With rumors of aHogwarts Legacysequel circling, many may be wondering how this new installment will compare to its predecessor. There are many changes that Avalanche Software could make in order to shake things up, butHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mysteryhas set a precedent for a particularly bold approach. Specifically, the nextHogwarts Legacygame could change its location.
One might think that the “Hogwarts” in the title of both games would make them exempt from traveling to locations outside the titular magical school and its surrounding grounds, likeHogsmeadeand the Forbidden Forest. However,Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mysteryhas managed to go beyond its titular locale, a trick Avalanche’s next big game could consider borrowing.
Hogwarts Mystery Takes Wizards Abroad
ThoughHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mysterymay not have grabbed the public consciousness as much asHogwarts Legacy, the mobile game has maintained a steady player base and features a unique story. LikeHogwarts Legacy,Hogwarts Mystery’s loretakes place outside the timeline of theHarry Potterbooks and theFantastic Beastseries. This puts the two games in the same boat, leaving them space to experiment in the same ways.
Therefore,Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery’s new chapter could easily inspire expansions inHogwarts Legacy. This new chapter of the mobile game takes players to Egypt following the completion of seven years of study at Hogwarts. Players team up with Bill Weasley, who canonically is a Curse-Breaker in Egypt, andGoblet of Firefavorite Cedric Diggoryto solve a case. The Egypt expansion is a perfect example ofHogwarts Mysterytaking an existing part of theHarry Potterfranchise’s lore and rearranging it for its own narrative purposes.
Hogwarts Legacyobviously does not have to follow the exact same steps asHogwarts Mystery. A key difference between the two games are their timelines, asHogwarts Mysterytakes place only a few years before the Harry Potter franchise in comparison toHogwarts Legacy’s century. This means thatHogwarts Legacywould have to choose its new location wisely, but that does not mean journeying far from the castle is something to avoid.
Hogwarts Legacy Leaves the Hogwarts Grounds
As mentioned previously,Hogwarts Legacytends to stick to the Hogwarts grounds and its surroundingareas of the Forbidden Forestand Hogsmeade. However, likeHogwarts Mystery, the game could place players in other locations mentioned in theHarry Potterfranchise outside the Hogwarts grounds.
One of the best ways to do this would be by capitalizing on nostalgia. Universal Studios has successfully capitalized on the nostalgia of Potterheads by selling merchandise based on the franchise, like wands, sweets, and clothing. This is all thanks to an area themed toDiagon Alley, the central hub and shopping district of the British wizarding world.
Players that have always wanted to experience the magic of Diagon Alley for themselves would surely enjoy seeing the shopping district featured in the nextHogwarts Legacy. After all, Avalanche Software could put their own twist on the area considering the game’s timeline.Ollivander’s, the main wand shop, was founded in 382 B.C., meaning it would be standing in Diagon Alley even inHogwarts Legacy’s time period. Plus, a smaller Ollivander’s location is present inHogwarts Legacyin Hogsmeade. Diagon Alley could give players new perspectives on famous shops like Ollivander’s.
Pureblood History Could Add More Locations
WithPhineas Nigellus Blackleading the way as headmaster of Hogwarts inHogwarts Legacy, there is room for Avalanche Software to explore 12 Grimmauld Place, the ancestral home of the Blacks in London. This location eventually houses the Order of the Phoenix and is, at one point, home to Harry Potter. Since Grimmauld Place has such a rich history, it only makes sense for houses like this specific location or the homes of other longstanding pureblood families to be explored inHogwarts Legacy. Properly exploring Azkaban prison is another opportunity, as it only makes a very brief cameo in the original game. Additionally, going to new schools like Uagadou could completely change the experience, offering a fresh hub area with new lore and architecture as opposed to the wildly familiar Hogwarts castle.
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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you’re able to take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
