Dragons, Trolls, and Nifflers are other interactable magical creatures. Players will be able to tame, care for, and ride different magical beasts including hippogriffs and thestrals. Players can also acquire combat items, either through trading or crafting, which may be used to harm enemies or apply buffs to the player. As players progress, they will be able to develop their own special combat style. The player character will learn to cast various magical spells, brew potions and master combat abilities. The game will also feature environmental customisation elements players will be able to modify the Room of Requirement as they level up through the game.
Level progression will allow the player to access and upgrade different spells, talents, and abilities. Players will be able to customize their character's voice and body type.
Progressing through the game will see the interior and exterior of the castle change visually to match the seasons.ĭuring character creation the player is able to choose their appearance, house, and gender.
Other areas as yet unseen visually in other media include the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw common rooms. Familiar locations from the Harry Potter franchise will be explorable such as the Forbidden Forest, Diagon Alley, and Hogsmeade Village. Players will be able to attend classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry including Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, and Potions. Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world single-player action-RPG. Antagonists featured in the game include Ranrok, the leader of the Goblin Rebellion, and Victor Rookwood, the leader of a group of Dark Wizards. The player character will also be introduced to new characters such as Professor Eleazar Fig, acting as a mentor figure to the protagonist. The player is able to interact with characters previously seen within the Wizarding World franchise including Nearly Headless Nick, The Fat Lady, and Peeves. The player character, who holds the key to an "ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart", is capable of manipulating a mysterious ancient magic, and will need to help uncover why this forgotten magic has suddenly made a resurgence and the ones that are simultaneously trying to harness it. Live the Unwritten.Hogwarts Legacy is set in the late 1800s and follows a student starting at Hogwarts in their fifth year. Discover the feeling of living at Hogwarts as you make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. "Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover fantastic beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents, and become the wizard you want to be. " Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books," reads an official pitch of the game. Hogwarts Legacy is slated to release sometime this year via the aforementioned platforms, however, there have been rumors the game could be delayed to 2023, which lines up with the little we've heard through the grapevine as well. I managed to activate the display(s?) for the leaked DLC options, revealing some more about them.