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Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023's best-selling game worldwide (www.videogameschronicle.com)

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[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 172 points 9 months ago

It's honestly amazing how well this game sold considering how mid the gameplay actually is. Having a popular IP really helped.

[-] neurosnail@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I thought the gameplay was awesome. To me, a really impressive entry to a potential series. What did you feel were the weak points in the gameplay?

[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I found the combat to be serviceable, and at some points I had fun with it. But it kind of got repetitive really quick. Like once you learn the core mechanics, they didn't really introduce a lot after that to keep you on your toes. But the main problem I had with the game came from the quests, they just felt so monotonous. I love exploring the castle, but finding every little collectible just felt tedious and didn't really seem to have any payoff.

All things I hope can be improved with an eventual sequel, I'm definitely glad I picked up the game. But it's not something I've ever considered revisiting once I beat it.

[-] neurosnail@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, agree with these points. It had that first entry vibe to it, similar to the Outer Worlds. Lack of enemy variety was a pretty big one, once you were a few hours in.