During the day, you feel at ease and happy to engage with every single student and object available to you. This game has what is essentially a day/night cycle and Hogwarts operates on two separate moods.
CHAMBER OF SECRETS FREE
Speaking of, let's talk about the stealth sections, because anyone who played this game as a child deserves a couple dozen free therapy sessions to recover. There are two occasions where Hermione has a problem she wants to solve, to which Harry responds, "And I suppose you want me to patrol through the cold, terrifying halls of Hogwarts at night time, paying no mind to my crippling insomnia and avoiding the attack of every book, ghost and Slytherin, do you?" Amusingly, the game seems quite self aware about this. I say that, Harry does still find himself at the centre of absolutely everyone's demands, whether it's sneaking out at night or being sent into an elaborate death trap to obtain a spellbook, while every other student has a crisis over NPC syndrome. I could just stand in that common room with its comfy chairs and sweeter than ever music and I think I'd be permanently content. Passageways aplenty, tons of (admittedly somewhat identical) sidequests, but most importantly, Hogwarts just feels like a place you want to live in. Because this game has a lot to keep you going.
CHAMBER OF SECRETS UPGRADE
Given that the last HP game I replayed was Philosopher's Stone on PS1, it's safe to say the upgrade resonated with me.įrom there, you're given a level of cosiness within Hogwarts that follows you through every corridor. But no other moment made me smile like when Harry opened the big brown doors and I saw the Hogwarts grounds in all its glory. Revisiting Diagon Alley was a treat, as was avoiding the wrath of the whomping willow. But instead, the journey through this uncomfortable place is approximately 15 minutes long, with creative obstacles and perfect atmosphere to set the stage for the rest of what the game has to offer.Īnd it delivers on that promise again and again. Knockturn Alley could have just been a couple of small rooms and then it's off to the drastically nicer Diagon Alley. The moment I choked on floo powder and wound up in Knockturn Alley, I remembered how much love is placed into the design of these areas.
I feel quite confident in stating that while the title could be passed on in a matter of months, this game remains the fan favourite among the absurdly lengthy catalogue of Harry Potter games and setting aside my nostalgia for it, once I began replaying, it became pretty immediately clear as to why.
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