Hogwarts Legacy 2has the chance to improve upon the winning formula of its predecessor by ‘stealing’ an idea from thePersonaseries: classroom quizzes. Expanding upon one of the most overlooked aspects of life at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry would go a long way in warming up fans to the idea of a sequel. More than that, a quiz minigame about the Wizarding World could giveHarry Potterlore buffs a chance to utilize their decades of accumulated in-universe trivia knowledge. It’s no secret that the reason forHogwarts Legacy’s success was theHarry Potterfandom, which, starved for a proper AAA game in the HP universe, flocked to Avalanche’s massive open-world rendition of magical Britain in record numbers, thanks to pent-up demand decades in the making.
The hype surrounding the title and the love the fans have for the world setting made up for a lot of the game’s weaknesses, meaning thatHogwarts Legacy 2needs more than the promise of exploring Hogwarts; it needs actual, compelling reasons for the fans to get excited once again. Unlike the first game, it will not be able to ride the coattails of the books and movies quite as effectively. APersona-style classroom question and answer session is a good place to start, as it would reward long-time fans’ love of the universe in the best way possible.
Persona Classroom Trivia Games Would Translate Perfectly to Hogwarts Legacy 2
Harry Potter Fans Would Jump on the Chance to Flex Lore Knowledge
ThePersonaseries has a long-standing tradition of using the classroomas a means of increasing the Knowledge stat. Answering questions correctly makes it a fun, engaging experience because every question is a brain-teaser, inviting players to recall lore knowledge they should know already. This style of knowledge test would fitHogwarts Legacy 2’s setting like a glove. Considering how passionateHarry Potterfans are about diving deep into lore, learning random tidbits of information about the Wizarding World, and ruminating about what-if scenarios in HP fanfictions, a genuine trivia minigame would work wonders.
One of thebiggest complaints fans had aboutHogwarts Legacywas that for a ‘school,’ there wasn’t a lot of studying going on. Role-playing a proper student at Hogwarts was difficult when most of the player’s time and effort went into hunting down goblins, running errands, and spamming the Revelio spell while roaming the halls. Understandably, forcing players into a set routine and a weekly schedule would not be a good idea; it’s a game, after all, but making classrooms entirely obsolete after a few hours of gameplay doesn’t feel great either. ReplicatingPersonain this aspect would solve that issue in an immersive, non-tedious way.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Classroom Quizzes Would Not Be the Same as Harry Potter Trivia
For hardcoreHarry Potterfans, a limiting factor that could render a lot of their trivia knowledge obsolete is the fact thatHogwarts Legacy 2is likely to be set before the events of the books and the movies. Since its inception, Avalanche has always wantedHogwarts Legacyto forge its own identity and remain separate from theHarry Potterstory while still taking advantage of the books’ worldbuilding.Hogwarts Legacywas set nearly 100 years before the events of Harry Potter, and ifHogwarts Legacy 2picks up where it left off, Harry, Ron, and Hermione have no chance of appearing directly in the sequel. That said, considering the fact that Warner Bros. has confirmed aconnection betweenHogwarts Legacy 2and theHarry PotterHBO series, players may see some familiar faces like Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall, Flitwick, or even a young Lord Voldemort in the game.
Even if that’s not the case, there is plenty of shared background lore inHarry PotterandHogwarts Legacy 2; they exist in the same universe, after all. The history of the Wizarding World is rich, and since trivia is already supposed to be about knowledge only a few people would know off the top of their heads, it works out. Tidbits about theera of the four founders, the Ministry of Magic, magical creatures, the Forbidden Forest, and Hogwarts’ secrets would all form suitable questions for fans of bothHarry Potteras well asHogwarts Legacywithout alienating either. Of course, this is under the premise that the contents of these questions involve information that has already been revealed in both the games and the books.
Exposition Dumps Could Be Disguised as Classroom Activities
Classroom questions inthePersonaseriestypically don’t appear out of nowhere. These often pertain to the other gameplay mechanics, new persona unlocks, or events that have recently occurred in the game world. Because of this, players aren’t compelled to learn lore knowledge by heart before answering. As long as they’ve been paying attention to what’s been happening, they’re often able to answer correctly. Sometimes, these questions are even used as narrative devices, foreshadowing the final boss before its appearance.
InHogwarts Legacy 2, a convenient hint here or there disguised as classroom questions could serve as a way to prepare players for difficult encounters by revealing weaknesses and strengths in an immersive way. It could serve as a refresherfor spells that players learned in the first game that will be highly effective in the next section without repeating those lessons wholesale. It could also be a means for the developers to set up upcoming villains, their motivations, and why their goals are dangerous. A question about Unicorns, for example, could remind players why the actions of a villain hunting these horned creatures are so heinous. A question about Giants, perhaps, could remind players that these creatures aren’t all as affable as Hagrid. TheHP universe is steeped in lore, and there are more than enough half-forgotten “did you know” questions forHogwarts Legacy 2to pull from, but whether Avalanche chooses to go this route is anybody’s guess.
