Hogwarts Legacy - (PC) Steam ROW Digital Key
Hogwarts Legacy for PC is a single player action adventure role-playing game
based on the Harry Potter universe, in which the player takes on the persona of
a newcomer to the enchanted castle so beloved of fans of the books and movie
franchise.
About the Game
This game is set in the late 1800s, so there is no overlap with any characters
from the movie and book canon, although some of the ghosts you know and love may
pop up to guide you on your way – or hinder and delay you, if you annoy them!
Unique – and central – to this game are NCPs (non-playing characters) Victor
Rookwood (who is the sort of pre-Voldemort leader of the Dark Wizards –
precursors to the Death Eaters), Professor Eleazar Fig who is your form teacher
and ally, and the deliciously evil rebellious goblin leader, Ranrok, who trusts
no human and especially no wizard!
You are a student about to start your fifth year who transfers to Hogwarts from
somewhere else following a mysterious accident. Slowly it emerges that you are
the possessor of the key to an ancient secret that could tear the wizarding
world apart.
Ranrok hates all wizardkind, but has allied himself with Rookwood in order to
get hold of an ancient magic. An ancient magic which is so dangerous that
wizardkind has tried to hide it from itself – and that you, unexpectedly, turn
out to be the one wizard that is the key to the unleashing of this ancient
magic!
Needless to say, Rookwood is in danger if Ranrok succeeds, but Rookwood is
dangerous enough on his own behalf. You, as the student, must work with Fig to
keep the magic’s secret and avert the goblin rebellion…
The Nitty Gritty
You will attend classes, in between saving wizarding civilisation, in Charms,
Herbology, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Potions, and in between classes
you can explore much further afield than simply the castle. The Hidden Forest,
Hogsmeade and Gringotts Bank are all accessible and fully explorable
The open world setting will change with the seasons, and you can choose your
house, and customise your playing character in many ways including voice, body
type, gender and wand selection. All of this adds up to mean that each player
can enjoy a tailor-made and very different gaming experience.
As noted above, the game is open world and positively begs exploration as you
interact with NCPs like Nearly Headless Nick, Peeves the poltergeist – who is
known and loved by readers of the books, but never quite made it into the
movies, although the part was filmed for the first movie, starring the late
great Rik Myall – and the Fat Lady, who guards the Gryffindor dormitories.
The Room of Requirement features in the game too, serving a much wider purpose
than previously seen. Players will be able to customise it to their needs and
preferences and it operates as a kind of common room, growing plants, doing
research and tweaking your customisation as you need to.
The game’s in-built morality system will allow wannabe villains to tackle the
killing curse if they dare, or you can make friends with everyone you meet –
including classmates who will grow and develop alongside you, offering handy aid
at tricky moments.
There are no microtransactions in the game: everything you get will be earned
the hard way, there are no shortcuts for the rich to take and get ahead.
Fantastic Beasts and How to Care for Them
Care of Magical Creatures is a must as you will interact, take care of and even
battle using:
Dragons: never mind the ban on breeding dragons, in Hogwarts you can raise your
very own pet incinerator on which you can ride, cuddle and battle. Just don’t
forget to feed themNifflers: the cute and cuddly mole-platypus-magpies return
again, snaffling up anything shiny and simultaneously annoying and charming
youTrolls: more animal than humanoid in this game, trolls are firmly in the
creature camp rather than the wizard camp hereHippogriffs: Buckbeak (aka
Witherwings) and co return to terrify and delight you as well as coming in jolly
useful in the battling stakes with both sharp claws and a fearsome beak to put
to good use against your enemiesMandrakes: technically plants, but considering
their roots are screeching and intensely grumpy babies, they fall under the
‘magical creatures’ umbrella. Use ear defenders when potting them, and unleash
them on your enemies when you are in a pinch
