Harry Potter games attempt to ape Gears of War, look silly while doing it

[krogothwolf]

Look at all the combat in this game! man, the movie this is based on must be filled with battle after battle! Does that Jive with the book at all? The first half is Harry Potter hiding behind walls then leaping out and blasting enemies with spells?

[Azisien]

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

Look at all the combat in this game! man, the movie this is based on must be filled with battle after battle! Does that Jive with the book at all? The first half is Harry Potter hiding behind walls then leaping out and blasting enemies with spells?

It's a well known fact that in Book 7 J.K. Rowling used the term "chest-high wall" more often than Harry himself.

[Archbio]

If you're implying that this game is ruining the dramatic weight of Dumbledore's death, in what way did you ever doubt it was going to do that?

In the way that I expect game adaptations of films to be absolutely devoid of any meaning of their own.

Like a Moby Dick adaptation where the PC would ride around in a boat and collect extra ambergris tokens, rather than a Christmas Carol adaptation where Scrooge puts the beat down on the Ghosts.

[CABAL49]

Originally Posted by Archbio

rather than a Christmas Carol adaptation where Scrooge puts the beat down on the Ghosts.

....I would pay money for this. Make it so.

[mudah.swf]

I hope they at least include Sectum Sempera as a melee attack.

[Melfice]

Originally Posted by mudah.swf

I hope they at least include Sectumsempra as a melee attack.

This would be a very good idea, yes.

And to the guys scoffing at the drastic difference from the book/films.
Ask yourself this: "How accurate to the film/book have movie-games ever been?"

Iron Man (2)? Only the vaguest connection to the film.
The Hulk game? Haven't played it, but I'd wager a fiver that the only thing in common is that it features the Hulk.
The Batman game, based on Batman Begins? I vaguely recall the ninja-bit being in the game, but other than that, how far does it stray from the film? (Actually, I've got a feeling that was a bad example, but still!)

[Art of Hilt]

If you get near the enemy and press the L3 button, Harry will stab them with his wand, killing them instantly with his "Troll Nostril Piercer" attack.

[Krylo]

Still looks better than all the other HP games.

Edit: At least you can shoot people in this one.

[Aldurin]

Games based off of books/movies have rarely fared well. Now it seems they are too the point of when the movie is being made they tell the developers "parody a successful game, slap on our title and make the characters look like our actors".

This is more like "Wizards 101 meets Gears of War". And the beans system always sucked, no matter what, for the whole series.

[Wigmund]

Pity they changed the in-game character designs to be more like their movie counterparts.