Player characters will be able to establish friendships with interactable NPC characters. The morality system will factor in players' ability to learn certain spells such as The Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra). ДЄ morality system plays a role in the game. Some creatures can be used in combat such as use of the Mandrake to stun enemies. Dragons, Trolls, Hippogriffs and Nifflers have been shown in gameplay as interactable creatures. Taming, care and riding of magical beasts will feature. Within combat items purchased or crafted may be used to harm or hinder enemies or boost the player character. As players progress, they will be able to develop their own special combat style. The player character will learn to cast various magical spells, brew potions and master combat abilities. The game will also feature environmental customisation elements players will be able to modify the Room of Requirement as they level up through the game. Level progression will give the player access to talents, upgrades, and skills. Players will be able to customize their character's voice, body type, and wand type. Progressing through the game will see these environments change visually to match the seasons.Дuring character creation the player is able to choose their appearance, house, and gender.

Locations from the Harry Potter franchise including the Forbidden Forest, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Hogsmeade Village will be explorable, as will areas as yet unseen visually in other media such as the Hufflepuff common room.

Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world single-player RPG with multiple difficulty and accessibility options, while attending classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry such as Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, and Potions. The player character will also be introduced to new NPCs such as teachers Professor Eleazar Fig acting as a mentor figure as well as Ranrok, the leader of the Goblin Rebellion, and Victor Rookwood, the leader of the Dark Wizards.

The player character will interact with NPCs seen within the Hogwarts franchise including Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (Nearly Headless Nick), The Fat Lady and Peeves. 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, and will need to help uncover why this forgotten magic has suddenly made a resurgence and the ones that are simultaneously trying to harness it. Hogwarts Legacy is set in the late 1800s and follows a student starting at Hogwarts in their fifth year.

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