The upcoming action-adventure game,Hogwarts Legacy, is a highly anticipated and much-awaited delve into the wizarding world ofHarry Potter, allowing players to engage in a magical open world, learn spells and incantations, battle monsters, fly on broomsticks, and much more.Harry Pottervideo games are revered and have a storied past, beginning withHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stonein 2001, and continues with the upcomingHogwarts Legacy.
Harry Pottervideo games are known for their magical feel as well as for their distinct hit of nostalgia as players are taken back to when they first saw the movies or read the books. Fans find something wondrous in seeing Hogwarts and its grounds, Hagrid the groundskeeper, the students flying around on broomsticks, the great hall, the classrooms, the dungeons, and a myriad of other things that take fans back in their memories of the books and movies. And inHogwarts Legacy’s open world, players will get to engage with these things on an even bigger scale.
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One of these familiar features is that of thehouse crests, or the badges that represent the four class houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff. Over the years, these crests have gone through many design changes in the video games, adding and subtracting elements, as Redditor thepotterlegocy depicts in this image comparing the crests ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneto those ofHogwarts Legacy.The crests inHogwarts Legacyare more pared-down, simple, and refined, bereft of the names of the houses and less colorful.
Two things are clear about the redesign. First, the designs are much more updated and fitting for newer graphics processors, allowing for more crisp and clear images. Second, the developers are very aware that their consumer market consists of fans of theHarry Potterfranchiseand most players will already know which mascot belongs to which house: Ravenclaw’s eagle, Slytherin’s snake, Gryffindor’s lion, and Hufflepuff’s badger.
The new house crests follow details abouthouse-specific gameplay inHogwarts Legacy, promising players that each house should provide a completely fresh and unique experience, allowing for maximum replayability. This will prove to be a welcome feature as fans are used to engaging in house-specific gameplay with things likePottermore.
The Wizarding World ofHarry Potteris a vast, magical universe chock-full of wonderful and fantastical creatures and characters that are just waiting to be discovered by fans and players whenHogwarts Legacyreleases. Players can look forward to role playing as either a Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, or Hufflepuff Hogwarts student as they traverse the world and revel in the magic.
Hogwarts Legacyis coming Holiday 2022 to Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
