Let retro-gaming fanatics and virtual sorcerer’s apprentices rest assured: no need to spend several tens of euros looking for old second-hand video game opuses to hope to stroll through the corridors of Hogwarts, Hogwarts Legacy will indeed be released this year ! Overview of a game that is both promising and ambitious.
Release end of 2022!
We can say that time has passed since the release of the last game of the Harry Potter saga. Mobile phone or virtual reality experiences aside, the last game in the wizarding world dates back to 2012 and it was then Harry Potter Kinect on Xbox 360. We can therefore understand the expectation that surrounds the upcoming release of Hogwarts Legacy, scheduled for the end of year holidays 2022!
The latest edition of the State of Play, headed by Sony, has fulfilled the expectation and is thus dedicated to the next great game in the Harry Potter saga. The event, which lasted about twenty minutes, made it possible to highlight new gameplay sequences after those broadcast earlier during the day.
In the videos presented, the developers of Avalanche Software insisted that the player will be able to explore the entirety of the Hogwarts school castle. Yes… The whole thing! That is to say, a set of iconic rooms and classrooms to explore, to which you must add the surroundings of the school or the village of Hogsmeade, which you can fly over on a broomstick or on the back of winged creatures. . The franchise thus marks the return of an exploration of the mythical places loved by fans of The Order of the Phoenix, released on Xbox 360 in 2007.
Bewitching content
So what can we expect from this Hogwarts Legacy in terms of content? First of all the scenario: you will embody a student accepted late at Hogwarts, in 5th year precisely, capable of mastering an ancient magic that you can use for good, as for bad. The context of the late 1800s gives way to an untold story in which you are the main hero or heroine. As in any modern RPG, an extensive customization menu will allow you to create an avatar from A to Z to carry out your quest.
Once your character has been created, you will have to pass the Sorting Hat test which will determine your house. For the first time in the history of the Harry Potter universe, the Hufflepuff house will even be modeled! You will be able to go about in the common room and make friends between two classes, according to the same principle as a certain Bully. The developers promise to be able to unearth many secret passages and puzzles to keep us busy.
Hogwarts Legacy is defined, according to its creators, as an open-world RPG in which it will be possible to explore and meet characters who will allow you to learn new spells or abilities. All of its assets will be scalable and customizable within what is called the Room of Requirement. You will also be able to be accompanied by your elf, Deek, who will take care of helping you maintain a sort of customizable secret place of your own.
Dynamic and full of side quests, Hogwarts Legacy seems to immediately establish itself as one of the most promising titles of 2022. After several years of scarcity, the franchise seems to be coming back strong with a colossal project that should meet the expectations of neophytes and amateurs alike. pickiest fans. Despite a communication under the aegis of PlayStation for contractual issues, the game will also be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.