The release date for Hogwarts Legacy remains unknown at this time, but more and more gameplay footage from Portkey’s highly anticipated Harry Potter game is slipping through the cracks. A new video shows the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room, and the community is absolutely obsessed with how faithful it is to tradition.
Hogwarts Legacy is easily one of the most hyped upcoming PC games of 2022, breathing new life into the Harry Potter video game universe and delving deeper into the history of the Wizarding World.
Known for their attention to detail, pleasing the sprawling Harry Potter community can be quite a tall order, but a behind-the-scenes video showing Hogwarts Legacy’s Hufflepuff common room has impressed fans with how faithful it is to the novels.
Fair and loyal, unfortunately, Hufflepuffs are often left out of Gryffindors or Slytherins (except for Newt Scamander, the poster child of the Fantastic Beasts series). Not anymore, though, as a new development video shows the entrance to their common room, and fans are loving it.
Posted on the game’s official subreddit, we see a locked student approach the door and knock rhythmically. The first two hits are slow, followed by three faster ones. This spells out Helga Hufflepuff (hel-ga-huff-le-puff), and perfectly matches the original input method established in the books.
“THE DETAIL GUY,” comments an excited fan. “The fact that they actually play to the beat of Helga Hufflepuff… I’m more than happy that they’re getting these little things right,” repeats another reply, “love to watch!”
A Ravenclaw was quick to ask about the entrance to their own common room, especially since it “presents a new intellectual or philosophical challenge every time a person knocks.” Writing “I wonder if this means they’ll have a lore-friendly entry into the Ravenclaw common room,” they conclude “I’m interested to see if they can pull it off in a game-friendly way.”
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