The Making of Harry Potter for PC - Part 2 (Developer Interview)

[@sugandhakohli]

These interviews are absolute Goldmines for those (like me) who love to dive deep into the nuances of how our childhood defining games were made. Thanks Flandrew for providing us with this insight!

[@bronzin1445]

I can easily see this as being a sub-series for the channel. Really love to see a dev interview for EA Lord of the Rings whenever he gets the chance

[@Mathroy]

@@bronzin1445 Oh man I loved Return of the King on PS2 and Two Towers!!

[@qk1050]

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@lore.keeper]

EXACTLY!

[@justintime3384]

Just in case the developers see this. This game has brought my sister and me so much closer together. We still get goosebumps when we think of that Filch section in the library and exploring a castle was indeed a magical experience. We have both grown up since then but you guys created some of our fondest childhood memories that we will treasure forever.

[@PicklestheRobot]

Love this!

[@TheGFBats]

Awesome

[@yuvi3000]

@@PicklestheRobot Thank you so much for your (and the team's) hard work! I loved all three that you worked on with The Chamber of Secrets being my favourite of the three. The graphics, music and overall vibe are still just as magical as the books and the movies to me. It's almost impossible that you guys made something so magical when you described how much you didn't know yet about the movies. From someone that spent hours and hours just walking around in the games, observing, interacting and excitedly taking it all in, you guys should feel just as proud as anyone that worked on the big budget movies.

[@peterkrauel7237]

This interview is like a dream come true for me- the PC versions of the first three Harry Potter games were far and away my favorite video games growing up! Still might be, actually…

[@condeuiosandilixtos7858]

The ability to play as Harry, Ron, and Hermione along with the engine upgrade, in POA, made me so excited for the sequel, since POA itself was fun and beautiful, yet sadly too short, compared to its predecessors. And then EA hired another studio to do GOF. It's been 17 years and I'm still mad KnowWonder wasn't allowed to make more Harry Potter games.

[@Peterx648]

Yes, I also loved the first three games much more than the newer ones, well EA have to fuck everything up like always. GOF was a trash, mainly technology wise, you couldn't even change the resolution and GFX details.

[@SariaSchala]

I quite like GoF, it's its own kind of game and very fun, but I prefer 1-3 and I wish I could have KnowWonder versions of the later years.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

GoF was such a disaster I heard the next two games had a lot of opening for fan input, and it worked, IMO. There are some elements from the first three games like the original soundtrack and portraits everywhere (replay some Chamber or Prisoner and notice how you can find all the shortcut portraits from OoP and HBP in these earlier games). My only nitpick with these games is that they had the absolute golden opportunity to adapt what the movies did not! St. Mungus Hospital, the Gaunt and Hepzibah smith, yet... they completely forgot! And they had the cast of the whole movie voicing characters modeled after their own face!

[@Gna-rn7zx]

@@MrKlausbaudelaire"St Mungus Hospital" Is that next to "Big Chungus Hospital"? 😁

[@AlecSievern]

I really want to know more about how the music was written with Jeremy Soule. They clearly had the budget to record with an orchestra for some versions. The music honestly surpasses many modern games in its orchestral quality.

[@LilChikyChan]

The music for these games was phenomenal, yet I don't think it was ever officially released. Seems like such a shame that not even a digital release was made.

[@PicklestheRobot]

I’ve been trying to find Jeremy to pass this interview on. I’m sure he’d love to see how much everyone loved his music. I’ll find him and let him know

[@alexanderhall5579]

@@LilChikyChan Actually, the Jeremy Soule soundtracks were released digitally on iTunes back in the day, however they were taken off the platform a few years later and haven’t been re-released since, which means they aren’t on Spotify or any other streaming platforms. However, this Harry Potter KZbin channel managed to save these official releases, so they’re not totally lost media after all! Here are the links! Sorcerer’s Stone kzbin.info/aero/PL4040EB25C260C1C9 Chamber of Secrets kzbin.info/aero/PL1C45B99D3A379D85 Quidditch World Cup kzbin.info/aero/PL45C09C66865E99A4 Prisoner of Azkaban kzbin.info/aero/PLA472320B5D4F3DD8 Goblet of Fire kzbin.info/aero/PLEE15FD07322E07DD The officially released soundtracks for the Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince video games by James Hannigan can actually be listened to on Spotify (although they’ve been repackaged in a weird way that takes all the trademarked Harry Potter words out of the track listing.) Anyway, here they are too! Order of the Phoenix open.spotify.com/album/3moJz33K42hRFc1TnxnWWf?si=KlUuyr50SqOGT5cSBb2fkw Half-Blood Prince open.spotify.com/album/234mcpdkR9lNkLt3TrPtkZ?si=Jnjg0_heR6KWRkEF8huLAQ

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

Jeremy managed to captured both the magic and warmth of Hogwarts. The instruments, the composition, the timing, everything was absolutely PERFECT. I like Hedwig's theme as much as the next guy, but for me, Hogwarts's theme will forever be the one Jeremy Soule made for the games. And don't even get me started on the pause screen themes for Chamber or Prisoner xD

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

@@alexanderhall5579 Also, Order and Half-blood had tracks from the first three games as well. Some portions of Hogwarts will play those familiar tunes, much to my surprise (and joy) at the time.

[@TheDualTatorz]

You know, I think you found your niche in the KZbin space. These dev interviews and going into some older games and comparing different versions and such. That is content that YOU and only YOU provide for us. If that is what you enjoy doing, then I sure hope you continue. I am very happy I stumbled upon this channel. Keep up the good work Flan. :)

[@pattongilbert]

I know that I’m definitely interested in the comparison and interview videos. The interviews with this guy have just been so interesting. A joy.😊 Make sure to ask people to subscribe! Always a really easy way to get new subscribers.

[@SariaSchala]

I would love it to see interviews with the creators of my childhood Barbie game favorites (Explorer, Pet Rescue and Secret Agent) too.

[@Jasandiz]

The same with me and my sister.

[@jemert96]

These games are often forgotten and excluded from game libraries from the era, but they shaped the childhood of many people. It's good that someone finally gives them the attention they deserve

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

4:30 the sounds the gnomes make when falling down the hole always got me wheezing as a kid. The bowling ball one was a classic, but I still crack myself up at the "rolling downstairs" with an additional gnome scream, and my favourite that ends up with some metallic piece clattering on the ground like a saucer or a mug doing that sort of final spin before settling down.

[@richardbutela1722]

Please give us more of Christo Flandrew, these two interviews were so pretty! 😭😭😭 So much nostalgia I cried both times..

[@Jiskpirate]

A personal anekdote; I used to play these games (the first three) all the time on PC when I was between 6 and 10 years old. I know every corner, every level, and was always looking for new secrets and corners of the map. I have very fond memories of playing these games and getting lost in them; my imagination always ran wild at what would be behind this door, or that passage. Somehow the world they created seemed so much bigger than it actually was. They managed to make Hogwarts immersive and huge, even when it's actually not that big when you look at it. They have a special place in my hearts, and I dare say in a great deal of people. CoS especially; that game is perfect in so many ways. Thanks Christo & the team for your efforts. You made a part of my childhood!

[@BlueSparxLPs]

Especially with the second one, I had spent way too much time using Debug Mode to thoroughly explore everything and break the game in any way I could. Absolutely love these games.

[@condeuiosandilixtos7858]

I agree! Oh the memories... Even though I was a bit older than you when I started playing, I knew so little about videogames that I genuinely thought that there were more areas to explore than the ones we were allowed to visit. Like that locked door opposite to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. And the constantly changing floorplan of the castle in Philosopher's Stone definitely made me believe it for some time.

[@vivaezio]

Did you know that you can use the stones in the Hogwarts grounds to get onto the trees in prisoner of Azkaban? And that you can go under the map if you use them to jump over the stone barriers that limit the map?

[@luna96noel]

@@BlueSparxLPs ahhh, debug mode!!! I remember going through the dormitory door in the gryffindor common room and there was a secret level there. I wonder if that's one of the levels that were scrapped! 🤔

[@BlueSparxLPs]

@@luna96noel Given this interview, it definitely seems that's a likely explanation for the room. I remember that too! It's not a very good level tbh, which makes sense if it was scrapped for quality reasons, but it's still such a fun thing to discover.

[@SoniaDouglas]

The early 2000's was such a great time to be a gamer. Games back then had soul and that's proven: (almost) 20 years after The Chamber of Secrets was released, I still reminisce about playing this absolutely perfect game and my favorite Harry Potter game of all times! I can't remember how many times I've completed it. At any given time, I can remember the intro scene and music for the PC version and... the one thing I love with all my being, the entire soundtrack! Especially The Diagon Alley/PC-version pause menu song. That song has been stuck in my mind ever since I played the game for the first time as a little kid. Also, the gnome game has to be one of the funniest things in The Chamber of Secrets, I know I really enjoyed it! The dueling club was another one of my favorite things in CoS! There are so many thngs, I could go on forever. Ok, you've convinced me. Gonna turn on my Windows XP PC now and play CoS again because it's been too long and it also turns 20 in november! Thanks so much Flandrew for these interviews, and Christo for letting us know the process and for making this absolutely amazing game (as well as the first and third games)! - from a die-hard early 2000's Harry Potter game lover

[@indedgames4359]

Games nowdays alao have a soul. Alot of games Do.. no game dev doesnt want a good game..the Model of how things ar done has changed though

[@ahman324]

@@indedgames4359 I also think many modern games (that kids play nowdays) will be fondly remembered by them 20+ years later. We're just not kids anymore so those newer games don't resonate with us the same way games from our childhood did.

[@SoniaDouglas]

@@indedgames4359 True. When I wrote the comment, I was especially thinking about what some devs have done to big-name games (Grand Theft Auto - Rockstar Games is an example)

[@PajamaPantsClan]

These games are an absolute treasure. I have such fond memories of playing them as a kid. Earlier this month when I had COVID for the first time, I actually pulled out the CDs and installed them on my laptop. They all still hold up!

[@ot.fa.7862]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THESE INTERVIEWS!!!! I’ve always wished I could meet the developers of the first three games from each platform and now, 22 years later, YOU made it real! I can’t tell you how grateful I am!

[@JMOSORT]

Bro this interviews deserve way more views, this is like the gold information for the wonderful world of HP into video games

[@mrbr1ghts1d3]

HP2 on PC is still one of my favorites. and now, almost 20 years later, the atmosphere of this game is still captivating and fills my soul with magic. I am grateful to the entire dev team for their contribution to my childhood and it was you who managed to instill love for video games in me and, I'm sure, in thousands of other children around the world

[@SadRooster]

This is one of my favourite games of all time, thank you for the interview! As a game dev I would love to create a spiritual successor for this game one day!

[@Rhade15]

Forget about remastering them they deserve a full remake!

[@StoicViper]

The first ever game that I played when I was a young lad was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone for PC. I recieved it as a gift for my birthday when I turned seven years old. I got so hooked on the story of that game, including the brilliant music by Jeremy Soule, that I would play it every day after school for the next couple years. So much was my love and addiction for the game that my father even got angry with me once, mostly for not listening to him for chores and insisting on playing on the pc, he broke the disc for the game. It was traumatic. I was distraught. My father felt incredibly bad so he got me another copy of the game and even bought me the second game. The first three Harry Potter games will always hold a special place in my childhood. Those games introduced me to the books, the movies and the universe. Even now at twenty six years, I still come back to the games including the music, especially during the times I can finally get a break from university subjects (I do law now, lol). Thank you, Christo and everyone involved for making them. You made my childhood very special.

[@domcm2074]

These interviews are absolute Goldmines for those (like me) who love to dive deep into the nuances of how our childhood defining games were made. Thanks Flandrew for providing us with this insight! 109

[@АндрійПрислопський]

I replay all three parts every year since 2004. They means so much to me and tied to my very special memories. Developers created something amazing and I cant be grateful enough for that. Just hope that they will see my message, thank you guys!

[@heavyd9949]

My first PC from 2003 came with Chamber of Secrets. I played this game a lot when i was at the 3rd grade. Chamber of Secrets is my favourite game out of the trilogy. Although the trilogy as a whole is awesome. Thank you to both of you.

[@Hack_The_Planet_]

This channel quickly became a gem

[@pablocasas5906]

HP and the Chamber of Secrets was the first major PC game I installed, played and managed to complete by my own, I used to play PC games in cybercafes, including HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I have to thank the developers for all those hours of fun I had as a kid, this interview is incredible

[@chosencode5881]

It's amazing to see how much thought went into optimizing those games to run on any PC. I hijacked my mothers computer exclusively for emails and these Harry Potter games were the first I ever played together with my mom. Thank you all so much

[@EdgePwner]

Chambers of secrets on pc was the first game I ever completed 100% Loved that game

[@幸-s8v]

thank you so much for this interview i could cry........ chamber of secrets was the only game i played as a child but it has such a special place in my memory

[@MariWakocha]

This is so amazing to watch, because as a kid you didn't understand where the games came from and then growing up the team behind still felt like a mystery, while you learned all about who were making the movies, so it's so cool to actually hear from the people behind it! I was probably a bigger fan of the games than of the movies, I wanted to build all areas of the games as a gigantic theme park so I could visit the areas in real life and I remember I managed to find the music files of the game and record them by putting a tape recorder next to the computer speakers. Terrible quality, but it allowed me to listen to the music from the game in my room. Had a blast with these games and I'd love to be able to play them again!

[@infectedzombieguy]

I absolutely love the second game. Some of my earliest and favorite gaming memories are playing on my dads laptop and just mindlessly roaming the halls of hogwarts, going down to the dungeons, and then going to see Hagrid, watching hedwig fly above me as I walk to the hut, before I jump around all the pigs on hagrids property. To this day, the costumes and level design are still how I visualize the characters and hogwarts in my mind. Such an amazing trio of games.

[@Nixxo]

Thank you very much for making this happen, it's really cool to hear him talk so passionate about a game that I put way too many hours in myself. Some amazing insides into the project and who knows, maybe someone rly does find the source files for a remaster one day... :)

[@MdB92]

Thank you so much for Part 2! It was very interesting to learn more about the development of these wonderful games, and it's always great to see them placed into the spotlight, because that is where they belong, forever. Again thanks to all of the people involved in creating them - it was super obvious the development teams were extremely creative, passionate, skilled, ànd themselves fans of the source material... I am so glad that they had so much freedom in those days and were not strictly tied to the plotline of the movie (as was the case from HP4/HP5 onward). It made playing these games so much more exciting because you never knew what would lie behind the next corner or would come next! On a personal note, I think my favorite part out of the three games is the sneaking section with Filch and Ms. Norris in the library from HP1: the level design and overall atmosphere is just so incredibly good, and combined with the voice acting and music this made it a very memorable playing experience!

[@spacepirates5044]

A remaster of those games would be absolutely amazing!! Incredible interviews, thanks so much

[@jonathanmartensson8535]

I'm a game development student focusing on level design. Chamber of Secrets on PC was my absolute favourite game growing up and I've played through it countless times. Some of my earliest memories are of watching my brother playing it and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Not only did this game introduce me to Harry Potter, a franchine I adore to this day, but it introduced me to the world of PC gaming. I hope the devs read this because your work all those years ago meant so much to me as a child and it is part of the reason why I got into game development

[@Jiskpirate]

Good you've done this; hope there's more coming. I hope they realize their games still mean a lot to a great deal of people!

[@kurikuraconkuritas]

I'm from Mexico and I run the first game on a really really bad pc and I know what he was talking about. the framerate was like 10fps and be almost unplayable but for some reason my younger self was ok with dealing with that lol. My parents eventually got a better pc and I was able to play the first one properly and the second one as well. amazing games, loved them. I didn't got the 3rd one cause I was not a fan of the box art. but I'll give it a try one of these days.

[@TyroKitsune]

I was pretty happy with this channel for shining a bit of light on some games plenty remember and enjoyed (myself included for the PC versions of Philosopher's Stone and Secrets or PS1 Philosopher's Stone). I dug the hell out of comparing each version and figuring out who did what. Going the extra mile and finding a dev for an in-depth chat makes me feel Flandrew is a channel worth supporting. Great job.

[@thescienceoftankss]

I absolutely love these interviews! I wish they would have remaster them with the same the dev team

[@s8v1]

would have loved to know more, please make a longer series of this. very fun information

[@SN770]

Thank you Christo and Flandrew! I would love to see another interview possibly talking through speedruns of these games. The community it’s great and I think several of the speedrunners would love to participate and help out in any way possible.

[@deepstar4319]

I can not put into words how much these games mean to me. The amount of time I put into them and the amount of joy they gave me was priceless. Whether I was on school break, feeling lonely or in need of some comfort, these games did it for me. I am so grateful to the team at KnowWonder for all of the effort and time they gave to the project. I can only remember good things about these games and the secrets I would find. Thank you, KnowWonder for all the hard work, the long nights at the office, and the maximum energy you put into these games; It did not go unnoticed!

[@ozzywhite4934]

I have so many fond memories of playing CoS for hours on my old ass computer I still have two boxed copies of it. Thank you so much for you and your amazing team’s work.

[@stephenmurray5276]

Just built my first PC and this was literally the first game I downloaded and played! Loved these games. Thanks for reviewing them again.

[@TGAProMKM]

wow this should be an hour long interview because i'm a huge fan of harry potter pc games I need more of this conversations anyways even though its short it was sweet.....

[@maxkanevsky9629]

Thank you so much Christo for many childhood memories! I have spend countless hours playing the fantastic Harry Potter Trilogy on PC when I was a child, Chamber of Secrets as for many people will forever remain as my favorite! Such incredible nostalgia trip and thank for the development team at KnowWonder such creative and talented and attentive team, these games shall remain in my heart for the rest of my life and I cannot express enough for making these masterpieces and brining magic to life in a video game form!

[@wictarionflowertwig]

Your channel has become one of my absolute favourites, always a joy having one of your videos pop up in the feed!

[@Peterx648]

I wish this intervew would be much longer, it's so amazing to hear anything from this kind of industry veteran. Back to the HP monsters, I hated those imps and how they quickly run to you, those are the enemies I was really afraid of back in the time. And yes, Spongify was really immersive spell and putting those long jumps in the bonus rooms was famous. I must absolutely agree on the HP games remaster, it would be amazing to see these games with new fresh visuals and maybe larger areas. Huge thanks for this again and keep making these kind of interviews!

[@BallyBoy95]

These remain my favourite games of my childhood. Thanks a tonne Christo, you and your team are the bee's knees for leaving me behind so many fond memories!

[@razzbill7410]

Oh my god ! A remaster would be so awesome !!

[@Eagle-cy4qj]

These interviews were such a treat. I remember my sister and i playing them together while we were both really little. I loved the Hogwarts from the first 2 games.

[@thatgermanweasel1426]

I’ve spent countless hours playing these games as a kid. Even back then I could tell these games were made with passion and love!

[@SID1992100]

Your Content (and games) is exactly what i ever wanted, but never knew!❤️

[@stephenmcfarland215]

Thank you so much for this interview! I have such nostalgia for the first three games in particular as it was bonding time with my older brother watching him play. I've always been more of a story person and I think the story that was mapped out, particularly in the second game was incredible. In the past year my brother and I revisited these games and then continued on with the series, which we hadn't done the first time. It was so sad seeing these developers didn't do the whole series, for to me, there is a huge step down in quality after the third game.

[@Gulbis]

So happy to have heard more about HP games that I love!

[@theburntcrumpet8371]

Thank you SO MUCH Christo and Flandrew for this interview. I have so much nostalgia for these games. Man I hope you get an influx of new viewers from this. The content you produce is of a very high quality and worth taking the time to watch. I'd love to see these remastered or ported to switch/released on steam one day. I would play them all the way through, something my little child attention span/brain wouldn't let me do. Simply amazing this interview

[@douzismol5859]

Thank you so much for this interview!! The developers really created a living legacy for people of our generation. These games were part of so many happy childhood memories. Would really be nice if the developers get a chance to remaster the games! I'm sure they will also be happy to know that after 20 years many of those kids who grew up playing these games are now working on mods and custom levels! :D That's how much appeal these games have! :D

[@Momo4060i]

Finally found the time to watch part 2 today. It's so incredible to listen to these story's. Thank you so much for this stellar content!

[@livihall124]

These HP games themselves are absolutely amazing to play... the soundtrack of these games is absolutely amazing too! Thank you so much for these games, one of my favorite games to play in my childhood! This interview was brilliant too, so interesting!

[@ChuckLittle182]

Love these interviews! The one thing I would love to hear about is how Jeremy Soule became the composer for the first two games.

[@mistychan9149]

Thank you for the developer team that bring me wonderful childhood memories, also thanks for doing this interview for us. In retrospect, I used to play HP2PC at my dad's pc as he said when I was a child. I remember the first time I know these games (HP1 & HP2PC) are from Hong Kong Science Museum because they provide people to play at that time (so weird XD) I am glad that I choose to buy this game at that time later on, otherwise I will regret endlessly. I love the atmosphere of this game & listen the Hogwarts's main theme BGM, esepcially the sound effect of unlocking secret is very satisfy for me. Also collecting the wizard cards & beating the spell challenges are very funny. The level design of the spell challenge are very nice. The best two funniest moments I remember are, 1. The background voice of ghost from Skurge challenge is so creepy & this is scare me when I was a child XD. 2. In Spongify challenge, when comes to three imps chasing me, it makes me feel nervous to stun & grap them to the hole before they wake up & bite you. After that, the four fire crabs also one of the difficult part. Once these part really block me for a while. It would be a very exciting news if they remaster harry potter trifecta. I have no doubt to buy & play them all again.

[@AdorianDelmore]

This was everything i wanted. Thank you for this.

[@JamyzGenius]

These games were super awesome, I had the amazing luck of playing these back then and they were part of what shaped my childhood. I remember losing my copy of the second HP game and missing it a lot, I was able to get it again a few years later down the road. Amazing games, these are on my list of my favorite games of all time. I loved the ambience, levels and art of them, especially the second one. The soundtracks were super amazing too. I always got a warm and cozy feeling playing those and somehow felt in a very safe place. Great memories. Great job on making these games! the passion shows!

[@adeebkhan7173]

These interviews are so brilliant. Thanks a lot for putting this together.

[@Deano95HD1]

Such a good interview. Great job on part 2. Loved getting an insight into how the games were created 👏

[@Sikanda.]

Such an interesting interview. I love how passionate and resourceful the team was. The trilogy definitely deserves a remaster. I had an issue with the family computer back in 2001 and software renderer (mentioned at 5:20) allowed me to play half of It before the graphics card was fixed. It looked awful but I kept playing anyway 😅.

[@ItalianGuy2357]

I absolutely loved these videos, getting an insight onto the design of some of my favourite games growing up is very interesting and makes me super nostalgic. Keep making quality videos!

[@ventilios9245]

I still remember buying the first game in a garage sale when I was 4 or 5 maybe (almost 20 years ago), as well as receiving all of the other games after that. Each one was a real excitement to get ! I can't think of any other games that made me feel like those 3... I keep replaying the 3 almost every year, 100% them every time. It's a bit like my confort games, whenever I feel bad I boot the games on my computer (after some tweaking, thanks to modern Windows). I can't state how important those games are to me, not being native at english doesn't help either haha

[@derbeutelbar5121]

i love those games . im grateful that i discovered your channel

[@evanhanley6437]

This was a really good interview. I very much enjoyed it.

[@davidscottheath]

Great interview! I love retrospective conversations with devs like this.

[@ahman324]

I love this interview! Thanks for doing this and good luck growing your channel!

[@Akerfeldtfan]

Loved getting to see this! I grew up with the Xbox versions of these games, but it is really interesting to see the behind the scenes. I hope this channel takes off!

[@moony3041]

this is such a great interview! it was very interesting hearing him talk about things that had to be cut because in the chamber of secrets game on pc you can actually access one of the cut levels in debug mode and even though it isn't finished its so good! i wonder if the team knew that they'd left it in the game

[@dannyganelin9777]

The first 3 games are my favorites! This video is a fantastic treat for HP fans!

[@Laenthor]

There's articles on tcrf for these games and I was the first to find some of this stuff. There was a flying car script but it was really early. Graphics were made for a "muggle meter" though, which would fill up if you went above certain zones. There are a lot of unused levels in the leaked prototype. It was really fun to find all that stuff and there probably is more.

[@mischarandomgames]

A remaster would be incredible. I hope Warner Bros sees these interviews and thinks the same way. Please make it happen!!!

[@MissJadiss]

To the team: thank you so much for the great childhood memories, thease was some of my favourite games ❤️ And thank you for making these interviews😃!

[@an4855]

Hello, Christo, your games on HP franchise made my childhood and inspire me to this day. I love them

[@blakegriplingph]

I still have the email with Eric Gingrich where I asked him about his involvement on the Lemony Snicket tie-in which ran on the same engine as POA. His specialty was mostly real time cutscenes and was quite happy with the modding I did with the game back then.

[@sergiuszstrzelecki9781]

The Prisoner of Azkaban was literally the first game I got along with my first family PC in 2007. I spent countless hours playing all three of those game and have huge nostalgia towards them. Looking back at those games I probably prefer the PS1 and PS2 versions as they're more advanced and just suit my general gaming preferences more, but it's the PC versions that I grew up with and I will forever be grateful for being able to experience them as a kid. They are what introduced me to the platforming genre, which I still love with all of my heart.

[@garrettdoyle888]

I really hope and STRONGLY suggest they remaster these timeless masterpieces as a tribute to these games that helped mold and make our childhoods. Mischief managed!✨❤️

[@iTwilightHeart]

We played these games to hell and back. Our game of The Chamber Of Secrets had bug in it where if you would hit filch in the hallway, he would glitch. This ended with filch continuesly yelling ''aaarghh! Aaargh" until you moved away and us squealing like banshees. The first three games are absoulute gems and i would definetly want to see them remastered

[@spyczech]

I'd love to see the full interview footage too lovely videos

[@willv3462]

Man, the first game was great but these two were so special. I think I have the most time on Chamber of Secrets, but Prisoner is often underrated!

[@condeuiosandilixtos7858]

Definitely. I checked a wiki called Cutting Room Floor and it turns out that POA was rushed, so there are a lot of cut mechanics and animations. Not so sure about cut levels though. The game is so visually beautiful that it's a shame that modders don't expand the castle and create more levels. :)

[@wheelkeen]

Great interviews! I never thought you would be making a second one. Really enjoyed them. Hopefully you can also interview someone from Argonaut games too

[@mh294m]

I remember when I was a yound child (around age 7-8) I was playing the Chamber of Secrets and the Philosopher's Stone on my Grandparent's PC, he passed away a couple of years ago after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease those memories of him always triggered by games such as Harry Potter for some reason, I guess it's also because of my first time of going to the cinema was with him watching the first Harry Potter film. Would love a remaster of those gems, such a fun and simple adventures that just makes me smiles everytime I think of them.

[@andyosully]

I love these dev interviews.

[@SariaSchala]

I would LOVE to see these three games remastered! Especially the first one since it has such pretty settings. And in Game 3 I would love to see the Lapifors rabbit utilized more.

[@UnabridgedGamer]

Credit is also owed to Knowonder for their work on the Series of Unfortunate Events game, itself very much a spiritual 4th entry in this series, but with added Ratchet & Clank-esque weapons to duel enemies in Quake-y boss battles. It was sadly their last game, but even their final tie-in project was a gem!

[@michael_loc009]

The first three Harry Potter games were my all-time fav games from the HP universe. Thank you @Flandrew for these amazing developer interviews. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@themrstermann2971]

Thanks for interview trough the game I have become less afraid of everything ^^ and that make today still a lot of fun ^^

[@AllisterVinris]

I never played Harry potter 2 on PC. But the other ones I did. I remember being stuck on the stealth level in the first one, and adoring the third. I replayed the third a few years ago actually. I look back at those games as a fond childhood memory, so good job and thank you !

[@condeuiosandilixtos7858]

Oh you definitely should try Chamber of Secrets for PC! Out of the three games that KnowWonder made, it's considered to be the most fun and the one with the most content. People enjoy it so much that there's still a modding community for it.

[@AllisterVinris]

@@condeuiosandilixtos7858 Oh. Wow. Ok well I'll definetly think about it then. My list of games to play is quite long already but I'll add it ^^

[@jeffcolton0902]

These games were my child hood mostly chamber of secrets on pc and the quidditch World Cup. I want these remastered so bad I love these games like no other. Thank you for this video and thank you christo.. I played this game in my parents room when I was 5 while my dad helped me beat the levels I replayed this game until I was about 10 then my mom sold our pc game collection when we got a Mac. Luckily I downloaded it to my computer 20 years later !

[@chosencode5881]

I would happily spend 60 dollars on a remaster for any one of those first 3 games.

[@diegollerena2307]

siempre es agradable encontrar estos pedazos de historia en youtube

[@Psylove17]

My favorite PC games. These where the only games in those three first Hogwarts years that made me feel like I was exploring Hogwarts. You know, I made a friend years later that also played these and we bonded over those memories. We occasionally joke about casting Alohomora on bizarre cracks on the walls in the real world and have a laugh at the reference.

[@Yothlan]

➡️ To the game dev team: you are one of the reasons that made me a software engineer today ! Really, those games were so amazing for me back then, I can't recall how many runs I've done. ➡️ It's a shame that the video game/content industry basically prevents any remasters. I, like hundreds of devs, would love to give it a try, but I know I'd be sued - and on the other side Warner will surely never spend the money for a remaster because it wouldn't probably bring enough revenue. This is so absurd 🥺.

[@coopercane500]

The Chamber of Secrets on PC is one of my all-time favorite games. I still play it to this day. I have a working version on my own laptop.

[@jemert96]

This is excellent, good job! Subscribed.

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

Chamber of Secrets, despite its black sheep status amongst the book and film series, managed to get the best batch of video game tie-ins. I spent so much time on the PS1 and GBC versions, great fun.

[@danieleanzaldi]

chamber of secrets is considered bad? why is that?

[@forza8719]

COS is considered the best movie by many, myself included.

[@danieleanzaldi]

@@forza8719 i also think it's the best one it perfectly balances the plot that is getting started for real compared to the first movie and the school aspect of harry potter with the different spells all the magical elemnts of the world and that sense of wonder that after the first two movies is kinda gone as each with each movie the plot becomes more central each time

[@forza8719]

@@danieleanzaldi no I agree the first two movies have a certain charm the rest don’t. COS is my personal favorite.

[@danieleanzaldi]

@@forza8719 same for me

[@jerome2794]

Wow that’d actually be an amazing project to rebuild these games, like in livestream or on KZbin ! We’d all love it

[@triplestandart7613]

A remaster would be amazing!

[@URRARE21]

These are great interviews but should the chamber of secrets and prisoner of Azkaban game be on separate videos