Summary
Hogwarts Legacyhas been out for some time now, proving itself to be a magical and one-of-a-kind adventure in the Wizarding World ofHarry Potter. For the most part,Hogwarts Legacyhas held up, to the point that it has sold an overwhelming number of copies since its launch. This is largely due to the game’s polish and intricate systems, as well as its availability on multiple platforms. However, not everything that was originally planned forHogwarts Legacymade the cut, suggesting it might have been an entirely different game.
When it comes to cut content,Hogwarts Legacyis a bit of a different storythan other games. Whereas most games tend to have a plethora of characters, quests, and other items cut before their full release,Hogwarts Legacyhad one major gameplay system completely uprooted from the game that would have changed it completely. Specifically,Hogwarts Legacyindeed had a morality system that might have even sent players to Azkaban Prison if they pushed things too far. A true morality system inHogwarts Legacyhas long been a request for the next game, and considering what was cut from the first, that may very well be a possibility.
Hogwarts Legacy Lost a Substantial Amount of Content for a Morality System
The fact that there was a substantial amount of content for crime, wanted level, and morality that werecut fromHogwarts Legacysuggests it was originally intended to be more than the simple result of a failed quest or spell cast gone wrong. Instead,Hogwarts Legacylikely once featured a full-blown crime, wanted level, and morality system that would have changed the game on a variety of levels, potentially making it feel like even more of a personal experience than Avalanche intentionally designed it to be.
Unused Code in Hogwarts Legacy References a Wanted Level System
Regarding a wanted level system inHogwarts Legacy, there is an extensive amount of unused code that suggests the game was originally intended to feature one. Much of this unused code seems to show what players might have been able to do to escape the consequences of committing a crime, and some code even suggests various degrees of wanted levels — like low, medium, high, trivial, and game over. According to the unused code, casting theKilling Curse inHogwarts Legacywould either result in a “high” wanted level or get the player sent to Azkaban.
Unfortunately, it also appears as though getting sent to Azkaban would result in a game over for the player.
Hogwarts Legacy Originally Included Several Opportunities for Players to Commit Crimes
There is also a fairly extensive list of strings relating to crime that were cut fromHogwarts Legacy. Judging by the names of some of these files, there were likely several ways other NPCs would have witnessed the player committing acrime inHogwarts Legacy, like hearing them or being within their line of sight. Other file names suggest that a crime’s type was also equal to its severity, with six types of crime apparently originally planned to be present in the game. The six original crime types were extortion, intrusion, pickpocketing, taboos, theft and violence. After a crime was committed, investigators would begin searching the area for the player.
It’s a bit disappointing thatHogwarts Legacy’s crime, wanted level, and morality system never made it to the final release, but it has been restored by certain mods. As such, players can still take advantage of it if they’re willing to playHogwarts Legacyin a way other than intended. However, hopefully this just meansthe nextHogwarts Legacywill include the system, so long as Avalanche and Warner Bros. give themselves plenty of time to incorporate it.
Hogwarts Legacy
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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’re able to 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.
