They didn't ask the most important question. Will there be toilets?

I can't believe I'm this excited for something Harry Potter again. This isn't Deathly Hallows level but I'm also 14 years older than I was then.

Q: What kind of game is Hogwarts Legacy?

A: Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world, action role-playing-game set in the 1800s wizarding world, which puts players at the centre of their own adventure

Q: Who is publishing Hogwarts Legacy?

A: Warner Bros. Games is publishing Hogwarts Legacy under the Portkey Games label. The game is being developed by Avalanche.

Q: When does Hogwarts Legacy release?

A: Hogwarts Legacy will release in 2021.

Q: What platforms will Hogwarts Legacy be on?

A: Hogwarts Legacy will be available for PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStation4 Pro, the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox Series X and Xbox One X, and PC.

Q: What is J.K. Rowling’s involvement with the game? Is this a new story from J.K. Rowling?

A: J.K. Rowling is not directly involved in the creation of the game, however, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World. This is not a new story from J.K. Rowling.

Q: How does Hogwarts Legacy fit into the Harry Potter Wizarding World?

A: While Portkey Games are not direct adaptations of the books and films, the games are firmly rooted in the Harry Potter universe. While remaining true to J.K. Rowling’s original work, Portkey game developers chart new territory by creating fresh ways for fans to immerse themselves in the wizarding world.

Q: Is Hogwarts Legacy an original story?

A: Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world, single-player, action role-playing videogame (RPG) set in the 1800s wizarding world. The story has players experiencing life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry like never before, as they live the unwritten and embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world.

Q: What is the original story of Hogwarts Legacy?

A: Players will experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1800s as they embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world. They will grow their magical abilities by mastering spells, brewing potions and taming fantastic beasts.

Q: How do you play Hogwarts Legacy?

A: Hogwarts Legacy is filled with immersive magic, putting players at the center of their adventure to become the witch or wizard they choose to be. They will grow their character’s abilities as they master powerful spells, hone combat skills and select companions to help them face off against deadly enemies. Players will also encounter missions and scenarios that will challenge their morality and determine what they stand for.

Q: Can players choose and switch their Hogwarts house in Hogwarts Legacy?

A: Players can choose their Hogwarts house at the start of Hogwarts Legacy. We’ll have more details to share at a later time.

Q: Will you see Harry Potter, Hermione Granger or Ron Weasley in the game?

A: No, Hogwarts Legacy is set in the 1800s, before the time period of J.K. Rowling’s original stories.

Q: Will Hogwarts Legacy adhere to Wizarding World lore?

A: Yes. While Hogwarts Legacy is not a direct adaptation of the books and films, the games are anchored in Wizarding World lore. Avalanche is creating a unique gaming experience that is inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, in which players will find new and unexpected locations, characters and story elements.

Q: Does the game take place only in Hogwarts Castle?

A: Hogwarts Legacy takes players beyond Hogwarts to new and familiar locations including the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade Village.

Q: What is Portkey Games?

A: Portkey Games, from Warner Bros. Games, is the games label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and videogame experiences that place the player at the center of their own adventure, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories. Portkey Games offers players the opportunity to make their own narrative choices and engage with the Wizarding World setting to discover new and unique experiences. The label was created to bring gamers and fans new gaming experiences that allow them to delve into the Wizarding World in immersive ways where they can create their own magical stories.

Q: What does Portkey mean, and why have you chosen it for this label?

A: In the Harry Potter series, a Portkey is an object, enchanted to instantly transport anyone touching it to a specific location. Most of the time, a Portkey is an everyday object that would not draw the attention of a Muggle. For Portkey Games, it symbolizes how games under this label will transport fans to their own adventures inspired by the Wizarding World.

Q: What type of games will be developed under Portkey Games?

A: Portkey Games will enable developers to create a variety of new and immersive gaming experiences that are all inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. These experiences have not been written by J.K. Rowling and will not be direct adaptations of the books or films. These are games that have been created for the fans, by game-makers who themselves are fans of and have been inspired by the Wizarding World.

Q: Are Portkey Games created with J.K. Rowling’s approval?

A: Each experience offered under Portkey Games will take place in the Wizarding World and will be authentic to the Wizarding World. J.K. Rowling is supportive of Portkey Games and has entrusted the design and creation of the games to WB Games and the developers involved.

Want to be there day 1 but will wait on reviews.

That's wizard's chess!

Just finished the game. Don't have a lot of time to play, so my playthrough was broken into a couple hour sessions here and there. The castle environment is fantastic/magical. The remaining world is... repetitive, bland... purposeless? The forbidden forest "biome," is neat, but everything else on the map largely ran together. As I played through the game, it felt like every quest line follows a repeatable gameplay loop... Talk to person, ask three questions, go to place, discover cave, kill stuff in cave, turn in quest... Merlin trials, chests, landing zones, etc. didn't contribute much to the grind. I ended up 100%ing just because in small bursts of gameplay I had grabbed enough stuff I saw around me while playing, but I can't fathom doing it for hours and hours on-end back to back...

All this to say.. I think this game would have been better pursued as a really air-tight, more linear story line instead of an open-world concept. Some of the characters you meet in the castle are neat, but you don't spend enough time with them to care about any of them by the end. I found myself pretty bored with the main story and side quests.

I think the solution would be a smaller fragmented map that let you travel in different regions of England or Europe so instead of exploring some bland fields you can explore Diagon alley or other schools

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To be honest, i would have improved it by radically reducing it and putting way more limits on what the main character would be allowed to do. Things like " don't get recognized as a child or off to the school you are" which would make things more difficult and also do a bit of storytelling. Also, a reduced enemy count. I just can't walk and enjoy the landscape because they are everywhere and super boring.

I like the world but the content in it is rather bland. It would've been better to have a smaller map with a tighter focus on the immediate area around the castle. I would gladly trade away all the quests in the hamlets to have more quests in Hogwarts with the teachers and students - in particular I think the teachers are great characters that are barely utilized. Once you talk to them the first time, you already know everything about them, and you do literally one lesson. In the books Harry is around the teachers all the time, he hangs out with Hagrid, gets detention from Snape, has extra lessons with Lupin, etc.

Tldr I wish this game was "horizontally" smaller and "vertically" taller.

There will 100% be a sequel, the game was a massive critical and financial success. I think the 1980's would be a cool time but I'm just happy there will be a sequel. A different wizarding school would be a nice change too. Hogwarts is cool, but there's wizarding schools the world over and it would be fun to explore a totally new setting.

Based on the time frame of part 1 and then the time frame of the beasts movies I would like to see you main character from legacy go on to help the British government in a secret alliance department to help win world war 2 fighting dark wizards working for hitlers occult department. Trying to stop them from gaining the upper hand for Germany by gaining occult artifacts. It’s like Indiana jones meets wizarding world. It’s got every thing I mean using spells to fight nazis with machine guns instead of poachers with spells.

The platform is incredible. I love it so much more than any other virtual world I've played in.

Idk why I thought the sequel was confirmed.. now I’m sad

I would love an Auror-themed detective like one. Which is kind of what Hogwarts Legacy leaned toward anyway lol. And I kind of feel like the theme would have to be different because we've already experienced Hogwarts Castle, it'll get old after a while. It's the problem Tears of the Kingdom had to deal with since it was set in exactly the same land as the first game. But it also wouldn't make sense for Hogwarts Legacy to be the only game with the castle... I think they can make it work without being repetitive somehow. Goodness knows I grew up with several versions of the castle playing the original game series based on the movies.

I think we will be able to go to the forbidden forest ,I hope at least

I've wondered about this myself. I think the easiest explanation is level walls, like you could go to the end of the map, but a dementor will suck out your soul because you haven't mastered the patronus charm yet.

I've been going off the assumption that once we visit or unlock an area, we have free reign to explore it, similar to Spider-Man (PS4), Assassin's Creed Games, The Witcher 3, etc.

At least that's what I'm hoping for, but I'm a person who loves to 100% open world games so.....

I’m hoping for a long day/night cycle. During the day, you have classes/exams that act as side quests that teach you new spells, provide experience to level up, allow you to discover new areas in the castle, provide you with new potions/abilities/gear/etc. Then once the “school day” is over, you can explore the grounds a bit more, sneak off the school grounds (and get punished and/or find over-leveled enemies if you stray too far) and whatnot. After dark, it’s considered to be after curfew, and you can sneak around the castle/surrounding areas to discover new secrets or get a different set of side quests. And if you get caught, you get detentions or other meaningful penalties.

As others said most likely you will be ABLE to get there but most likely wont last long. Or you might need certain spells in some places or certain items that you dont get til later.

I bought this game for 2.7K in some sale a year back, and I always quit it around couple hours mark. And I am a huge Harry Potter fan...

If you’re a harry potter fan and like fighting with spells like in the movies you’ll like it

I played it around 9 hrs ~50% but then got bored of it

there are people who found the story engaging, and others a slog. There's no way to know if you would like it or not without trying it for yourself unfortunately.

The best thing to do is just watch a review from someone like skillup or acg.

If you have a disc version of PS5, buying a disc for cheap is the way to go. That way you at least get to sell and cash back some value. I regret buying it digitally

Ps + me hai yeh free me . Don't buy this. The fight scene is meh not much better

If there is a next game, I hope they scale things down with the story. We don’t need a huge fantasy narrative, lower the stakes to something a little smaller please. I think there was an enormous disconnect in the narrative between the wonder of being a new student and the high stakes dramatic narrative where we kill countless people.

Let us have more of a student life- things like levelling up spells through attending classes and a proper social system would do wonders to make this world feel more alive. Maybe a dating mechanic would be cute, where your character can ask someone out to attend a ball or something. Or perhaps a gifting system like the one in stardew valley would already add a lot.

Now for the main story: please, focus more on Hogwarts itself. We don’t need the expansive yet empty Highlands. As beautiful as the scenery is, it doesn’t add anything meaningful to the game. I’d also like a story that is a little less epic and something with more personal stakes. Hogwarts itself is already magical enough, we don’t need a cataclysmic event and the player character to be a chosen one for a great story. The Harry Potter books were all Mysteries at their core, it would be great to see that genre be utilised for the next game.

Please overhaul the loot and crafting system. Rescuing and breeding beasts in the room of requirement feels wrong. It makes me feel like a poacher in denial, especially with the fact that you can sell beasts. It’s a stupid mechanic, and the loom is absolutely tedious. Just an over engineered mess. I do like the room of requirement, but the beasts need to go.

The last point is perhaps the most difficult to realise, but I want more meaningful choices and stories that don’t feel like they were lost in development. Sebastian’s quest is narratively so unfinished it’s ridiculous, and it’s the quest where you feel a lack of choices and consequences the most. I have a similar sentiment for the main quest, where they could have used the narrative to meaningfully explore things like the generational oppression of the goblins and the moral dilemma of Ranrok doing the wrong thing for the right reasons instead of making him into the comically evil villain he is in the game. The witcher 2 could do it over a decade ago. I want a more graceful narrative and choices that actually matter.

I lied about the previous point being my last, I hope the next game doesn’t have a voiced protagonist, or only a voice for quips and comments like in bg3. It would cut down immensely on voice acting costs and allow for other characters to have more dialogue.

NPC interaction is non existent. You feel like a ghost running around in Hogwarts in late game. So better npc interactions, companions, more hidden rooms and more activities to do in Hogwarts, and hogsmead, the world should feel immersive. Also quidditch, I really feel the lack of it

Explore more of hogwarts. More hair style options, and I would like to experience sleeping in my dorm with the other students.

Fun fact, the original premise of Hogwarts Legacy was most of all that's been talked about in this thread. From the companions and pets, to a breathing open world and even the morality system. Eventually, much of it was caught up on covid issues and the game got absolutely gutted, even the morality system which was the very basis of the game, as it would allow you to actually become a dark wizard.

So, due to many reasons from deadlines to budget and more, we got a game where it's main points feel lacking and empty. The storyline feels rushed and the ending is meaningless, you only choose the ending on the last 4 options and it breaks immersion so badly. The endings are very VERY cheap and the world is actually breathing, yes, but not with you in it. That's for sure. As soon as the main quest is gone you dissappear. The events don't even shape the world or change much of anything. Plus you'd think a rebellion of a whole species would involve much more than 6 professores and 4 paintings.

The morality system actually even allowed you to land yourself in Azkaban, were you to use the dark arts or just overall have a bad reputation. You can see it's foundations on the side quests where you clearly have good, neutral and bad choices, but the only real impact they have is on your money and your own human conscience (I'm looking at you Peanut kidnappers). As for the companion system, you can still see some hints of it's existence while you're out and about. The main character will occasionally blurt something like "Trouble brewing and I'm without the presence of friends?" which are the lines the Mc would play when you chose to go solo.

Edit: I forgot to mention another thing, I WAS ROBBED OF THE MAGICAL GRAND STAIRCASE OF THE ROTATING STAIRS!!!

Did you miss those few poachers roaming around hogwarts?

No. And I don't think anyone in a Hogwarts legacy sub would recommend getting this game called Hogwarts legacy.

Honestly it’s really good! It’s interesting to be able to explore the castle and things that weren’t as detailed in the movies. It’s fun hearing conversations happening around you. There’s a lot of different Hamlet’s to explore and townspeople to talk to as well. Going to hogsmeade is also a really cool experience too. I’d say the exploration is what makes most of the game worth it for me, I could walk/fly around for hours (and have)

If you love hogwarts and the universe then I’d definitely suggest getting it, honestly when i played it for the first time i was just there in wonder thinking holy shit i’m going to hogwarts. I felt like a little kid watching the movies for the first time again.

Hogwarts legacy feels like a warm hug to all fans of the franchise, even if you are not a gamer you'll like it.

I cannot stress enough how miserable I've been at work lately because all I wanna do is run home and play this game. Great replay value, music to vibe to, things to explore and if you've watched the movies, you'll appreciate the easter eggs.

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It feels empty because it is empty. "Mile wide but an inch deep." has been used to describe Skyrim but I honestly think it's more applicable to Hogwarts Legacy.

The thing to do is to enjoy side quests, magical hotspots, other challenges in between the main quest so that you are pretty much done by the time you reach the end of the main quests and then level 34. Then the game is done. It’s not meant to go on forever unless you want to do more play throughs! The battle arenas are fun after endgame, though. I wish it really was meant to go on, maybe with randomized encounters, etc. but it’s not. On my last play through I did mods and that was fun. There are a couple of other quests in the mods as well as some features that let you interact with other people and sit at tables, etc..

I try to find all the interesting tidbits and details people mention in this sub such as the house elf grave, the doctor who died of dragon pox, the lumos werewolf room, the dragon, the giant squid, the bells you can play and that's just what I've found interesting

Honestly, I thought the world was too crowded..

I can hear poachers, in nearby camps, talking when I'm standing within the villages.. Those should be miles away with wildness in between.

Did you expect no empty space? I don't understand what you were hoping for. As it stands, you'll frequently find poachers fighting with spiders or whatnot from lairs near their encampments.

I do agree that the castle layout is bizarre.. Enormous hallways and staircases just leading to other hallways and staircases.. Maybe those were needed to accommodate all the secret rooms that every previous staff member has apparently left behind in the castle.

I think so too! The world is filled with copy-pasted activities (Merlin Trials, Bandit Camps, Treasure Vaults), which feel like filler after a while rather than meaningful exploration. Hamlets and Hogsmeade are beautiful but often feel like movie sets, pretty but static and underutilized. The castle is large and visually stunning, but its interactivity is limited. Many rooms serve no purpose, and the student/school life loop is underdeveloped. Many characters outside of the main quests feel lifeless ans like background props rather than inhabitants. Outside of quests, your friendships are nonexistent and dialogue options hardly matter.

The world looks alive but often doesn’t feel alive.

Hogwarts and surrounding areas (Forbidden Forest, caves, pathways to Hogsmeade with different beasts.) Hogsmeade. North of the castle (the shot where flying the hippogriff) which will also lead to Azkaban and ruins.

I imagine there will be 3 regions that are separated into different maps. Hogwarts and the forbidden forest will most likely be one map, hogsmede and the surrounding areas will probably be another and then diagon ally and maybe a small bit of London will be the third. For all I know their could be a fourth region but I don’t think you’ll be able to walk seemlessly from one to the other. There will be natural boundaries probably blocking the way and you’ll have to use a mode of transport like the Hogwarts express to travel there.

What does 3 mean?

I think more like 5 or 6

What do you mean by 3?

About 9 3/4