It’s a good game for sure, I’ve certainly enjoyed my time this far. But remove the Harry Potter coat of paint and the actual gameplay loop isn’t all that much of a master piece.
The movies had several inconsistencies because they changed places and geographics with time. The developers of this game put so much effort into this and made one coherent layout. It's truly astonishing and i am in awe to be able to play this game within my lifetime. It is a work not only made for greediness and money but passion for the franchise.
well i think they said the game is more in-tone with the Books than the movie for example in the movie its only mentioned Peeves but the Books have him and so does the game etc.
Yeah, this version really put everything the way I imagined it would be without some details changing every movie, like that one bridge in Deathly Hallows.
They really knew their stuff. I loved the task "Follow the Butterflies". A call to Ron's complaint "Why did it have to be spiders, why couldn't it be follow the butterflies??" I love the little details and I'm only a third of the way through the game.
I think it's great that they made the buildings look less modern, seeing as the game is set 100 years before the films. Hagrids hut for instance has the makings of the little extension but isn't built yet. Amazing attention to detail!
@@Stringer13ell Haha, yeh that does sound a bit weird. I meant in a 'less modern than they are in the films' sense. A lot of the windows look old fashioned.
@@krlq7489 Well yeah but the films are the only other visual representation we have to compare the game to. Plus the game is pretty accurate in terms of the books in my opinion
i love how they managed to have familiar spots around the castle, but also reimagine so many aspects and make it one cohesive environment. i also love how it connects to Hogsmeade and the other small villages. Hogwarts doesn’t just feel like some solemn castle on a deserted mountainside for once. this game exceeded all of my expectations.
I love when games are made not just for fans, but by fans. You can see they really studied and put time and effort into every little detail that we see in the game. Its amazing!
One of the few games, if not the only game where I prefer to walk/fly to my next destination rather than fast travel. Fantastic work with the attention to detail.
What they’ve created with this game is beyond spectacular. The Avalanche team has created something absolutely magical. It is truly heart breaking that it has been overshadowed by controversy and that those who have taken a stand to not support this amazing game will be missing out on an incredible Wizarding World experience. It shows that the creators truly love the Potterverse and have put that love into the game. This is a game by and for the fans and what Potter means to them.
@@DeclanVH yeah and the controversy hustlers that are unfortunately so prevalent today will slowly shut up because the game is a great game and the public like it and is buying it.
You know, that when the films got released one by one there was no drama about transgenders etc, and now that the game got released after many years... they started hating someone for having a different view on transgenders, but all those people that hate the game because of JK rowling being pretty much anti trans etc did end up probably still watching all of the harry potter movies and also the fantastic beast and where to find them movies, so i don't know what does haters think they are going for in the end, but they end losing the fight anyway and still enjoy playing the game.
@@philmitchell91 i think that's subjective, personally i loved the story and gameplay, specially the sides quests, but i can see how some people won't be into it
At 14:20, there actually is the bathroom from the movie inside the game. It’s in the corridors near Slytherin. There’s a field guide that mentions the design of a snake on one of the faucets, and it states that “nobody knows its significance” or something along those lines.
@@zsoltbartus169 yeah it exists. my buddy wanted his ass sorted into slytherin and he ran around near his house entrance on day 1 while i was going around mine (gryffindor) and he sent me snaps of the bathroom and said: "yoooooo" i then went myself and yeah it's there. looks exactly like in HP2
The Bathroom in 14:08 isnt the one you showed in the game, but its actually replicated in-game, just unfortunate you cant actually open the chamber of secrets
Because Hogwarts Legacy took place in the 1890s, 50 years before the Chamber of Secrets was opened, so in order to respect canon, it was inaccessible to players.
Here is the reason:- As mentioned, only a Parselmouth can open the Chamber, and it is widely believed that the ability to speak Parseltongue is only passed to the heirs of Slytherin. As an heir of Slytherin, Tom Riddle could certainly be expected to speak Parseltongue, and so he is able to open the Chamber. And because your character doesn't know about it so you can't open it.
I like how the interior of the castle in the game portrays that the castle has older and newer sections to it. The grand staircase is very medieval where as other parts feel very 1700s
I think I saw a video from Shadiversity talking about this. Like the design of the school implies that half of it was made later because of the architecture being more "modern" than some of the more "medieval" portions of the castle.
The most fascinating about this is the 100 year difference made so visibly well. Hogwarts was constructed magically and Rowena Ravenclaw designed the castle free for modification. So what we see in the present days Hogwarts is actually the most updated look of the castle. We can also see the deteriorated and broken details of the exterior in the movies and it was so well designed in the game. You can see a time difference (like the missing spires of the fountain in the courtyard or the potions classroom, the bordered Latin words are more prominent in the movies, also Hagrid’s Hat which was expanded when he moved in as a groundskeeper. I love this game so much, you can tell it was built with love and passion. The amount of details in the architecture and faunas. Just mind blowing!
Days into the game and I still find myself taking laps around the castle just in awe. I've spent so much time exploring hogwarts I've barely paid enough attention to the rest of the open world.
This is finally the game everyone wanted as a kid. This is truly the first next generation game we’ve gotten and it’s just so damn unbelievable it almost makes me emotional Scratch that I teared up
@@Jason_Bover9000 What does "next gen" mean at all, lol? 😂 I keep hearing this word from 2008, and it's still out there somewhere, like elusive unicorn.
I hope that they'll keep updating the game with more immersive content. I've never felt more on an adventure like in this game. Something about this game just makes me feel really happy to just play it. It's like a childhood dream come true, just like I'd have imagined it if I was a character in that world when watching the films.
I don't regret a single penny the game cost me, the world is built with so much care and love, simply walking around is such an amazing experience. This is something I always wanted and would have killed for when I was a kid reading those books and watching the movies. I have not been this excited to explore a wolrd since Skyrim came out, it is just so damn good.
Being a fan for 20 years has paid off. this game is a masterpiece for the fans. i feel emotional being inside the world that only fully existed in my imagination
Flying a broom at night during winter is truly a heartwarming experience. The castle itself is truly a work of art and there are only better things to come from this game since it has been such a huge success even with people trying to bring it down
Its amazing they were able to get so close to the movie designs, I think just the scale of the castle alone just shows how big the place really is. I had always pictured Hogsmeade as being downhill and to tucked into a valley in the mountains but the game really expanded how I pictured the topography. Also interesting that the castle wings are interconnected by open air bridges which was something I never noticed in the movies.
Hogsmeade being roughly on the same height as the castle is consistent with the books. Remember Harry walking through the secret tunnel to Honeydukes. After sliding down a bit initially he had to walk uphill and was short of breath when he reached Honeydukes.
Then you never played the EA games for the 5th and 6th movie, these are the only games were you can walk an entire version of Hogwarts, including the bridges, I really had issues navigating because I played these a few years ago.
The grand staircase is the obvious big difference. I think they discovered very early in development that time and RNG based staircases arent the most efficient, magical or not.
I've never imagined in my lifetime that I'd see the amazing world of Harry Potter will be faithfully adapt into video-game. Truly a masterpiece! Well done, Avalanche devs.👌
I do love how some spaces are way bigger than they are in the movies, for example the gryffindor common room because it now makes more sense how 7 grades worth of people have that as their common room
The game is truly amazing and perfect, It has been so many years without seeing a game made with love and enthusiasm; no season pass, no greedy devs, no constant in-game store bombardment. This is pure and true gamming at its finest.
Damn! The amount of work they put into this game is astounding. Every nook and cranny of the castle is perfectly re-created. I think it even looks better than the movie.
Never been a harry potter fan but I´ve played videogames for 30 years and I can easily see when a game is a masterpiece made with love and inspiration.
The most impressive part is how Avalanche managed to weave together all these famous movie/book locations into one fully-explorable map. The movies never had to think about the actual layout of the school, how hallways and rooms connect to each other in physical space, how to actually get from transfiguration class to potions class. This game connects everything flawlessly and it all feels so nature to explore. I've put 20 hours in and I'm finally starting to know my way around the castle by memory. I'm purposely avoiding floo flames just so I can experience the school in its entirety. Well done Avalanche!!
It's amazing how they were able to contextualize Hogwarts Castle like that let alone Hogwarts world - all while maintaining its magic and awe. It truly is amazing and I'm not even a fan like that.
I like how some things are intact in the game while in the movies it’s more weathered or outright destroyed. Really sells the vast amount of time that has passed
There's an awesome nod I'm sure it's already been covered but I found it myself. Just outside the great hall in the courtyard where the entrance to dumbledores office was in past potter games and also I believe in the movies, there's a phoenix drawing on the wall symbolising the family of dumbledore and a nod to the devs acknowledging the existence of the previous location of the headmasters office.
I underestimated how good this game was going to be. Everything is earned in game, good feeling gameplay/combat, great story, meaningful side quests, and the attention to detail was just superb. I couldnt put the game down for days. After 50+ hours I’ve gotten my field guide to 95% and I’m sad that I have pretty much done everything there is to do other than save a handful of beasts 😢
My main issue is that I wish the great lake and dark forest were expansive and sprawling like they are in the films. You can see at 4:02 to 4:20 that they are both greatly diminished and it takes a lot away from the surrounding landscape (which is a big part of Hogwarts).
Looking at it, maybe the difference could be explained away by the lake getting bigger/deeper for some reason? It would give the developers a pretty good excuse for the world size. Maybe in the HP universe they still have to deal with the weather and geography, or maybe they filled it more on purpose (perhaps to fit a giant squid?) ? I love that the game gives you so much to think about, and you can only theories about what happened from the game to the movies...
It could be that they changed the scale of those areas because they also had to design stuff further from it, like the other villages. And it would be too complex to make it a mao even bigger than the one already is.
Absolutely loving this game, this is probably the best game Ive played built off a well loved franchise. The developers have nailed that magical world feel and for a team that have never done a big game like this they should be damn proud of themselves for what they've achieved. Is the game perfect? No, But it is still an absolute joy to play and I really hope we see a sequal set just before Harry potters years at hogwarts or just after.
Really shows how much the original set designers nailed the movie Hogwarts. The game just takes it a step further with inspiration from the book. But other than lord of the rings I don't think anyone nailed a fantasy setting this well since in movies.
that's what i was thinking - this game design is amazing but if anything it shows just how much care and detail the original set designers put into the movies!
14:06 - that bathroom is actually in the game, near the Slytherin common room entrance. There is even a field guide page in there that references the chamber of secrets.
They done a phenomenal job. I was blown away when I explored around the castle. It still puts me in awe when I see it after playing for several days. Amazing job they exceeded expectations.
I am playing Hogwarts Legacy on PC at 1440p max settings, and it is down right drop dead gorgeous. Not to mention the painstaking attention to detail and sheer scale of it all. Impressive to say the least, down right mind blowing at best. Love this game! Edit: Also, one more thing, I am glad I chose Hufflepuff first go, cause I got to visit Azakaban! Such a very creepy and eerily place, such great use of lighting and shadows!
@@wolves600 I got the patch plus I found a modded dll for the game from nexus mods and the patch + modded dll it runs pretty well. Then again I got a decent system. Still got some bugs though. However the game is absolutely impressive + fun!
@@wolves600 Runs like butter on a 6950xt and a ryzen 7950x, The patch that came out just the other day really fixed what little stutter I had. You can't use dlss 2 but FSR2 is fantastic in the game, actually looking better than native TAA in most cases. The game actually runs pretty well at lower settings, with FSR 2 you should be fine.
It's surreal the creators of Hogwarts Legacy really brought to life the breathe and atmosphere of the castle. It's lively and very beautiful in detail, it alone sets the tone for the entire game!
14:12 idk why you showed that random bathroom, the ACTUAL chamber of secrets bathroom is in the game, I found it and there was a revelio page in front of it saying that one of the sinks had a snake etched into it
6:02 that rainy scene with the head masters office makes Hogwarts feel so cozy. That would be the best place to watch a thunderstorm from and smoke some magic herb
I love the attention to detail on the game!! Sometimes I just stop and look at every little thing, I’m also just a sucker for Victorian architecture as well.
Ich musste 30 Jahre alt werden um in den Genuss eines solch liebevoll gestalteten Harry Potter Spieles zu kommen. Ich könnte weinen, sowas schönes habe ich mir immer erträumt damals als Kind. Vielen Dank an die Entwickler für solch ein Meisterwerk
the amount of detail they put in this game is breathtaking the only other game that caputres the same amount of details was read dead redmpiton witch to me one of the greatest game ever made but yeah this as much as I have seen is very close to it ... i just hope they add more stuff to this in the future fix some bugs maybe add some more npc interactions in the sequel if we ever get a sequel to this game in few years from now ...
The Fat Lady’s portrait is back in a hallway as she was in the 1st movie. The Gryffindor common room is bigger to truly fit all 7 years of students. With Slytherin, we only got a brief glimpse.
I didn't realise that the clock tower courtyard looked so damaged in the movies. Interesting. I definitely prefer the castle in the game. It just makes more sense, the grand staircase being round in the game for example. It is in the big main round tower, that never made sense in the movies as it was square.
Well yeah it is better but it’s also an inconsistency with how it’s established to look in the films which are in the same canon. But hogwarts is known to to change appearance as time goes by anyways so that’s how they can explain the difference between the appearance of the staircase .
@@StephenJHolloway no they’ve said over and over again it’s the same universe as the films. The castle in the books looks and is described differently than the one in the films. The castle and surrounding area in the game looks exactly like the one in the films externally . It’s just inside the castle that looks different in some places like the staircase for example. It also looks just like films in other places like the courtyards and the entrance of the castle, the common rooms etc . As I’ve said, it’s established that hogwarts changes it’s appearance internally with passing generations. So it doesn’t look exactly the same over hundreds of years .
@@Deerhunter60641 true, but they always had the same staircase . Really after the third movie, the castle was kept consistent . But again it’s established in the lore that Hogwarts changes it’s appearance as time goes on .
The bathroom at around 14:08 from the movie is not the bathroom you showed in Hogwarts Legacy. The bathroom in the movie is the one occupied by Moaning Murtle and is also the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets which is the girls bathroom in the Slytherin dungeons. It looks much closer and it's just the movie that didn't seem to understand that with the Chamber of secrets being underneath Hogwarts the entrance would be somewhere in the dungeons with no Windows.
Does anyone remember the music that used to be played for this video? I liked it a lot but now that it was removed, I just wanted to see see if I can find it! Thank you if anyone finds it and tells me!
Excellent views, but just a note: The girl's bathroom near the slytherin common room is the bathroom with the chamber of secrets... it even has a note for you to find about it. And it looks more like the movie version!
I prefer the designs of the movies (half blood prince was probably my favorite design) over the game, but it’s still so impressive to look at and explore in a game
@@sandiego2380 it’s very weird how much changes over the next 92 years. Greenhouses especially but everything drastically changed. It’s a stone castle, how does it changes so drastically, magic or not. And it’s also different in every movie but after 3 it starts to stay the same just changed a few small things
14:13 the chamber of secrets in the books is on the third floor, but in the game it's actually near to the Slytherin common room in the dungeon, what you showed is not the entrance to the chamber
Hats off to the makers. Absolutely amazing job. Unbelievable. I can walk these halls myself. Childhood memories come to life. I'm going to read the books again having this sharp image of the castle in my head. Thank you!
The time I found the headhunting ghost room, I immediately tried the path Harry would have taken from hearing the Basilisk to the bathroom with the secret entry. I thinkl it's awesome how HL map of hogwart is incredibly coherent and actually feel like a school castle where seven years of school children, teachers and elfs could live in
10:32 In case you don't know, the reason they changed the staircases, was because the speed of the stairs changing positions was slowing the player a LOT! Just imagine it, if you increase the speed of that rotation the stairs will look really weird while changing, so you have to make them rotate slowly which would end up waiting for like 10 seconds for each stair to change. While the one they implemented, was able to make the stairs animation to play really fast without making it look weird and without slowing down the player making sure at the same time that the animation looks great.
I don't know what it is but this game has me so immersed, If I turn off all my lights and have my headphones on I feel like I'm part of a film and within this glorious universe.
this is the first game design in a while that I’m in love with completely. I’m in love with every little touch and every detail that they incorporate into this game, can’t wait to play it in November on Nintendo Switch
The developers created the most magical game i have ever played seeing hogwarts in "person" and being able to explore every inch of it made me so happy and riding a hippogryph for the first time was amazing this game is so beautiful from the beautiful nature to amazing arcatecture its legit everything i dreamed of
Certe there are many different elements but I still remember that the game is well before the movies here is one of the reasons why the game is different
Seems like some of the interiors and exteriors in Hogwarts Legacy are actually bigger than in the movies. Notice the difference in side walls in the Great Hall being further away than in the movies!
I think Hagrids Hut is actually the Beasts classroom hut in Hogwarts Legacy. It's a lot bigger and looks more accurate, but for its location in comparison to the films (like in the video.) The hut from the video (and game) looks more like a smaller hut for tools etc.
I wish they would do a VR tour and put it on Steam and Meta. I've been taking 360 photos using Nvidia Ansel and putting the pictures on my VR headset. Very cool and immersive to inject yourself into the world. Too bad they are just static images though.
This is a work of art! So much thought and thoroughness and love put into creating it. Thank you to developers for this amazing experience. My 10 year old self could have never imagined we’d have such privilege
I just wanna say as a HP fan since I was a little kid I am really grateful that I am able to play this game. Thank you very much Avalanche for making our dream come true! We have finally received Hogwarts' invitation letter to become one of the most brilliant wizards/witches.
Se nota muchísimo que en las películas, aunque es espectacular la recreación, no es más que eso... una maqueta recreada con zonas sospechosamente pequeñas, que hacen pensar que directamente no se puede acceder de ninguna forma. Es muy visible en el 0:50 ya que en la torre de la derecha, que tiene las 3 torres pequeñas, si nos fijamos en el tamaño de las ventanas, en la escena de la película, se puede apreciar que esas torres tienen un tamaño ridiculamente pequeño. En cambio en el juego, las pequeñas torres son mas grandes, dando a entender que realmente una persona puede visitar sin problemas las torres. Como debe ser. Un trabajo espectacular, tanto del juego como el currazo que tiene hacer este vídeo. Saludos!
They took the book and the mismatch multiple Hogwarts from the movies and made it one coherent thing. Staying true to the book with so many things but keeping the easily recognisable locations from the movies. Definitely a blue print for any future TV/Movie projects.
btw, the moaning mertle bathroom that was shown from the game is not the right bathroom.. her bathroom was the girls bathroom near the slytherin common room in game
The Hogwarts in Hogwarts Legacy has its own merit. I love that they did not totally recreate the caste based on the movies like the previous games but totally revamped and created a better version of it. I love the new gardens and the grand staircase and the central hall. Basically everything. It's much better than the movies
@@choroszcztv6420 Siempre hay alguna diferencia. La versión de Ps5 tiene contenido exclusivo durante un año. Pero si Xbox tiene mas calidad grafica puede compensar
Mira siempre pongo el mismo ejemplo te pongo el juego corriendo en las dos consolas sin que sepas cual es cuál, no sabría nadie que consola es, incluso dejando los mandos encima la mesa sin tocarlos para que la gente lo mueva el personaje, yo me e decantado por la versión ps5 por el dualsense, ver los colores de la casa en el led, los gatillos etc...
@@Eren_Jeaguer En mi caso me encuentro mas comodo con la consola de Xbox. Es mas silenciosa y la batería del mando dura mucho. Aunque se que son muy similares graficamente, el dolby vision en Series X me haría decidirme por ella. A favor en ps5 solo veo el contenido exclusivo durante el primer año. Un saludo
I am not a Harry Potter fan but I can appreciate just how much detail and effort was put into making Hogwarts castle so detailed and true to the films whenever possible. It is worth noting that by setting the series in the later 19th century, the devs gave themselves more freedom for certain aspects of the world design. For example it is plausible that the decor and landscape may have changed somewhat in the century or so between Hogwarts Legacy and the Harry Potter story.
I never thought I'd be so privileged to see the wonderful world of Harry Potter come to life in a video game like this. Truly a masterpiece.
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no its not, not even close, sorry:(
Same feeling^^
It’s a good game for sure, I’ve certainly enjoyed my time this far.
But remove the Harry Potter coat of paint and the actual gameplay loop isn’t all that much of a master piece.
@@edwardl1344 ok hater, get lost now
The movies had several inconsistencies because they changed places and geographics with time. The developers of this game put so much effort into this and made one coherent layout. It's truly astonishing and i am in awe to be able to play this game within my lifetime. It is a work not only made for greediness and money but passion for the franchise.
Yeah i feel the same, the love of the developers for The Harry Potter world is evident in this game.
well i think they said the game is more in-tone with the Books than the movie for example in the movie its only mentioned Peeves but the Books have him and so does the game etc.
@@nathanvosburgh718 not the castle
What I like is that they took aspects from the book and both movie hogwarts’ to make one coherent map
Yeah, this version really put everything the way I imagined it would be without some details changing every movie, like that one bridge in Deathly Hallows.
They really knew their stuff. I loved the task "Follow the Butterflies". A call to Ron's complaint "Why did it have to be spiders, why couldn't it be follow the butterflies??" I love the little details and I'm only a third of the way through the game.
There's also a note in a spider's den next to a corpse with "follow the spiders" repeated a hundred times in the forbidden forest
I think it's great that they made the buildings look less modern, seeing as the game is set 100 years before the films. Hagrids hut for instance has the makings of the little extension but isn't built yet. Amazing attention to detail!
You think it's great that they look older when they haven't existed for as long?
@@Stringer13ell Haha, yeh that does sound a bit weird. I meant in a 'less modern than they are in the films' sense. A lot of the windows look old fashioned.
@@mikkdc ooh. I noticed the bridge at the train station looked more modern in the film than it does here. You mean like that?
Did you know that the movie is not the best representation of this world. The main source is the book
@@krlq7489 Well yeah but the films are the only other visual representation we have to compare the game to. Plus the game is pretty accurate in terms of the books in my opinion
i love how they managed to have familiar spots around the castle, but also reimagine so many aspects and make it one cohesive environment. i also love how it connects to Hogsmeade and the other small villages. Hogwarts doesn’t just feel like some solemn castle on a deserted mountainside for once. this game exceeded all of my expectations.
I think it far exceeds expectations, I'd say it's outstanding really. 😉
@@IthaloHudson i feel the same way!
@@jboao i think its trash and you should expect more from a 70$ game so stfu
Isn't it supposed to be a remote lonely castle though?
I love when games are made not just for fans, but by fans. You can see they really studied and put time and effort into every little detail that we see in the game. Its amazing!
Yes... And what about the main tower? The small towers on it are too big
@@JANNIKSCHMITZthey probabl used the room of requirement modifying spell on it.
One of the few games, if not the only game where I prefer to walk/fly to my next destination rather than fast travel. Fantastic work with the attention to detail.
Did u get disk or digital?
Marvel spider-man is also like that to me, it's absolutely wonderful to traverse the map swinging and jumping between buildings
@@a.3160 Digital Deluxe from Steam 🙂
@@VinyZikss Will have to try that. But not right now. 🧙♀️
Me too, walking from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade is pretty cool for sightseeing.
What they’ve created with this game is beyond spectacular. The Avalanche team has created something absolutely magical. It is truly heart breaking that it has been overshadowed by controversy and that those who have taken a stand to not support this amazing game will be missing out on an incredible Wizarding World experience. It shows that the creators truly love the Potterverse and have put that love into the game. This is a game by and for the fans and what Potter means to them.
overshadowed? The game is stronger than ever because of this.
The controversy will die off eventually, so don’t worry about that
@@DeclanVH yeah and the controversy hustlers that are unfortunately so prevalent today will slowly shut up because the game is a great game and the public like it and is buying it.
The only thing people will remember about this game is how incredible it is/was
You know, that when the films got released one by one there was no drama about transgenders etc, and now that the game got released after many years... they started hating someone for having a different view on transgenders, but all those people that hate the game because of JK rowling being pretty much anti trans etc did end up probably still watching all of the harry potter movies and also the fantastic beast and where to find them movies, so i don't know what does haters think they are going for in the end, but they end losing the fight anyway and still enjoy playing the game.
Finally a game that lives up to it's hype. The attention to detail is unreal!
Optimizations kinda of suck but the longer it's out, the better it will be hopefully.
@@xt-cj7jg I'm hoping they eventually add Wizard's Chess as a mini-game.
The graphics and design of Hogwarts is nice, shame about the lame gameplay and story.
@@philmitchell91 i think that's subjective, personally i loved the story and gameplay, specially the sides quests, but i can see how some people won't be into it
@@philmitchell91 hmm i like it better than most games nowadays
At 14:20, there actually is the bathroom from the movie inside the game. It’s in the corridors near Slytherin. There’s a field guide that mentions the design of a snake on one of the faucets, and it states that “nobody knows its significance” or something along those lines.
hope so. thats nothing like Myrtile's bathroom
@@zsoltbartus169 yeah it exists. my buddy wanted his ass sorted into slytherin and he ran around near his house entrance on day 1 while i was going around mine (gryffindor) and he sent me snaps of the bathroom and said: "yoooooo" i then went myself and yeah it's there. looks exactly like in HP2
The Bathroom in 14:08 isnt the one you showed in the game, but its actually replicated in-game, just unfortunate you cant actually open the chamber of secrets
Because Hogwarts Legacy took place in the 1890s, 50 years before the Chamber of Secrets was opened, so in order to respect canon, it was inaccessible to players.
@@Krishnakujur78 but it has the snake carving on the sink as if it was there.
Here is the reason:- As mentioned, only a Parselmouth can open the Chamber, and it is widely believed that the ability to speak Parseltongue is only passed to the heirs of Slytherin. As an heir of Slytherin, Tom Riddle could certainly be expected to speak Parseltongue, and so he is able to open the Chamber.
And because your character doesn't know about it so you can't open it.
@@Krishnakujur78 so Harry Potter was really an heir of Slytherin?
@@canadianbeef1958 no, Voldemort accidently gave Harry some of his powers, when he tried to kill him - including Parseltongue 😊
I like how the interior of the castle in the game portrays that the castle has older and newer sections to it. The grand staircase is very medieval where as other parts feel very 1700s
Also the industrial greenhouse
I think I saw a video from Shadiversity talking about this. Like the design of the school implies that half of it was made later because of the architecture being more "modern" than some of the more "medieval" portions of the castle.
The most fascinating about this is the 100 year difference made so visibly well. Hogwarts was constructed magically and Rowena Ravenclaw designed the castle free for modification. So what we see in the present days Hogwarts is actually the most updated look of the castle. We can also see the deteriorated and broken details of the exterior in the movies and it was so well designed in the game. You can see a time difference (like the missing spires of the fountain in the courtyard or the potions classroom, the bordered Latin words are more prominent in the movies, also Hagrid’s Hat which was expanded when he moved in as a groundskeeper. I love this game so much, you can tell it was built with love and passion. The amount of details in the architecture and faunas. Just mind blowing!
It was The Architect and Rowena that built Hogwarts.
Days into the game and I still find myself taking laps around the castle just in awe. I've spent so much time exploring hogwarts I've barely paid enough attention to the rest of the open world.
I don't even have my broom yet cause I'm running around everywhere doing side quests and exploring.
@@LakerTriangle how do you even do side quest without a broom to travel?
Me too, I am 14 hours into the game and I barely left Hogwarts to see Hogsmeade, I really like the castle. Lol
@@tadaa984 tons of quest in the castle and just as much to find.
Then I would all suggest to carry on, because the good places, like the headmasters office can only be accessed later in the game or need alohomora.
This is finally the game everyone wanted as a kid. This is truly the first next generation game we’ve gotten and it’s just so damn unbelievable it almost makes me emotional
Scratch that I teared up
@@pmbbmp its not my opinion there getting it on cross gen later so its not actually next gen
@@Jason_Bover9000 What does "next gen" mean at all, lol? 😂
I keep hearing this word from 2008, and it's still out there somewhere, like elusive unicorn.
@@sunderland69 its when its not on Xbox one or ps4
@@Jason_Bover9000 remind me when PS5 hit the shelves? What so very "next" about it if it's been 2 years already.
@@sunderland69 I honestly don't have a ps5 im on a pc I do have a series x but I game mostly on my pc
I hope that they'll keep updating the game with more immersive content.
I've never felt more on an adventure like in this game. Something about this game just makes me feel really happy to just play it. It's like a childhood dream come true, just like I'd have imagined it if I was a character in that world when watching the films.
I don't regret a single penny the game cost me, the world is built with so much care and love, simply walking around is such an amazing experience.
This is something I always wanted and would have killed for when I was a kid reading those books and watching the movies. I have not been this excited to explore a wolrd since Skyrim came out, it is just so damn good.
Being a fan for 20 years has paid off. this game is a masterpiece for the fans. i feel emotional being inside the world that only fully existed in my imagination
It is incredible what they did, the love and respect for the saga is evident, this is a love letter to the fans.
Flying a broom at night during winter is truly a heartwarming experience. The castle itself is truly a work of art and there are only better things to come from this game since it has been such a huge success even with people trying to bring it down
Its amazing they were able to get so close to the movie designs, I think just the scale of the castle alone just shows how big the place really is. I had always pictured Hogsmeade as being downhill and to tucked into a valley in the mountains but the game really expanded how I pictured the topography. Also interesting that the castle wings are interconnected by open air bridges which was something I never noticed in the movies.
Hogsmeade being roughly on the same height as the castle is consistent with the books. Remember Harry walking through the secret tunnel to Honeydukes. After sliding down a bit initially he had to walk uphill and was short of breath when he reached Honeydukes.
@@arpussupra its magic, doesnt need to mention the word topography to make it happen
What about the distane? I always imagined Hogsmeade would be farther away.
And I guess it is, but for gameplay reasons it's just a short walk.
Then you never played the EA games for the 5th and 6th movie, these are the only games were you can walk an entire version of Hogwarts, including the bridges, I really had issues navigating because I played these a few years ago.
Yeah. Movies have much darker light tho. The game looks amazing!!
The people that made Hogwarts Legacy knew exactly what Harry Potter fans wanted and gave it to us.
Movie 3's rendition of the castle was always my favorite, I love how many details from that they preserved.
The grand staircase is the obvious big difference. I think they discovered very early in development that time and RNG based staircases arent the most efficient, magical or not.
I've never imagined in my lifetime that I'd see the amazing world of Harry Potter will be faithfully adapt into video-game. Truly a masterpiece! Well done, Avalanche devs.👌
Copy pasting comments srsly?
Come on, there were more than 8 games before
@@oetie I think they're bots use by The dev company lol
all trash@@bothebroforyo
I do love how some spaces are way bigger than they are in the movies, for example the gryffindor common room because it now makes more sense how 7 grades worth of people have that as their common room
The game is truly amazing and perfect, It has been so many years without seeing a game made with love and enthusiasm; no season pass, no greedy devs, no constant in-game store bombardment. This is pure and true gamming at its finest.
maybe stop playing online/multiplayer games. Single player offline experiences don’t have any of that bs, and 9/10 are significantly better.
Damn! The amount of work they put into this game is astounding. Every nook and cranny of the castle is perfectly re-created. I think it even looks better than the movie.
I find that the Entrance Courtyard looks better in Hogwarts Legacy.
Here’s the timestamp: 6:52
@@starsgold1066 Indeed, much more detail
Must be a joke 😂
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@starsgold1066 its because in the films, hogwarts was pretty much all destroyed so i guess its why most of the stuff here is changed
Never been a harry potter fan but I´ve played videogames for 30 years and I can easily see when a game is a masterpiece made with love and inspiration.
The most impressive part is how Avalanche managed to weave together all these famous movie/book locations into one fully-explorable map. The movies never had to think about the actual layout of the school, how hallways and rooms connect to each other in physical space, how to actually get from transfiguration class to potions class. This game connects everything flawlessly and it all feels so nature to explore. I've put 20 hours in and I'm finally starting to know my way around the castle by memory. I'm purposely avoiding floo flames just so I can experience the school in its entirety. Well done Avalanche!!
amazing how they achieved both nostalgia and novelty at the same time.
thanks for the effort put into finding the exact location in films and game! really fun to see them compared
It's amazing how they were able to contextualize Hogwarts Castle like that let alone Hogwarts world - all while maintaining its magic and awe. It truly is amazing and I'm not even a fan like that.
I like how some things are intact in the game while in the movies it’s more weathered or outright destroyed. Really sells the vast amount of time that has passed
I like that it’s able to be simultaneously accurate to the movies and the books. It’s just the perfect balance between both…
Agreed.
they took the best part from the movies and thats the design of some things
There's an awesome nod I'm sure it's already been covered but I found it myself. Just outside the great hall in the courtyard where the entrance to dumbledores office was in past potter games and also I believe in the movies, there's a phoenix drawing on the wall symbolising the family of dumbledore and a nod to the devs acknowledging the existence of the previous location of the headmasters office.
This is actually insane. So beautiful.
The amount of work and details they put in this game is astonishingly incredible ! This is a masterpiece
They even made Snape’s storage room where he accused Harry of stealing in Goblet of Fire. It’s the little details what really puts a smile on my face.
and there's even a little side quest where you can actually choose to steal from there too.
I underestimated how good this game was going to be. Everything is earned in game, good feeling gameplay/combat, great story, meaningful side quests, and the attention to detail was just superb. I couldnt put the game down for days. After 50+ hours I’ve gotten my field guide to 95% and I’m sad that I have pretty much done everything there is to do other than save a handful of beasts 😢
3:15 I see that Hagrid is good at DIY work
My main issue is that I wish the great lake and dark forest were expansive and sprawling like they are in the films. You can see at 4:02 to 4:20 that they are both greatly diminished and it takes a lot away from the surrounding landscape (which is a big part of Hogwarts).
Looking at it, maybe the difference could be explained away by the lake getting bigger/deeper for some reason? It would give the developers a pretty good excuse for the world size.
Maybe in the HP universe they still have to deal with the weather and geography, or maybe they filled it more on purpose (perhaps to fit a giant squid?) ?
I love that the game gives you so much to think about, and you can only theories about what happened from the game to the movies...
It could be that they changed the scale of those areas because they also had to design stuff further from it, like the other villages. And it would be too complex to make it a mao even bigger than the one already is.
Absolutely loving this game, this is probably the best game Ive played built off a well loved franchise. The developers have nailed that magical world feel and for a team that have never done a big game like this they should be damn proud of themselves for what they've achieved. Is the game perfect? No, But it is still an absolute joy to play and I really hope we see a sequal set just before Harry potters years at hogwarts or just after.
The combat sistem Is very good, but the world in general isn't that good ,after 50+ hours i get bored sometimes!!
@@lswee_508 I agree, the villages look very exchangeable and the side-quests are always quite boring.
Really shows how much the original set designers nailed the movie Hogwarts. The game just takes it a step further with inspiration from the book. But other than lord of the rings I don't think anyone nailed a fantasy setting this well since in movies.
that's what i was thinking - this game design is amazing but if anything it shows just how much care and detail the original set designers put into the movies!
When I see the game graphics I'm impressed and full of admiration.
When I see it for real, I am enchanted and want to be there immediately.
Did u play the game
Just wait. There's a VR mod coming so we can really get to sense the scale and feel what it's like to stand in the castle.
@@JeppeBeier But not for me, i play on Xbox Series X without VR 😥
14:06 - that bathroom is actually in the game, near the Slytherin common room entrance. There is even a field guide page in there that references the chamber of secrets.
14:19 is not the bathroom from The Secret Chamber... that bathroom is located near Slytherin's common room, and it has the snake in the sink too
The attention to detail in this game is literally breathtaking. I am more than surprised every time i jump on to play.
They done a phenomenal job. I was blown away when I explored around the castle. It still puts me in awe when I see it after playing for several days. Amazing job they exceeded expectations.
I am playing Hogwarts Legacy on PC at 1440p max settings, and it is down right drop dead gorgeous. Not to mention the painstaking attention to detail and sheer scale of it all. Impressive to say the least, down right mind blowing at best. Love this game! Edit: Also, one more thing, I am glad I chose Hufflepuff first go, cause I got to visit Azakaban! Such a very creepy and eerily place, such great use of lighting and shadows!
how is the PC port and the lag
@@wolves600 I got the patch plus I found a modded dll for the game from nexus mods and the patch + modded dll it runs pretty well. Then again I got a decent system. Still got some bugs though. However the game is absolutely impressive + fun!
@@midoribushi5331 I have like a 2060 and 16gb ram I am just worried that that isnt good enough even if it does reach the minimum requirements
@@wolves600 yeah that's a little l9w, but I think dlss 2 should help.
@@wolves600 Runs like butter on a 6950xt and a ryzen 7950x, The patch that came out just the other day really fixed what little stutter I had. You can't use dlss 2 but FSR2 is fantastic in the game, actually looking better than native TAA in most cases. The game actually runs pretty well at lower settings, with FSR 2 you should be fine.
It's surreal the creators of Hogwarts Legacy really brought to life the breathe and atmosphere of the castle. It's lively and very beautiful in detail, it alone sets the tone for the entire game!
14:12 idk why you showed that random bathroom, the ACTUAL chamber of secrets bathroom is in the game, I found it and there was a revelio page in front of it saying that one of the sinks had a snake etched into it
You should've shown the Quidditch Pitch from Chamber of Secrets, when it had the House colors and stuff like in the game
6:02 that rainy scene with the head masters office makes Hogwarts feel so cozy. That would be the best place to watch a thunderstorm from and smoke some magic herb
I love the attention to detail on the game!! Sometimes I just stop and look at every little thing, I’m also just a sucker for Victorian architecture as well.
Idk about Hogwarts being a Victorian style? Medieval Gothic maybe? or are you referring to the interiors..
I like the greeny blue colour balance they use in the film. I wonder if someone will make a "Harry Potter movie reshade" mod.
There should be one to emulate every movie. The first two are definitelly the most colorful of all of them.
I am blown away. Loving the fact i discover new places and immediately remind myself scenes from the movies.
It feels so wholesome to see a game made with pure passion
They honestly did such an insanely good job on this game.... it's honestly one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen.
Ich musste 30 Jahre alt werden um in den Genuss eines solch liebevoll gestalteten Harry Potter Spieles zu kommen. Ich könnte weinen, sowas schönes habe ich mir immer erträumt damals als Kind. Vielen Dank an die Entwickler für solch ein Meisterwerk
❤
MAN, THIS MAKES ME HAPPY!
They actually made it better than the movies! Extraordinary!
yeah, that wouldn't too difficult. I lke the movies, but they don't do the books any level of justice that they actually deserve.
the amount of detail they put in this game is breathtaking the only other game that caputres the same amount of details was read dead redmpiton witch to me one of the greatest game ever made but yeah this as much as I have seen is very close to it ... i just hope they add more stuff to this in the future fix some bugs maybe add some more npc interactions in the sequel if we ever get a sequel to this game in few years from now ...
This man is adding so much valuable content on this channel, that it’s making this my favourite channel. 👏🏻👏🏻
The Fat Lady’s portrait is back in a hallway as she was in the 1st movie. The Gryffindor common room is bigger to truly fit all 7 years of students. With Slytherin, we only got a brief glimpse.
I didn't realise that the clock tower courtyard looked so damaged in the movies. Interesting. I definitely prefer the castle in the game. It just makes more sense, the grand staircase being round in the game for example. It is in the big main round tower, that never made sense in the movies as it was square.
Well yeah it is better but it’s also an inconsistency with how it’s established to look in the films which are in the same canon. But hogwarts is known to to change appearance as time goes by anyways so that’s how they can explain the difference between the appearance of the staircase .
@@mackmitchell94 it's set in the same universe as the books. Which is why the castle looks different, it's more accurate to the book castle.
@@StephenJHolloway no they’ve said over and over again it’s the same universe as the films. The castle in the books looks and is described differently than the one in the films. The castle and surrounding area in the game looks exactly like the one in the films externally . It’s just inside the castle that looks different in some places like the staircase for example. It also looks just like films in other places like the courtyards and the entrance of the castle, the common rooms etc . As I’ve said, it’s established that hogwarts changes it’s appearance internally with passing generations. So it doesn’t look exactly the same over hundreds of years .
@@mackmitchell94the movies are so inconsistent with their own castle it doesn’t matter and isn’t a valid complaint
@@Deerhunter60641 true, but they always had the same staircase . Really after the third movie, the castle was kept consistent . But again it’s established in the lore that Hogwarts changes it’s appearance as time goes on .
The bathroom at around 14:08 from the movie is not the bathroom you showed in Hogwarts Legacy. The bathroom in the movie is the one occupied by Moaning Murtle and is also the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets which is the girls bathroom in the Slytherin dungeons. It looks much closer and it's just the movie that didn't seem to understand that with the Chamber of secrets being underneath Hogwarts the entrance would be somewhere in the dungeons with no Windows.
Does anyone remember the music that used to be played for this video? I liked it a lot but now that it was removed, I just wanted to see see if I can find it!
Thank you if anyone finds it and tells me!
It’s “Long way to go” by Miguel Johnson
Excellent views, but just a note: The girl's bathroom near the slytherin common room is the bathroom with the chamber of secrets... it even has a note for you to find about it. And it looks more like the movie version!
Es simplemente impresionante lo que Avalanche studios ha logrado con este juego
Espero no sea soporífero y repetitivo como el Mad Max
@@ElMovimientodeunCampeonF1 these are other Avalanche, not those who developed just cause and mad max
@@ElMovimientodeunCampeonF1 No son los mismos avalanche que hicieron Mad Max, son los que hicieron Disney Infinity.
menos por esas nubes que parecen de la dream cast
@@HugoElcabezas en serio, las nubes.... Esa es la queja
They made everything a little bigger and everything more spacious i wish it was exactly like the film with the coziness of hogwarts
I prefer the designs of the movies (half blood prince was probably my favorite design) over the game, but it’s still so impressive to look at and explore in a game
yeah, while I absolutely love the detail, there are still many places where I think Hogwarts looks less good in the game
@@sandiego2380 it’s very weird how much changes over the next 92 years. Greenhouses especially but everything drastically changed. It’s a stone castle, how does it changes so drastically, magic or not. And it’s also different in every movie but after 3 it starts to stay the same just changed a few small things
@@papahamdrew it is different because it more based in the books but with some features taken from the film
14:13 the chamber of secrets in the books is on the third floor, but in the game it's actually near to the Slytherin common room in the dungeon, what you showed is not the entrance to the chamber
A developer's love story to the IP. It shows.
Love story? HAHAAHAHA
IP?
@@ThePrivateGamer19 Intellectual property. Stay in school.
@@Sudestbrewer 😂
@@Sudestbrewer school is overrated, internet teaches better
Hats off to the makers. Absolutely amazing job. Unbelievable. I can walk these halls myself. Childhood memories come to life. I'm going to read the books again having this sharp image of the castle in my head. Thank you!
The time I found the headhunting ghost room, I immediately tried the path Harry would have taken from hearing the Basilisk to the bathroom with the secret entry. I thinkl it's awesome how HL map of hogwart is incredibly coherent and actually feel like a school castle where seven years of school children, teachers and elfs could live in
10:32 In case you don't know, the reason they changed the staircases, was because the speed of the stairs changing positions was slowing the player a LOT! Just imagine it, if you increase the speed of that rotation the stairs will look really weird while changing, so you have to make them rotate slowly which would end up waiting for like 10 seconds for each stair to change. While the one they implemented, was able to make the stairs animation to play really fast without making it look weird and without slowing down the player making sure at the same time that the animation looks great.
I loved running around the castle exploring it looks amazing, I am hoping that if they do DLC you can explore places like Gringotts and Diagon Alley
I don't know what it is but this game has me so immersed, If I turn off all my lights and have my headphones on I feel like I'm part of a film and within this glorious universe.
I dont understand why they didnt keep the color tone from the movies, but maybe some fan will do this soon
The game world looks more detailed than the movies, which is very impressive!
Never, where are your eyes?
Absolutely not
@@obiwankenobi687 absolutely yes… we get to see more than we do in the movies thus more detail
Wrong!
@@muhamed23458 he has none.
this is the first game design in a while that I’m in love with completely. I’m in love with every little touch and every detail that they incorporate into this game, can’t wait to play it in November on Nintendo Switch
The developers created the most magical game i have ever played seeing hogwarts in "person" and being able to explore every inch of it made me so happy and riding a hippogryph for the first time was amazing this game is so beautiful from the beautiful nature to amazing arcatecture its legit everything i dreamed of
Certe there are many different elements but I still remember that the game is well before the movies here is one of the reasons why the game is different
Seems like some of the interiors and exteriors in Hogwarts Legacy are actually bigger than in the movies. Notice the difference in side walls in the Great Hall being further away than in the movies!
yes, for gameplay purposes probably, so you can move around easier without bumping into NPCs too much.
You also noticed the stair in the classroom is wider too, or else it'll be a pain to walk up the stairs
I think Hagrids Hut is actually the Beasts classroom hut in Hogwarts Legacy. It's a lot bigger and looks more accurate, but for its location in comparison to the films (like in the video.) The hut from the video (and game) looks more like a smaller hut for tools etc.
I wish they would do a VR tour and put it on Steam and Meta.
I've been taking 360 photos using Nvidia Ansel and putting the pictures on my VR headset. Very cool and immersive to inject yourself into the world.
Too bad they are just static images though.
This is a work of art! So much thought and thoroughness and love put into creating it. Thank you to developers for this amazing experience. My 10 year old self could have never imagined we’d have such privilege
The nice thing is that since the castle is magic and always changing, all differenced can be ruled as changes from the 1800s to present.
I just wanna say as a HP fan since I was a little kid I am really grateful that I am able to play this game. Thank you very much Avalanche for making our dream come true! We have finally received Hogwarts' invitation letter to become one of the most brilliant wizards/witches.
Se nota muchísimo que en las películas, aunque es espectacular la recreación, no es más que eso... una maqueta recreada con zonas sospechosamente pequeñas, que hacen pensar que directamente no se puede acceder de ninguna forma. Es muy visible en el 0:50 ya que en la torre de la derecha, que tiene las 3 torres pequeñas, si nos fijamos en el tamaño de las ventanas, en la escena de la película, se puede apreciar que esas torres tienen un tamaño ridiculamente pequeño. En cambio en el juego, las pequeñas torres son mas grandes, dando a entender que realmente una persona puede visitar sin problemas las torres. Como debe ser.
Un trabajo espectacular, tanto del juego como el currazo que tiene hacer este vídeo.
Saludos!
Muy cierto, buena observación
the level of detail with the castle and castle grounds is astounding
I hope somebody makes a good VR mod for this. I'd love to walk through the halls of hogwarts in VR.
i just realised that main hall is different in all films. It sometimes small and sometimes very big
They took the book and the mismatch multiple Hogwarts from the movies and made it one coherent thing. Staying true to the book with so many things but keeping the easily recognisable locations from the movies.
Definitely a blue print for any future TV/Movie projects.
btw, the moaning mertle bathroom that was shown from the game is not the right bathroom.. her bathroom was the girls bathroom near the slytherin common room in game
The Hogwarts in Hogwarts Legacy has its own merit. I love that they did not totally recreate the caste based on the movies like the previous games but totally revamped and created a better version of it. I love the new gardens and the grand staircase and the central hall. Basically everything. It's much better than the movies
Now we have a full cohesive model of hogwarts
14:13 there's actually the same bathroom like in the movie! it's in the slytherin dungeon area
Por favor intenta hacer la comparativa entre Series X y Ps5 antes de que salga el juego para poder decidirme. Gracias!
chuj nie różnica będzie
@@choroszcztv6420 Siempre hay alguna diferencia. La versión de Ps5 tiene contenido exclusivo durante un año. Pero si Xbox tiene mas calidad grafica puede compensar
If you have both, seriex maybe have some minnor advantages, as ps5 a exclusive quest
Mira siempre pongo el mismo ejemplo te pongo el juego corriendo en las dos consolas sin que sepas cual es cuál, no sabría nadie que consola es, incluso dejando los mandos encima la mesa sin tocarlos para que la gente lo mueva el personaje, yo me e decantado por la versión ps5 por el dualsense, ver los colores de la casa en el led, los gatillos etc...
@@Eren_Jeaguer En mi caso me encuentro mas comodo con la consola de Xbox. Es mas silenciosa y la batería del mando dura mucho. Aunque se que son muy similares graficamente, el dolby vision en Series X me haría decidirme por ella. A favor en ps5 solo veo el contenido exclusivo durante el primer año. Un saludo
I am not a Harry Potter fan but I can appreciate just how much detail and effort was put into making Hogwarts castle so detailed and true to the films whenever possible. It is worth noting that by setting the series in the later 19th century, the devs gave themselves more freedom for certain aspects of the world design. For example it is plausible that the decor and landscape may have changed somewhat in the century or so between Hogwarts Legacy and the Harry Potter story.
Increíble este juego , con ansias de poder jugarlo hoy