A new Hogwarts Legacy video that was shared online recently highlights the massive visual improvements brought by the Ultra Plus mod.
The new comparison, which was put together by ElAnalistaDeBits, highlights how the mod introduces massive visual improvements across the board, such as global illumination, reflections, ambient occlusion, and ray tracing improvements. At times, it feels like this was the way Hogwarts Legacy was always meant to be experienced on high-end hardware.
Even without these enhanced visuals, however, Hogwarts Legacy is a game worth experiencing for all fans of the Wizarding World, although its open-world design isn't particularly exciting, as highlighted by Chris in his review.
So, long story short, I like Hogwarts Legacy and its story, but there are certainly some issues if you don't turn your brain off. While I'm rounding up, I should also say that once the game launched and I downloaded the update, the performance seemed to plummet on occasion. While I already saw a little slowdown when using Lumos, I started to see it even more, sometimes even when not using the spell. Performance-wise, I'm still not overly down on it, but there is room for improvement.
Hogwarts Legacy is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One worldwide. The game will release on Nintendo Switch this November.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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