EA Games wants to know what you want to see in the next Harry Potter videogame.

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Definitely the fight scene at the Ministry of Magic. There should also be some kind of Umbridge scenario, where you have to take steps to sneak into her office, and if you get caught, you have to start all over. That's all I can think of, but if I think of anything else, I'll certainly come back.

Definitely the fight scene at the Ministry of Magic. There should also be some kind of Umbridge scenario, where you have to take steps to sneak into her office, and if you get caught, you have to start all over. That's all I can think of, but if I think of anything else, I'll certainly come back.

I really like the idea of sneaking into Umbridges office. They should also have in so you have to sneak around the corriders to get to DA meetings. And it would be cool if you be more than one charather instead of just being harry, they you could pratice spells at the DA meetings

I think there should be something about the DA, like you have to go around school and try to convince a bunch of people to join, then you have to teach them different spells and jinxes and whatnot. Also something with snapes worst memory. I also agree with American Harry
Potter, the ministry fight scene should definately be in there.

I can't really think of anything right now but it would be nice if they could fit a quiditch game in somewhere. Perhaps the one where Umbridge banns Harry, Fred and George from quiditch afterwards.

I would really like to see something with the thestrals, as they have to go to the MoM by them.

Definitely all the scenes mentioned in the article.

Are they going to have anything to do with the hearing? as they are starting out at Privet Drive you probably have to fight a dementor or something similar. And then have the hearing afterwards.

Harry as Nagini, biting Arthur Weasley?

Just stick it all in there to make us happy.

Personally I think the GoF PC game was absolutely crap so I hope this will be better.

I want to play as DD against LV I Can't wait for this game it sounds great!
I would like to play as gawp as well that would be fun.

I think they need to include these thingys:

Dementor attack on Little Whinging
Arrival at Grimmauld Place (advance guard)
Snapes Worst Memory...(you have to follow Snape)
DA
MoM battle
The Hearing, you have to race to get there in time

Nick

I have to agree with the DA idea, both being the other characters and trying to get them to do spells and such. And also sneaking to the Room of Requirement, trying to get by the Inquisitor Squad, Filch, Peeves, Umbridge, and several other obstacles.

The chance to play Harry, Ron and Hermione all through the game (and be able to change like in the 3rd game) and in certain scenes be able to lay other characters, like they said they would with Bellatrix and Sirius.

Hey EA Games!

I think it was SOOOOOOOOOOO awsome that in the third game we could play as all of them: Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

I think for your next game and any future Harry Potter games for that matter should be like that. That you can play with all of them.

That was so awsome and I LOVEDit to death!

Please please PLEASE take that into concideration!

Thanks!

I want to see scenes and play the parts in the Department of Mysteries. I want to be able to see those flying brains attack Ron, and see the revolving room. It would be awsome to watch Voldemort posses Harry and then be in pain b/c of the love that surrounds Harry.

For the PC version, please include gamepad or joystick capabilities.

I thought the game sounds incredible from the reports.

I would like to suggest that they allow multiple person playing, like they did in the GOF game. That would be so great. My best friend and I had so much fun playing the game together.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! MAKE IT LIKE THE THIRD GAME SO YOU CAN EXPLORE HOGWARTS.Also interaction with other characters like the 3rd game where you can switch and talk to others. And i think for all of us we dont care how long the game is just try to put all of the book in so its fun and it will last.

I agree with Paper*Cut. It would be sooo good if we could switch between Harry, Ron and Hermione throughout the game and then other characters in certain scenes.
And it'd also be good if we could choose whatever spells we want to cast like in the 3rd one.

Somewhere in Hogwarts there could be a Fred and George shop like in the 2nd game. There you could buy chocolate frog cards and potions and nosebleed nugar and other items which when used, could improve your health or attack and defence. And stuff which you could perhaps use against the enemy.

I also liked the character level thing in the 3rd game where you fight things and gain experiance, improving your character and growing a level. You could perhaps use that.

It would also be good if you are able to explore Hogsmede at some point.

It would be best, if they had the Dudley home and Harry to gain points has to try and leave it a certain way...Plus, Harry's hearing in OOTP. The best game that I find out of all 4 is the Prisoner of Azkaban.

It would be great to see Ron playing Quiddich and everyone singing Weasley is Our King. Also the DA stuff, Ministry scenes and lots of Grimmauld Place. From what I read in the preview, I look forward to buying the game!

I definitely like hearing that this game will be very inclusive and complex!

In terms of gameplay and Harry's "world", I'd rather it be like Grand Theft Auto IIIand such in the way that it is so large, as opposed to the Lord of the Ringsgames which are single tasks in the journey on a single set. In fact, it would be cool if almost all of the wizarding world were open to Harry, and the only way to activate a task would be to pass over a column of light like in GTA's games. That way, Harry is free to wander around and look at everything and choose what kind of side adventures he'd like to do before continuing the primary story.

Meaning, the whole of Hogwarts and its grounds can be open to Harry and he can have use of his broom, Invisibility Cloak, and always has a vast array of spells and charms at his disposal (but they work in the way Mortal Kombat's fight moves work, a single button for weaker spells up to complex combos of buttons for strong spells). Harry can fly out to the Quidditch pitch and do training exercises. He can put the Invisibility Cloak on and run around aiming jinxes at people for fun and watch as they don't know what happened. Also, interact with the different teachers but each has artificial intelligence which suits their character, so Snape will be cold and might set you to a task that isn't too pleasant, and if you don't complete it within a certain amount of time or something, you lose House Points.

And regarding points, anything you complete will get you House Points. But breaking rules will also cause you to lose points; meaning, the design of the game should include a clock similar to GTA with 24 minutes equal to 24 hours; there is then a difference between night and day and when it's between 11 pm and 6 am, getting caught out of bed by teachers or Mr. Filch will lose you points, but you can outwit them by using your Invis. Cloak or by hiding or clever knowledge of the classrooms and all the secret passageways and such of the castle so as to escape them.

Also utilize the trapdoor in the Whomping Willow or the passageway to the cellar of Honeydukes for escaping at night. But beware getting into trouble outside Hogwarts because the MoM might come for you if you get up to too much hijinx without the school's protection.

Also, movie sequences should be used for specific situations such as Harry outbursting at Ron and Hermione, or the Howler Aunt Petunia gets and Harry's MoM hearing owl.

- Primary Story -

*Little Whinging: Harry on the playground and walking around the streets in his neighborhood; Dementor attack which Harry must protect himself and Dudley from; movie sequence where Mrs. Figg comes along and explains about the protection over Harry from the Order and helps he and Dudley home and there is an owl saying he has a hearing to appear for at the MoM.

*Advance Guard: Harry can explore #4 Privet Drive before entering into the story where the Order arrives; Harry must fly his broom in a sequence where he can't lose pace with the Order members nor break away from them (sort of a race similar to what Spider-Man the Game had).

*#12 Gimmauld Place: Harry can roam the House of Black but cannot enter the Order meeting, though we can watch Ginny throwing Dung Bombs at the door to the meeting; must find Hermione and Ron upstairs to advance story; movie sequence of Ron and Hermione being made Prefects; side adventure could be the twins introducing Extendable Ears and it being Harry's task to go in search of where Mrs. Weasley has hidden the ones she confiscated (hidden in some random part of the house); movie sequence for dinner that night; interaction with Sirius; side adventure could be helping Mrs. Weasley clean the house and also zapping Sirius' mother's portrait with many different jinxes to shut her up.

*The Hearing: Another race with Mr. Weasley - Harry must keep up with Arthur after they get off a Tube train and run through some streets of London using a compass to get to the rundown red telephone booth (again, like Spider-Man the Game) and beating the clock; movie sequence for entering the MoM, then the race begins again as Harry must hurry with Arthur through the atrium and then to the elevators and below to the hearing room; movie sequence with Harry and the Wizengamot and Dumbledore and Harry is cleared. Harry then has free reign of the Ministry to wander, but to exit must go back to the end of the atrium to the telephone booth to continue the story.

*Train to Hogwarts: Harry can wander the train freely but will further story once he enters the compartment with Ginny, Neville, and Luna. Harry must talk to Neville for his plant to explode sap all over and for Cho to pass by. Harry must also talk to Luna. They mention Harry's fame over the summer in the newspaper and the lies being spread in it. Mission is to search train for all Daily Propets because of the rubbish they're spreading about him; train stops and Harry has free roam of Hogwarts now. He must find Ron and Hermione to further story as they get into thestral-drawn carriages.

*DADA Lesson With Umbridge: Harry has free roam of Hogwarts now but must find Umbridge's classroom to advance story. Movie sequence has Umbridge and Harry's arguing about not using magic in the class this year. Side adventure could be producing the Draught of Peace in Snape's first lesson.

*Umbridge Detention: Movie sequence showing Harry writing lines and they appear carved into his hand; mission is to search school for Hermione to get Essence of Murtlap; she suggests Harry start teaching everyone DADA and Harry is charged with finding 20 people who are interested.

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*Hogsmeade: Harry is given free reign of Hogsmeade but must further the story by going to the Hog's Head where his DA members are gathered. Other little side adventure such as finding Dobby in the kitchens and asking him to find a spot for the DA lessons.

*Quidditch: Play as Ron and pass Keeper try-outs.

*DA Lessons: Harry conducts lessons in Room of Requirement and they practice several spells. Movie sequence to show one of Harry's corridor dreams.

*Arthur's Attack: Player must control Voldemort/Nagini in first-person view through Ministry using a compass to find Mr. Weasley in a specified amount of time. Once you get close enough the game turns over to a movie sequence of a thir-person view of the snake about to bite followed by Harry waking up suddenly.

*Christmas at #12 GP: Free reign of St. Mungo's Hospital and other side adventure there. Hard to think of elements for a type of mission here.

*Quidditch: Play as Seeker and win match so as to be insulted by Draco and attack him. Weasley twins kicked off team along with Harry.

*Occlumency Lessons with Snape must be included but I cannot think of a clever way to portray this in a video game.

*DA Lesson where students must outwit the Inquisitor Squad by spellcasting and being chased around the school; use secret passages that you find throughout the game in the castle to get away from Draco's gang (plays like a James Bond game or first-person shooter where you choose from a range of disarming spells when you come across an enemy); unfortunately, you think you've made it to the Fat Lady portrait when Draco nabs you; movie sequence of Dumbledore's disappearance from Hogwarts.

*Snape's Worst Memory: Harry must jump into the Pensieve and play changes over to Young Snape where you must choose correct answers for a multiple-choice portion of the DADA OWL and then must go outside and battle with James; unfortunately James will get the better of you and you'll be hung by your ankle and we move into movie sequence with Lily. Kinda hard to think of other missions or interesting elements here.

*Harry Meets Grawp: Harry and Hermione go to Hagrid's hut once it becomes available to visit (not until it is lit as though someone it home). They must go with Hagrid into the forest where they meet Grawp. Can't think of any kind of mission here again.

*Fred and George's Escape: Play as Fred or George and scatter special fireworks all over the school. Place them in sepecific locations without getting caught in a certain amount of time and watch as the chaos ensues.

*OWLs Testing: complete difficult tasks such as complex combinations of buttons multiple times in a timed test for Charms; same situation for Transfiguration; same situation for DADA, only you have to apply these charms to their respective situations of battle, such as Patronus for Dementor; produce a Potion by selecting the proper ingredients and selecting the proper procedues in the correct order.

*Harry's Sirius Dream: Movie sequence of Harry falling asleep during testing, followed by Harry waking and springing to action. Play as Harry as he races to distract Umbridge so he can use her fire to contact Sirius; Harry gets caught and he and the other DA members are subjected to interrogation. Play as Hermione as you lead Umbridge out to the forest to Grawp, then outwit the centaurs by springing Grawp and racing away.

*Thestrals: Fly upon thestrals with your fellow DA members in a race to London to the MoM.

*Search the Ministry: Search the Ministry of Magic and mark your way as you enter the Dept. of Mysteries. Investigate the secret rooms and come upon Lucius and the Death Eaters; break the prophecy spheres and get away before you can be captured; hide in the veil room and protect Ginny, Luna, and Neville as they are not as adept at fighting for their lives as Hermione and Ron are.

*The Order: movie sequence of the Order arriving, watch as the Order fights the good fight; take on the role of Bellatrix and battle Sirius, making sure you knock him back into the Veil to beat him; then take on the role of Harry again and chase down Bellatrix and duel, making sure to stay alive until Voldemort arrives.

*Play as Dumbledore and battle Voldemort, but take care not to attempt killing shots as he has possessed Harry; battle long enough and Harry will come to the rescue and scare Voldemort off with his "love" weapon.

*Movie sequence as the Ministry of Magic appears having seen Voldemort disappear at the last second, and Harry and Dumbledore return to Hogwarts via Port Key; play as Harry and trash Dumbledore's office to get him to reveal the Prophecy.

The end.

This is a very rough sketch of something I wouldn't mind playing. I'd want a difficult game, complex and more mature. I would like a lot more to do than just a few magic spells. It would be fun to control your own actions more and get to do things like destroy cabinets with magic (but lose points if you're caught), or explore the whole school to find TONS of secrets and passages and stuff. Earn points for special discoveries too. Explore the forest, but beware, if you're caught you might face the wrath of the teacher who finds you; special points if you find the Weasley Ford Anglia and drive/fly it around; beware, you're asking for trouble if you find the acromantualas or the centaurs or any werewolves, etc, and you're more likely to die if you're not prepared to fight them well.

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It would be cool to have such free range. Like, take the secret passage into Honeydukes and go over to Rosmerta's for a drink, or visit Miss Puddyfoot's Tea Shop to find couples kissing, or visit the Shrieking Shack, but make sure you avoid gettign caught. That would be fun, to have such opportunities, but for the game to have such strict rules and you could get caught and punished. And every time you get caught you may have to do a detention for a teacher, and depending on who caught you, it might not be fun.

All I'm saying is come up with clever adventures and missions for us to complete that have something to do with the story and are complex, and make sure it's not childish. It would be fun to have range over Harry's world though, very much modeled after Grand Theft Auto in scale.

Thanks!

I would love to be able to ride a threstal. Like buckbeak in POA, that was so cool!

Some quidditch even though it may not be in the movie and the ministry scene. And maybe you could play as Dumbledore fighting voldemort???

MWbashfulAR I LOVE some of your ideas! ;) I`d love something like that too, it would be great

I think they should include most of the things in the book, because, really, its not a movie, it can be as long as they want it... That will just add to the quality... but definately lv vs. dd, hogsmeade, quidditch(would love to beat up malfoy), the room of requirement, the MoM (for sure, mostly DoM) and whatever else they can throw in there... it would all be realllly cool...

The thing I want is to be able to walk around freely like in the first three games. I don't like the level setup of GoF.

This games sounds like its going to be extremely good though.

Sorry to double post but I have to say I agree with everything MWbashfulAR said. I would be overwelmed with joy if they made the game exactly like that.