The game proposes to embody a student of the famous school of sorcererswith magic courses and multiple challenges.
“We knew that if the players could experience the same situations, that would be a dream come true,” Alan Tew, director of the game, produced by the Avalanche studio and the American giant Warner Bros., explained to AFP.
The game is “a mix between the universe of Harry Potter, that accompanied our childhood, and the possibility of playing in an open world like that of Grand Theft Auto“explains the French businessman Quentin Seigneur, 31, a declared fan of the series.
Grand Theft Auto is a game with multiple scenarios, in which the user chooses their missions that modify their journey through the urban setting of the series.
The controversy with Rowling
the author of Harry Potterthe British JK Rowling, has been the object of the ire of activists for the rights of trans people for several years, because she opposes the general use of the term “woman” to men who want to change their sex.
Rowling, who declares herself a feminist and has carried out several projects against sexual violence, also declares herself hostile to laws and programs that facilitate sex change operations for minors.
In the game Hogwarts Legacy the user “will be able to choose if you want to be referred to as a magician or a magician. In most cases, that affects the bedroom where you will start your journey, in Poudlard,” explains Alan Tew.
Despite everything, some specialized sites, such as The Gamer in Canada, have decided to ignore the launch of the game, although without actually calling for a boycott, due to the controversy surrounding the author.
The first video game related to Harry Potter arose with the first adaptation to the big screenin 2001 (harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone).
It was produced in record time, in less than a year, and was a huge success, close to 9 million sales, in its PlayStation format.
This new game Hogwarts Legacywill be out on Nintendo Switch in a few months.