Harry Potter's wizarding world invites you to enchanting adventures in the form of the new mobile game Hogwarts Mystery.
Hogwarts Mystery
The game Hogwarts Mystery was conceived and implemented by the developers of Jam City and Warner Brothers. It should be aimed at as many people as possible and can be played for free. The story takes you into the magical wizarding world of JK Rowling.
The beginning
At the beginning of the game you put together your character. Visually, for example, you can adjust your hair, eyes, mouth, nose and ears as you see fit. This includes deciding on the gender of your character. With women too, you have to be flexible and resourceful. You must not use it from the sorceress who already exist. The game can of course be linked to Facebook. If you do that, you can access your saved game from anywhere.
Welcome to Hogwarts
Your character will receive an invitation to take wizardry lessons at the witchcraft school. After receiving your letter, go to Diagon Alley and buy the school supplies you need. Then it's off to the famous magic school on the Hogwarts Express.
The plot
The action of the game takes place before Harry Potter arrives at Hogwarts. After your arrival, you will be assigned to one of the four houses. Of course, you have a say in the selection of the house. In his speech, Dumbledore reports on the survival of Harry Potter, who survived the attack by Voldemord. The starting point is that your missing brother has something to do with the legend of the haunted dungeons of Hogwarts. Of course you want to find out what happened and what happened to your brother.
Your classmates
When you arrive you will of course meet your rival: the witch Merula. You make friends with other classmates. Your relationships with your friends can change for the better or for the worse. Sometimes that depends on how far you drag them into the events of the story. The attributes of bravery, empathy and knowledge have an influence on your relationship with your classmates and your skills in class.
The teachers and the lessons
In order to pass the class, you have to complete various tasks. You need energy to complete the tasks that differ from subject to subject. If you have used up this energy, it takes 4 minutes for one energy each. To refill. If you are too impatient for this, you have to invest money. In that sense, Hogwarts Mystery is a freemium model. You will also meet the corresponding teacher in the respective subject. Professor Snape teaches Potions, Professor MacGonagall's Transfiguration, and so on. In addition to the lessons, there are tasks to help you advance your adventure. For completed quests and tasks in class, you will receive points, which you can choose between, for example, whether you want gold, points for bravery, empathy or knowledge. You can buy new clothes for gold. Sometimes there are gems that you can collect for premium clothing. For the spells you have to trace the gestures shown on the display with your finger. In addition, there are always quests that demand your concentration. You also collect points for the house cup.
criticisms
As a free version, it sucks to have only limited energy available. The game can be played without investing any money, but you will need patience. The energy runs out relatively quickly.
Summary
Harry Potter Mystery creates the right Harry Potter feeling. The lack of energy, however, dampens the fun enormously. Again and again the player has to wait for the energy to be replenished. Otherwise there are some nice ideas and there is potential. The story itself is interesting and not boring and offers a lot of variety. If only it didn't drag on because of the lack of energy. In terms of rating, it's a good game that wastes a lot of potential.
