I don't know how many people, after watching Harry Potter as a child, look forward to the day when they can receive letters from owls and get rid of their Muggle identity.
Although after learning later that the owl is a second-level protected animal on the mainland, and that it is basically illegal to use an owl to send letters in China, this Muggle's magical dream was shattered, but Harry Potter and its magical world are like a huge magnet, from novels to movies to games of uneven quality, harry potter IP still has a strong attraction to me.
On March 18, Sony's State Of Play, the latest gameplay demo and behind-the-scenes development tidbits of the game, developed by Avalanche Software (Warner's studio, not Mad Max's Avalanche Studio) and published by Warner Bros.'s distribution brand Portkey Games, announced the game's latest gameplay demo and behind-the-scenes development.
Hogwarts: Legacy was developed using Unreal Engine and was first announced at a Sony event in September 2020, when the promo was buzzed with many dropped frames and stuck, but it still thrilled many players and fans. In fact, just an hour before today's State Of Play, the promo was played 28.53 million times, surpassing the number of views of marvel's Spider-Man promotional video on E3 in 2016, becoming the most watched game promotional video on Sony's official YouTube channel of Sony Playstation, which shows the influence of the Harry Potter IP.
Although because of some of the remarks of Harry Potter author JK Rowling, after the game was announced, the quarrel around the game has not stopped, and the game media "Polygon" has even been scolded by netizens in the comment area for reporting today's news, Warner has also specifically clarified that JK Rowling was not directly involved in the development of the game.
Some netizens even began to make remarks of "reasonable piracy".
But the author does not care about most of the speech issues they discussed, in fact, these quarrels still can not resist the surprise brought by the game's high-level demonstration to the majority of players and fans, at present, players at home and abroad are basically peaceful, expressing their excitement and expectations.
Here's a hands-on demo and behind-the-scenes development of Hogwarts: Legacy:
"Avada Kedavra"
Hogwarts: Legacy is not another interpretation of the novel, but an original story that takes place at the end of the 19th century, after all, the film is already good enough that the reproduction only adds to the complexity of the game's development.
In Hogwarts: Legacy, players will play as a 5th grader at the School of Magic, in addition to studying diligently, taking courses including Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbs, Potions, etc., to catch up with the four years of their studies, but also to learn, practice their magic and combat skills, use their abilities, uncover the reasons behind the reappearance of a series of forgotten magic, and find out the culprits who are trying to use these magics to destroy the wizarding world.
As an open-world ARPG game, exploration and combat are naturally the two main focuses of the game. The first is the battle part, in terms of action and mechanics, or the set of content that Warner is good at in batman and other games, and even in the magician's battle, it also uses the shield counter-mechanism, suggesting that Warner directly join the execution action of the wand, and the protagonist as a magician directly transforms from "welder" to Rong Mama.
However, there is a saying, as a magic theme of the work, the original harry potter version of the battle is actually not wonderful, the movie has special effects performances and music blessings to make the battle scene impressive, in the player needs to fight by themselves in the game, just use the magic wand to fight, will inevitably make the game's combat more boring, so the choice of adding various mechanisms can actually be understood, it is impossible to just enter the school on the "Awada nibble melon" it.
Many players have also expressed their understanding of the actual demonstration of slightly mediocre battles, and even become part of the game's restoration IP, "the original battle is very collapsed, the game can still be good."
In order to improve the richness of the battle, the game also added potions, magic equipment, magic plants and other content. Potions and plants are well understood, and players need to gain experience by taking lessons and completing certain tasks, "When you need to level up, brewed potions can increase your strength." Plant and deploy magical plants to besiege the battlefield and stop your enemies. You can even use Mandela grass seedlings to incapacitate unsuspecting enemies. ”
As for magic equipment, Hogwarts: Legacy officially states that players can earn them through rewards after battle, or they can buy or craft magic equipment that suits them, and different pieces of equipment will increase the player's offensive or defensive abilities. If Warner's "buy" doesn't refer to in-game microtransactions, Then Hogwarts: Legacy, as an open world, may have a certain brush element.
In terms of personal growth, Warner said that players can choose their own growth path through a large number of upgradable elements, talents and skills, "decide which talents are best for your game style, let you focus on your favorite type of magic", although nominally everyone is a magician, but the game should still set up a similar class system, players can choose their own desired growth direction.
In terms of exploration, Warner's team also said in the R&D tidbit, "When it comes to open worlds, we just know that it's not enough to imagine what it looks like outside just from the window of Hogwarts." What else is there besides the Academy? What else could hogsmeade village have? If I start traveling south, what else is there outside of black lake? We felt we had to answer those questions. ”
"You'll see different stories, and it's really just your world."
If Avalanche Software really does everything they promise in terms of content richness after the game is launched, then it will undoubtedly be a magical world with extremely rich content.
Notably, there is a scene in the promo that introduces the myriad adventures and challenges of the world, and the narrator says that "dungeons and vaults have both dangerous threats and countless rewards." Be careful where you choose to explore, as it may put you on a darker path. It is then accompanied by the voice of the protagonist "Avada Kedavra".
Of course, some netizens said that this is purely a "misunderstanding" deliberately created by Warner in order to cause players to discuss and topic, but the author is more interested in the explanation that players can take different routes by making choices, and asked the magician who does not want to try "nibbling on the big melon"?
True incense warning
For the broadcast of "Hogwarts: Legacy", it can be said that it is a good review at home and abroad, and the most worrying thing in China may be the so-called "political correctness", although the official demonstration also shows the system of pinching people, but the protagonist chosen by Warner this time does not meet the public's standards for "beauty".
In fact, not only domestic players feel that there is a problem with the protagonist of Warner's demonstration, the protagonist's facial animation is not natural enough, not to mention the bitter and vengeful expression of the protagonist of the entire promotional film, and the frequent problems such as rolling eyes have also been complained about by some foreign netizens, and even pulled on the "Mass Effect Andromeda". While Hogwarts: Legacy seems to have a facial capture, it's clear that Warner has a lot of room for improvement.
In addition, the whole demo video is still unsatisfactory, and some netizens played the meme "I can't play the Hogwarts legacy, I feel that Voldemort is crawling on me."
Core netizen "Turin" is a long comment on the details of the demonstration, lamenting the advantages and intentions of the game, and finally said "super want to play, as long as I visit Hogwarts, nothing else is required, I can shop on the line."
As for overseas netizens, after experiencing many "only physical" promotional film fraud, everyone is obviously a lot more cautious, but as the great philosopher Wang Jingze famously said, "true incense". In particular, the magical animal part of the promotional film has captured the hearts of many players, because it is so cute.
Thirty minutes ago in the promo: No extra expectations for the game Now: I*** blow up
My heart was cute
Finally, send the version of the GIF:
epilogue:
From the explosion of Harry Potter: Magical Awakening last year to "Hogwarts: Legacy", harry potter IP can be said to have been using its unique charm and eye-catching products to attract countless players who once had magical dreams to enter that magical world again and again.
For Hogwarts: Legacy, I am naturally looking forward to it, but after experiencing the departure of the core developers, I still have a question mark in my heart about the actual performance of the game, like many people. But as Avalanche Software put it in the interview, "The team's attention to detail, the passion and love for this IP, has reached an astonishing level." Our team is very excited to use this game to give back the love of the fans. ”
"It's the game they've been dreaming about for 20 years."
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