The release of Hogwarts Legacy is drawing near! Check your email (wizards have been modernized too) to confirm you have your invitation letter (reservation) at College of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If you have already done it, now it’s time to prepare everything. I’ll lend you a hand! Here is everything you need to know before entering the Harry Potter universe.
Preparing the suitcase for Hogwarts Legacy
We know a lot of information about Hogwarts Legacy, that’s why we offer you a summary of the most important data, from what it is, through exploration and combat, to the weight it will have on consoles and PC. Let’s go point by point so as not to get lost!
What is Hogwarts Legacy?
Hogwarts Legacy is a third-person action-adventure video game that takes place in an open world set in and around Hogwarts school. Is for single player and those responsible have indicated that there are no plans to introduce a multiplayer mode. Neither has crossave
characters and houses
You can create your character, select the house you want to belong to, learn magic, fight against other wizards and beasts, explore and discover the secrets of the magical world. You should know that it has multiple slots of saves (multiple characters) and each slot has multiple save slots.
And if you expect to see the characters from the books and the movies, let me tell you that Hogwarts Legacy introduces us to what Hogwarts Castle was like hundred years before. That is, in the decade of 1890. The only familiar characters will be ghosts like Nearly Headless Nick, for example. If you’re looking for familiarity, you’ll find it in the castle and common rooms.
Gameplay: duration, combat, exploration and much more
The experience of Hogwarts Legacy will have an estimated duration between 35 and 70 hours. Users who decide to play linearly and without completing too many secondaries will take between 35 and 40 hours, while those who want to complete it 100% will take 70 hours or more. Remember that these figures are indicative, because surely there will be someone who takes 30 and 100 hours respectively.
Exploring the world will be very rewarding. We will can move
There are familiar places like the Great Hall, the clock tower and the hospital wing, but also completely new ones, like the bustling kitchens. I’ve felt like just another student in these halls throughout the development of the game, and I can honestly say that I’m still discovering areas that I don’t know about.
The open world will day-night cycle and of dynamic weatherdozens of resources to collect to make potions and others crafteablessecrets and collectibles, and places where you can interact with the environment using certain spells.
The fight promises to be frantic
Release dates, platforms and editions
And when is it released? Good question, because it is complex: will the February 10, 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, on April 4 for PS4 and Xbox One and on July 25 for Nintendo Switch. The game will occupy 50 GB, a size thanks to Avalanche Software in view of recent releases. You can now make room on your console and/or PC.
Hogwarts Legacy AMZ excl PS5
Avalanche Software has confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy It will not have microtransactions during its launch, although it did not specify anything about the future. This leaves the door open for possible DLCs and expansions. It is very likely that they will end up expanding the world with new zones and stories. Fans are already asking for something Quidditch-related, which won’t be in the base game.
This is everything you need to know before entering the Harry Potter universe! If you want to know more, you can take a look at all the Hogwarts Legacy publications in iGamesNews.
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