![]() ![]() Hogwarts Legacy touches on this slightly, having Ranrok’s chief motivation being his hatred of humanity. The books hinted toward problems between Wizardkind and many of the other magical creatures in the worlds, such as the Goblins, and mentioned rebellions in the past. I think the writers really made an error by not focusing more on some of the themes. This distance ensures that people who have never engaged with Harry Potter can still follow and understand the story, though there’s no doubt that fans are the ones who are going to get the most out of the narrative.Īn open-world adventure game set in the Harry Potter universe There are a couple of Weasley family members running around the castle, for instance, some last names that are very familiar and heaps of other references to the lore. That isn’t to say there are not plenty of nods to the books and movies, both in plain sight and hidden away. And finally, like magic, it seems that Avalanche has got it right: Hogwarts Legacy is pretty damn good.Ĭhoosing to set Hogwarts Legacy several hundred years before Harry Potter became The Boy Who Lived was a smart choice, giving them plenty of breathing room to summon their own story. Rowling conjured up seems to be perfect fodder for games. While we’ve had good Harry Potter games over the years, the best modern titles have come from the LEGO franchise. ![]() Hogwarts Legacy, then, was an exciting prospect from the very start. ![]() While I wouldn’t consider myself a fanboy, I still re-read the books and re-watch the movies every few years. Both the books and movies are ingrained in my childhood and even my adult life. I’m telling you this so you understand that I’m most certainly coming into this review with a least a little bit of bias toward the franchise. ![]() Anyway, over the years I read the books like crazy, and then I got into the movies on Christmas eve when my parents gave me a copy of The Philosopher’s Stone on VHS because they thought it would be nice to relax on Christmas Eve with a movie. It’d be a few years until I began to even vaguely understand most of it, but I was a precocious little bastard who loved to read ahead of my years despite it all going over my head. Born in 1991, I was only 6 when the first book was released but I still had a copy. Like many people, my connection to Harry Potter began with the books. ![]()
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