Hogwarts Legacyis a surprisingly replayable game, but the lack of a New Game+ option makes it somewhat less enticing for a significant part of its community who have gone on record to argue about the feature’s necessity. Thecosmetics and gear options inHogwarts Legacyare vast, but given the sheer amount of robe and clothing variations that fans can come across during normal gameplay, it usually takes until the tail end of a playthrough for most players to be able to appreciate them on their Witch or Wizard.
From thesorting ceremony inHogwarts Legacy, the playthrough already starts to split, and many players are no doubt curious about starting out as a different Hogwarts House, even if the only tangible difference in the story is the way the Jackdaw quest is resolved. In terms of gameplay, however, the House option plays a far more significant role, as it dictates the color scheme of several outfits found in the game, as well as a few broom models.
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The request put forward by mrduds101 on the officialHogwarts Legacysubreddit echoes a growing sentiment in the game’s community:Hogwarts Legacysorely needs a New Game+ mode. While it’s all fun and games tocollect Demiguise statues for Gladwin Moonin one’s first playthrough, or to complete all the Merlin trials found across the greater Hogwarts Valley and its surroundings, most players would prefer to skip – or at least be allowed to choose – which side quest content to repeat in future playthroughs.
At the very least, being able to enjoy the collected cosmetics from the get-go would be a welcome boon to anyHogwarts Legacyplayer, as no doubt they’d already have plenty of ideas to accessorize and personalize their character for that ideal winter fit. Having to pray that Augustus Hill at Gladrags in Hogsmeade has the right recolor of their favorite scarf is an inconvenience that many players want to avoid on subsequent playthroughs, and a New Game+ mode forHogwarts Legacywould fix that.
While Avalanche has already stated thatno DLC plans have been made forHogwarts Legacyas of launch, implementing a New Game+ mode would require significantly less effort than making an entirely new questline from scratch. There are many obvious ways to expand upon the game through future updates, as Quidditch and a full-fledged companion system remain the other two highly requested features for the developers to implement. Given the staggering commercial success ofHogwarts Legacy, Warner Bros. should certainly consider giving Avalanche the greenlight to continue working on the game.
Hogwarts Legacyis available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. PS4 and Xbox One ports release on April 4, whereas the Nintendo Switch version arrives on July 25.
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