 So today guys I bring you the ultimate preview guide of Hogwarts Legacy bringing you everything we know so far about this game, all the details and much more. How's it going guys, my name's DPJ and if you're doing enjoyed the video, leaving a like really helps out and if you like what you're seeing more, be sure to subscribe. Guys I'm giving away a Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition version of the game so you guys can win and play this three days early as well as get that dark arts exclusive to win this simply drop a like on this video and leave a comment down below winners will be picked from one of my Hogwarts videos so check them all out and announced before the 7th. Good luck. So this will be a pretty long one so you can either put your legs up and relax or find that point of interest here at the time stamped chapters down below. Today we cover more or less everything we know about this game so far. Okay so we're going to start with the story. Hogwarts Legacy set in the 1890s and follows a student starting at Hogwarts in the 5th year. As the player is starting at the school later than other students a wizard's field guide is given by the Ministry of Magic. This will deep dive into later on in the video. Completing sections of this guide through exploration provides additional information and experience points. The player character who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart is capable of manipulating a mysterious ancient magic. I will need to help uncover why this forgotten magic has suddenly made a resurgence and the ones simultaneously trying to harness it. Now in regards to our player we can create our very own witch or wizard. Check it out. So the character creator a system like this in a game like Hogwarts is something that has to be great. Players feel the need to create their own wizard or witch and thankfully the Hogwarts Legacy character creator looks pretty good. Now this won't be the most in-depth character creator you've ever seen but I think it will be efficient enough. Also remember we are basically creating a school good here so please don't expect those cyberpunk creator options because that isn't happening. Also it seems upon first inspection that there's no body shape options either but with regards to face shape skin tone hair color facial features and everything else you'd expect it's kind of here. So the character creator starts with a preset you can pick from use and base your character off. Once you've decided on that preset you can then further customize by selecting a face shape and then applying glasses if you want to. Important to note cosmetic items such as glasses and things like this you can unlock further on in the game as you play. The face shapes are limited to what you see with no indication to morph the shape into a different shape from what I've seen from the gameplay. Now the next tab is where you select your hairstyle and coloring. There are plenty available here but it's nowhere near the biggest catalog I've seen. In regards to hair it doesn't seem there's any options for a beard here but obviously like I said we are creating a school kid but hey I had a full grown beard when I was 14 but we can't have it all. The next tab is basically facial features which persists of things such as skin complexion freckles moles as well as facial scone which we know people want to apply to their player I mean Harry Potter had that classic scar. Now the next tab is based around the eyes and the eyebrows. Here you can obviously change the shape of the eyebrows and even their color but you can also change the color of the player's eyes at the same time. Now the final tab is where you finalize your character. Here you can pick from two voices masculine and feminine voice options with a further slider to change that pitch. We then have the game's difficulty option here we have four options starting with story which is said to be an option for people who ain't really gamers and want to really experience a story with minimal challenge. We then have easy normal and hard difficulty options. We then have the option to pick our name both first and second. I can imagine some people wanted to use prohibited words which I would guess will indeed be prohibited and then we have to pick that dormitory which all wizard. Here I think I'm gonna go with wizard but I just ain't sure at this moment. Important to note also you will be able to choose your house but that won't be done here you'll have to experience a bit of the story before that becomes an option which does make sense but it is said as well that the house that you do pick won't necessarily impact the game in regards to changing options or this and the other. I do believe everything will be an option no matter which house you choose in regards to quests some missions and things like that and the customization beyond our look in regards to our face is indeed possible within Hogwarts thanks to its depthy loo in gear system and there is said to be a ton of clothing gear pieces that you can find buy or even earn throughout the game even at one stage guys being able to craft and edit said gear pieces it's also important for those wondering because gear in this game can affect the way in which you play and will affect the way in which you play in regards to traits uncertain gear affecting spows and this and the other you can lock the way you want to lock so if you find that amazing piece of gear that amazing cloak that you just want to wear that's fine you will be able to use this no matter your play style and apply said traits which will buff your character for the play style you want to play the game with and that's basically it in regards to character customization yes you can edit your character further on into the game so don't worry about that if you want to change something that's completely possible now like i said at the start of the video this isn't the most in-depth character customization i've ever seen but i think it's enough for a game like this so beyond creating our character there are other things that define us as a player including our house can we pick our house well yes you can check it out so the houses of Harry Potter and Hogwarts Legacy are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin and they will play a major part in your player's progression within Hogwarts Legacy houses at Hogwarts are both the living and learning communities for its members each year's group of students in the same house share the same dormitory and many classes and yes houses do indeed compete with one another but most of you know all this if you've watched any of the Harry Potter movies or the books but if you've never really paid that much attention to either i will explain and give details about each house especially if you're looking forward to the game and what house could be best for you also keep in mind being in a house is more than just wearing specific colors it changes elements of the gameplay to offer a unique experience relevant to the house you're in now in Hogwarts Legacy we do get to choose our house now we know via the movies and book the sorting hat picks a house force but if you remember in the movies Harry Potter actually changes house now we do see a snippet within the trailer the gameplay trailer of the sorting hat being put on the player's head this i feel may be a random choice at the time or it goes off what we choose try or like Harry Potter maybe it chooses for us but we get to change either way we get to pick out on house now normally the way the sorting hat works is i believe it looks into the child's thoughts it looks at their attributes and qualities and most important of all it looks at their desires and what drives them the sorting hat then takes all these into account and then picks them a house it said that the brave go to Gryffindor the intellectual go to Ravenclaw the cunning go to Slytherin and hard work into Hufflepuff now in the actual game i don't think there's anything that really examines you as a player to see which house you suit and i say this because we know we get to choose our house real early on and it kind of makes sense because we are playing catch up with a game story we join as a student late into the fifth year but if you actually want to see what house would be picked for you based off your personality there's actually a website called the wizard in world which allows you to do this and i will link it down below if you head over there and just sign up for this which is free by the way you can do like a questionnaire pick what you do in certain scenarios and then the sorting hat will decide on a house for you they can also undecide do the same for your wand as well as your patronus but wait it gets even better you can then go ahead if you haven't already and create a Warner Brothers account then link the two together and what you have here in regards to your house your wand and your patronus i believe will be transferred over into the game plus you will also get some in-game bonuses at the same time now your wand brother's account obviously though needs to be linked to your playing game attack on whatever platform you're on pc xbox playstation so yeah that's a great way to choose a house or have one chosen for you now a little more about said houses griffin door values bravery daring nerve and shivery its emblematic animal is a lion its representative gemstone is rubies and its colors are scarlet and gold hover path values hard work dedication patience loyalty and fair play its emblematic animal is a badger its representative gemstone uh yellow diamonds and yellow and black are its colors raven claw values intelligence knowledge curiosity creativity and wit its emblematic animal is an eagle its representative gemstone are sapphires and its colors were blue and bronze and then we have sliverin who value ambition leadership self-preservation cunning and resourcefulness its emblematic animal is a serpent and its colors are emerald green and silver now me personally i know i was chosen to go into griffin door but i still may make that change through raven claw i mean that's a house i've always been drawn to but hey that is just me so with your house now in hand let's check out a bit of the gameplay hogwarts the open world details on its size and more so firstly hogwarts now this is a place i know many many people can't wait to explore it said players will be able to explore a fully realized hogwarts castle where they will attend classes check out common rooms discover dungeons hidden passageways challenging puzzles and many more secrets i just cannot wait guys but what about outside the walls we know this is an open world game but how big is it exactly and what's out there so beyond the school which in itself is absolutely massive there is a vast open world for you to explore and discover in hogwarts legacy it said that whatever you can see you can explore now from the gameplay reveals we have had so far although we have seen moments of this staggering size there hasn't been any confirmation as of right now and just how big this map is yes people have speculated yes there are women but right now only people close to the developers actually know the true scale of this game so even the first reveal it was confirmed upon new walking out within the courtyard that everything you see you can visit and explore and what we saw there was pretty big but that's actually just a tiny bit of what's here and explode the second reveal we got a lot more due to them showcasing broom flights which was amazing and the second reveal started just outside of the castle just outside of the school and as you can see the scale is pretty big and this is just one direction now to me the most important part isn't the fact that this world is big it has to be occupied in regards to making the game feel alive we have seen previous open world games where areas may be massive but they're just empty that is not the case with hogwarts so although it might not be as large as some games out there it's still pretty big and the areas will feel full due to things to do NPCs to visit vendors to buy from exchange with quests to be found dungeons to explore and much much more now the speculation I keep seeing on the scale of this open world is based on a concept art image that came out of Sony's state of play video on the game now the image you can see on the screen now now though if you look closely it seems as though what we are seeing here is actually missing places and areas we know in the game I mean like places like the school itself so we know it must be bigger than what we are seeing here but then if we look even closer guys we can see numbers on this map obviously describing sections in which these numbers represent if we look you can see 5-4 5-5 and 5-6 we also see 6-4 6-5 and 6-6 if this is a true representation of the map size then we are missing a massive portion of this map for instance sections 1-1 all the way up to 6-6 and if you put this into perspective I made a quick Photoshop image of how big this map could be and it's just based off the one image and times in it by six people you can see it's going to be staggering but it could be even bigger than this guys these number sections could go to 7-1 7-2 or it could go higher we just do not know but they added this into this data play for a reason probably for people to do what I'm doing now and speculate and while in reality what we are seeing here guys is just a surface we know the hidden areas like dungeons and much much more which behold secrets waiting for you to discover as well as forbidden and hidden secret sorcery puzzles rewards and so much more now the key locations we know so far within Hogwarts legacy I believe are the Hogwarts castle I think for Bidden Forest the Hugsmead village the Hugsmead station the Deagon Alley and there's probably even more guys so there's just stuff to top of my head but these are areas that you can explore and there's no doubt going to be way more now there will also be faster over points too these are called Deathly Flames and these do indicate that the map may be too big for some players to fly back and forward we just don't know but beyond the scale of the game there is just so much more to do and explore within that scale which is what most people are excited about and that's great because the team at Avalanche have gone above and beyond to make the map feel alive one addition I absolutely love is adding active seasons to the game which change over time adding absolute beauty to the wilderness unlike anything I've seen before I mean the snow the difference between the green grass the green mountain sides and the snow oh it's absolutely amazing you'll see that on screen now and yes these will impact gameplay along with that day and night cycle with this game too that has been confirmed certain things will be available at night that are not available in the day and that's what we like to see so it's not just a cosmetic appearance it actually affects the way in which you play this game which is cool so we now go back to Hogwarts to check out our home within Hogwarts which is the room of requirement so the room of requirement is your home within Hogwarts your own personal space which you can heavily customize you can literally guys make this place your own firstly a little more honest place as it's your own within Hogwarts it's going to be a place where you spend their lifetime so it's that no doubt why we can customize it so heavily but besides actually customizing the area guys this is where you will upgrade and create for your character in regards to potions and tools for the battle gear pieces and much much more these I believe are all crafted and brewed within the room of requirement so to start here guys we are seeing the ability to change the entire ceiling within this area but it doesn't end there you can change add remove edit most objects within this room to furniture chairs workbenches wall ornaments and much much more you can truly make this place your own now back to the main purpose of this area which is indeed customizing crafting and upgrading your player okay so firstly we are seeing here the enchanted loom now this will be a feature that you will unlock in which you can upgrade your wearable gear by adding many different buffs to said gear now I will have a video talking about upgrading in depth which will be a part of my Hogwarts playlist so you can check it out and many other videos on the game but to simplify it the loom allows you to apply upgrades traits and other things to perfect your wizard or witch in regards to the spells you want to use so if you want to go down a certain route of sorcery do a certain trait you can apply to certain gear or to your gear which will help you along the way now you can they say look how you want to look meaning if you find an amazing piece which you just want to wear that's fine the loom allows you to do just that which is sort of like a transmog system I guess but not sure it works that way but you can apply traits and upgrades to gear which allows you to do this which is cool also within this room is the identification station now as you play this game you'll find gear which you will need to identify to see what it offers and what's possible with it this is where you ring it guys you bring it to the identification station now another partner's room is the part in table which you can customize as well change the lookup change the color of and so much more what these are used for is basically to grow things to use within your tools your potions to help you in that battle again an in-depth look at this will be a part of that upgrading video we also guys here have a potion station where you can brew those potions these again are used in battle via that tool tab there's no that guy is going to be other stations here which can basically earn an unlock which help you along the way in regards to brewing said potions another amazing part of the room requirement guys is the beast care section which consists guys of you basically taming wild beasts you will find out in the open world world via dens etc etc and you'll be able to bring them back here keep them and lock after them in doing this guys it means you'll have to care for these beasts here and that means you'll have to feed them too now what are the benefits you are wondering well certain potions or even gear which we've spoke about just will require certain materials so whether that's a item you're crafting a potion you're brewing materials will be needed and certain materials guys you will receive from these beasts once they have become accustomed to you via you raising them good and treating them right now nothing about the beast care area yes you can customize it a lot like inside the room requirement and in objects to the area to make it look better or even once you unlock them via playing and leveling up you can add things like beast feeders which allows for the beast within the area to feed automatically so you don't have to do it manually which is cool and you can even purchase toy boxes so you can play with these beasts but it doesn't end there you can also name these beasts at the same time so they are truly your in-game pets as you play guys this area will only expand and your options to customize it here get bigger and bigger so yes people that's basically the room of requirement your home within Hogwarts and what you can do here this is your goal to place to craft build blue and so much more so with the basics of the story the character creation your house and general gameplay out of the way we now move on to the wizards feel guide so the wizards guide is the centerpiece of progression within Hogwarts legacy this hub will tell you everything you need to know about your progression while playing but it's more than just that it's a place you check your inventory your level your challenges absolutely everything so on screen now you can see the wizards feel guide menu this is brought by simply pressing pause on your controller but a little backstory I guess to help you understand why you have this players enter the Hogwarts legacy narrative as a late entry fifth year student so there's a lot of catching up for you to do in regards to learning about magic etc etc this particular feel guide is a gift from the ministry of magic that Hogwarts has given the player in order for them to basically acquaint themselves with the school so yet like I said it's basically you're playing catch up and the wizards feel guide is here to help you out so pausing brings up this guide so let's go through each section here each page each card first we have the overall level now level progress comes through earning XP which is given out to I believe in combat progress in the game story etc etc just how you would imagine but it's also given out to me finding secrets like collectibles and more also notice the house crests on the level icon and under wizards feel guide book as well it's pretty cool next up guys we have the map now I've made a video talking about this and this game's scale in regards to the open world beyond Hogwarts and what no doubt this does reveal the true scale which is something we have yet to see as I make this video yes there's been hints there's been clues for actual confirmation on the map size we are missing we then have quests which is self-explanatory this tab no doubt beholds progress on the main quest which is said to be an engaging story based around the fact we as a player will come to find that we possess the unique ability to manipulate powerful ancient magic hidden in a wizarding world this forgotten magic is now returning and the player will have to uncover who or what could be beyond do surgeons of this old power as well as discover those who might be seeking to harness it for their own purposes but beyond this guys Hogwarts legacy is an RPG and offers way more quests fully voiced quests which can be found everywhere in the castle and no doubt beyond each quest has multiple choices for players to choose from this meaning the game has multiple endings and it said that almost every player's quest decision matters it brings a unique experience for every player and it means the game has huge replayability and this tab this quest tab beholds everything we need to know about each quest we do progress we then have our post which is a system we don't exactly know how it works but I'd imagine just like any in-game messaging system gone off the original books and the movies we get a gist of what's going on here this is where we will be notified on certain instances of progression tied into things we are doing seeking out or even yet to find within Hogwarts next up we have the settings tab which I don't think I need to explain we then have the challenges tab now this is a tab we do we see inside this is a page or card we do see inside and as you can see here on screen there are five further tabs within this challenges tab which basically show uh an overall progression for the player within Hogwarts we have combat challenges quests exploration field guide pages one we have seen a couple being collected within the few gameplay reveals we've had and we also have the room of requirements tab which we do know will be a hefty one due to the amount that can be done here this I'm really looking forward to exploring more progression has always been something I love completing especially when it's there I'm sure for you to check out on the fly we then have the collections tab now like the pages we have seen being collected around Hogwarts via these reveals there are collectibles within the game and there are many many things for you to find now once said pages are found I don't know if it triggers something else within their collections tab mean you can unlock or even progress said things further or if you are rewarded for collecting a set amount a group to a lot but I'd imagine there are collectibles scattered around the entirety of the open world map within Hogwarts legacy so the next tab is the talents tab again we have seen inside of this page so our talents are where we obviously upgrade ourselves as a player as things we can use to help us along the way now if we can quickly it seems there are 50 talents for us to upgrade here and we use talent points to unlock them now I first thought when we level up we would get a talent point but looking at this screen here we can see the player is a level 12 yet there are 15 of these talents unlocked and well that really doesn't add up so there could be another system in which we use to earn talent points I can't confirm that yet okay so the first two cards on the left at this page we actually don't see what these are but if I had to guess I'd say the first one represents spells due to its color blue and as we know this is almost always associated with mana and magic in other RPGs so that's what I'd imagine the first one is the second one I guess would be something to do with gear upgrades of some sort now starting from the far right because these we do know we have the room of requirement this is now our home within Hogwarts and consists of basically our goal to to upgrade craft brew rays and much more in regards to our player progression we then have stealth where these abilities improve your ability to sneak around unseen which is cool we then have caught these talents improve our overall effectiveness as a witch or wizard so the talents tab is basically where we upgrade ourselves to progress further in this game next up we have our inventory card this we don't see inside but I'd imagine it consists of things we found collected or even farmed through craft create or brew things would take back to the room of requirement things used to make those spells for those tools which help us in battle and much much more and probably even items to progress the story quests and things of that nature and lastly guys we have the gear tab this is of no doubt a place where we switch in and out our gear we find upgrade or even created a point in which we know is heavily customizable so that the player can play it again the way they want to play but again this is a tab we haven't yet seen inside so I'm just going off instinct here but there we have it guys that is what we know about so far of the wizard's field guide so next up people a very important part of this gameplay is that combat check it out okay so to my surprise the combat system in Hogwarts legacy is a B-3-1 from what we've seen and what's been showcased from the reveal gameplays not only does it look incredibly fun but it's actually way more advanced than I ever thought it could be or would be shall I say so the basics the hood it's important to understand what's actually happening on screen and what's on offer here going into combat okay so looking at this screen the hood from right to left so firstly on the far right we have four spells surrounding that r2 button as you can see this on xbox will be that right trigger button this is called the spell diamond and what these are are slotable spells which you can swap in and out they're said to be up to 20 spells you can earn throughout the game spells are obviously here so you can access them quickly in gameplay and going into combat and these four spells these four easy access spells can be changed to suit you now to access these spells you have to hold down that said r2 or right trigger button then press the corresponding button to activate the spell and these spells will have a cooldown so you can't really spam them out on an instant but as you level up and progress guys you can reduce your cooldown now it's also said as you progress the game guys you'll be able to add up to four diamonds per slot here giving you the ability to use 16 spells via the spell diamond without swapping spells in and out now exactly how this work ain't showcases yet i did hear something in the latest reveal gameplay about you holding down the r2 or right trigger button and pressing left or right under d-pad and it'll swap to four different spells but exactly how it works i'm not certain yet we're having 16 on the fly guys for you to use in combat sounds amazing now just left of the spell diamond we have our health bar in green with a number of health potions we have to use and we plan our health at the same time that little number next to the icon the icon above this bar with the two mini bars is the ancient magic spells these are built up via you hitting enemies and then dropping that blue aura and you're collecting it all by doing combos and when that bar is full we can unleash a devastating spell to your foes now on the left shoulder of the spell diamond we see more options with the left and right d-pad icon between them pressing right under d-pad brings up spells which you can quickly add to your spell diamond this is called the grid so if you want to switch in and out their all spells and that spell diamond you push right on your d-pad so unlocking them in game guys earning them this is where they go now they haven't actually revealed the screen yet in a reveal trailer all they showed was this unclear image you're seeing on screen now now pressing left on the d-pad brings up those essential spells that are used in specific moments in gameplay to advance the story or solve certain parts of a puzzle in which they say need to be of an ease of access for that gameplay so that's interesting now the icon next to the mini map is the tool wheel tab which is where you can use buffs and other things to advance you in gameplay which you can brew together and create they have tweeted out a couple of examples which you can see on the screen now and also briefly spoke about a couple of these in a second gameplay review these potions consist of ingredients you will have to find or grow and then brew together to use said potions another example of these is the rock skin potion this gives you a resistance to that incoming damage there's also another potion called focus which will reduce cooldowns of your spells which is pretty cool and no doubt many many more as you see on the screen now by snippet I took from the second gameplay review so in the background now you are seeing a wizard tear off against waves of enemies within one of the few battle arenas so to start it's important to realise you have a standard attack or one shot which you use by just simply pressing the R2 or right trigger button this is used to parry and combo in between spells which come into play by you holding the same button of R2 or that right trigger then pressing the corresponding button to activate a spell remember though these have cooldowns so the standard shot will come into play for these combos hitting enemies you will see will sometimes drop that blue arrow like I said and this is the energy that builds up that ancient spell meter bar combos are said to fill up this bar much much quicker now once the bar is full you will see a trigger above the enemy's head normally R1 or R1 or the triggers on xbox pressing those activates a devastating attack on that enemy you are locked onto another thing you may notice are the colored orbs around yourself and the enemies this comes from the fact spells in this game are categorised and it's seen by the color the color represents them you have control spells four spells damage bars etc etc this is because not just you but enemies use magic in a game as you would expect now when you see let's say an enemy with a blue orb around them or a blue shield around them because that's basically what it is you will need to use a spell represented by that color to break that shield and that's the way it works you may also notice there are glimpses of a halo appearing around your head as the player this halo indicates an incoming attack basically your sixth sense so when the halo appears if you press that triangle or wide button on the controller you will activate a block from that said incoming attack interestingly though if you hold that block button you will also throw a counter attack back at the enemy which is pretty cool you may also notice that items are part of the map or sometimes have an icon above them normally are one or the trigger this is because you can add them into your attack by bringing them into the fight which is pretty cool using that telekinesis you may also notice a green cross appear on certain enemies too this is a feature or ability you will unlock called the curse through your talents where when you are actually using the curse you can curse certain enemies basically tagging them and when it comes to using one of those more powerful abilities like the ancient spells damage will be shared amongst all cursed or tagged enemies so you can take out multiple enemies at the same time now along with this super amazing combat system the ability to upgrade spec into different things will also be on offer here so you can play the game literally how you want to but that's basically it guys under combat system it's quite a depth through one there's still a lot for me to learn but those are the basics okay so moving on from the combat we have a few more things to cover so with a massive open world like the one on offer here how does one get a bat well there are actually a few different ways firstly we have those brooms now these do look real cool via the gameplay reveal we have seen on them now a few more details on rooms for you so there are a few different rooms in this game they are customizable i do believe but it's purely cosmetic and things you will be able to change on them won't affect the way in which they work which is my understanding i mean there may be upgrades that make them go faster as we know they do have a boost meter which runs down when boosting at altitude it stores when slow max speed on a broom can help ever be infinite when close to the ground you can also purchase a variety of different brooms from a broom shop in hogsmead now each boom will differ in visual appearance but control the exact same i'm pretty sure they did say in the second reveal that you would be able to upgrade its boost so hopefully that all upgrades in the game to make them go faster but we will see now we have covered tames in regards to the room of requirement but there are also tames which you can use to fly around the map at the same time now the ones we know about mainly are the hippo goofs now there are pre-ordered bonuses like the onyx hippo goof as well as the frustral which can also be used to fly around the map which are cool too now the other way to get around the map are the fast travel points known as the flu flames these we saw all over the reveal within hugwarts and the open world and do make things a lot easier on a player if you do need to get somewhere in a hurry now on the subject of flying around quidditch unfortunately isn't a playable activity in this game this and the cobstones and wizards chests are said to be not a playable activity or feature which is unfortunate but they have confirmed that there will be broom racing available to the player so we'll see how this goes it's got some big boots to fill now a few more details the game is single player only with no multiplayer a internet connection isn't required to play the game but you will need to download a day one patch now hugwarts legacy will launch on february 10th for playstation 5 xbox series x and s and pc and you can get it three days early with the pre-order of the hugwarts legacy deluxe edition it will release on april 4th for playstation 4 and xbox one and july 25th for nintendo switch and there we have it guys the ultimate guide on hugwarts legacy guys if you do enjoyed the video leaving a like really helps and if you like what you see and want to see more be sure to subscribe and hopefully guys i will see you on that next