Harry Potter Games Used To Be Great... Until They Weren't

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I grew up with Harry Potter as many people did, as did many people. I also played many Harry Potter games, so many in fact that I thought that it might be interesting to take a look at the history of Harry Potter games... at least the mainline games. As it turns out, as I was playing through the series, i noticed a pattern of the series becoming gradually worse and worse. So let's take a somewhat comprehensive look at the entire history of Harry Potter games. And take a look at why Harry Potter Games Used To Be Great... Until They Weren't.
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0:00 Intro
1:53 Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone PS1
5:27 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets PS1
8:33 Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Next Gen
13:26 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Next Gen
16:17 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
20:05 Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
22:41 Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
26:15 Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
31:38 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
36:32 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
39:06 Final Nail In The Coffin
40:32 Conclusion
#Harrypotter #hogwartslegacy #harrypottergames

[@TBP]

Before you scroll down to the comments to let me know that the 6th generation version of Philosopher's Stone came out after the 6th generation version of Chamber Of Secrets, I've already been told that about two hundred times.

[@zachariahwhite2050]

Oh good, I was about too lol

[@TheSupersmash97]

Ps2 version of chamber of secrets there’s no teleportation

[@ESquadProductions]

I'd love to see your opinion on Hogwarts Legacy compared to all the EA games! I grew up playing the original 3 HP games (philosophers stone and Chamber of Secrets on PC and Prisoner of Azkaban on PS2) Hogwarts Legacy feels like I'm dreaming. The combat is insanely well done, the collectables are super fun, and the exploration is superb 😁 I've been waiting for this game for the past 16 years

[@ryan-lg8it]

Gameboy color version of cos was great

[@mewmewpowergirl1625]

What about pc versions of SS ,CHOS and POA they are entirely different versions from PS2 and PS1 also

[@BobTheBuilder294]

I've always believed the first Harry Potter games were based on the books not the movies, which is why you see gnomes that never show up in the movies.

[@elephant35e]

And also why: -You see Peeves -The Bloody Baron is mentioned -The potion's riddle under the trapdoor is in the first game -You see the Deathday Party in the second game (Gameboy Color and PS1 versions) -Potion ingredients for the polyjuice potion are seen -You bring Norbert to Charlie Weasley's friends in the tallest tower (PC version) Etc. Edit: changed my comment to include the PS1 version of the second game as one of the versions with the Deathday Party.

[@jhman378]

which isn't true because there were so many things in the games that weren't in the books either

[@nunpho]

​@@jhman378 that's why they said it was *based* on the book. They can still include original stuff in there

[@MrHostile12]

@@elephant35e Pretty sure there's a deathday level in the PS1 Chamber of secrets

[@elephant35e]

@@MrHostile12 Ohhh, OK. I haven't played the PS1 version in over 10 years (played it in late 2012-ish), so I don't remember that much of it.

[@CyborgCharlotte]

I remember how these games never really stuck to a genre. We had platformers, action adventure, a couple of RPGs and even what can only be described as a third person shooter/Gears Of War clone

[@jasongreen6826]

Yeah the last two were textbook cover shooters and as a kid lowkey they were my favourite, revisiting them last year they don’t live up to my memory but are still really cool lowkey😂

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@Jason Green wands being like guns is just ridiculous to me and takes away the meaning of the individual spells but at the same time its weirdly cool to have a "magic gun"

[@Bigby-von-Wolfburg]

Don't forget the sports one :D

[@GimmeSkooma]

​@@GrosvnerMcaffrey a wand with a switch sounds awesome

[@rjd-kh8et]

EA just made the genre that was popular at the time, and the games suffered for it.

[@OctavianCotter]

The music of the first three games is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard and since little has been with me, it’s just a very nostalgic and cozy feeling

[@jessiarcana4416]

Ok but it doesn't get more cozy than hogsmeade 😤🤬

[@AceWing905]

I was so disappointed when they overhauled everything with the fourth game The atmosphere of the first three games, largely contributed to by the beautiful BGM, was just never matched by any other HP game Not even Hogwarts Legacy got that magical feeling down right

[@ZachlikesMetal]

The first 3 PC versions were my favorite as a kid and I'll never forget them. I remember playing Goblet of Fire and being disapointed because of how boring it was. Then after that I went back and played the old games and never played the new ones.

[@lindenbergvital7910]

Goblet of Fire was totally different from the first three but still a great one. Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince were not that nostalgic but were good on their own right (since you could explore the Hogwarts of the movies), but the last two games did not catch any of the nostalgia of the earlier ones.

[@theravenclaw2689]

Also only played the first 3 PC ones, better than any of the ones shown here imo.

[@ZachlikesMetal]

@@theravenclaw2689 Most definitely.

[@Stagnating_]

I agree, and I played both the PS1 and PC versions as a kid. Chamber of secrets PC version is my favorite out of all Harry potter games, it has an incredible soundtrack (pause menu track is nostalgic as fuck) and the general athmosphere of the game somehow feels different to the other games (I guess it has a "darker" vibe somehow). Goblet of Fire felt boring to me as well and never finished it. Order of phoenix was average and it had some very frustrating parts like finding the statues. Half blood prince was a bit better but I remember it being incredibly short. Never played the deathly hallows, and don't think I missed out on anything judging by how it looks :D. But in the end those ps1 and pc games are the only ones I've bothered to revisit even as an adult.

[@gamonstudios]

SAME!! I hope yo find a way to replay them with my current pc

[@WilbertBeltman]

In the older games they focused on making them FUN, but they also added little details from the book, which is really fun, in the movies Cho Chang is never mentioned ever until Goblet of Fire. But her name is already dropped in the Chamber of Secrets game! Gotta love those small things. I also have to point out that the reason they "made odd choices" and "removed" things that Philosophers stone next gen had, is because it was released after Chamber of Secrets, so it actually improved on it

[@beverlyarcher546]

When is she mentioned in chamber of secrets?

[@jarvis7342]

Plus the fact that Peeves exists at all in the games haha - i was a huge HP fan growing up; read every book countless times, watched the movies fairly often (and played the first two games, none past that) - but it never occurred to me until i saw someone mention it years later that Peeves is never in the movies at all and, from memory, is never even mentioned? I dunno haha, i found that interesting after realising 😅 though there's about a million other important things omitted from the movies so it's pretty standard i suppose haha

[@WilbertBeltman]

@@beverlyarcher546 There's a NPC in the common room that will say "That Cho Chang is a bit of alright isn't she Harry?"

[@beverlyarcher546]

@@WilbertBeltman yeah I never played the games outside of the GBC, GBA, and DS systems so I never saw that why I asked cause I don't think the color ever mentions

[@GhoulReviews]

Chamber of Secrets on the ps2 was straight up one of my favorite games as a child. That Jeremy Soule soundtrack is so good.

[@AnonymousEnigma19]

It was the first Harry Potter game I played, second was prisoner of Azkaban, I couldn't complete goblet of Fire now that wear I stopped.

[@GhoulReviews]

@@AnonymousEnigma19 Me too, i got so much nostalgia for the first 3 games.

[@-Nihilus-]

The stealth sections scared me as a kid 😅 being able to fly around Hogwarts was incredible to

[@AnonymousEnigma19]

@@-Nihilus- To me the stealth sections annoyed me rather than scare me, and you're right the broom was incredible, ha I remembering trying to fly as high as I could to see how far I can go into the sky.

[@StuartLynx]

Never knew I could be terrified of PREFECTS until I played it

[@Nerzko]

The PC versions of sorcerer's stone and chamber of secrets are way better than the consoles ones imo, or is it just my memories ? I don't know, don't think so x) I have great memories of these games ! I loved them as a kid

[@bladeworksmaster]

Definitely man, they’re designed a little more like the Iga Castlevania games in a way, where after you learned a new spell you could go back and find secrets you knew needed something but didn’t have the means to get.

[@lukas3.058]

Ya i played the first 3 games like 1 year ago and sorcerers stone and chamber of secrets are still very fun games. Maybe i need to play them in a few weeks again

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

Yeah, they were fun. I loved a glitch in Chamber of Secrets that made the beans giant level-eating monstrosities.

[@kingstarscream320]

@@bladeworksmaster Iga Castlevania. Now I’m interested.

[@elephant35e]

I prefer the PC version of CoS, but the console version of Sorcerer's Stone IMO is better if nostalgia is ignored.

[@Maximus6G]

I remember playing the Prisoner of Azkaban on my PS2 when I was a kid. The game was very charming and unique to me. Exploring the castle for the secret cards and pages always felt great. And the soundtrack by Jeremy Soule really set a great tone. I will always appreciate it.

[@Theaterfreak]

I had the GameCube version of Prisoner of Azkaban, it’s still one of my favourite games ever. I really loved how each of the trio had their own spells and special abilities, and thus their own little challenges (like Ron and the stink pellet bucket things on the walls), and how completing wizard card sets gave actual bonuses like boosted health. If there’s one game I would love to see remastered or remade it would be that one, or Quidditch World Cup.

[@skibot9974]

I’d recommend trying the Lego Harry Potter games while not as mechanically deep as the first 3 games it has a fully explorable Hogwarts castle and it’s has platforming and puzzle solving

[@user-bx2nd2ko4x]

and on top of that you can play with your friends

[@JesperVille]

Not to mention that the Lego games are always hilarious and great fun to play casually

[@PanzerShrek94]

screw that,lego is for toddlers.

[@robbertboudewijns7897]

The Lego Harry Potter games are FANTASTIC. If you haven't played them, you're missing out!

[@pieofchart]

Played the second Lego HP game with a friend, it was the least amount of fun I had that day. We later played a Jojo fighting game and Rayman, which was actually fun.

[@etabiansosin]

I used to play the pc version of Harry Potter 1, 2 and 3 a couple of years ago. They were pretty good back then.

[@leonvinson7221]

Chamber of secrets on the PS2 let you land your broom literally anywhere and you could run around the whole grounds without being teleported

[@elephant35e]

Yeah, I'm not sure why you couldn't explore the whole grounds on Xbox or GameCube.

[@Laenthor]

The ps2 version is technically a port of the gamecube version handled by different devs, and I guess they managed to remove the dumb limitation of not being able to walk around everywhere.

[@lazyspongie]

@@Laenthor Apparently the PS2 version was being made first and the studio that made the gamecube version weren't allowed access to the code, only the art assets, so they had to recreate the whole game from scratch

[@borttheattorney6012]

@@lazyspongieThat explains why the PS2 version is so different from the Gamecube/Xbox versions

[@nihren2406]

The PC version of Sorcerer's Stone has been a staple of my collection since I was a kid. Absolutely love that version of the game and replay it every so often. Prisoner of Azkaban was another that I thoroughly enjoyed as a kid and really need to replay at some point. Didn't play anything past that though.

[@BrennySpain]

Interestingly enough, the next gen verdin of the chamber of secrets was developed before the philosopher’s stone version. I think the fan feedback forced them to make those chances and makes Hogwarts overall more of an open world type.

[@shaid1111]

Wasn't the PS2 version of Chamber of Secrets more similar to Philosophers Stone? I am pretty sure only the gamecube version had that weird jump from location to location.

[@BrennySpain]

@@shaid1111 hmm not sure only played the ps1 and ps2 versions personally.

[@inspectahgex1910]

@@shaid1111 yes that’s right. I played the ps2 version and it was entirely open ended. I was confused when he mentioned the jumping from zone to zone because that isn’t in the ps2 version.

[@DustyRagu]

Man i have really loved watching your videos since i found your channel. You feel like good older youtube, but with a decent mic and better writing. You have a memorable intro, you don't interrupt your interesting opinions with non-stop jokes but arent just completely dry. Isk why im writing this but thabks for the free good videos mayne.

[@JackieBGoode]

Using the Sonic plushie as a face for a photo made me laugh way harder than it needed to

[@rhetiq9989]

From what I've seen Hogwarts Legacy seems to be bringing back the QTE sequences everytime you first acquire a spell there and I believe that's an intentional homage to these early HP games which is pretty neat

[@terla2971]

There's even a perticular spell that is an hommage to these old games in it!

[@delusion5867]

@@terla2971 Flipendo is one of them. That spell came from the first few P/SS games

[@ButtonMasherReal]

@@delusion5867 I believe Flipendo was actually created specifically for the original games, and Rowling liked it so much that she made it canon.

[@rowanmelton7643]

@Sorthen Daniel Also the difference between hard and normal difficulty is mad.

[@delusion5867]

@Sorthen Daniel I keep getting lost in the castle but I don't even mind because it's just fun to explore it

[@xShinigamiRyukuux]

6th gen CoS is a weird case. The PS2 has several differences from the GC & Xbox versions. For one thing, on PS2 you can fully explore Hogwarts, camera angles are a lot better during the sneak sections, you can actually parry the prefects' spells with Expeliarmus, and there is more dialogue. The GC/Xbox ports feel stripped down in comparison, but have better performance.

[@inspectahgex1910]

Yeah I played the ps2 version when I was kid and I was confused when he talked about not being able to fully explore. Didn’t know the xbox/GC versions were that different. They do look better visually, but idk if that’s worth the compromises they made.

[@AC1RE]

Chamber of secrets for the GBA is probably hands down my fav Harry Potter game

[@dorkbrandon4422]

Gae

[@guillermodominguezdelafuen2730]

The excruciatingly repetitive melody will never abandon me. But I really enjoyed that one though

[@tobyharris4777]

And Philosopher's stone. They were both great games.

[@filipvadas7602]

The Goblet of Fire game legitimately made me wanna tear my hair out and I ended up just dropping it entirely. It was so *repetitive* and I remember the Tri-Wizard levels being insane difficulty spikes that were a practice in trial and error. And , obviously, the game only having 8 levels is the reason they did it. They needed to drip feed you that sh!t to make sure you didn't realise that, if you removed all the backtracking and replays you have to do, the game is like 4 hours long MAX

[@horodoomwolf]

I'm pretty sure GoF had a lot of material to expand the game adaptation. The GBA version was the only game that cared about the Yule Ball part, lmao

[@chasemantkd]

My favorite part about the Harry Potter games is that you pretty much had different games on every single console. Ps1 PC and GBA were all VASTLY different games imo

[@chasemantkd]

@@katielogue5107 I think I only played sorcerers stone for the GBA! That one must've been different than all the other ones. I remember SS and CoS actually being pretty similar to adventure games just in 2d instead of 3d. I think the PC games really got it right though for sure.

[@elephant35e]

Also PS2/Xbox/GameCube and GBC (Gameboy Color). The first two games had FIVE completely different versions, with some differences among the PS2/Xbox/GameCube (ex: the PS2 version of the second game had much more exploration outside the castle) and the third game had three different versions (no GBC or PS1 version).

[@elephant35e]

@Katie Logue GBA was only turn-based RPG for the third game. The first two games were turn-based RPGs for the Gameboy COLOR, but not Gameboy ADVANCE. The GBA versions of the first two games were action-adventure.

[@jbmp1390]

I found this video through an ad and I'm so glad I did. Fantastic job on this! Feels like I don't hear these games mentioned much anymore but although they may not be the greatest they mean a lot to many of us who played them growing up. You did a great job of capturing that idea/feeling.

[@PSspecialist]

I think if you jump into the order of the Phoenix with the mindset of it being more of a Hogwarts simulator than an action game you can get a lot more out of it. The fact that you could get from one end of the castle to the other with absolutely zero load times was mind-blowing back in the day, especially for Harry Potter game standards. It was basically a Harry Potter metroidvania and going for that 100% by exploring every nook and cranny of the map felt super satisfying as a Harry Potter nerd in my teens. Perhaps I'm looking at it through rose tinted glasses as I haven't touched the game since it came out. I'll definitely go back to it at some point just for the sake of confirming/rejecting what you said in this review. I definitely agree on the combat being bare bones and uninteresting but I remember loving the moment to moment exploration of the castle.

[@user-bx2nd2ko4x]

how come you didn’t cover the pc version of the first two games. It woulda been interesting to have heard your opinion on it. Like they literally had 3 versions for 1 game - the ps 1, ps 2, pc.

[@CourtneysGrotto]

I had PC!!

[@XpertGreekGamer]

Half blood prince was the shit back in the day for me oml, a nice cure for the cancer that was Goblet Of Fire...but man, 3D person shooter Harry Pooter, i'm just speechless bruh

[@AshWindheart]

The next gen Chamber of Secrets was actually made BEFORE the Philosopher's Stone. Which is why it feels like they took some mechanics away.

[@CassidyDylyn]

The reason why you enjoyed the PS2 version of Philosopher's Stone more than Chamber of Secrets is likely because CoS was actually produced first. The next gen version of Philosopher's Stone actually came out the following year, reusing and building atop the CoS engine.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Chamber of Secrets PS2 is better than the GC version, and better than Philosopher's Stone in many ways.

[@-Nihilus-]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 I grew up with the PS2 version and I swear the grounds were fully open in CoS.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@-Nihilus- Because they were open and fully explorable

[@nobalkain624]

The only HP Game I ever played was the Quidditch World Cup. I really enjoyed it and have been surprised they never made another.

[@WheresMyInhaler]

Everybody hates Quidditch so much that they just straight up scraped it for Legacy . I can’t imagine anyone liking Quidditch enough to buy a HP game just around that .

[@nobalkain624]

@@WheresMyInhaler Well most people taking about wanting DLC are asking for it. So I would say you seem to be in the minority in not liking it. I had a blast with the game and hope to see it included in the future. I mean they even have a "Professional" Quidditch in RL with people being willing to run around the Field with Brooms between their legs. If thats "everybody" hating it then it would be crazy to see what they would do if they liked it.

[@davidfairweather3301]

@@nobalkain624I think the main problem people had with Quidditch in the video games is that they never found a way to make it that engaging which is why they probably didn’t waste their time doing it for Hogwarts legacy. They could’ve spent 100s of hours making quidditch and people would still complain about it.

[@hyoseuk7336]

never played a single one of these in my life, but i wish i did/could. esp the first three and 5 and 6. great video though! loved hearing your analysis of each installment

[@tzufbb]

the scariest part for me in the second game was the part that i needed to escape housr slitherin and everybody called professor snape

[@benitosierrajr3958]

I actually remember the PS1 versions of Sorcerer’s (or for everyone outside of the United States. Philosopher’s) Stone via a trailer, and especially Chamber of Secrets thanks to a family member in Mexico having a PS1 and a copy of the game when I was vacationing in Mexico

[@brainworm205]

Just found your channel randomly and watched a few vids, you've got some great stuff going on here man, got my sub for sure

[@gaw0046]

i remember renting a harry potter game from blockbuster as a kid and really liking it, been struggling to figure out which one it was. Only other game i know is the Wii games watching my sister play them.

[@bodkin8914]

Like your style of video/content. Watched it in one go and greatly enjoyed it. Left a sub and will now go look up what other gems you have.

[@MistressDove]

The downward spiral of these games will never not stun me

[@inerd77]

Strange, I seem to recall that Chamber of Secrets on PS2 allowed you to explore the grounds.

[@CyborgCharlotte]

Was that maybe the PC version? Or was the PC version just a port of the PS2 version? Hey, I haven’t played either in over 15 years, give me a break 😅

[@TheTrueBatBrain]

It did, he's testing the GameCube version which had segmented exploration

[@CyborgCharlotte]

@@TheTrueBatBrain Hey, like I said. 15 years 😅

[@-Nihilus-]

I thought so.

[@dan_man3087]

@@CyborgCharlotte PC versions is different, the third version of first two games. Prisoner of Azkaban also had 2 different versions - PS2\Gamecube one and PC one.

[@fortisch]

good timing, just had this topic at home with gf and best friend^^ We all played the original 2 as kids on different hardware.

[@Rijadstiler]

Minute 6:18 Omg i thought i was the only one. I never forget that place and the sunset with it. 🥺

[@wuebboltc]

I wasn't expecting to be reminded of Linkara today.

[@AshXXMayftw]

Honestly, I stopped playing after Prisoner of Azkaban, which seems to have been a good choice.

[@CheTinsley]

Flying around hogwarts in chamber of secrets as a kid was top gaming

[@skottlee8959]

I like that you share those little moments that stuck with you.

[@frisby7143]

Damn i remember really loving the GameCube version of chamber of secrets

[@DarthOpinion]

Cool video! I would love your takes on the pc versions too!

[@tobyharris4777]

Nobody talking about the Gameboy colour Philosopher's stone turn based RPG? That game slapped and was more of an adaptation of the books than the films.

[@PikaLink91]

Philosopher's Stone on PS1 was my childhood.

[@huuuuuumpy]

Yo that cursed sonic shit was hilarious. Flying voldemort was quite the surprise lmao.

[@neopa06]

1:53 to 8:31 for me that was the best HP games beside the Chamber of Secrets PC version. This game was made for kids (remember that!) and it just gave you the fullest immersion of being in Hogwarts or at least the harry potter universe. Back in that time, you didn't think what was right or wrong with this game, you just played it because there was no other options and it was drilling! It was a masterpiece for its time and for the age range. Plus I played with danish language so the the voice acting wasn't so bad as the english, as far as I can remember :D

[@UnseelieFaelass]

I only ever played two of these in my life. The Chamber of Secrets game featured here, which I'm always surprised gets the praise it does. I hated it as a kid and never really got past the Weasley house. Where as I adored and played the hell out of the gameboy version of Prisoner of Azkaban. Hell the Dementors in that game had one of the scariest themes I'd ever heard at the time and I still see that theme mentioned in disturbing game music lists. Always was validating to see. Would've liked to see you cover the gameboy version of Azkaban, but oh well. EA did make the most Harry Potter games, and the most well known to boot. So it's only fair I suppose.

[@ellisg95]

Unless I'm very much mistaken, you're the same person who created TGX Game Reviews. Really glad you're up and running again, I enjoyed your old content a lot. Looking forward to more!

[@chublord7683]

Yeah it is him, he finally brought it up on the old channels community page. Really nice to see he is back, and this video in particular feels just like one of those older game reviews which is NOT a bad thing Mr Bacon.

[@VGamingJunkie]

I consider Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets for GBC and Prisoner of Azkaban for the GBA to be the most interesting Harry Potter games. The reason is because they were unique, they were turn-based RPG's that had a Final Fantasy vibe. The latter for the GBA even had a pseudo-3D system for the fights, it was actually kind of cool. Even had some elements from the books that weren't in the movies, like Peeves.

[@inspectahgex1910]

I didn’t play the first two but I did play prisoner of Azkaban on GBA and it was a lot of fun. I’m thinking of downloading and playing it again

[@benjulc9271]

13:27 There's a reason for that. Ps2 Chamber of secrets was made before Ps2 Philosophers stone. So Philosophers stone is more like a sequel for Chamber of secrets in the Ps2.

[@tartaruganinjas]

i loved to play this games in my childhood, the one with the bird horse is awesome

[@therunawaykid6523]

You mean Buckbeak the hippogriff 😏😉

[@tartaruganinjas]

@@therunawaykid6523 yeah, I think in my language was Bicuço, o Hipogrifo

[@therunawaykid6523]

@@tartaruganinjas oh I see, been playing through this awesome game on my aya Neo handheld pc not quite at the stage of unlocking the hippogriff yet but it looks so cool being able to fly anywhere on it in the massive open world!

[@cortster12]

0:23 Not to mention the vast bullying happening, that no one should condone.

[@ravenwinchester4628]

I love how you truly understand/feel the energy of these games, not too many people play these like us in this way

[@mrcoach69]

I was just thinking of that spot at 6:12 when you talked about the atmosphere

[@arkdetective]

iirc, the sorcerer's / philosopher's stone on ps2 / gc / xbox was released after the chamber of secrets on said consoles, as it was somewhat a yearly release series at the time, so technically, the 1st movie's game is an improvement over the 2nd's game. Iirc, it was 3 reasons: the 3rd movie was a troubled production, & they wanted ALL the movies to have "recent" console versions, & they wanted to have a 2nd chance to fix the problems people had for that game & game engine before they got to prisoners of Azkaban, so a year that had no movie, & they could use assets made for chamber of secrets to make a game based on the 1st story to quicken the development a bit, since they are very similar vibe wise in both movie & book form, so that's what they did to fill the "a game per year" check.

[@skylex157]

I thought you were going to talk about the best harry potter game ever, the PC version of chamber of secrets, well, all the PC versions in fact Still, it is an excellent video

[@adarsh4455]

Let's goo another vid babyyy

[@MrRhysReviews]

Man, I remember at my Primary School's "Before & After School Care" (in case it isn't a thing where you are, basically a place for us to stay and hang out/play/do homework, who's parents work 9-5 etc. in the City or whatever can go after School ended at 3:20pm) one of the women who ran it, that I was basically a son to, had various Consoles and Games she'd bring in for us to play (mainly PS1/PS2, we also had a PC available and the other woman who ran the thing brought in her SNES occasionally) and Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone on PS1 was one of them. I eventually was able to bring it home to play through the game proper, basically once it wasn't a common game for all of us to play on the daily, and I remember loving it but being so annoyed that about half way through that the Disc was scratched or something and effectively ceased to work at that point, never did get to finish it 😞 cool to hear that the 2nd HP on PS1 is basically just more of the same... Maybe I should make those the next 2 PS1 games to add to my Collection 🤔

[@jasongreen6826]

Yeah the next gen version of chamber of secrets was actually developed before the next gen version of philosophers stone

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Yeah, I loved the potion brewing mini-game in Half-Blood Prince, so much so that I'd come back to the game after beating it just for that, and I seriously hope that, if nothing else, Hogwarts Legacy can deliver the goods with its own take on potion brewing.

[@kalebnolan8343]

Hogwarts legacy won't ever drop to $10 😂😂

[@a.o.skurtt]

was really hoping to see the PC games i played as a kid, maybe youll get to those in another

[@katiekaliber]

Your intro hits the nail on the head.

[@triplej755]

Here's how I thought of the games. Considering PC versions only 1: Good start. 2: Incredible! Most nostalgic for me. 3: Also fantastic! I like that at the end you can visit the bean bonus room with no time limit. 4: What happened here? You just run through obstacle courses doing the same things repetedly. It doesn't feel as much like a Harry Potter experience. 5: Back on track. Although it doesn't really add to the experience from what you'd see in the movie. If you want to watch the plot unfold, just watch that. 6: Same as 5. 7: I'm watching a walkthrough of it now. So far I like how it makes you feel like you're really on the mission. Though I wish there was a points system to give incentive to play again, or at least Bertie Bott's beans. 8: Haven't looked into yet.

[@spiderkid479]

23:32 I played the Wii version of this and honestly the motion controls make the spell-casting fun, since you actually move the remote

[@drownedcancer4180]

The Pc version of the ps1 games were literal gold to me. alot more for me to find via exploring and the spell minigames had you trace the spell symbols while being accurate and within a time limit rather than qte button presses.

[@hundvd_7]

17:56 That's hilarious, because I spent like 40 minutes at that exact part for the _exact_ same reason when I tried playing it last year

[@2smileystudios205]

The first three on PC is the absolute best and such a big part of my childhood. 4 is where it all went to hell. Though 5 is okey I guess.

[@PanHellmuncikPL]

Back in a day I beat Sorcerer's Stone at least 3 times and I was shocked when I play Chamber of Secrets on PC. Totally different game! Still, I preferred PS1 style better. Still lookin for PS2 Chamber of Secrets and Sorcerer's Stone in good price in Poland. One of few PS2 games released with Polish translation. It was something huge years ago.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Why don't you try emulation ?

[@PanHellmuncikPL]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 I just like to collect original releases, that's all.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@PanHellmuncikPL That's pretty cool. I own all of the original games since childhood, but I emulate them at this point because I don't trust either of my PS2s lol

[@PanHellmuncikPL]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 fully understand that. Well, I'm collecting back titles of my childhood and to be honest I prefer playing them on original hardware BUT Xbox Series X do a pretty good job with emulation :D

[@littlebigx1106]

I would honestly pay for an extended/worked-out standalone game of the potion minigame from the 6th game. They were so fun.

[@andrewherman9915]

Can people just stop giving Rowling shit for defending ladies.

[@seventeenseventythirteen7465]

She doesn't care about the ladies, she just cares up to the point she can shit on trans people. Trans person does a thing, like any thing at all: JK is right there to tweet about how bad it is and how ladies are super oppressed over the trans agenda literally trying to murder them. Abortion rights stripped away: sleeps on it for a day or two then remembers she's supposed to be a feminist and kind of pushes back on it. She's not defending anyone, she's just a bigot.

[@andrewherman9915]

@@seventeenseventythirteen7465 nah trans peopl out there selves always sending her death threats for defending real females such as herself. I personally find it insane seeing dudes throw on a wig say their female and aloud to hop into female sporting events and straight up cheating with a natural advantage

[@seventeenseventythirteen7465]

@@andrewherman9915 I find it odd people still think like you considering that we have Google to actually look into things and not just believe whatever Fox News tells us to believe... Literally just not happening. Chopping up babies to change their sex, not happening. Trans women only "pretending to be women" just to win a few swimming tournaments, doesn't happen. Hormone therapy being this big scary irreversible damage, doesn't happen. I used to think like you, didn't know shit about trans people and thought "lol dudes in wigs I'm a helicopter lol" like a total dumbass because I just kind of believed the next guy that agreed with me already. Didn't spare a moment to learn what trans people were going through, even thought the whole "trans-trender" shit was real. I mean, who the fuck comes out as trans for attention? Most of the attention you get is either shallow like a "yass queen" and the rest is just hate and death threats. And on death threats, yeah, JK received them, not cool. But was that only and ALL trans people doing? No, trans people being blamed for this is entirely unfair, like saying black people are violent criminals gang members because you've got Chicago. She defends no one. She cares more about shitting on trans people as often as possible over any actual harm coming to women, like how in America taking away women's autonomy. Again, she just sat on that not caring until she realized she's supposed to be a feminist.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

@@seventeenseventythirteen7465 That was all lies. Do you really feel morally superior pedaling crap like that?

[@seventeenseventythirteen7465]

@@JDoe-gf5oz A bit more morally superior than someone saying that trying to raise the suicide rate of a marginalized group of people is helping out women somehow. Not sure how try to help legislate trans people into the shadow realm helps women but whatever, guess if she wants to consider herself a "feminist" while only ever doing work to hurt trans people then I can consider myself morally superior for disagreeing with her.

[@cooldinom]

I already watch your videos a ton but this vid as an Ad? How interesting

[@Kira1Lawliet]

Sorcerer's Stone (Ps1 and 2) and Chamber of Secrets (Ps2 and PC) were my absolute favorite HP games growing up. I never really got into Prisoner of Azkaban, though I'm sure it was fine, but it didn't keep me engaged the way the first two did. And Goblet of Fire bored me so quick that I don't think I ever made it past the first level. Didn't even play any ones after that. But I played the first two games all the freaking time. They were so charming and whimsical, something that both the later games AND their movies lacked. And yeah, obviously they had problems, but in an era where licensed games were generally just taken for granted to be bad most of the time, those ones did stand out.

[@raelogan]

Considering the fact that Filch knows how to just appear out of nowhere, and that Mrs. Norris can just summon him, I'm gonna assume that Filch can reach the upper areas by either cheat codes or Mrs. Norris is pulling some levers to open up alternate paths for him.

[@1codeking]

Chamber of Secrets (Nintendo GameCube) was hands-down my favourite of the Harry Potter Games, closely followed by Prisoner of Azkaban. One of the first games (period) I ever played and holds such sentimental value for me. Will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@aelius3805]

Have to say, I really did forget about Linkara until you mentioned his legendary running.

[@greatmightypanda]

The only thing I remember about the Order of the Phoenix game is the final fight where you get to play as Dumbledore in his duel against Voldemort. Except you're still using the same spells that you've been using all through the game except with extra light flashes and you can basically just stun lock Voldemort with stupefy so it's like 3 minutes of making the same gesture while Voldemort ragdolls across the floor

[@ThePindar]

If you're gonna wait for it to be 10 bucks you might as well just pirate it cause it will never be 10 bucks, WB is too greedy

[@iliketrains263]

imagine being pissed off at jk rowling for spitting out basic 5th grade biology.

[@THEdominicmitchell]

Good video. BTW the nuclear power plant is in the film, if only for a few moments, but it is a location they go to.

[@levipayne801]

6:14 I love that area too

[@cidfacetious3722]

Never watched a hp movie or been a fan but this game’s pretty good I think you’re missing out

[@Shift_Salt]

Philosopher's stone is the original title and actually a thing, Sorcerer's stone was a change made to make is seem more "magical" even though that's not actually a thing and means nothing. Basically the Philosopher's stone is already a magical item usually used in alchemy in various fantasy media, but again didn't sound "Wizardly" enough for marketing I guess.

[@pineapplesmoovey7898]

playing the old playstation game after school with a friend and getting chased by the troll if you failed the stealth sequence... precious horrifying memories

[@discipleofdeath2517]

At part where you mentioned that this isn't something designed for real people the best example of that for me is the original prince of Persia by Ubisoft.

[@KicktheSky34]

With how long and elaborate games are getting, I'm surprised they haven't put together a compilation game that follows Harry's whole story through all seven years.

[@claymenefee6999]

I stopped playing the film games after 4. 4 was such a drastic and terrible change, that i had no hope for any others.

[@JustThunderHere]

Why would people want to boycott the games ?

[@richardduska1558]

The funny thing about this whole boycott is that it not only made the sales skyrocket but also made everyone who tryed to enforce it look rely RELY bad. Like they have a fricking website to check If someone streamed the game or not just so they can harrase them.

[@TheCrispyChip]

the music in these original hp games was amazing

[@galloviking4766]

Lost interest in Harry Potter long ago, but I still hold the first two books games (Gameboy and Playstation versions) very close to my heart.

[@Korobooshii]

I liked The Chamber of Secrets next gen A LOT! I also found flying around on the broom much more fun and free than riding on Buckbeak. I had the PS2 version, and I do indeed remember that you got to walk around everywhere and land where you wanted. Kinda glad I had a PS2 and not a GC or Xbox now ^^

[@tylerhansen931]

I had the pc versions of chamber and azkaban. They were really fun for the time. Then goblet came out and really confused me on how horrible it was, and it just continued going downhill from there

[@Shift_Salt]

Hogwarts Legacy: "Meh" New Lego Harry Potter Game: "Eyo?!"

[@destinyfrattollilo]

I never realized they made a Sorcerer's Stone for GameCube - your gameplay has given me something new to explore - I've only ever played PS1 & watched PC! D: Interesting to see CoS elements implemented into Sorcerer's Stone

[@destinyfrattollilo]

And I commented too early lol. I grew up on CoS for PS2 and couldn't imagine the confinements of the GameCube or Xbox ports with the grounds being restricted. Are there still secret passages around the castle interior itself?

[@johndodo2062]

Nothing she said was controversial. Wtaf dude

[@tivvy2vs21]

Patriciantv has really good videos on the PC versions, the one I played the most was order of the Phoenix Ghostbusters 2016 had a game, but it sure as hell wasn't triple a

[@kemasuk]

The "run" camera for HBP reminds me of the original spectator camera for Overwatch, back when it came out.