Hogwarts Legacy has 'the best NPC in gaming history' fans say

Hogwarts Legacy has been out for over six weeks, and now that most hardcore fans have reached the end of their Wizarding World adventures, everyone seems to be reflecting on their favourite parts of the game.

Right from release, players remarked on how refreshing it was that not every Slytherin in the game is a straight-up “a**hole” like most were in the Harry Potter books and films. Not only that, but many expressed that they thought that Slytherin buddy Sebastian Sallow’s story is the greatest part of the entire game. All in all, there’s been a lot of love for the Dark Arts specialist, and over on Reddit, he’s now been hailed as “the best NPC in gaming history” by fans.

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There’s no doubt that that’s a bold claim - a few gamers in the thread were quick to step in to suggest others like God of War’s Mimir and The Witcher’s Geralt. However, many are in agreement that Sebastian deserves the crown.

“The story of Sebastian was the driving force of that game for me. They could have expanded that and dropped the goblin rebellion altogether and it would have been a better game for it,” one user wrote. “I frankly feel that the writers for Hogwarts Legacy should be praised for their nuanced characterisations for most of the NPCs. […] Most of the Slytherins in the book and films either were forgettable or were baby Death Eaters. No in-between. But in this game, we have two major Slytherin characters with depth and understanding that make the Dark Arts a believably reasonable route to turn to,” another commented. “SEBASTIAN IS OUR KING,” added another.

Hogwarts Legacy is currently only available on new-gen consoles and PC - it’ll be releasing on PS4 and Xbox One on 5 May, and Nintendo Switch on 25 July.