5 major takeaways from the Hogwarts Legacy Gamescom 2022 showcase: Crucio, Dark Arts, and more

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Much to fans' delight, WB Games Avalanche showcased a trailer for Hogwarts Legacy at the Opening Night Live event of Gamescom 2022. Players got a look at one of the Unforgivable Curses, Dark Arts, one of the game's companions, other creatures, and more. Despite being a short clip, it was packed with various pieces of information for players to sink their teeth into.

Hogwarts Legacy is an upcoming wizarding RPG set in the world of Potterverse in the 1890s. Players will be stepping into Hogwarts as fresh fifth-year students who will attend classes and hone their magical skills. The world is threatened by dark wizards and a mysterious resurgence of ancient magic.

This article points out 5 major takeaways from the Gamescom 2022 trailer.

Ever since it was reported that the game would have a morality option, Potterheads have been relishing the hope of becoming a dark wizard during their playthrough. In fact, they have been clamoring for some time now to have a trailer showcasing this aspect.

While the gameplay reveal from the March State of Play showcased the protagonist character likely using the Death Curse, the Gamescom 2022 trailer clearly features the characters depicted uttering and casting the Cruciatus Curse. For a majority of the community, it is great to see devs showing the Unforgivable Curses in action.

Furthermore, it will be interesting to see how they play out in-game. It is unlikely that Hogwarts Legacy will allow players to indiscriminately cast them anytime they want, so players will be eager to know what the mechanics and modalities are.

One of the companions in Hogwarts Legacy for the player's character to befriend is Sebastian Sallow. The gameplay reveal had explained that Sallow is a charismatic Slytherin with