Everything We Learned In Hogwarts Legacy's Gameplay Preview
Nearly two years removed from its initial announcement, Hogwarts Legacy has finally shown off a preview of its gameplay. Inspired by the Harry Potter novels and their film adaptions, Hogwarts Legacy is taking players to the iconic school of witchcraft and wizardry in the late 19th century. The open world action RPG hopes to realize a dream that many fans have been hoping would come true for years — a game that lets players create their own witch or wizard and explore Hogwarts, take classes, and discover new magic.
The series of novels, which debuted in the United Kingdom with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997, became an international phenomenon. The saga of an orphaned boy fighting the world's most dangerous dark wizard spanned seven books, and spawned 11 movies (so far), multiple video games, a Wizarding World theme park, and much more. An open world Harry Potter game which attempts to give players a genuine experience of being a student at Hogwarts has been something of a white whale for fans, but Hogwarts Legacy appears to be on the right track.
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Players will don the robes of a fifth year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the central location of the Harry Potter series, and primary education center for all magic folk in the UK. Initially announced in 2020, Hogwarts Legacy confirmed a Holiday 2022 release window at the end of its nearly 15-minute long gameplay reveal. In development at Avalanche Software, Hogwarts Legacy is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Up until this recent PlayStation State of Play (viewable on the PlayStation YouTube channel) exclusively for Hogwarts Legacy,
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