New Hogwarts Legacy gameplay reveals classes, combat & side quests Portkey Games \/ WB GamesHogwarts Legacy\u2019s extended gameplay showcase revealed new details surrounding elements like classes, side quests, customization, and more. Hogwarts Legacy\u2019s reveal back in 2020 shocked fans of the wizarding world as the franchise\u2019s first AAA open-world RPG. Since its reveal two years ago developer Avalanche Software has shown off plenty of brief snippets of gameplay, including combat, exploration, and broomstick flying. Now, Avalanche has finally showcased an extended look at gameplay, including a breakdown of the combat system, how classes will work, and much more. Contents Character creator The gameplay showcase \u2014 hosted by key members of the staff alongside content creator James Whitehead of XpectoGO \u2014 started with an in-depth look into the game\u2019s character creator. The character creator featured an abundance of different preset characters to choose from, along with five different tabs with detailed customization options for things like hairstyle, facial features, and skin tone. Additionally, the showcase subtly confirmed its \u2018trans-inclusive\u2019 customization options, with two distinct voice options, a voice pitch changer, and the option to simply choose between \u2018witch\u2019 or \u2018wizard.\u2019 Combat The next major thing Avalanche broke down with the gameplay showcase was the game\u2019s combat system. In and out of combat, characters have access to a variety of spells. In fact, players can unlock and use over 20 combat spells alongside different \u201cessential spells.\u201d Essential spells are mapped to the D-pad on console and include spells that help players progress through the main story or help with gameplay elements like exploration. As for combat, students can equip for different spells to the HUD\u2019s spell diamond. By holding R2 on console, players can press one of four face buttons to use the corresponding spell in combat. Additionally, Game Director Alan Tew confirmed that players can eventually unlock four different spell diamonds, which means students can cast up to 16 spells in combat at once. Classes, sidequests, and more Finally, the showcase reveals a bit more interesting information surrounding collectibles, sidequests, and what it will be like going to class. According to Tew, Avalanche decided \u201cnot to go the [simulation] route.\u201d Classes will mainly be \u201cnarrative-based,\u201d meaning each of the game\u2019s chapters will have certain missions that players can choose to complete, and \u201cclasses fit within that structure.\u201d Essentially, there will be classes that players have to do to progress the narrative, but various side missions also offer the opportunity to take part in different classes as well. Tew also claimed that attending class will \u201cprovide all of your major tools throughout the gameplay.\u201d Notable side quests will also be attached to certain classes like Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions. Furthering these class-oriented questlines will help players get to know each of the various professors who will each have \u201cbespoke events and moments\u201d in their dedicated questline. The showcase also briefly touched on the different types of challenges and collectibles players can complete during gameplay. By using the Revelio charm, players can unlock hidden bits of lore throughout Hogwarts for the Field Guide. The Field Guide is the avenue through which players further challenges, quests, and collections. For example, opening the \u2018Challenges\u2019 section of the field guide lets players see their progress in areas like \u2018Combat,\u2019 \u2018Quests,\u2019 Exploration,\u2019 and more. The full 46-minute showcase is jam-packed with details surrounding Hogwarts castle and much more. Eager students looking forward to what Hogwarts Legacy has to offer should be sure to watch the full video for even more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Hogwarts Legacy gameplay reveals classes, combat & side quests Portkey Games \/ WB GamesHogwarts Legacy\u2019s extended gameplay showcase revealed new details surrounding elements like classes, side quests, customization, and more. Hogwarts Legacy\u2019s reveal back in 2020 shocked fans of the wizarding world as the franchise\u2019s first AAA open-world RPG. Since its reveal two years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}