Summary
Releasing all the way back at the start of 2023,Hogwarts Legacymanaged to maintain its impressive sales numbers throughout the entire year, selling over 22 million copies across all platforms, and somehow managing to be the best-selling game of 2023 despite huge franchise releases likeZelda,Star Wars,Diablo,Final Fantasy,Mortal Kombat, and evenCall of Duty. There’s no doubt that this is just the first step inWarner Bros.' Wizarding World gaming plans, but while fans wait for an inevitableHogwarts Legacysequel, they may want to try out some other fantasy titles.
While those looking for a similar fantasy RPG experience toHogwarts Legacywill likely try outfranchises likeFinal Fantasy,The Witcher,The Elder Scrolls, and maybe even FromSoft’sSoulsseries if they’re feeling brave enough, those games won’t quite offer the same charming, magic-focused experience thatHogwarts Legacydoes. For that, players might need to look outside of the mainstream a little, maybe even to the realm of Virtual Reality.
Blade and Sorcery Is a Must-Play for Hogwarts Legacy Fans with VR
Blade and Sorcery Is a Great Fantasy Sandbox Game
Released in early access in 2018,Blade and Sorceryis still one ofthe most popular PC VR gamesaround, and an absolute must-play forHogwarts Legacyfans. The base game experience ofBlade and Sorcerydrops players into a medieval arena and tasks them with taking out a horde of oncoming enemies. An exceptionally simple premise,Blade and Sorcery’s real creative genius comes from just how much freedom it gives its players.
A fully physics-driven game,Blade and Sorceryaims to be as realistic as it can be. This gives way to some intense, but incredibly satisfying combat mechanics, with weapons feeling surprisingly weighty, and enemy reactions feeling suitably realistic. While melee weapons like swords, axes, and hammers all play a major role inBlade and Sorcery’s combat, they take up just one half of the game’s title, and its magic is whereHogwarts Legacyfans are going to find most of their fun. In the base game, players have access to three spells, with those being fire, lightning, and gravity, all of which allow players to feel appropriately god-like, letting them rain down destruction with just the flick of the wrist.
Blade and Sorcery’s Modding Scene Makes it a VR Harry Potter Game
But whileBlade and Sorcery’s vanilla experience will keepHogwarts Legacyfans entertained for a good few hours, it’s the VR game’s modding scene that really makes it a title worth downloading. Available via Nexus Mods,Blade and Sorcery’s most popular Wizarding World mod is Braxton3300’s Harry Potter Spells (U12) mod, which adds a total of 30Harry Potter-themed spellsto the game, along with a handful of themed wands.
With this mod installed,Hogwarts Legacyfans can experience the first-person VRHarry Pottergame of their dreams, with each spell delivering the exact reaction that it should. For instance, Stupefy knocks enemies out for a few seconds, Expelliarmus disarms enemies, Levicorpus throws enemies into the air, and Avada Kedavra kills an enemy in an instant. What makes thisBlade and Sorcerymod even more immersive is its voice-activation integration, allowing players to simply point their in-game wand and utter a spell’s name to use it.
Hogwarts Legacy
WHERE TO PLAY
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you may take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
