I don’t know how many people watched Harry Potter when they were young, and they look forward to one day they can receive letters from the owls and get rid of their Muggle identity.
Although I later learned that owls are second-level protected animals in my country and sending letters with owls is basically an illegal act in China, this Muggle's magic dream was once shattered, but Harry Potter and its magic world are like a huge magnet. From novels to movies to games with uneven quality, the Harry Potter IP still has a strong attraction to me.
was developed by Avalanche Software (a studio under Warner , not the avalanche studio of "Mad Max") on State Of Play held by Sony on March 18, and released by Portkey Games, a 3A open-world ARPG game "Hogwarts: Legacy" (the official Taiwanese version translated as "Hogwarts' Legacy") released by Portkey Games, a distribution brand under Warner Bros. , released the latest gameplay demonstration and behind-the-scenes development highlights.
"Hogwarts: Legacy" was developed using Unreal Engine and was first announced at the Sony event in September 2020. Although the promotional video dropped frames and stuttered in many places, it still excited many players and fans. In fact, just one hour before State Of Play today, the promotional video was played with 28.53 million times, exceeding the number of promotional videos of " Marvel Spider-Man " on E3 in 2016, becoming the most viewed game promotional video on Sony Playstation's official YouTube channel, which shows the influence of the IP Harry Potter.
Although the quarrels surrounding the game have not stopped after the game was announced, the game media "Polygon" was even criticized by netizens in the comment section for reporting today's news. Warner also specifically clarified that JK Rowling did not directly participate in the game development.
Some netizens even started to make remarks about "reasonable pirated version".
But the author does not care about most of the remarks they discussed. In fact, these quarrels still cannot resist the surprises brought to players and fans by the high-level demonstrations of the game. At present, players at home and abroad are basically in peace and expressing their excitement and expectations.
The following is the real-time demonstration and behind-the-scenes development highlights of "Hogwarts: Legacy":
"Avada Kedavra" "Hogwarts: Legacy" is not a reinterpretation of the novel, but an original story that took place at the end of the 19th century. After all, the movie is already exciting enough, and reproduction will only increase the complexity of game development.
In "Hogwarts: Legacy", players will play the role of a fifth-grade student in the Magic Academy. In addition to studying hard, they will participate in courses including black magic defense, herbs, potions, etc., to catch up with the four years of study. At the same time, they will also learn, practice their magic and combat skills, and use their abilities to uncover the reasons behind a series of forgotten magic reappearance, and find out the culprits who try to use these magic to destroy the magic world.
As an open world ARPG game, exploration and combat are naturally the two major key points of the game. First of all, the combat part, in terms of action and mechanism, it is the set of content that Warner is good at in games such as Batman. Even in the battle of the magician, he also applied mechanisms such as shield and countermeasures. It is recommended that Warner directly join the execution action of the wand, and the protagonist, as a magician, transformed from a "welder" into Mama Rong.
But to be honest, as a magical work, the original battle of "Harry Potter" is actually not exciting. The movie has special effects performances and music to make the battle scenes impressive. In games where players need to fight by themselves, simply using magic wands to fight will inevitably make the game's battle more boring, so the choice of adding various mechanisms is actually understandable. It is impossible to "Avada chew big melons" just after entering school.
Many players also expressed their understanding of the actual demonstration of a slightly mediocre battle, and even became part of the game's restored IP. "The original battle was very disappointing, how good can the game be."
In order to improve the richness of the battle, the game also adds potions, magic equipment, magic plants and other content. Potions and plants are easy to understand. Players need to accumulate experience by attending classes and completing certain tasks to learn these contents. "When you need to improve, the brewed potions can increase your strength. Plant and deploy magic plants to siege the battlefield and prevent your enemies. You can even use Mandela seedlings to inactivate unprepared enemies."
As for magic equipment, Hogwarts: Legacy official said that players can obtain them through rewards after battle, or they can purchase or make magic equipment that suits them. Different equipment will increase the player's offensive or defensive abilities. If Warner's "buy" does not refer to in-game microtransactions, then "Hogwarts: Legacy" may have certain brush elements as an open world.
In terms of personal growth, Warner said that players can choose their growth route through a large number of upgradeable elements, talents and skills, "decide which talents are most suitable for your game style, so that you can focus on your favorite magic type." Although everyone is a magician in name, the game should still have a system similar to a profession, and players can choose the direction they want to grow.
In terms of exploration, Warner's team also said in the R&D highlights, "When it comes to an open world, we only know that it is not enough to imagine what it looks like from the windows of Hogwarts. What else is there besides the academy? What else will be Hogsmeade Village ? If I start traveling south, what else will be outside the Black Lake? We feel that we must answer these questions."
"You will see different stories, this is really your world."
If Avalanche Software really does everything they promise in terms of content richness after the game is launched, then the game will undoubtedly be a magical world with extremely rich content.
It is worth noting that there is a plot in the promotional video where introductory adventures and challenges in introducing the world, the narrator said, "Dungeons and vaults are both dangerous threats and countless rewards. Be careful where you choose to explore, because it may put you on a darker path." Then it is accompanied by the voice of the protagonist "Avada Kedavra".
Of course, some netizens said that this was purely a "misunderstanding" deliberately created by Warner to arouse discussion and topics among players. However, the author is more interested in the explanation that players can take different routes by making choices. Who wouldn't want to try "getting big melons"?
Really fragrant warning
For the broadcast of "Hogwarts: Legacy", it can be said that it has received a lot of praise from home and abroad. What I worry most in China may be the so-called "political correctness". Although the official demonstration also shows a system of pinching people, the protagonist selected by Warner this time does not meet the public's standards for "beauty".
In fact, it is not just that domestic players think that there is a problem with the protagonist of Warner's demonstration. The protagonist's face animation is not natural enough. Not to mention the protagonist's bitter and revengeful expression throughout the entire promotional film, the frequent eye rolling problems have also been criticized by some foreign netizens, and even brought up "Mass Effect Andromeda". While Hogwarts: Legacy seems to have face capture, it’s clear that Warner still has a lot of room for improvement.
In addition, the entire demonstration video is still unsatisfactory. Some netizens played the meme and said, "I can't play Hogwarts legacy. I feel that Voldemort is crawling on me."
machine core netizen "Turin" even posted a long comment on the details of the demonstration, lamenting the advantages and intentions of the game, and finally said, "I want to play it very much. Just let me visit Hogwarts. If you don't ask for anything else, you can visit it."
As for overseas netizens, after experiencing many "physical objects are the basis" promotional video fraud, everyone obviously became much more cautious, but just as the famous saying of the great philosopher Wang Jingze, "It's really fragrant." Especially the magical beast part in the promotional video has captured the hearts of many players because it is so cute.
Promotional video Thirty minutes ago: Don’t have extra expectations for the game Now: I *** blow up
My heart is cultivated
Finally, the version of the animation is sent:
7 Conclusion:
From the popularity of "Harry Potter: Magic Awakening" last year to "Hogwarts: Legacy", the Harry Potter IP can be said to have been using its unique charm and eye-catching products to attract countless players who once had magic dreams to enter that magic world again and again.
The author is naturally looking forward to "Hogwarts: Legacy", but after experiencing the resignation of the core developer, I still have a question mark on the actual performance of the game, just like many people. But as Avalanche Software said in the interview, "This team's attention to details, enthusiasm and love for this IP have reached an amazing level. Our team is very excited to use this game to give back the love of fans to their fans."
" This is the game they have been dreaming of for 20 years."
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