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@JohnnyShoulder Same here, although I'm even less of a fan as I've only seen bits and pieces of a couple of the movies since they were always on TV for a long time and you couldn't really avoid them going through the stations.

While a lot of people have been really looking forward to the game, I've had little interest in it from the start. I did watch one of their early deep dives into the game as I was curious, but that still didn't really do anything for me. It would have to be Game of the Year material for me to consider jumping into it with so many other games to choose from. I'm trying to tighten things up a bit this year, as I even returned my pre-order for one of my most anticipated games since it ended up being disappointing (Forspoken).

@nessisonett That's an issue almost all AAA games have. I agree though, you wouldn't think it's hard to imagine a different kind of upgrade path for a game set in the HP universe.

@KilloWertz I forgot to follow up with you on it, but I see you sent back Forspoken. Probably for the best, although I’m pretty sure that I’ll eventually get it when the price plummets. There’s still enough positivity from people who played it to make it worth a consideration in my mind. I’ll just have to find the time if/when I see it sub $30.

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Regarding Hogwarts, I think the biggest dissonance with the IP is going to be if there’s a heavy amount of combat. Hogwarts students as a whole weren’t running around slaughtering monsters and evil wizards by the hundreds. So I’ll be interested to see how they keep to the script, so to speak. I’m hoping for more puzzles, using magic spells to solve problems, school competitions (Triwizard tournament, maybe?), exploration, social features, and a compelling