Missed Chances

I finally got around to playing Legacy, Three years after all the hype’s died down, and honestly, It’s mostly everything to be expected from a modern AAA take on the wizarding world. Combat feels smooth, exploration is mostly fun, and I think they did an amazing job at bringing Hogwarts to life.

I should mention, I’m not that far in the game, I just noticed some things.

The writing could use a lot of improvements, the plot isn’t too interesting, and I was having more fun engaging in side quests and exploring instead of doing whatever the hell Professor Fig wanted me to do.

But that’s the Main Issue here you see, other than a couple of kinda cool side quests (Like helping some girl find her flying textbooks in the library) THE SIDE CONTENT FUCKING SUCKS. So you’re delegated to crawling back to the lackluster story, something I think really hurts the game. I don’t want to have to reference the only other open world game to be set in a school, but, Bully from rockstar had a lot more personality in the school, there was classes with mini games (something lacking from Brewing potions) There was just so many possibilities you could’ve taken with that and instead it’s just a boring timer until the potion is done, same with herbology.

Comparing that game to this one again, there’s not a single mean fucking kid in this game, every student feels like they have the exact same personality. Kind, helpful, and supportive, OH, so supportive— I casted a first year’s spell and half the damn class was congratulating me. Everyone seems so easily impressed, and immediately kind to me and it feels so Jarring.

Sebastian fans I’m sorry, but He also felt pretty flat, after kicking his ass in a duel because he didn’t bother fighting back, he helps you break into the restricted section, and goes as far as to cover for you when he gets caught. I’d say thieves honor and all that, but he goes out of his way to assure the Librarian no one else is there, instead of just bailing and abandoning you— (Something that’s much more Slytherin like.)

And the potions teacher

He felt like a shameless copy of Snape while missing everything that made him a person, he’s not cruel or vindictive like that other greasy bastard, he’s just a Teacher, just like how all the other teachers are just teachers, just like how all the students feel exactly the same—

Bully’s teachers all had separate personalities, distinct mini-games for classes, and you’d see them out in the world or in main missions being a part of the world.

And look, I’ll be the first to admit Bully’s writing was heavily flawed in its own right, but one thing it didn’t lack was personality, I’d rather have a Rusty nail instead of the boring plank that Legacy has for its characters.

There’s no bullies, no fights in the school, no one picks on the new kid— isn’t this the world where TEENAGERS can toss fireballs, turn boogers into bats, or just straight up punch eachother? You’re telling me, no one threw a stupefy at an annoying first year?

and this game LOVES pretending you have any Agency in the story— they always give you two options to either lie or tell the truth for some reason, and the person you lie to looks at the camera and goes: “I won’t push you any further, but if you say soooo…” and winks.

There’s no prefects, no sneaking out past curfew, all opportunities for open world conflict just seem to be wild animals and dark wizards that live in the woods outside school for some reason.

I hate to say this, because it feels like such cheap criticism but I seriously love all the big aspects of this game, the bigger picture of the world, the grandness of it all—

But take a single look closer and it’s all set dressing.

Yeah TL;DR:

This game is missing

Classes/mini games for classes

Bullies/Fights at school.

Morality/Reputation

Diversity in personalities.

Just let me punt a first year

Am I alone on this? Did anybody else roll their eyes when everyone’s “So impressed at your talent” when all you did was attend class for like 2 minutes and cast one spell?

I finally got around to playing Legacy, Three years after all the hype’s died down, and honestly, It’s mostly everything to be expected from a modern AAA take on the wizarding world. Combat feels smooth, exploration is mostly fun, and I think they did an amazing job at bringing Hogwarts to life.

I should mention, I’m not that far in the game, I just noticed some things.

The writing could use a lot of improvements, the plot isn’t too interesting, and I was having more fun engaging in side quests and exploring instead of doing whatever the hell Professor Fig wanted me to do.

But that’s the Main Issue here you see, other than a couple of kinda cool side quests (Like helping some girl find her flying textbooks in the library) THE SIDE CONTENT FUCKING SUCKS. So you’re delegated to crawling back to the lackluster story, something I think really hurts the game. I don’t want to have to reference the only other open world game to be set in a school, but, Bully from rockstar had a lot more personality in the school, there was classes with mini games (something lacking from Brewing potions) There was just so many possibilities you could’ve taken with that and instead it’s just a boring timer until the potion is done, same with herbology.

Comparing that game to this one again, there’s not a single mean fucking kid in this game, every student feels like they have the exact same personality. Kind, helpful, and supportive, OH, so supportive— I casted a first year’s spell and half the damn class was congratulating me. Everyone seems so easily impressed, and immediately kind to me and it feels so Jarring.

Sebastian fans I’m sorry, but He also felt pretty flat, after kicking his ass in a duel because he didn’t bother fighting back, he helps you break into the restricted section, and goes as far as to cover for you when he gets caught. I’d say thieves honor and all that, but he goes out of his way to assure the Librarian no one else is there, instead of just bailing and abandoning you— (Something that’s much more Slytherin like.)

And the potions teacher

He felt like a shameless copy of Snape while missing everything that made him a person, he’s not cruel or vindictive like that other greasy bastard, he’s just a Teacher, just like how all the other teachers are just teachers, just like how all the students feel exactly the same—

Bully’s teachers all had separate personalities, distinct mini-games for classes, and you’d see them out in the world or in main missions being a part of the world.

And look, I’ll be the first to admit Bully’s writing was heavily flawed in its own right, but one thing it didn’t lack was personality, I’d rather have a Rusty nail instead of the boring plank that Legacy has for its characters.

There’s no bullies, no fights in the school, no one picks on the new kid— isn’t this the world where TEENAGERS can toss fireballs, turn boogers into bats, or just straight up punch eachother? You’re telling me, no one threw a stupefy at an annoying first year?

and this game LOVES pretending you have any Agency in the story— they always give you two options to either lie or tell the truth for some reason, and the person you lie to looks at the camera and goes: “I won’t push you any further, but if you say soooo…” and winks.

There’s no prefects, no sneaking out past curfew, all opportunities for open world conflict just seem to be wild animals and dark wizards that live in the woods outside school for some reason.

I hate to say this, because it feels like such cheap criticism but I seriously love all the big aspects of this game, the bigger picture of the world, the grandness of it all—

But take a single look closer and it’s all set dressing.

Yeah TL;DR:

This game is missing

Classes/mini games for classes

Bullies/Fights at school.

Morality/Reputation

Diversity in personalities.

Just let me punt a first year

Am I alone on this? Did anybody else roll their eyes when everyone’s “So impressed at your talent” when all you did was attend class for like 2 minutes and cast one spell?