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On the other hand, Video Games Chronicle considered certain NPCs outside of Hogwarts to be lifeless. As a result of its record-breaking viewership on Twitch during early access, Hogwarts Legacy became the most-watched single-player game of all time by peak viewers on the platform and received a Guinness World Record. The primary mode of transport to Hogwarts is the Hogwarts Express that students take at the start of each school year. The Hogwarts Express King's Cross Station features a wall between Platforms 9 and 10, where guests can "walk through" to get to Platform 9¾, as in the first film.

With the assistance of fellow students and professors, the protagonist embarks on a journey to unearth an ancient secret concealed within the wizarding world. GameRevolution described Legacy as a fun but forgettable Harry Potter fan service, writing that features such as attending classes and creating potions lacked sufficient depth. They then constructed a path leading to their portraits in the Map Chamber which might only be followed by another with abilities of ancient magic, and set up trials around the castle to make sure that their successor would be worthy of the power and make the right choices.a b "Comedian Jon Stewart clarifies remarks, insisting that he never accused JK Rowling of antisemitism in her portrayal of goblins in Harry Potter series". In its own review, Wired gave the game the lowest possible score, stating that it was mediocre and harmful.

Among the plant species within the Forest are trees such as beech, oak, pine, sycamore, yew and knotgrass and thorn undergrowth. Rowling has suggested that she may have inadvertently taken the name from the hogwort plant ( Croton capitatus), which she had seen at Kew Gardens some time before writing the series, [31] although the names "The Hogwarts" and "Hoggwart" appear in the 1954 Nigel Molesworth book How to Be Topp by Geoffrey Willans. Following some delays, it was released on 10 February 2023 for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, on 5 May 2023 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on 14 November 2023 for Nintendo Switch.In addition to the fact that there were enchantments that prevented people from entering by stealth, it was also impossible for a Muggle to see it, as the school was bewitched so that when they looked at it, all they saw were some old ruins and several warnings of danger. There are usually seven secret passages in and out of the school, and in addition, the series describes the use of twin vanishing cabinets to create another.

This system must be updated to the latest system software and connected to the internet with automatic downloads enabled, and it must have enough storage to complete the download. As Professor Minerva McGonagall said in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, "The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your House will be something like your family within Hogwarts. The game appeared on multiple year-end lists of 2023, including GamingBolt (9th), [189] British GQ (21st), [190] BAFTA Games, [191] Der Spiegel, [192] BBC [193] and The Telegraph. She later suggested around six hundred, while acknowledging that this number was still inconsistent with the small number of people in Harry's year. Ron opens the door (despite not speaking Parseltongue) by imitating sounds he heard Harry use to open Slytherin's locket.The Chamber of Secrets, which is deep under the school (most likely under the lake), [22] was home to an ancient Basilisk, intended to be used to purge the school of Muggle-born students. By then, it had become the second-highest player count peak for any single-player game, behind only Cyberpunk 2077 with over 1 million concurrent players. Most exterior scenes were shot on location at Alnwick Castle, but views of the exterior of the entire school were created from shots of Durham Cathedral with a digital spire added to the towers. The protagonist learns from the memories that Isidora Morganach, a Hogwarts student who became a professor with abilities similar to the protagonist, was in conflict with the Keepers and left behind a hidden repository of ancient magic after using it to extract negative emotions, particularly from her suffering father. He added that antisemitic tropes are so ingrained in society that they are almost impossible to spot.

Game director Alan Tew also added that they aimed to go beyond the expected areas to let people discover new locations and undiscovered chambers.

He foretold that only his own heir would be able to open it once they arrived at the school, and the heir would unleash a murderous basilisk living inside to purge the school of all Muggle-born students. It won "PS4 Game of the Year" and was placed in runner-up categories for "Best Use of Dual Sense" (Gold Trophy) and "Best Audio Design" (Silver Trophy). Also working in game design, Troy Johnson elaborated that with the advancements in modern technology and gaming consoles, it was possible to create a competent game based on the Wizarding World. The Steam Awards 2023 shortlist has been revealed - here's what Steam players think are 2023's best games".