The game's early success is in the face of some calls for a boycott over Harry Potter creator J.K.

'Its open world map absolutely nails the vibe of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it has spellcasting combat that's stupefyingly good, the characters that inhabit it are charming and unforgettable, and it is positively brimming with countless diversions to soak up dozens of hours of your time,' Travis Northup wrote for IGN. And it's received largely favorable reviews from professional critics, with an 85 out of 100 critic score on Metacritic.

It had a 9.1 out of 10 user score as of early Friday on the review aggregator Metacritic, based on over 900 reviews. Players seem to be loving the game so far. Rowling’s Harry Potter' fiction, is launching this week to big sales and big controversy.

Screenshot: Avalanche Software Hogwarts Legacy, the new video game stemming from author J.K. Rowling Stephen Totilo, author of Axios Gaming Hogwarts Legacy. It's now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and will come to old-generation consoles and Nintendo Switch this summer. Technology Hogwarts Legacy game launch becomes referendum on J.K. 'Hogwarts Legacy' is an open-world role-playing game set in the Harry Potter universe during the 1800s, and the player plays as a student at Hogwarts during that time. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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