Idk... It looks like an easy hack n' slash game.

[Ceceli Δ]

I think I'll buy it to explore, know the story and see if it can bring it back those feeling when Harry Potter was new and we couldn't wait for the next movie to come out.

But the gameplay... oof

You literally beat your enemies with a series of spells. And the other enemies next to the enemy you're beating up are just waiting for their time to get their as whooping. I don't think I'm gonna be engaged by that.

[JerBeware]

I got the feeling that may not be the case, but you could be right. *shrug*

Keep in mind they cherry picked what went into the trailer. They also wanted to give you a feeling of the progression, make the PC look powerful, etc. So they weren't really showing him losing. They may have also been on the 'easiest' settings.

But it still looked fun to me. I never found assassin's creed overly challenging at normal levels either, but I still enjoyed those games (generally speaking).

[dprog1995]

Even if it is, I prefer that combat over a Harry Potter game that is just Gears Of War in Harry Potter skin.(Deathly Hollows games.)

Even the best Harry Potter games.(The first 3 games) didn't exactly have a deep combat. SO I prefer this combat over their's as well.

[Mythical Ostrich]

Doesn't look like a hack and slash to me. More like a combo style combat.

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by Mythical Ostrich:

Doesn't look like a hack and slash to me. More like a combo style combat.

Hack n' slash is just a general known type of game. Ofc it's not it because there is no hack and slash, but the combos are there. Let's say... Just like Spider-Man game. You keep on comboing those enemies 'till they don't have HP anymore to keep boucing in the air haha

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by JerBeware:

I got the feeling that may not be the case, but you could be right. *shrug*

Keep in mind they cherry picked what went into the trailer. They also wanted to give you a feeling of the progression, make the PC look powerful, etc. So they weren't really showing him losing. They may have also been on the 'easiest' settings.

But it still looked fun to me. I never found assassin's creed overly challenging at normal levels either, but I still enjoyed those games (generally speaking).

Originally posted by dprog1995:

Even if it is, I prefer that combat over a Harry Potter game that is just Gears Of War in Harry Potter skin.(Deathly Hollows games.)

Even the best Harry Potter games.(The first 3 games) didn't exactly have a deep combat. SO I prefer this combat over their's as well.

I'm playing HP1 GBC version. It's different ball game. I tried HP1 PC version and it didn't hold up good, at least to what I remembered playing it as a kid, briefly at a friend's house. It's just a long game of go here and go there collecting beans.

This one might be the best one combat wise. I just hope they don't make it is easy as they made in the gameplay reveal trailer. It was very obvious that the main character was owning all the enemies with no effort. I myself like to see gameplay where the main character has a hard time to achieve their goal just to see what it is actually gonna look like.

[JerBeware]

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

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This one might be the best one combat wise. I just hope they don't make it is easy as they made in the gameplay reveal trailer. It was very obvious that the main character was owning all the enemies with no effort. I myself like to see gameplay where the main character has a hard time to achieve their goal just to see what it is actually gonna look like.

I don't disagree, it's just hard to know (at least from what I've seen), what the context of those battles was (e.g. was the character over-leveled, over-geared, etc.). If nothing else, hopefully they have a difficulty option at the start, where you can set it to story mode, normal, hard, insane or whatever.

[miguerian]

Originally posted by dprog1995:

Even if it is, I prefer that combat over a Harry Potter game that is just Gears Of War in Harry Potter skin.(Deathly Hollows games.)

Even the best Harry Potter games.(The first 3 games) didn't exactly have a deep combat. SO I prefer this combat over their's as well.

Absolutely mate. That's exactly how it felt back in the day! The combat gameplay in the gameplay blew my mind.

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

I think I'll buy it to explore, know the story and see if it can bring it back those feeling when Harry Potter was new and we couldn't wait for the next movie to come out.

But the gameplay... oof

You literally beat your enemies with a series of spells. And the other enemies next to the enemy you're beating up are just waiting for their time to get their as whooping. I don't think I'm gonna be engaged by that.

I believe the devs mentioned that you'll have several difficulty settings to choose from (as far as being easy goes). I'm hoping one of them is on an "Insane" level

I quite enjoyed the mechanics tbh, especially the bits where you go into some sort of slow mo (this probably lets you quickly analyse the situation to change targets and decide which spells you're gonna use next) - kind of reminded me of Dragon Age 2 xD

[Fang]

Whatever the case may be, the game does look hella immersive. The environments alone made my jaw drop. Even if combat is barely "okay" (not saying it is, reserving judgment until it's out), it is likely enjoyable just from a "living in Hogwarts" perspective.

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by Ersatz:

Combat reminded me of Arkham more than anything else

Oof... Yeah. Totally. And I hated that game. Did you see Russian Badger's review about it? He nailed it. That game was such a spamm attack button that he even filmed himself use several stuff to keep on hammering the Mouse1 button, even a hammer! And the character kept going and betting the living sht out every enemy with ease.... hahaha

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by Fang:

Whatever the case may be, the game does look hella immersive. The environments alone made my jaw drop. Even if combat is barely "okay" (not saying it is, reserving judgment until it's out), it is likely enjoyable just from a "living in Hogwarts" perspective. :VLOVEIT:

I hope so. I also hope they don't forget audio design as means to achieve full immersion. Like listenning to the wind passing through Hogwarts hallways and footsteps according to each type of floor. That would be insane!

[Joe]

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

Originally posted by Ersatz:

Combat reminded me of Arkham more than anything else

Oof... Yeah. Totally. And I hated that game. Did you see Russian Badger's review about it? He nailed it. That game was such a spamm attack button that he even filmed himself use several stuff to keep on hammering the Mouse1 button, even a hammer! And the character kept going and betting the living sht out every enemy with ease.... hahaha

Never tried it with a keyboard and mouse, but using a controller, combat is super smooth and satisfying.. if HL is like that, I'm down

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by Joe:

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

Oof... Yeah. Totally. And I hated that game. Did you see Russian Badger's review about it? He nailed it. That game was such a spamm attack button that he even filmed himself use several stuff to keep on hammering the Mouse1 button, even a hammer! And the character kept going and betting the living sht out every enemy with ease.... hahaha

Never tried it with a keyboard and mouse, but using a controller, combat is super smooth and satisfying.. if HL is like that, I'm down

If it is, I'm not.

[Joe]

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

Originally posted by Joe:

Never tried it with a keyboard and mouse, but using a controller, combat is super smooth and satisfying.. if HL is like that, I'm down

If it is, I'm not.

How would you realistically want combat to work?

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by Joe:

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

If it is, I'm not.

How would you realistically want combat to work?

Try Dark Souls or The Warriors type of gameplay. You can get hit by other enemies and you can parry, stun or whatever. In both these games the enemies actually feel like they are getting hit and have a chance to hit back, instead of just staying there to be your personal punch bag.

[Ceceli Δ]

Originally posted by Ersatz:

Originally posted by Baiter fede merda:

Oof... Yeah. Totally. And I hated that game. Did you see Russian Badger's review about it? He nailed it. That game was such a spamm attack button that he even filmed himself use several stuff to keep on hammering the Mouse1 button, even a hammer! And the character kept going and betting the living sht out every enemy with ease.... hahaha

sounds like someone didn't learn how to play right. It's a rhythm game that rewards you for using the gadgets and tools you have correctly.

Seem like someone didn't learn how to read.