"With different creatures and spells": Fans wonder if Hogwarts Legacy will feature challenge rooms

The broader mechanics of Hogwarts Legacy were showcased at the gameplay reveal during March's State of Play. After a wait spanning over a year, fans got to see the world of the upcoming wizarding RPG in all its glory.

The 14-minute PS5 gameplay featured a look at the famous school of witchcraft and wizardry, the plethora of magical beasts that populate the world, colorful NPCs, and more.

Fans have been clamoring for further news on the mechanics, quests and side quests that will be available in Hogwarts Legacy. The gameplay trailer showed an emphasis on exploration, spell casting and dueling.

Given that the developers are building a fleshed-out version of Hogwarts, fans are wondering if challenge rooms, like the ones in earlier Harry Potter games, will feature in the RPG.

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Fans wonder if they will get to test their mettle in challenge rooms in Hogwarts Legacy

Various challenges were part of the earlier Harry Potter game titles that tied-in with the movie releases. These included the Rictusempra Challenge, Incendio Challenge, Bean Challenge Rooms, Flipendo Challenge, and Draconifors-Lapifors.

Each of these focused on a particular spell, and mastering it would help players earn Challenge Stars.

The challenge rooms made for fun side-quests during the gameplay. They also allowed players to practice particular spells and get habituated with casting them. Fans now wonder if the same will appear in Hogwarts Legacy in some form.

Hogwarts Legacy has emphasized the importance of spells and dueling. Further, the game's focus on magical beasts and the protagonist's ability to tame and take care of them points at a use of the challenge rooms.

The State of Play gameplay reveal has already mentioned that players will be able to explore the length and breadth of Hogwarts, coming across dungeons, secret passages and rooms in the centuries-old structure. The dungeons of Hogwarts are under the castle, housing the entrance to the Slytherin common room and the Potions classroom.

These challenge rooms can also be included with the aim of helping the protagonist character catch up, as they join Hogwarts late as a fifth-year student. The State of Play mentioned that there will be assignments and the likes to get the player acquainted with the school.

These challenges can also be implemented in the Room of Requirement, which has been confirmed as an acting base for the player's character during their time in Hogwarts.

Since the room already houses the vivarium and helps the player with other chores, it may not be a stretch to consider challenges to be a part of it.

The gameplay reveal also mentioned that players will come across enchanting magical puzzles left by one of the greatest wizards of all time, Merlin, when he was a student at Hogwarts.

Given the vast expanse of the game and the developer's assurance that it will be an experience like never before, fans are excited to learn what different challenges they will face in the game.

Speaking about how to play the game, the official website of Hogwarts Legacy states:

"Hogwarts Legacy is filled with immersive magic, putting players at the center of their adventure to become the witch or wizard they choose to be. They will grow their character’s abilities by mastering powerful spells, brewing potions, and harvesting magical plants as they face off against deadly enemies. Players will also encounter missions and scenarios that will pose difficult choices and determine what they stand for."

Come the 2022 holiday season, Potterheads will finally get to step into the wizarding world of 1890. They will be able to live their dreams of creating their own wizards, studying at the most famous magical school in the world, and learning spells and potions, all the while contending with threats from dark wizards.