Hogwarts Legacy’s open-world certainly needs refining. It’s a shame that Hogwarts castle itself and the town of Hogsmeade are the only major points of interest.
The remaining hamlets, caves, and ruins soon all blur into one another after a while.
That being said, developers still managed to pack in an immense amount of detail, from amusing open-world events to small nods to the wider Wizarding World lore.
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The user found what appears to be a plush Niffler enjoying a spot of tea with a plush Mandrake at the beach.
“What’s this?” the userwrote. “I stumbled across this while touring around.”
Enjoy a tour of Hogwarts’ four house common rooms below.
It all sounds wholesome enough but that Mandrake is pure nightmare fuel. If you’ve seen the filmCoraline, the button eyes are very much reminding me of that.
“They’re less creepy during the day,”advisedone fan.
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“I’ve played this game over a dozen times and I still find these little guys all over the map. My most recent discovery was one in a carriage outside of Horntail Hall. Little dude is politely waiting in one along the cliff just before crossing the wooden bridge,”addedDoctorUrl who also stumbled across one of the cursed Mandrakes.
If I was a Hogwarts student and came across this scene, I’d run straight back to my dormitory.
Hopefully, we’ll soon have something new to feast our eyes upon in-game.
ThePlayStationexclusiveHaunted Hogsmeade Shopquest is set to land onNintendo Switch,Xbox, andPCthis summer.
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Devs also teased the upcoming reveal of further “updates” and “features”. As much as I’d like to get my hopes up for new content, I fear this could be something as minimal as a photo mode.
Topics:Hogwarts Legacy,Harry Potter,Warner Bros
