TheHarry Potternovels establish a rich and complex world hiding witchcraft and wizardry just below the surface of the existing world. Part of what makesHarry Potterso alluring to readers is the idea of being a part of that world. There’s no greater example of that than Hogwarts' four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. InHarry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy, players will be able to experience their own sorting. As a taste, the latestHarry Potter: Hogwarts Legacyvideo offers a glimpse of each house’s secret common room.
The houses of Hogwarts each offer dormitories for their members to live in. Along with shared rooms, eachHogwarts housealso has a common room where students can gather, socialize, or study. Each student will enter their house’s common room through a secret entrance hidden within Hogwarts, with their rooms further in. In other words, these are very important parts of Hogwarts' student lives, and so are important parts ofHarry Potter: Hogwarts Legacyplayers' experiences, too.
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In theHarry Potternovels, readers are given an in-depth description of Gryffindor, since Harry,Hermione, and Ron are all members of the Gryffindor house. There’s a brief look at Slytherin’s common room inHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a similarly brief description of Ravenclaw’s common room inHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and nothing in the books for Hufflepuff.Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacyhas the unique opportunity to explore these areas, visualizing key areas of Hogwarts thatHarry Potterfans will be able to live in.
Developer Avalanche Software has gone above and beyond in this task, going off of the latestHarry Potter: Hogwarts Legacytrailer. Each common room is not only rich with magical detail but authentic to what description is available within theHarry Potternovels. Where description isn’t available, like with the Hufflepuff room, Avalanche has used sources like Pottermore to help create something original, beautiful, and matching the personality of the house to which it belongs.
The trailer ends with another announcement, confirming thatfans ofHarry Pottercan link their official fan club account toHarry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy. This connection will carry over the player’s quiz results and choices for house selection, wand, and special house-themed robes. It’s just one more way for fans to bring themselves into the world ofHarry Potter.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacyfeatures a massive open world for players to explore. The Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, andSlytherincommon rooms are just a small but very special part of this world. Expect further in-depth looks at the world ofHarry Potter: Hogwarts Legacyas the game’s 2023 launch grows nearer.
Hogwarts Legacylaunches on February 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Nintendo Switch version also in development.
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