One of the features of Hogwarts Legacy that gamers are particularly excited about is the different House common rooms. Any Harry Potter fan will know the significance of each Hogwarts House, as well as how Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin each have their own unique common rooms around the castle. How Hogwarts Legacy presents these common rooms and what purpose they will have throughout the game could be vital to conveying the proper Harry Potter experience.
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Showing Off New Areas Of The Castle
From what players have seen of Hogwarts Legacy so far, it appears as if there will be plenty of familiar locations for fans of the Harry Potter franchise, from the Great Hall to the school’s grounds. Gamers will also be able to explore areas like the Forbidden Forest, Diagon Alley, and Hogsmeade Village, which will create many different ties between the game and the wider Harry Potter universe. Most of the settings that players will be able to experience they will have already seen in the films, but there are some that will be brand-new, or that will be different or more multifaceted than they’re used to.
One aspect that will be fleshed out for the game is Hogwarts’ different common rooms. Audiences have already spent a lot of time in Gryffindor’s common room because of the main trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s House affiliations. However, the other Houses’ common rooms have barely featured, if they’ve been shown at all. Hogwarts Legacy has a chance to fully explore this communal side of each House and create a different personality for each section of the school’s inhabitants. It seems like the developer has paid attention to the attitudes and influences for each House, but players will be keen to explore these for themselves.
A Social Hub For The School
But it’s not just important to nail the look and feel of each common room to make sure they’re distinct, interesting, and properly reflect their House. Each common room also needs to serve an actual purpose within the gameplay. Whichever Hogwarts House players choose for their protagonist, their own individual common room will be the social hub for their character. This will be where they’ll interact with other pupils, make friends, and potentially recruit companions for quests outside the castle walls.
While gamers will also be able to interact with NPCs in classes, on the grounds, and in the Great Hall, the common room is a way for them to fully immerse themselves in the culture of the school and feel as if they’re actually attending Hogwarts and representing their House. The common rooms should be a kind of hub world that players can keep coming back to, and there will be many Harry Potter fans that will be paying close attention to see how Hogwarts Legacy handles this important element.
Hogwarts Legacy launches on February 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Switch version also in development.
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