Harry Potter is a literary series that was brought to the big screen under the supervision of British writer J. K. Rowling. As it could not have been otherwise, the Harry Potter films were a huge success, causing them to make the leap to the video game industry, with titles based on each of the films that made us enjoy the magical and dark world both within Hogwarts and beyond its walls.
While, after a few long years without a Harry Potter game that made us feel a Hogwarts wizard, Avalanche has taken it upon itself to make this dream a reality with Hogwarts Legacy, which has shown us thanks to its extensive and innovative gameplaywhich will be a massive action RPG title and open world set in the nineteenth century, where we will put ourselves in the shoes of a Hogwarts student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to destroy the magical world. So now, while we wait for the end of the year to embark on this unprecedented adventure, from we have prepared a magical article where we compile everything we know about Hogwarts Legacy..
Everything we know about Hogwarts Legacy.
Avalanche is working hard on this great project that aims to bring us a most magical and exciting story under a main character that will put us fully in a role very similar to Harry Potter, but 100 years behind the events produced in the movies and with many problems to face both inside and outside the walls of Hogwarts.
Hogwarts Legacy won’t have microtransactions
Hogwarts Legacy release date and platforms.
Hogwarts Legacy will arrive during Christmas of this year 2022.and will be available on next-generation consoles (Xbox Series X|S and PS5) and last-generation consoles (Xbox One and PlayStation 4), as well as PC and Nintendo Switch, as shown on the game’s official website.
Although there is no concrete date, Warner Bros. Games reaffirmed its release for this Christmas through a promotional video. But this has not been all, since a few days ago, the game’s art book tab on Amazon was updated, and may have leaked to the Hogwarts Legacy release datewhich would supposedly hit the market on December 6, 2022, coinciding with the last leak of the well-known and reliable Roberto Serrano. Undoubtedly, everything seems to indicate that this Christmas will be one of the most magical and incredible we have experienced in a long time.
History of Hogwarts Legacy
This highly anticipated new Hogwarts Legacy story will have players experience life as a student through the iconic school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in the 1800swhere our protagonist will hold the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the magical world apart. The story begins when the protagonist receives a late acceptance to Hogwarts, thus discovering that he possesses the ability to control ancient magic.
The magical world awaits us both outside and inside Hogwarts castle.Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest and the surrounding lands. But before we set out against danger, we’ll have to learn spells, brew potions, grow plants, care for fantastic animals along the journey, forge relationships and learn the skills that will lead us to become the wizard or witch we want to be, as we battle trolls, dark wizards, goblins and more on the way to the great battle against a dangerous foe.
Decision-making seems to be present in this long-awaited installment where we will be able to protect the secret or turn to the dark side, learning more dark magic. But before all this, we will have to create our character and see which house the Sorting Hat sends us to.
Character creator and house selection
At the start of the game, we take control of a student entering the 5th year of the famous College of Witchcraft and Wizardry.We will be able to create our own character thanks to the character creator, being able to choose whether we are wizards or witches. Not only can we customize our student at the beginning of the adventure, but as we progress, we can also change our clothes and create our own style of combat.
The protagonist of Hogwarts Legacy will feel just as important as Harry Potter.
In our arrival at Hogwarts, the well-known Sorting Hat will allow us to choose our favorite house, either Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Obviously, between the houses there will be a competition that will generate problems and different moments at Hogwarts, such as one of the quintessential sports in the magical world, the Quiditch, which will be in Hogwarts Legacy.. It would be very interesting if there was an inter-house league, with different rewards for the winners.
All Hogwarts Legacy characters
The ties of our character with the ancient magic will lead us to confrontations of all kinds and with enemies that will have an important weight in the story, as will be the case of. Ranrokhelped by his alliance with the dark wizard Victor Rookwoodwho threaten the magical world. Of course, Ranrok will not make it easy for us with his rebellion of goblins.
To uncover the mysteries behind ancient magic and stop Rookwood, Ranrok and his goblin rebellion, among other enemies, we will need a friend and mentor to guide us along the way. This is where the Professor Eleazar Figwhose investigations into rumors of a goblin rebellion have earned him uncomfortable skepticism from the Ministry of Magic.
Fig will be one of many important characters in Hogwarts Legacysuch as the elf Deekwith his help we will be able to access the Hall of the Menesters and customize their own vivariums full of buildings, plants and mystical creatures. We will also have some important fellow students such as Natsai Onai, Poppy Sweeting or Sebastian Sallow, professors and even those residing outside the walls of Hogwarts. It has also been mentioned that we may run into some familiar names, such as one or two Weasleyas well as ghosts known as Nick nearly decapitated or Cuthbert Bins..
A connection between a Hogwarts Legacy character and a Harry Potter villain is discovered.
All animals confirmed to be in Hogwarts Legacy
- Niffler: Magical creature with a long snout, native to Great Britain and with a great predilection for anything shiny. Thanks to them, we can locate treasure, but as we saw in the Fantastic Animal movies, they cause quite a bit of havoc when on the loose.
- GraphornGraphorn : The Graphorn is an aggressive and dangerous magical creature, native to the mountains of Europe, although in Hogwarts Legacy we will be able to care for them in our nursery. This beast can ward off most spells, it has two golden horns that serve as an ingredient for potions as the antidote against infrequent poisons.
- Dragon: Just as we saw in the Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire movie, dragons will be causing us trouble in Hogwarts Legacy, and we don’t think they’re going to be able to add to our collection of fantastic animals. We imagine that they will be guarding specific places such as the Bank of Gringotts.
- Hippogriff: The hippogriff is a magical creature that has the forelegs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a horse. This is one of the creatures best known for its importance in the Harry Potter films. The hippogriff is one of the rare corporeal forms of the Patronus charm.
- MooncalfMooncalf is a shy creature that only comes out of its burrow during a full moon. Once under it, the Mooncalf performs movements believed to be part of a mating ritual, which has the side effect of creating geometric patterns in wheat fields that confuse Muggles. In addition, mooncalf dung, if harvested before the sun rises, will make magical plants grow faster and stronger.
- Troll: The mountain troll is the largest and fiercest race of trolls of its kind. They eat raw meat and practically don’t care where it comes from, hunt everything from wild animals to people, and give off a foul odor. Trolls are also known for what happened in the first Harry Potter movie.
- FwooperFwooper : The Fwooper is an African bird that exhibits intensely colored plumages; there are orange, pink, lime green and yellow. This animal has long been a purveyor of fancy feathers, and its eggs also attract attention because of the brightly colored patterns on the shell.
- Thestral: A thestral is a variety of winged horse with a skeletal body and are only visible to those who have seen death. Due to their XXXX rating, only the most experienced mages should attempt to handle these creatures.
- Acromantula: The acromantula is a magical species of monstrous, giant spiders that have eight legs and eight eyes and the ability to speak. It is venomous and carnivorous, preferring large prey, but will not hesitate to attack.
Among these confirmed animals, we have also seen cats, owls and what appears to be a Phoenix. In addition, there will also be human creatures such as Centaurs and Elves.
Gameplay, Skills, Combat and more.
In the last gameplay we could see several fragments of how will be the duels and fights in Hogwarts Legacy. Of course, to get rid of our enemies we will have to use magic and its different spells that we will learn throughout the different classes available at Hogwarts, in addition to enhancing these through the creation of potions. There will be a large number of enemies to face, whether they are creatures corrupted by a magical force, powerful goblins or sinister witches and wizards.
Talents are also another mechanic that will allow us to level up our skills, improving spells or potions to increase power and effectiveness, respectively. Of course, players will have to choose carefully among the 5 available talents, choosing the one that best suits our style of play.
The massive world of Hogwarts Legacy will allow us to build in areas away from Hogwarts, where we can take care of our fantastic animals or visit different populated places, among which it seems that could be Diagon Alley, among other locations that have already been confirmed and that we are going to reveal below.
Confirmed locations that we will be able to visit in Hogwarts Legacy.
- Hogwartsthe School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which will be full of well-known places and new ones such as the Hall of the Menesters, where we will have a nursery with Fantastic Animals and a house.
- Forbidden Forest
- Ollivander’s Shop
- Bank of Gringotts
- Diagon Alley has not been confirmedbut seeing the Gringotts bank and Ollivander’s store, we imagine that we will be able to go there, either with the train from Hogsmeade station or with the Flour Dust, which have been confirmed thanks to several small videos shared by Warner Bros. Games and the official Hogwarts Legacy account via Twitter.
- Hogsmeade Station
- Hogsmeade Villagewhich will have places of leisure that we will specify in the following points.
- Cabeza de Jabalà and Las Tres Escobas. (bar/posada)
- Hogsmeade Post Office
- Honeydukes: Candy store.
- Madame Pieddodu’s tea room
- Zonko: tricks and pranks store
- Le Navet Magique: fruit and vegetable store
- Scribenpenne Pen Store
- Gaichiffon is not confirmedbut there is a clothing store in Hogsmeade that could be this one.
- The Quidditch store
Hogwarts Legacy is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated games of the year. So while we are still waiting for its release date to be confirmed, do not hesitate to stay tuned to to follow up on everything related to Avalanche Software’s new title set in the magical world of Harry Potter.