Harry Potter games
- Thread starter George Oscar Bluth II
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I played most of the early games and I really enjoyed them. Would be interesting to go back to them to see how they have aged. Seems to me only the last few games were considered not as good, like the Kinect games. The Quidditch game was alright too.
Also, dat Jeremy Soule music.
Also, dat Jeremy Soule music.
Indeed it was...and it still haunts my memories. I remember that one the most, by far.
brickarts295
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Played quite a few of them.
Best ones:
Sorcerer's Stone (PS1)
Chamber of Secrets (GBC)
Lego Harry Potter 1-4 and 5-7 (PS3)
Okay:
Order of the Phoenix (Wii)
Half Blood Prince (Wii)
Eh:
Prizoner of Azkaban (PS2)
Goblet of Fire (NGC)
Deadthly Hallows Part 1 and 2 (PS3)
Never could get my hands on the Quiditch game, heard it was good.
Best ones:
Sorcerer's Stone (PS1)
Chamber of Secrets (GBC)
Lego Harry Potter 1-4 and 5-7 (PS3)
Okay:
Order of the Phoenix (Wii)
Half Blood Prince (Wii)
Eh:
Prizoner of Azkaban (PS2)
Goblet of Fire (NGC)
Deadthly Hallows Part 1 and 2 (PS3)
Never could get my hands on the Quiditch game, heard it was good.
Vulcano's assistant
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The gameboy one I played was a pretty decent jrpg.
Daria Morgendorffer
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Haha, my dad still randomly shouts it sometimes
George Oscar Bluth II
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Don't forget this thing:
Dreamwriter
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The speech was on the GBA versions, not GBC. GBC was capable (barely), but dang it would have been hard to cram it into the carts - as it was the games really filled up their cartridges, only a few bytes to spare. There was an unfinished GBC RPG, Mythri, that had electric guitar and orchestra hits in the soundtrack, though...
Demoncarnotaur
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Ugh, way to remind me how much I want a new and fully realized 'open world' Hogwarts game, with classes, adventures and more.
NipplesAndToes23
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Oh shit, maybe we will get a Rocksteady Harry Potter game.
Daria Morgendorffer
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Was the "switch between 3 characters with unique skills" an Azkaban thing or did they keep that for the later games, I quite liked it.
names2hard4you
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First post nails it. My god I can't even tell you folks how many times I replayed them.
vitalogy11
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Someone give Rocksteady the green light on this franchise already.
Why aren't we getting any new HP games ? The fanbase is huge and there's a new movie coming up.
I played the shit out of Harry potter and the order of the Phoenix. Small open world, you could roam around Hogwarts and do whatever you wanted. The atmosphere was darker and more mature. Loved it.
I played the shit out of Harry potter and the order of the Phoenix. Small open world, you could roam around Hogwarts and do whatever you wanted. The atmosphere was darker and more mature. Loved it.
Demoncarnotaur
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Done right, this would be amazing. But I genuinely wonder if they could pull off schools dynamics, ecosystem and structure in a MMO.
I'm really surprised there wasn't one, given how so many other popular licensed games had MMOs back then (Matrix, LOTR, Star Wars). I doubt there'd be much interest today though.
peanutbutterlatte
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Movie tie-ins and risky big licensed games are less and less these days. I'm disgusted with Marvel for instance, they'd rather chase the mobile game market. That said, WB are one of the few out there still going after it, with Batman and Mad Max.
I remember getting 1000/1000 achievements on the HBP game (might have been OOTP, one or the other lol). I didn't hate them, they were solid fun.
I think WB will return to the franchise with a big game in a few years. The new movie series will definitely make Harry Potter more relevant than it is right now.
I think WB will return to the franchise with a big game in a few years. The new movie series will definitely make Harry Potter more relevant than it is right now.
Given House of Cards' emphasis on Playstation products I'm surprised Frank hasn't walked in on someones daughter playing Wonderbook and talked to her extensively about it.
Darkspineslayer
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I feel like the only one who remembers the PC versions of 1 and 2. Collecting all the cards and doing that last secret dungeon.
Played the console versions of 1-3, Order of the Phoenix, and the GBA versions of 1-3 (which, besides the Prisoner of Azkaban RPG on GBA, sucked).
I'd love it if someone were to revisit these games and make a new open-world game (mainly following your own character progressing through school).
I'd love it if someone were to revisit these games and make a new open-world game (mainly following your own character progressing through school).
NipplesAndToes23
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Yeah and also how will the ministry play in a MMO?
George Oscar Bluth II
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Open world auror game set in London. A brilliant idea off the top of my head.
darkmark1987
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My thoughts exactly, loved flying around hogwarts and the music was awesome. I remember one day my bro was home ill from school and he had unlocked the nimbus and gloated for about an hour about it lol
The GBC games were amazing, being able to freely explore a pretty big Hogwarts on a GBC was mind blowing back in the day.
Too bad I can't check if they hold up or not because I no longer own a GBC or GBA, there's no chance in hell they'll get released in 3DS VC and they're so technologically advanced Lameboy can't run them.
I also played the Wii version of Half Blood Prince, there wasn't much gameplay at all but graphics were really nice and Hogwart's recreation was very detailed.
Too bad I can't check if they hold up or not because I no longer own a GBC or GBA, there's no chance in hell they'll get released in 3DS VC and they're so technologically advanced Lameboy can't run them.
I also played the Wii version of Half Blood Prince, there wasn't much gameplay at all but graphics were really nice and Hogwart's recreation was very detailed.
). Great job!Demoncarnotaur
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The new series of films, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' may give a resurgence of interest.
An Open World RPG Harry Potter game spin off with you creating your own Wizard main character. Choosing which Wizard you want to be, and whether you want to live the full Wizard life, Quidditch pro life, or a total evil wizard life. As well as the ability to romance almost any male or female NPC you want (because why not?).
Seriously why is this not a thing? That shit would print money!
I don't see how it's risky. You don't need a big budget. Just make it a nice open world game in Hogwarts. You don't even need to use the main characters from the franchise.
Yesssssss. Persona-style life sim/dungeon crawler would also be perfect. Here's hoping the Fantastic Beasts film will make the world of Harry Potter current enough for a game to be a legitimate idea again.
paragonpro
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This game:
Might as well end the thread now, seriously this game was friggen awesome, especially to me, being a huge Harry potter fan as a kid and not caring about sports this was my entry into sports games. I also love Chamber of secrets, really fun game, had some Zelda like elements iirc, it was one of the first ps2 games I ever got, I tried ootp not too long ago and while I appreciated hogwarts, the rest of the game felt sort of incoherent and just wasn't much fun, the most recent I put hours of my life into was Lego Harry potter years 1-4 on 360 five years ago. I love that game, it was a love letter to Harry potter fans everywhere. I tried 5-7 but for some reason didn't like it as much. Would love if those games came to bc or travelers tales put them out as one game or collection.
paragonpro
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I always envisioned a hogwarts rpg, where you make your own character, form friend ships, and solve a mystery that will span your seven year stay at hogwarts, done by bioware.
Okay where do I send my money?
And thanks to the sound designer who joined in a few posts back - there was one thread that bestowed the virtues of those GBC games, which after reading I was able to score some CIB copies for a small price.
The GC Chamber of Secrets game was pretty good too. And dont forget Potter of War (Deathly Hollows) .
paragonpro
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you've worked on so many awesome games from my childhood, was a big fan of chamber of secrets and Ioved Croc, thanks man!
NHarmonic.
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I played 4 in it's entirety and it was lots of fun.
And 1 on PSX was hilarious for the spanish dub, very complete game too.
And 1 on PSX was hilarious for the spanish dub, very complete game too.
the first two GBC games and the third one on GBA are fantastic
this thread is a must-read for fans of the GBC games, some dev insight posted in there
this thread is a must-read for fans of the GBC games, some dev insight posted in there
I believe the PC version was its own thing. I actually really liked it.
Theodoricos
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I've played the majority of the PC Harry Potter video games.
I've always loved the first two of the bunch - The Philosopher's Stone and the Sorcerer's Stone, despite all their flaws. I really enjoy the aesthetic of the games and just how much there is to explore and how many secrets there are to find despite the games not really being open world. And that's exactly how Hogwarts is described in the books - filled to the gills with secrets!
The soundtracks by Jeremy Soule contributed to my enjoyment of them as well, even if they aren't quite as epic as the Harry Potter movie music made by John Williams.
I have nothing good to say about the most recent PC Harry Potter games though (with the exception of the Lego games that is, which are great). Angry Joe's review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows games sums up my thoughts on them quite well.
I've always loved the first two of the bunch - The Philosopher's Stone and the Sorcerer's Stone, despite all their flaws. I really enjoy the aesthetic of the games and just how much there is to explore and how many secrets there are to find despite the games not really being open world. And that's exactly how Hogwarts is described in the books - filled to the gills with secrets!
The soundtracks by Jeremy Soule contributed to my enjoyment of them as well, even if they aren't quite as epic as the Harry Potter movie music made by John Williams.
I have nothing good to say about the most recent PC Harry Potter games though (with the exception of the Lego games that is, which are great). Angry Joe's review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows games sums up my thoughts on them quite well.
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walkmetothelake
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A fair amount of these were pretty enjoyable. I've played at least one version of each part of the series except for the Prisoner of Azkaban. Chamber of Secrets (GC/Xbox/PS2), Order of the Phoenix, and Half Blood Prince are probably my favorites. It's too bad that the Deathly Hallows games were so poor (the second was a pretty big improvement still.)
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