A hilarious video depicting a first-time gamer struggling to overcome some decisively mundane stairs in Hogwarts Legacy went viral on social media over the weekend. The humorous footage illustrates how the appeal of Hogwarts Legacy reaches Harry Potter fans well beyond those who usually play games, which turns out to be a recipe for hilarity.
Following a three-day early access period, the new Harry Potter game officially released on half of its target platforms this Friday, February 10, receiving predominantly rave reviews. Commercial success followed, with Hogwarts Legacy becoming the biggest WB Games Steam launch ever.
While many who bought the game at launch are already downing trolls, others are still stuck fighting camera controls, as evidenced by a newly surfaced video of first-time gamer struggling to climb stairs in Hogwarts Legacy. The footage shared by the struggling player's husband on TikTok amassed over 11,000 shares and 63,000 likes in 24 hours. Though the video illustrates how Hogwarts Legacy might not necessarily be the perfect game for couples and non-gamers, its author already promised not to give up on his wife, vowing to post a follow-up of her star-climbing progress in a week's time.
Some people reacting to the viral post joined in the author's evident enjoyment of his wife's struggles, while others made self-deprecating jokes sharing in her pains. "I have never felt so represented in my life," one user wrote, with another jokingly labeling camera controls as "the hardest part of the game." A different responder proposed adopting a glass-half-full perspective, facetiously proclaiming that this approach to playing at least turns Hogwarts Legacy "into a 300-hour experience."
Others still offered constructive feedback to the star of the video meant to help her improve; inverting the camera controls was among the most common suggestions, with many fans claiming they either had similar issues or know someone who did before enabling that setting. Either way, while some Harry Potter fans are taking online to share their learning pains with Avalanche Software's latest game, others are using social media to flaunt some incredibly impressive Hogwarts Legacy setups.
Putting aside this recently surfaced example of the online community's endearing positivity, the public perception of the new Harry Potter game is still polarizing, at best. J.K. Rowling's outspoken anti-trans stances and the vocal boycott that they have prompted might be the most well-known issue associated with the title, but it is also not the only controversy surrounding Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. PS4 and Xbox One ports are scheduled to release on April 4, whereas the Nintendo Switch version is arriving July 25, 2023.