A clip of Hogwarts Legacy animation is making the rounds on Reddit, and never precisely for causes that make the upcoming fantasy recreation look good. The (very transient) clip exhibits an NPC scholar strolling alongside a path outdoors Hogwarts Fort, and it’s, admittedly, very tough. The largest situation commenters seen is a backwards slide the character’s dormant foot does when the opposite one is shifting ahead, nearly like they’re attempting to moonwalk.
It’s not the one situation, although. There’s a common sense of heaviness to their actions and a very deliberate really feel to their steps. Most individuals don’t ponderously carry their legs and set them down with drive except they’re pretending to be some form of monster or one thing, and it doesn’t seem like that is some elaborate Care of Magical Creatures lesson.
Warner Bros and Avalanche not too long ago introduced the Hogwarts Legacy launch date is delayed till February as a substitute of releasing across the vacation season/ Within the grand scheme of issues, it is a fairly small drawback that’s prone to get mounted earlier than launch, however it was sufficient to make most commenters agree that the delay was completely value it.
“I assumed it seemed just a little odd,” one commenter mentioned. “Identical right here, however now I’m glad that they delayed the sport. I’d moderately wait 2 months than to see this kinda stuff in recreation“ one other mentioned in response.
Others have been keen to see the lighthearted aspect of issues as a substitute of taking it too significantly as a portent for an awkwardly animated recreation.
“It’s the late 1800s, we don’t know what’s the traditional method of strolling again then,” one mentioned.
No matter fixes occur between now and launch, we nonetheless most likely received’t see Harry Potter in Hogwarts Legacy. The RPG takes place over a century earlier than Harry walked the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, however that also leaves loads of room for different inventive callouts to the well-known collection, from widespread rooms to historic figures and extra.
There’s nonetheless loads of upcoming PC video games to get enthusiastic about in 2022 although and a number of the finest RPGs to maintain you firm till then.
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