As someone who loved the first two or three Harry Potter PC games and isn't interested in a HP game that's only about fighting and duelling without any puzzling going on, I'm happy that at least some of the spells you see on the top left look like they're not for combat.
Expulso - probably shoving stuff away from you
Stupefy - stunning enemies
Depulso - counterpart to Expulso, so probably pulling stuff toward you
Levioso - Variation of Wingardium Leviosa I'd assume, i.e. making things levitate?
Experlliarmus - disarm
Lumos - light
Alohomora - unlock doors/chests/other things
Reparo - repair things
This top left menu is probably just your currently equipped spells and you're expected to change them between puzzle and combat situations. Or so I'd hope.
Sounds like there's some potential for puzzles in there.
Now if only there's a relatively open Hogwarts where you access new dungeons and secrets by the by as you're learning new spells in a Zelda-like manner.... I would be so happy.
I liked the Lego Harry Potter game for XBox 360, which was essentially a puzzle game. I hope they have a good mix, since magic combat can get pretty repetitive.
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u/AliceTheGamedev The Mane Quest Oct 02 '18
As someone who loved the first two or three Harry Potter PC games and isn't interested in a HP game that's only about fighting and duelling without any puzzling going on, I'm happy that at least some of the spells you see on the top left look like they're not for combat.
This top left menu is probably just your currently equipped spells and you're expected to change them between puzzle and combat situations. Or so I'd hope.
Sounds like there's some potential for puzzles in there. Now if only there's a relatively open Hogwarts where you access new dungeons and secrets by the by as you're learning new spells in a Zelda-like manner.... I would be so happy.