I work for WB Marketing. They plan this year to show off this game among others. Here is what I know about the game. It won’t be called Harry Potter anything.
Instead it’s called Hogwarts: A Dark Legacy
1. You get to customize your character. It’s not super detailed but the models look good. Male or Female. You are a 5th Year Student at Hogwarts who transfers from another Wizard School (I don’t know why but it’s a major plot detail later in the game). You play through all the way until graduation and then in your first year as an Auror? You also get to determine if your character is muggle born, pure blood or half blood. That decision will provide unique dialogue and minor quest options.
2. Based on decisions you make regarding your character in the creation screen determines the house you get sorted in at Hogwarts.
3. Each of the four houses has a unique quest line. However regardless of the house you are in you can’t side with the villain. That doesn’t mean you will make good decisions all the time. We were told that there are major moments in the game that can result in the deaths of important characters based on your decisions.
4. Game takes place after Harry Potter series and after his children go to and graduate from Hogwarts. Was told main antagonist is not Voldemort level but is formidable and a former Death Eater. There are multiple antagonists in the game. Expectations for multiple sequels. Your character has a set last name that everyone will call him/her by.
5. Multiple book characters make appearances however they are keeping this under wraps. Expect Harry Potter to make an appearance at some point.
6. Skill tree is robust. Five Different branches to focus your characters magical abilities as well as perks that can unlock after X amount of points in a tree. We were shown a perk that allows your character to slow combat for a brief moment. Another perk that allowed you to control monsters for a certain amount of time.There is also Good/Evil points. If you veer towards evil you can learn more powerful spells. However you cannot learn any of the major forbidden ones unfortunately . There is classroom “assignments” that have difficult puzzles which can provide significant bonuses to your character.
7. Story and combat are a slow burn but we were told the game builds up to some insane moments. Combat is fluid but relies on timing and tactics. You cannot button mash and win. Your character also has so much energy at any given time. You fight other wizards, creatures, etc. There is also a duel system for rivals. In non missions your character doesn’t reload from a previous save instead wakes up in the infirmary with some temporary negative effects.
8. A reimagined version of the Nemesis system used in the Shadow of Mordor games is in this one. It’s not as robust as those games in terms of quantity but instead is very detailed on the few rivals it generates. It creates rivals for your character. The main rival is randomly generated via this system. He/she will be unique to each play-through however voiced by the same voice actors. This rival can be beaten, killed or made an ally based on decisions you make in the game.
Lucas Jenkins
Thank you very much OP, I'm really excited for this game and was wondering what the status was on development
9. Lots of exploring. Four different hubs that are extremely detailed and offer lots of npcs, interactions, secrets and quests. Hogwarts, Hogsmead, and The Ministry are the three I know of. Not sure of what the fourth one is. Most of the game takes place in Hogwarts. However you will have missions in some surprising locations and the end game takes place in London when you work for the Ministry.
10. Game gets extremely dark and is not made for children so it won’t be a super kid friendly game. This game is more for the fans who read the books and are now older. Expect an T or possibly M rating for he violence and dark themes.
11. Quidditch is in the game and it’s very detailed. You can play every year. House points are in the game. A Card game is also there and we were told is as detailed as Gwent.
12. You play as a different character at some point in the game. I believe it’s the main antagonist but I don’t know. It’s only for a few missions and the developers said will be a big surprise.
Lucas Rogers
The initial leak said it was set hundreds of years before the main series, what tomfoolery are you playing at.
Thomas Evans
Rowling's cancelled Discuss your ideal Percy Jackson vidya
13. Missions as the Auror were inspired by LA Noires investigations. However there isn’t many not sure if the actual amount.
14. There are romance options. Your character can actually marry someone and they will be your spouse in the end game. There are also companions that go on missions with you and you can command.
Expect a trailer and then gameplay before August. Game is expected to be released around June of 2021.
If you have questions that I may not have answered feel free to ask and I’ll try my best to answer with what I know.
Colton Diaz
completely legit
Ryan Perry
>Story and combat are a slow burn but we were told the game builds up to some insane moments. Combat is fluid but relies on timing and tactics. You cannot button mash and win. Your character also has so much energy at any given time
It’s not set hundreds of years. I am not sure if the original idea was to do that but the main game is set beyond Harry Potter. The developers wanted the ability to create new lore.
Jeremiah Cooper
New systems or current?
Christopher Perry
hope it's real
Carter Cooper
pretty interesting if true, kinda lame you cant side with antagonist
Easton Bell
sounds very milquetoast and safe, for a lack of a better word
Would have been a lot cooler to be a 1st year so you can see all the cool, new things and have that "fish out of the water" experience.
Jaxson Hall
Why make a fake leak on this dull and cancelled franchise OP? Seriously each episode following the boy wizard and his pals from Hogwarts Academy as they fight assorted villains has been indistinguishable from the others. Aside from the gloomy imagery, the series’ only consistency has been its lack of excitement and ineffective use of special effects, all to make magic unmagical, to make action seem inert.
Perhaps the die was cast when Rowling vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the series; she made sure the series would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody?just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for her books. The Harry Potter series might be anti-Christian (or not), but it’s certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.
a-at least the books were good though
"No!" The writing is dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs."
I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times. I was incredulous. Rowling's mind is so governed by cliches and dead metaphors that she has no other style of writing. Later I read a lavish, loving review of Harry Potter by the same Stephen King. He wrote something to the effect of, "If these kids are reading Harry Potter at 11 or 12, then when they get older they will go on to read Stephen King." And he was quite right. He was not being ironic. When you read "Harry Potter" you are, in fact, trained to read Stephen King.
Can we date other students? Will I get NTR'd by my ginger "friend"?
Hudson Barnes
Fucking liar, stop spilling shit. The game is going to be a CHING CHONG MOBILE GARBAGE in the vein of Harry Potter Pisstery.
Ethan Clark
Did Rowling write this?
David Hill
This seems way more put together than your average leak which makes me lean towards it being real but at the same time the huge change in time period from the initial leak is a little odd which makes me lean towards fake.
Samuel Cooper
>I work for WB Marketing God, this is just so refreshing from all the stupid fucking not-thinly-veiled-at-all marketing threads >feel free to ask So you'd have three school years to play through, but how long would the auror stuff take?
Nathaniel Long
>not Voldemort level You say this as if Voldemort's actually impressive
Jaxson Turner
Okay interesting if true...but honestly a couple of things if you get any input.
Monetization - WB titles are legendary for shitty monetization like early MK11 and of course Shadow of War pre Definitive Edition revamp. They better not plan to sell lootbox or gatcha shit, item mall etc...make it a decent full price game and maybe some content DLC or expansions
Next, gameplay. I hope that they think out the difference and make both Hogwarts student play and Auror mode worthwhile and different. It would be nice if users could side with antagonist , go undercover , change sides at different times . If you speak to the devs ask them to look at Alpha Protocol , for ideas on branching paths and individual and faction wide mechanics , character reputation etc.
I honestly don’t know if maybe the initial idea was to make a “prequel” game but the one I was shown definitely takes place after the book series. Sorry about that.
From what I know there are four “Acts” with a prologue and an epilogue. Each Act is one year at school. Épilogue is when you work for the ministry and the prologue I would assume is why you have to transfer to Hogwarts. Unfortunately why was not shared with us. Developers said each act should have about 5-6 hours of main quest storyline with 10+ optional side quests per act. Don’t know the epilogue but they did say there are side missions for that as well.
Logan Reed
Rowling really doesn't like trannies. She's getting roasted again on twatter for shitting on them.
Andrew Lee
Old cringe pasta, also putting Tolkien in shit tier instantly discredits your opinion.
Jack Morris
>possible M rating
confirmed fake and incredibly gay
Isaiah Roberts
Actually it might be true since average HP fans are now older than 18
Nicholas Bennett
So is Pokemon
Oliver Sanders
It wasn’t canceled.
I honestly don’t know about monetization. I know WB wasn’t a fan of the backlash they got for SOW. This new game is entirely single player and the developers plan to have paid DLC but I am not sure about any micro transactions at this time.
Charles Carter
>implying marketing teams aren't paid to post on Zig Forums
Nicholas Robinson
Yeah, but is Harry Potter still even super popular with kids anymore or would it be better to aim for the now adult fanbase?
Connor Campbell
>hey guys I'm some guy and here are leaks also no there's no proof lmao >Zig Forums eats it up every time i cringe
She honestly hates them more than Zig Forums That is saying a lot
Jack Lewis
This all sounds pretty cool, but didn't the old footage make it look like it was set before modern times?
Adrian Sullivan
They are hoping to appeal to RPG gamers as well as HP fans. They put a lot into the RPG and interactive story of this game.
James Mitchell
Nice fanfiction, OP.
Nathan Clark
But if it's largely set at hogwarts (and has Hogwarts in the name itself), they aren't gonna make it super adult. T rating is the highest they'll shoot for.
Jaxson Turner
>14. There are romance options. Your character can actually marry someone and they will be your spouse in the end game. There are also companions that go on missions with you and you can command.
Nice, hopefully the selection of women is good. Preorder now hangs in the balance of who is doing the writing, it's clear Rowling should let others step into her universe and do their take.
Thomas Johnson
BTFO
Ian Gutierrez
Why do people do these? Is it just autism?
Lincoln Kelly
The previous leak was a very early build of the game. Like I said before. I don’t know if the initial plan was to make a prequel but the actual game that will be released won’t be.
Logan Nelson
Obvious fake but I really hope the game isn’t cancelled. There’s so much wasted potential for a kino HP rpg
Adrian Taylor
Why do people do these? Is it just autism?
I just have Down Syndrome.
Joseph Williams
15. Per JK Rowling's request, and much like the upcoming release Cyberpunk 2069, the player will both have full customization of their genitalia but will also be able to recustomize their genitalia in new, interesting ways as they unlock new skills in a new branch of magic: Vaginoplastidigitaion.
