Here are the top 20 best-selling games from the NPD, which currently has Hogwarts Legacy beating out Modern Warfare 3.
  • xedrak@kbin.social
    45·
    11 months ago

    This data does not include digital sales, so it’s essentially useless. Not saying MW3 is likely or deserves to be higher, but this article is misleading.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    264·
    11 months ago

    Because MW3 is just… garbage. It’s a cookie that was made with a cookie cutter. It doesn’t bring anything new or interesting to the table in terms of gameplay, or truly novel developments in the game universe.

    HL, despite the Rowling-oriented issues with the franchise, frankly knocked it out of the park, and moreover pretty squarely addressed the Feminist/Trans kerfluffle Rowling kicked up - the gender selection during character creation is “witch” or “wizard”, and it simply determines whether or not you can go into one half of your dorm area, and all the lines that refer to your character use “they” - never a gendered pronoun. The second part was a deliciously holistic “fuck your bigotry” move, and it was very obviously directed at Rowling.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      81·
      11 months ago

      Is it good? I heard the gameplay was pretty bland, though serviceable for HP fans. I’m not a big HP fan, but I know my kids would love watching my play it. I have plenty of games that fit that, so I’m only really interested if the gameplay is interesting.

      • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
        81·
        11 months ago

        I enjoyed it very much.

        I found the stories to be extremely wholesome,
        The puzzles to be a fun break from combat,
        The combat to be wildly satisfying,
        And overall I just thoroughly enjoyed existing in the world.

        Note that I’m not a huge HP fan. A little bit, sure, but not much.

      • Tavarin@lemmy.caEnglish
        41·
        11 months ago

        I agree with the other poster, I’ve really enjoyed Hogwarts Legacy.

        And I find the gameplay to be pretty good; the combat can be approached in multiple ways due to spell variety, there are a decent variety of puzzles to do (though some only become accessible fairly late in the game), and I enjoy the different side stories throughout the game. Also Hogwarts castle is gorgeous, and lots of fun to explore.

      • DampSquid@feddit.ukEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        I got bored pretty quick, but I’ve never had any interest in the franchise either.

      • Aermis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        Oh so good. The combat was amazing for someone who was concerned how dueling would be integrated into a video game. The puzzles great. Story great. Cut scenes great. Flying on the broom with absolutely beautiful views. But I like Harry potter. But the game is it’s own beauty. I put in around 200 hours before beating it almost 100%.

        And it’s funny you mentioned kids, I played this with my 5 year old daughter and maybe that’s why I enjoyed it so much because she enjoyed it. It’s not really a pg game, but I tried to keep it friendly for her when she watched.

      • conciselyverbose@kbin.social
        01·
        11 months ago

        The enemy variety is mediocre, but there aren’t that many 3D games with compelling magic combat, and Hogwarts does a decent job of it. I would have liked to see a little more variety in the spells/upgrades and the gear, but the decisions they made do fit the theme and work pretty well.

    • vibinya@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      Especially considering platform availability. I think it says more about ToTK being 3rd on a single platform vs the other two being available on multiple platforms.

      • 520@kbin.social
        2·
        11 months ago

        I mean, Mario Kart 8 has become one of the best selling video games of all time. Even if you remove the WiiU version, the sales numbers of the Switch version rival Red Dead 2.

        The Switch has been an absolute sales machine for Nintendo IP

    • 520@kbin.social
      5·
      11 months ago

      Call of Duty has been a sales juggernaut for the past two decades, despite it’s annual release nature. At one point it used to absolutely smoke any and all competitors.

      It being beat out by a licensed game and being closely followed by a Zelda game (which is only available on one platform) is VERY surprising.

  • no banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    Hey the game wasn’t bad. It just wasn’t too good either. Hope their next iteration does better.

      • Tavarin@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        I personally really like the gameplay, and the story and world are very interesting to explore.

        I do like a fairly wide variety of games including Soulsbourne, metroidvanias, 4x, sims, shooters, even sports games. So maybe I just like everything.

  • DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    I literally never hear anything about hogwarts legacy except for how well it’s sold. None of my friends who are into the series ever even mention it. I realize all I really have to go off of is a personal anecdote, but I would not be surprised in the slightest if those numbers ended up being heavily inflated.

    As for modern warfare, I’ve never played it and I’ve never been a fan of cod. I’m just surprised the series is still going, I thought people would be burnt out on it by now.