Whenever the sequel to Hogwarts Legacy is revealed, which will likely be within the next few years, it will need to prove how it is both differentiating itself from its predecessor and building on its successes. Naturally, departures from the original Hogwarts Legacy formula should be expected, but the future game could also learn from other releases and studios, as they may hold the keys to vastly improved gameplay.

Many players lamented the notable lack of quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy, but the reason for its omission became exceedingly clear once Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions was revealed. Though it's far from perfect, Quidditch Champions offers a surprisingly enjoyable take on Harry Potter's iconic sport, doing a good job of adapting its rules to the interactive medium, making it an activity that functions well in practice rather than only within the confines of a fictional narrative. One can only hope that Hogwarts Legacy 2 takes some notes from its mechanics and overall design, as the two games seem like a match made in Harry Potter heaven.

Quidditch Champions isn't the first quidditch video game, but it's certainly the most polished and satisfying from a moment-to-moment gameplay perspective.

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What Hogwarts Legacy 2 Can Learn from Quidditch Champions

Broom Flying Feels Better than Ever in Quidditch Champions

Thanks to a combination of solid physics and straightforward controls, flying a broom feels significantly more pliable and gratifying in Quidditch Champions than Hogwarts Legacy. Controls vary depending on which quidditch position a player assumes, but gameplay always feels smooth and interactive, whereas Hogwarts Legacy's broom flying can often feel on-rails and shallow, especially after the first few hours. Specific mechanics a Hogwarts Legacy sequel ought to steal from Quidditch Champions include:

  • Drifting
  • Evasive maneuvers
  • Tricks/emotes
  • Broom customization/upgrades
  • Different stats per broom

The above features and mechanics help deepen Quidditch Champions' gameplay, and they feel like obvious improvements over Hogwarts Legacy's implementation of brooms. As it stands, brooms in Hogwarts Legacy are static, differing in appearance but functionally identical to one another. There's not much reason to expect different stats or upgrades, either, as the mechanical process of flying a broom is equally straightforward, mostly boiling down to managing stamina and pushing forward on the joystick. Melding progression systems with more involved controls could work wonders in Hogwarts Legacy 2.

Quidditch Champions and Hogwarts Legacy 2 May Be Better Off Together

Despite some Hogwarts Legacy overlap, Quidditch Champions is its own beast, detached from all other Harry Potter video games and their associated gameplay conventions. And although both Quidditch Champions and Hogwarts Legacy are worthwhile experiences, it's hard not to wonder if their separation is really the best thing for each of them. In other words, maybe Quidditch Champions could benefit from being in an open-world RPG, and maybe Hogwarts Legacy would be improved with a fleshed-out quidditch system.

Baking Quidditch Champions into Hogwarts Legacy 2 could mean getting the best of both worlds. More in-depth broom-flying mechanics and quidditch challenges would be available in the more "definitive" Harry Potter game, and the open-world RPG systems introduced in Hogwarts Legacy could feed into the progression of gear and athletic prowess. There would be an actual reason to collect, upgrade, and customize brooms, as they would serve a purpose aside from traversal and limited-scope time trials.

If Warner Bros. Is committed to keeping these two games apart, then there should at least be some cross-pollination. Some of Quidditch Champions' features should bleed into Hogwarts Legacy 2, but some of Hogwarts Legacy's narrative focus and gameplay variety could also be folded into a Quidditch Champions update or sequel, making both titles better off.

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Hogwarts Legacy
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Action
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Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
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Released
February 10, 2023
ESRB
T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
Developer(s)
Avalanche Software
Publisher(s)
Warner Bros. Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Cross-Platform Play
Hogwarts Legacy doesn't have crossplay or crossplatform support
Cross Save
you can freely use your saved data between each console as long as you are connected to the internet and signed into the same account where the saved data was created
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SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
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Franchise
Harry Potter
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
Genre(s)
Action, RPG
How Long To Beat
26 Hours
X|S Optimized
yes
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium