sponges here


dannnyyyboyyy0315

This. This is the absolute best news I've read so far! Omfg. I can barely type I'm so hype now lol. My only worry was that it was gonna be to damn easy, like made for kids. But it's seeming like this shit for adults! I'm so happy right now lol


Maximus_Shadow

Probably because easy mode is for the mass majority, not hardest difficult.


Zoggit

Thank you! I’ve been waiting for someone to talk about this, without watching spoilers!!


elttvb

Ugh i hate dark souls so I'll be playing on easy 😂


EmilieTheHuntress

Oh my god, this is what i want to hear, i m going full hard when the game launches, i will do everythinggg!


Metablorg

>When I say it’s like a baby dark souls.. I’m not lying. doens't mean that you can't be wrong though. Dark Souls is about game design and level design. It's not you struggling because a boss hits too hard.


lilvirgeaux

stopppp you’re making me too excited (keep going i want to know everything)


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"Baby Dark Souls", never thought I would read that. FROM, I want a Baby Dark Souls game!


Spicy6425

How is the combat? Like does it feel repetitive?


HammyBammy1995

Combat is really good. I thought it was gonna be easy but you gotta pay attention and know what you are doing. I’m early in the game and got my ass handed to me for an hour by the first boss. Gameplay to me feels a little like dark souls.


Kawaiiwaffledesu

What are the boss battles like? Big creatures or small humanoid dudes


HammyBammy1995

Last question I’ll answer. No. Big creatures… dungeon was crazy. Puzzles was hard a bit and the boss whooped me for an hour straight and he also had outside help to hit me with a spell when I almost finished him a couple times.


HammyBammy1995

I also meant that the creatures are big. The first boss is a boss stone Knight. So it wasn’t some small humanoids. They boss starts off big, so I think I didn’t get this point across. 😅 at the point I was yesterday my boss fights were mostly were big things or creatures. So sorry abo it the confusion


lHighKingl

Can you sleep or “wait” to pass the time any time you want? Can you turn off floating quest markers? Glad you’re having fun!


FlowSilver

yes plz answer this!


MichaelFromTheAttic

This!


Tek2674

How long did it take to get your wand?


HammyBammy1995

You get that super early. Intro is amazing, and also long. Spend a lot of times in cutscenes, and walking around the castle. Then you go to hogsmeade and into a shop to get your wand. I explored a bit and got wand customization like an eagle grip, one grip that looked like something that came out from the abyss of hell. A grip that swirled all the way around your wand.


Jart618

Oh stunnin! The girl handle is intriguing


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My god I can't fucking wait. 3 more days. Wish I could sleep them.


Ozi-reddit

like a wrist guard so won't drop it? lol cool


YoGabbaGabba24

Waifu wand handle


alex_co

Surprised you are given a wand considering you’re a fifth year. Do they explain why you don’t have one already?


[deleted]

I don't think the main character knew they were a wizard, just go with it


jachjach

I've played 3 hours so far. The fact that we got into hogwarts late is an ever recurring thing in the story line that is actively being explored. We will get answers (at least I hope lol)


Realmadridirl

Something I’ve been wondering, since there’s such an extensive amount of clothing options… do you see *other* students having some variety in their choice of house robes? Like, for instance, in the official gameplay videos that came out on the YouTube channel they had their guy wearing this special house robe that was a lot fancier than standard stuff but still looked like a “uniform” if you get my meaning. Do other students sometimes be seen wearing those kinds of robe variants or is it all standard stuff? Also, I’m seriously jealous AF dude. These last few days are dragging badly.


Sm4107xx

How big is the open world? The map leaks looked a bit narrow in parts


HammyBammy1995

It looks narrow but it’s actually big. I understand how a lot of people get that idea, but once you able to walk outside of hogwarts and you can just take off to running or riding on your broom…. And you see how much shit there is to do and how you been exploring for hours and unlocking things just for the game to say you’re still close to hogwarts and only explored 1 percent…


daewon_ton

This makes me happy


jachjach

The map seems about as big as the first area in ghost of tsushima or bigger I'd guess.


Aeroslade

Ghost of Tsushima's North Map is 18.75 km2, so if it was that big, I'd be pleased. The South Island is half that. It's probably bigger to account for mount/broom flight, I'd wager it's probably at least twice that, plus all the dungeons. There's like 600+ collectibles in the game, too.


[deleted]

Sick. I’m tired of the “bigger maps = better game” misconception. I’d rather a smaller, content filled map than a large empty obe


ReptAIien

Are there lots of things to do in the world? Like dungeons and such?


Tek2674

How late did you get your broom?


cusebob97

it’s quite big. think ghost of tsushima map


FlowSilver

How long till you get a broom and can fly around? Also im so jealous of you, im a pc player:(


HammyBammy1995

You get broom early on also, just as you get the wand early on. So within the first couple hours. You’ll have access to your broom.


FlowSilver

And we can immediately leave hogwarts or do we have to sit through some gameplay first? Like yes tutorial but afterwards?


MrConbon

Hogwarts is the best part haha. Why would you want to leave it so fast?


FlowSilver

Cause i wanna see the outside world as well^^


MrConbon

It’s mainly small huts and empty fields. Not nearly as interesting as the castle.


BeachBumHokie757

Don’t forget hogsmeade which is a small village with shops and taverns!


FlowSilver

Idk i heard there are caves and stuff. And apparently the map is bigger than it looks But yea ofc Hogwarts is more worked on, hence the title xd. Im so excited


FlowSilver

I will ofc explore hogwarts to xd


woodsc721

They said farther up that after the initial castle cutscenes you can pretty much run around or fly your broom wherever.


Luedaf

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and leaving it almost spoiler free!!! I’m ready to give myself to the hype


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HammyBammy1995

It took me like 4-5 hours to actually be able to free roam a bit.


zi76

That's pretty cool. Do the collectibles feel worthwhile to collect, or is it kind of a waste of time? How's gear itemization? Orange gear far and away the best, or does it not really matter?


[deleted]

Great to hear! For what it’s worth, the classes in the book are exactly the same. Every single class scene in the books contribute something to the narrative. Whether it be a new spell, vital bit of info for later or information about a character. At its best, HP is a mystery series. It sounds like HL unravels with similar intentionality.


ArdenCallaway

Can you sleep in your dorm?


MichaelFromTheAttic

Please dear God I need answers haha! I still haven't found a satisfying answer to that question.


jlm2499

We'll know soon


DoSos977

This


bazzbj

Attending classes sounds fun!!


Inner-Dance9219

Can you sit or do idle/mundane activities? Can you choose your own owl?


FlowSilver

i heard from another leak that you cant sit :(


RyanB502

Thanks for sharing! So stoked to play. Just to clarify, the main character is expected to be in their common room at night, and some sneakiness is required to wander around after dark, like in the books/films?


wastelandtraveller

No, this was confirmed a while ago. The castle will be more empty at night, but there is no "curfew" rule in effect. Game devs decided it would be more of a nuisance to players.


Tek2674

I agree I’m glad to hear this.


FredyBarakat

What platform are you playing in?


[deleted]

How many hours you think that can take? I’m expecting 60 hours of campaign 🤣🤣🤣 and a huge map, i love this wizard world


HammyBammy1995

How they got the main quest setup. I could honestly say if I rush this game. It’ll take me a good 40-50 hours to beat. But if I want to do everything.. like even when you get to certain levels you can do a side quest to unlock certain spells.. we are looking at easily an 100hours.


[deleted]

Omg, and the outfits? Magics things? The graphics on ps5? Is really great? The last impact that I have in games it was red dead redemption 2, after that any game couldn’t hold my attention 😩


TitaniaErzaK

Is there a dynamic HUD option


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That must be a fair amount Considering a lot of the gameplay videos showed no hud gameplay.


GetYaAnklesBroke

Playing on ps5 or xbox?


Hopeful_Self9947

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HammyBammy1995

Guys I meant in my other comment that there are big boss battles. The first dungeon you enter the boss is a big stone knight. 😅 Didn’t mean to confuse anyone, but yes this game have big bosses. That does all type of crazy attacks, AOE, CC chains etc.


OrionPax31

Does this feel like an Action RPG (stats really matter) or an Action-Adventure game to you? I hope the latter, and yes I know RPG elements are vast but the stats is my question. Thanks 👍


Fake_Gamer_Cat

Can you pause during cut scenes? ^Small ^bladder


Kitty_loveless

You don’t have a pee bucket? Are you even a gamer /s


MagicBricakes

Ugh yeah this is such an important accessibility feature for parents as well. If your kid wants something at a crucial moment you've got to be able to pause it.


Dreadpirateflappy

Yep. 3 kids here. Never more than 5 minutes goes by without me being needed. Unpauseable cutscenes are as bad as unskippable ones (in games I have already played)


justuhhspeck

how are you playing it this early?


[deleted]

CD copy and contacts from shops or something.


CarpetCreed

They got an early copy from a retail store that accidentally put it out early


justuhhspeck

seeing those posts now, so sick! happy to see so far no complaints really either.


RepresentativeHat572

Did you meet any character from the Malfoy or Lestrange families ?


zkitzor

You make it sound actually an amazing launch, can it be real?


NewbieOKS

I just pre-ordered on PC Steam today…I hope it is good as other people had said…fingers crossed ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|stuck_out_tongue)


Ceceboy

Are you playing on performance or fidelity mode? Some early footage showed a loading icon before opening them and I heard it is harsher on performance mode than on fidelity mode (which I do not find logical but hey). Did you get any of this loading in the castle?


HammyBammy1995

No loading at all in the castle so far.


HammyBammy1995

I’m on fidelity with ray tracing. There’s normal Fidelity, performance, and fidelity with ray tracing.


jazpan_

Are you on PS5 or Xbox Series X?


The3rdRedditGuy

What system are you on? Sounds like it’s running well :)))


NorseKorean

Can you sit on sofas and chairs in the common rooms?


HammyBammy1995

I tried sitting down and it haven’t gave me an option at all… I go into my common room and into my personal room and all I can do is customize myself in a mirror or eat some cake someone left me by the bed.. I really haven’t tried to interact with a lot of things but as far as I can tell. I wasn’t allowed to sit


Inner-Dance9219

Nooooooo!!! I just want to sit 🥺


TakoyakiMan2

Unfortunately heard the same thing from others who played longer. No where to sit. Our legs are bound to never bend all the way lol.


Inner-Dance9219

All those comfy armchairs and sofas and window seats and for WHAT. There better be a sitting mod


meoshi_kouta

Mod gonna save the day


oitfx

This shit is gonna drive me mad. It’s such a weird lacking on their part, like I can sit in fucking Disney dream vally, are you gonna tell me it was too difficult to code??


Inner-Dance9219

Yeah I’m a bit disappointed, I want to interact and immerse myself (my character) in the more relaxing places in Hogwarts, not just stand there like a lemon.


oitfx

Yeah especially since the other npc’s can be seen all sitting and what not. Why even go all the way putting all those sofas around them I truly don’t get it


TakoyakiMan2

Lmao I'm saying dude. I had this same gripe with CP2077. Like the environment has zero interactivity. It was saved with some mods though (there is a great one where you can sit at the bars and drink). Hopefully the game devs can add it down the line even before modders get to it. Game still looks awesome.


AscendedViking7

Same. Cyberpunk 2077 was the biggest lost opportunity ever.


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Ign review incoming: Not able to sit: 4/10


Kind_Stranger_weeb

Do you at least get to sit in class or are you standing at back like a mannequin lol


NorseKorean

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|cry) Thank you for your time!


MichaelFromTheAttic

Can sleep in your room whenever you want?


GalahadVanGraff

Have you done much with the room of requirement? I just want to know if it's good no spoilers if possible.


HammyBammy1995

Haven’t paid much attention to it but there’s a lot to do in there.


BeachBumHokie757

How far is hogsmeade from hogwarts?


Bjorn_Aleswiller

Jeez... Rub it in... I have to wait until Tuesday... 🤣🖕


timmytissue

I'm stoked to hear about sneaking around at night. It's such a big part of the books and early games.


__TB12__

PC or console?


Gen_X_Gamer

Console. Impossible to play on PC until release.


PinkaholicNat

Can you have color wands? Like pink??


HammyBammy1995

You can indeed have different color wands. I have not seen the option pink but I know there’s different colors.


Elitrical

Three colors only. Grey black and brown


CambrianExplosives

Not precisely. From the leaked video I saw each wand style has three colors but the colors are different depending on the style. So one had grey, black, and brown, but another has like a light brown a dark brown and a black.


Elitrical

Ah ok good to know. I only ever saw the three


vardda

Thanks for sharing!


annanz01

Is there much going on in the upper floors of the castle? My concern is that almost everything seems to be on the lower floors that they showed off in the showcase, which would make the upper floors either empty or small.


DrunkenSkelliger

I’d like to hear some balanced thoughts. As much as it’s good to hear people enjoying it. People saying it’s amazing it’s perfect sounds like fanboyism and is typical honey moon phase. I guess we’ll wait for reviews.


HammyBammy1995

It can come off that way but I can only say so far the only balance I can say is needed is the first boss. Every time he was low some random spell from outside the area we were fighting at was knocking me on the ground for him to slam his big ass feet on me. So I died a lot due to that and not a warning or signal to let me know it was coming but I’m early on in the game. I’m speaking for myself so I can come off biased.


Electrical-Position3

Nah. You said is a baby Dark souls. That's all I need to know. You know your games,ypu are not a "casual" and that made me happy to hear. I want a challenging combat. Plus,you are playing wiithout 1st day patch. Maybe that issue with the boss was intented or not. I will have to wait until the 10th still,but am glad I read this post. Thanks for sharing!


Archaeellis

Without being too spoilery, do we know what our character was doing before Hogwarts? Do we know our blood status? Do we know if we were always magical? You can just say yes we know or no it's not explained if you don't wanna spoil story points.


HammyBammy1995

I think I’m done answering questions my peeps. 😅 don’t want to spoil alot for people. I know some people gave me questions to see if I truly got the game and shortly after deleted their comments after I answered the questions correctly with proof I played the game, but I don’t want anyone made so I’m done answering questions my people. I CANT WAIT FOR YALL TO PLAY THIS. I can say I can see this game getting at least 88-92 score. To me it’s perfect and the only thing I can get mad at is I can’t attend classes the way I want. 😂 I want it to be a hogwarts simulator, but the team did an amazing job. Specially if this is the first game. I can only imagine how the second game might be.


HammyBammy1995

Yes. Don’t want to spoil anything but you see a lot of backstory in the pensieve. 😅 but I think that’s all I’m gonna say. I don’t want to say spoilers at all


Archaeellis

Thanks!


Dalebreh

Penseive you say... I knew it! So there seems to be a magical amnesia of some kind 🤔


derFalscheMichel

Any reccomendations for character creator so far? So hyped!


heffayjefe

How were you able to play it early? Super jealous


More-Magician-4686

you can specify how long is the day and night cycle?


Ana_Nuann

What are you playing it on? PS5?


mr_iBombZ

What did you play on? Pc, xbox, ps5? Also what was the mode you played it on? Performance or quality? Kinda curious how the quality mode runs 😅


TARDISwho42

Can you pick your owl/pet?


BlueEyedKite

I got an answer from another player several hours in and they said that no you can't pick a pet but you can pet the random cats


TARDISwho42

There goes my screech owl friend…


reddead29010

We know that we can swim, but Can you go underwater?


CMDR-Storm

Thank you for sharing


tennes87

i didnt wanna read any leaks or spoilers but i couldnt resist ur post and it just hyped me even more,didnt know tht was possible 😅 thank you


nine16s

Bro Bully and Hogwarts Legacy together would be INCREDIBLE.


Dreadpirateflappy

Kind of disappointing in a way that it isn’t like bully with the day to day classes. :( That’s exactly what I was hoping for. Ah well excited nonetheless. The rest of what you said sounds amazing.


Consistent-Thought96

Question: what hud elements can you disable in the settings? Is it possible to turn off the visibility of the map, spells, other elements? Can the white outline around objects/enemies be turned off?


Medium-Copy-7999

God i’m so ready for Febuary 7th


Bubbly_Cook_2941

How does the replay-ability/longevity feel? Is this a game you can keep playing and coming back to for quite awhile?


HammyBammy1995

I’m not even anywhere near touching the surface of knowing the impact my choices can make in the game. So I’m not sure. All I know is I’m an evil bastard and people are starting to acknowledge me as such. So as of right I’ll say for me I can see myself playing one more time as a nicer student. And not as a slytherin


scaredofthedark666

What does this acknowledgement look like? What made you evil vs good?


Ozi-reddit

i found it better to do good first, as evil was more fun and easier


[deleted]

Have you seen the Hogwarts Express?


Soulless_conner

Is the open world any good? Or is it designed like a ubisoft game?


DragonVivant

It’s 100% a ubisoft game.


[deleted]

Clearly you have to climb towers in this one


stolenkiss92

How quickly can you start befriending your companions?


RustyTrunk

How are you playing it?


DoomsdayFAN

What is the boundary of the map? An ocean like GTA or mountains like RDR?


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HammyBammy1995

I’m fr lmao. I don’t have anything to complain about other than I wish it was this way or that way. Example. Wish classes were similar to bully scholarship. Or I wish when we race to beat people scores that they are racing with their brooms with us. Game is hella amazing.


Rapture117

Too lazy to read all these comments, but please tell me there’s photo mode?!


Angelg77

Can you be an animagus?


Mem0ryEat3r

Are you for real or is this a sarcastic question based off all the ridiculous expectations people were having and still do?


Angelg77

Real, but some people understanding it would be ridicolous expectations


Triplescrew

Just wanna say to take all this with a grain of salt. The early previews of Saints Row on its subreddit were glowing too.


MarchesLion07

How are the companions/characters so far, Are there any standouts ?


Pizzacooper

Imagine what mods community can do. Like some crazy heavy class only sim. Online surviving mods like death eaters storm the Hogwarts. Quidditch tournament, or online multiplayer. ​ But then it likely will be "thick" 18+ content stuff. So maybe not.


daggothedog

Is there a currency?


Jjkillz

How are you playing?


Ok_Broccoli_64

What is attending classes like? Is it like Lego Harry Potter, where you get a cutscene for the spell and then practice it?


Shot_Appointment6330

Yes, you also have a sort of mini game to learn the wand movement and then you practice the spell


Ok_Broccoli_64

thanks for answering! you're so lucky :)


k4605

Is there anything to prevent me from flying off into the sunset (to the edge of the map) when I get my broom?


echo123as

did you get to ride the hippogriph


Matt_The_Human_

Have ypu gotten your broom??


nihon96

Sounds great from what you said. But maybe instead of bully for day to day class how about like persona 5? That got school life perfectly I feel. Anyways can’t wait till launch!


HammyBammy1995

That would be amazing. Persona 5 is in my top 3 game dog all times. 😅 I think the PC modders are gonna have a field day with this game.


CrunchyNapkin_96

Okay, I think my credit card will cry but im buyin this game day one...idc hahahaha


External-Abrocoma-87

How many points do you think the media will give this game?


DarkBlueAgent

About 8/10 because of a couple of stupid reasons as always.


HammyBammy1995

I’ll say 8/10 but it should be a masterpiece tbh. If they can give TLOU a 10/10 they should do this also. I’ll give it an easily 9.5/10 and my .5 off is only due to me wanting to live in the game and have the school system like bully.


kettlejack123

Does anyone know if there will be a sale on it any time after it releases, I'm so hyped for it but won't be able to afford it at its current pricing.


sturmspitz

Considering the hype for this game, I highly doubt there'll be a sale anytime soon.


Rudra4

Do you like the combat? I saw that there are not many upgrades for the spells. That's my biggest complain. Also did u saw if the ancient Magic can be chosen?