The difference is that a modern Ubisoft Assassin's Creed has still more to offer than Hogwarts Legacy. Once you scour the countryside a bit more, you realise that the so called open world is anoter exercise in Ubisoft open world shenanigans. The aesthetics are decently done but that would be a very insignificant plus point as opposed to gameplay in that world feeling hollow.

The open world is not really open if one examines it closely. The fact that games not based on magic have more variety and quality in their spells catalogue than Hogwarts Legacy is both insulting and amusing.

Every complex and compelling magic system I can think of, like Oblivion or Magicka has been respectful of their audience to give them more. The mechanics and the purpose of the spell be damned, the color is what determines duel outcomes. Though what really made me laugh at the combat were idiotic mechanics where the spell has to be the same color as that of the shield to break the shield.

Forspoken got a lot of deserved criticism but its spells looked better and even the combat felt slightly better than this point and shoot. Combat is where I really laughed a lot at the game. The macguffin is the end point of the game and it's ancient. Instead this game gives us a macguffin and 26 measly spells. So the main game and the story not being a rehash and mix of plot points form the books would have been at least worthy of some respect. The game really does not have much to offer outside of the main game as most of the side content are just fetch quests. Instead this game gives us a The plot holes and the writing being worse than a mid tier JRPG is enough to warrant a low score. The plot holes and the writing being worse than a mid tier JRPG is enough to warrant a low score.

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