Avalanche Software is busy at work onHogwarts Legacy, the upcomingHarry Potteraction-RPG that has quite a bit of hype behind it. Fans have gotten some brief glimpses atHogwarts Legacythrough leaked footage and cinematic trailers, but much of what the game will entail has remained shrouded in mystery. Considering this, fans don’t really know howHogwarts Legacywill handle things like holidays, but that’s one area it should be able to nail.
All kinds of video games nowadays have seasonal events that reflect real-world holidays, but sometimes they feel forced or aren’t really a natural part of the game’s identity.Hogwarts Legacyshouldn’t have that problem, as holidays are a core part of theHarry PotterDNA. TheHarry Potterbooksand films depict Harry and his classmates' years at school, often starting in the fall and going all the way to the end of the school year, showing what happens during events like Halloween and Christmas at Hogwarts.
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Without knowing the structureHogwarts Legacywill take, it’s hard to say how it will handle holidays. It seems likely thatHogwarts Legacywill have a linear story that leads players through the school year, but it’s also possible it will use some kind of background clock where time passes regardless of how much progress is made in the story. SinceHogwarts Legacyis single-player and not a live service game, it seems unlikely that players would need to wait for the real-world Halloween and Christmas to roll around to participate in holiday festivities, but it’s possible that there will still be seasonal events tied to them.
Hogwarts Legacy Halloween and Christmas
We know thatHogwarts Legacywill let players create their own witch or wizard andattend school at Hogwarts. They’ll be able to explore an open world, attend classes, and engage with a morality system that will presumably impact their relationships with other characters. One has to imagine that holidays like Halloween and Christmas will be featured during the school year as well, and if so, it will be interesting to see exactly how they’re incorporated.
In theHarry Potterbooks and films, Halloween andChristmas at Hogwartsare shown to include decorations and big feasts in the Great Hall. While Hogwarts students stay at school for Halloween, Christmas is a time when many of the students actually leave and return home to visit their families. This could be reflected by having less Hogwarts students roaming the halls during Christmastime inHogwarts Legacy.
Christmas could also be marked by snow and its own decorations, its own feast in the Great Hall, and of course, presents. Details on howHogwarts Legacyparentage will work have not been revealed at the time of this writing, but assuming the player character isn’t an orphan like Harry Potter, perhaps they will be treated to Christmas gifts from their folks. And depending on how the holidays are incorporated into the game, the gifts could be simple consumable items or important key items to advance the story. For example, maybeHogwarts Legacyplayers will get a broom at Christmas that will then allow them to make it on theQuidditch team.
Something that likely won’t appear inHogwarts Legacyis the Yule Ball Christmas dance. In the books, the Yule Ball is held during the Triwizard Tournament, and since the Triwizard Tournament was banned during the yearsHogwarts Legacytakes place, the dance wouldn’t happen. Avalanche Software has made it clear that it is doing its best to stick with the establishedHarry Pottercontinuity, as evidenced by thelack of the Whomping Willow in the game, and so one has to imagine the developers will resist the desire to add the Yule Ball. But even if the official Yule Ball won’t be inHogwarts Legacy, it’s possible that there will be other Christmas-themed events for players to attend that are similar.
Of course, all of this is just speculation at this time. Avalanche Software has not shared any details about how holidays or other seasonal events will work inHogwarts Legacy, and while unlikely, it’s possible they won’t really be incorporated in any significant way at all. Fans should keep that in mind and stay tuned for more official information onHogwarts Legacy.
When is More Hogwarts Legacy News Coming?
Unfortunately, allHogwarts Legacyfans can do right now is speculate about the game, as a lot of it has been kept underwraps. But while there hasn’t been much in the way of officialHogwarts Legacynews as of late, it’s possible that more information will be coming sooner rather than later.
Reputable leakers have teased thatmoreHogwarts Legacynewsis coming soon, with a potential reveal happening as early as The Game Awards on December 9. Like with all rumors and speculation, fans should keep their expectations in check, but it wouldn’t hurt forHarry Potterfans to tune in to The Game Awards on December 9 just in case the game makes an appearance at the show.
Hogwarts Legacywill launch in 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
