Summary
If asked, Quidditch would almost definitely be the feature fans demand most from aHogwarts Legacysequel. That’s a fair assumption based on Quidditch being highly requested for the original, with a lot of fans disappointed that broomstick flight inHogwarts Legacynever amounted to actual participation in the sport. It now seems likely thatHogwarts Legacy’s lack of Quidditch could have been a consequence ofHarry Potter: Quidditch Champions’ announcement, though that does not mean aHogwarts Legacysequel couldn’t or shouldn’t feature Quidditch itself.
That said, it would now need to be fairly distinct from howQuidditch Championsplays and it would be great to see it tackle features of the sport—even features that the novels or movies touch upon—to make it more cinematic and engaging.Hogwarts Legacydidn’t ever become too drastically dark or grisly, for example, but it was surely a more mature take on the IP that took on some surprisingly horrific tones. If this maturity and graphic nature were to extend into Quidditch gameplay,Hogwarts Legacy’s sequel would be exceedingly entertaining with broomstick combat mid-flight.
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Hogwarts Legacy Can Represent the Unapologetic Violence of Quidditch
Quidditch hasn’t ever been depicted as a completely safe sport with its ingrained rules and roles on the pitch potentially allowing for players to be severely hurt.
If this wasn’t true, then surely bludgers wouldn’t be allowed on the pitch for dedicated players to hit at one another. That’s a dangerous enough premise as it is before malicious motives are tossed into the mix, andHarry Potterhas shown how this can be used to one team’s advantage while opponents may need to leave the pitch on a gurney and head straight to Madam Pomfrey’s infirmary.
EvenHogwarts Legacy, which doesn’t include the option to play Quidditch, states that the sport wascanceled at Hogwarts that school year due to an injury, despite this eventually proving to be an over-exaggeration. Of course, there have also been many instances where Quidditch was represented wholesomely, and obviously if it was that perilous no students would be that interested in willingly trying out for their house’s respective team only to receive bludgers to the face and opponents slamming into them regularly.
Hogwarts Legacy Could Give Broomstick Combat Cinematic Finishers
If it’s to be believed that most Quidditch players can get away with such violence on the pitch, it would make the sport extraordinarily thrilling in aHogwarts Legacysequel if players could shove or kick nearby opponents to a violent effect, let alone ricochet bludgers between them. Like howStar Wars Jedi: Survivorhas a cinematic grapple QTEwith Cal and a stormtrooper shoulder-to-shoulder on speeders, it would be incredible ifHogwarts Legacy’s Quidditch locked players into QTE struggles with opponents trying to knock them from their brooms.
Being knocked off could be part of this mechanic as well, having players tumble downward and needing to succeed a skill check or QTE to summon the broom back beneath them before they hit the ground. It might be too punishing to remove players from the match if they were to hit the ground, but adding another level of immersion could see a cutscene play out where the protagonist is being mended and treated in the hospital wing.
This could lead to players going back out on the pitch after their magical and instantaneous recuperation, or maybe on harder difficulties players must restart the match from its inception. Either way, this sort of combat could distinguishQuidditchin a much more interesting way, especially if broomstick combat could then extend to open-world encounters where dark witches and wizards might try to intercept the player while mid-air.
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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 can 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.
