There are two or more controllable characters on-screen at all times a cue for a second player to drop in or out at their own leisure. Gameplay is a mixture of light platforming, puzzle solving involving magic and reconstructing Legos, with the occasional class to learn a new spell thrown in for good measure. There are a lot of funny scenes with Lego’s trademarked brand of physical comedy and some moments even conjured the same emotions felt when originally reading through the books. For fans, it can actually be quite amusing trying to interpret exactly what the cutscenes are attempting to convey, and you will either chuckle at it or bemoan some of the liberties taken to fit the story into this unusual format. ![]() Players not familiar with either the films or books might struggle to comprehend anything happening on the screen, but I suspect such gamers would be in the minority anyway. Rowling’s multi-layered narrative is lost. All the story details are completely pantomimed, with no text or any explanation of what is going on, so much of the subtlety of J.K. ![]() The very first scene depicts baby Harry being left on the Dursley’s doorstep, then everything up to his first visit to Diagon Alley. After so many Lego games, the process has become formulaic, yet the magical world of Hogwarts is charming enough to still make this game enjoyable for its intended audience: Harry Potter fans, like myself.Īs the title suggests, the story includes the events between Harry’s first and fourth years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, or Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone through the Goblet of Fire for the uninitiated. The wait has been longer than expected, but it is finally here with the same mishmash of blocky visuals and a canonical take on a beloved franchise that we have come to expect from this series, made as always by developers Traveler‘s Tale. In fact, Lego Harry Potter is a game I knew I would be playing before I was even half way through the first Lego Star Wars game five years ago. By VGChartz Staff, posted on 24 July 2010 / 6,705 Views
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