Gameplay 8/10
Thoughts : The overall gameplay of Hogwarts legacy is pretty good. There are some minor issues I have with the combat and boss design but outside of that there isn’t much to complain here. The boss design is very repetitive and the devs just tend to throw more enemies at you to make a boss harder, if they aren’t throwing more enemies at you they don’t seem to be able to design interesting bosses. Throwing color coded mechanics at you repeatedly is not amazing boss design. The combat in this game could do with a lot of polishing and things like swift dash are straight up annoying to deal with when not working the way it should. The combat is also pretty simple and you could blast trough the game without understanding most of it. Outside of combat however the gameplay does shine. The Room of requirement is really fun and so is broom flying. Beast flying definitely needs some work but I didn’t end up using it much anyway.

Story 7.25/10
Thoughts : The story is OK but nothing mind blowing. Nothing outrageous that makes me wonder why would they ever write that but nothing that will blow your socks off either. Just a decent story with more good than bad.

Graphics 7/10
Thoughts : The graphics are decent but I hope they improve on them in the next title if they are going to make one. There is no glaring issues and some lighting effects are really pretty but that's about it.

Audio 8.75/10
Thoughts : I can’t find much to complain about in terms of the audio. Maybe a bit too many repetetive lines from certain characters but that happens in every game. The voice acting is really good in my opinion and I really enjoyed certain characters because of the voice acting they had. They did a great job with the audio in different places to drive home the atmosphere and theme. Could do with a bit more music at times.

Challenge 7/10
Thoughts : The challenge the game offers is quite average and nothing special. I think they could have added a bit more challenge in many areas of the game and made the more challenging parts less annoying and more interesting.

Achievements and Collectibles 9.25/10
Thoughts : I think the game does a fantastic job in terms of achievements and collectibles. There are many things to hunt down and collect and it’s very easy to keep track of everything. There also seems to be a good amount of stuff to find and explore. Maybe they could have expanded on certain areas more with collections, like candy and food etc. I might update this when I have done 100%.

Price 7/10
Thoughts : I think the game is pretty fairly priced if you look at today's standards. I would of course like it to be a bit cheaper but that is with most games. I would still recommend it at full price to anyone and especially if you find it with a discount.

Theme 9/10
Thoughts : I think they execute on the harry potter theme really well and the game is thematically really pleasing. Hogwarts is awesome and so is Hogsmead. The forbidden forest could be a bit darker and spookier but otherwise I think the game does a great job with the themes and visuals.

Animations 8/10
Thoughts : Better than average but maybe a bit repetitive. I think the animation shines in combat and is one of the biggest things saving the combat. Outside of that most of the animation is really well done and I just hoped there was more variety and detail in some areas.

Final words: Great game that definitely stands out from today's games with everything else but it’s combat and talent systems. Could definitely be worked on more in many areas but honestly there isn’t anything outright bad.