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« Reply #80 on: November 11, 2005, 06:44:23 AM » |
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This is fantastic (I know someone at my games shop  ) - I love the voiceover's - the narrator is Stephen Fry (who also does the UK tapes and CDs for JK Rowling) - and it's so much fun - besides, you can play most of it with 2 players which is great (apart from the fact that one of our controllers broke) - anyway - we have been dropping leviosa rocks on top of each other's heads - and Dan sniggers "sorry Ron, didn't mean to do that"  fab Hilarious!!! My kids discovered that two can play by accident!!! Arn't games great!!!  |
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« Reply #81 on: November 11, 2005, 10:53:07 AM » |
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Ok, you guys are going to think I'm crazy but I've actually beat the game Now before you start thinking "How did he collect all 38 Triwizard Shields, jinx all 5 dragon statues, collects all 10 pods(I don't actually know what they are), and the school box(don't know what this is ether) in all the levels. How did he get enough Bertie Beans to buy all 6 card sets for all three characters. And how did he do this all in 6 hours." I haven't collected everything and I haven't updated my cards so I don't know if I have bought them all. Besides, you have to collect Triwizard Shields to open new cards and decks It was a great game, terrific actually. Its one of those games you cant put down. The best Harry Potter game EVER. I don't know about you but I knew it was going to be a great game after level 1, the Quidditch World Cup. The controls take a little getting use to because even thought Harry, Ron, and Hermione are running. They are still going a little slow. The spells and jinx's are upgrades by cards. I so far have bought all the cards, with my beans, from 2 decks for all three character and some from the 3 deck. Like I said, you have to unlock cards to buy them. My favorite card is to make you shot out 2, 3, and even 4 (of the same spells) at once that do much more damage then just one spell. A few jinx's are Carpe Retractum, Wingadium Leviosa, and Aqua Eructo. A few spells are Avifors, Accio, and a standard damaging spell. The task are great, I played my favorite, the second task, about 10 times, the first task about 5 and the third about 15  I was really impressed with the Third Task because I haven't seen any picture prior to the game release and I was little sketch about how it would look and feel but it was pretty good. Its rushed like POA alot. No really long cut scenes telling you the story, the cut scenes are actually like little comics. There are in game cut scenes with graphics but nothing special. You only see Viktor once, Fleur none, Cedric 3 time, and Cho none. I was hoping they'd have a yule ball game where you go around trying to find Cho or something but that wasn't true to the movie or book so I can see why they didn't put that in there. There was no glitches, the normal foot slipping through the wall but thats expected  Over all 5 stars from me |
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« Reply #82 on: November 11, 2005, 08:38:09 PM » |
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Mike, help me out here. Are all the things you collect on the Hogwarts exterior and Forbidden forest level, or are there more? I have not done the first task yet, as i will not until I collect everything from those levels. However, I have some negatives about this game, and unlike Mike, was not thrilled after the first level. First, the game is pretty easy. Normally, I am used to having to pick which spell goes with which button to use, and then think before I use it to know I am using the right one. In this one, all I do is hit the square button, and whatever I am near, the correct spell will be used. A little unchallanging. Also, the major thing missing from this game, the one thing I was looking forward to more than anything, is the free roam of Hogwarts. This game is more missioned based and you pick your level and get put right in the level. All three prior games, you could run around the school searching for clues, buying stuff from Fred and George and just checking out the views. Not in this one, at least not yet anyway. Mike, does that change? I guess I will give it a shot, but for you to beat it in 6 hours, and do all three tasks 5 or more times, tells me this game was made way to easy. Oh, and my Husband is playing the game with me, and in two player mode, you can not change your camera angles at all. I can't turn the screen, and if one person runs to far away, it just sort of stops, and if something is coming to get you, it just pops on the screen and attacks, but you never saw it coming. In one player mode, can you change the camera angles? I guess I need to give this game some more time and work on the challenges to see how I feel about it. I also need to run through to collect all the stuff I missed in the exterior and forest. But, if I have to give my opinion, I would say they should have stuck with the old format. Part of the fun was being able to run around and explore Hogwarts on your own, to make you feel like you are really a part of the school. And how can you not see Fleur? She is part of the tournament. Isn't that what this game is about? Sorry if I sound so negative, I was just pretty disspointed last night with the way they did it. But again, maybe it gets better. I have to say, for the PS2, CoS came out first, then SS, the PoA and now this, and so far, I like them in that order because CoS was the hardest, and they just seemed to get easier with each one, as if the people playing them were getting younger instead of older. Again, that order may change when I beat this game. Stay tuned to see how I feel about it once I get all the way through it |
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« Reply #83 on: November 11, 2005, 08:47:56 PM » |
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Hilarious!!! My kids discovered that two can play by accident!!! Arn't games great!!! Yeah I think the voice overs are great. I realised 2 might be able to play when it said player s should press (some button or other) to cast Very cool |
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« Reply #84 on: November 11, 2005, 08:49:07 PM » |
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If you have both controlers in, before each level, it lets player 1 and 2 pick who they want to play as. During the level, you can change to a different character if you want.
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« Reply #85 on: November 11, 2005, 09:03:53 PM » |
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Clearly Jackie's kids and me never read the box - just head straight to the PS2 We've ordered a new controller and it's been dispatched today fab! |
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« Reply #86 on: November 11, 2005, 09:16:14 PM » |
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So Roz, do you like the way this game plays better than the other three? I think when I get through this one, I may bneed to run through CoS again.....
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« Reply #87 on: November 11, 2005, 09:43:29 PM » |
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So far, yes I definitely do, although I don't remember much of PoA  selective memory? Perhaps But we didn't get too far into the game and once we discovered a failing button on one of the controller we went straight to ebay for a nice new one  it's amazing how it can be quicker to buy from ebay than get the time to go to the shops isn't it??  |
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« Reply #88 on: November 11, 2005, 09:55:13 PM » |
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well, I guess I am not giving this game a fair shot since it was not what I expected it to be. I guess I have to forget about all the past games and play this as an entirely different experience.
Roz, did you do one player or two player or both? If both, is the camera movement and angles better in one player mode?
We did not get far either. We did DADA, Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts Exterior (although we are going back to those tonight to collect everything we missed to make the gameplay longer). Then, I am going to do Moody's challenges before moving on to the First Task. I need to extend this game for myself as long as possible, because if I beat it in 6 hours like Mike, I will upset I spent the money on it....although, it is a game I must have in my collection.
It was like Resident Evil Dead Aim. Boy am I glad we rented it. Ryan beat it in 3 hours, went back to play through it again and beat it in 2 hours!!!! I would have been mad spening $50 on a game like that. But we do play to get RE4 after I beat Harry Potter....
I just talked to my husband and he said I need to give the game more of chance. If they kept it like the others in the series, they would get bashed for being to repititive and needed to make some changes. As soon as I get over not having free roam, I think I will be okay.
One more question for those of you who played it though.... On PS2, you hit circle to do the power spells. Well, can all players do them? I have been playing as Harry and when I hit circle, nothing happens (this is for the spell that has that power bar to fillup on the screen). Maybe I need to read the book.....
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« Reply #89 on: November 12, 2005, 12:57:59 AM » |
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Mike, help me out here. Are all the things you collect on the Hogwarts exterior and Forbidden forest level, or are there more? I have not done the first task yet, as i will not until I collect everything from those levels. However, I have some negatives about this game, and unlike Mike, was not thrilled after the first level. First, the game is pretty easy. Normally, I am used to having to pick which spell goes with which button to use, and then think before I use it to know I am using the right one. In this one, all I do is hit the square button, and whatever I am near, the correct spell will be used. A little unchallanging. Also, the major thing missing from this game, the one thing I was looking forward to more than anything, is the free roam of Hogwarts. This game is more missioned based and you pick your level and get put right in the level. All three prior games, you could run around the school searching for clues, buying stuff from Fred and George and just checking out the views. Not in this one, at least not yet anyway. Mike, does that change? I guess I will give it a shot, but for you to beat it in 6 hours, and do all three tasks 5 or more times, tells me this game was made way to easy. Oh, and my Husband is playing the game with me, and in two player mode, you can not change your camera angles at all. I can't turn the screen, and if one person runs to far away, it just sort of stops, and if something is coming to get you, it just pops on the screen and attacks, but you never saw it coming. In one player mode, can you change the camera angles? I guess I need to give this game some more time and work on the challenges to see how I feel about it. I also need to run through to collect all the stuff I missed in the exterior and forest. But, if I have to give my opinion, I would say they should have stuck with the old format. Part of the fun was being able to run around and explore Hogwarts on your own, to make you feel like you are really a part of the school. And how can you not see Fleur? She is part of the tournament. Isn't that what this game is about? Sorry if I sound so negative, I was just pretty disspointed last night with the way they did it. But again, maybe it gets better. I have to say, for the PS2, CoS came out first, then SS, the PoA and now this, and so far, I like them in that order because CoS was the hardest, and they just seemed to get easier with each one, as if the people playing them were getting younger instead of older. Again, that order may change when I beat this game. Stay tuned to see how I feel about it once I get all the way through it Sadly you don't get to free roam around Hogwarts like before but the levels are really big and there are 38 Triwizard Shields to collect it each level. (You don't have to collect all 38 to progress BTW.) I don't know how many you have in the Hogwarts Exterior level but there are two ways you can go, down the stairs and across the bridge, I went bridge first and went back and toke stairs. Hogwarts Exterior, Forbidden Forest, Herbology, Prefect Bathroom and the First and Second task give you Triwizard Shields. You score Bronze, Silver and Gold for the task and you have to get all three from the task to movie on. You don't look for them, the higher your score is, the more sheilds you get. You only see Fleurs picture when it pops out of the Goblet of Fire...thats about it. You do here her screaming thought in the Maze. I'm really not mad about completing the game in 6 hours because I got up to use the bathroom once so if you expand it out I'm sure it will be longer. All I did was go to level after level and when I completed the game shut off the GC for a breather. I'll go back because I want to buy all the cards for all the character, try and find everything, complete all of Moody's challenges, etc. I think it is a great game, I don't look at it as wasting 40 dollars because I finished it in one night when I haven't got everything and I haven't tried multi-player yet. There was a few things I didn't like about the game but I have some problems with everything. I think EA need to improve it just a little more. GOF needed more levels, extended gameplay. It was short like POA, They made it sound as if this was going to be the next Grand Theft Auto or something. |
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« Reply #90 on: November 12, 2005, 01:29:16 AM » |
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Thanks Mike. Most movie games are fairly short because they need to follow the movie.
So you haven't done Moody's challenges yet either? See, I am one of those people who need to complete everything in full before beating a game, so it must take me more than 6 hours if I am going to try and find everything first.
Are there 38 shields altogether, or 38 in each level? And why is it that as Harry, when I hit the circle (yours will be different on GC) to do my power spell, nothing happens? Can only Ron do these?
The cards you collect are nice since they are scenes from the movie though. So with the different gameplay, you still liked this one the best of all 4? Now that I am over the initial shock of it being different, I am willing to give it a shot.
You say the levels are big? I stayed upstairs in the Exterior, and went through it in like 2 minutes. Please tell me is is a LOT bigger than that......
Thanks Mike!
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« Reply #91 on: November 12, 2005, 01:39:01 AM » |
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So you haven't done Moody's challenges yet either? See, I am one of those people who need to complete everything in full before beating a game, so it must take me more than 6 hours if I am going to try and find everything first. I usually do the little mini-game type stuff after  You earn beans so that will help with my cards Are there 38 shields altogether, or 38 in each level? And why is it that as Harry, when I hit the circle (yours will be different on GC) to do my power spell, nothing happens? Can only Ron do these? 38 in each level but I think that counts Mini-Shields too. Is Ciricle the PS2 Action button? The cards you collect are nice since they are scenes from the movie though. So with the different gameplay, you still liked this one the best of all 4? Now that I am over the initial shock of it being different, I am willing to give it a shot. I still think this is the best one because I agree that equipping spells during gameplay does take away from the action. I didn't even press the start button at all You say the levels are big? I stayed upstairs in the Exterior, and went through it in like 2 minutes. Please tell me is is a LOT bigger than that....... I didn't mean it would take you three hours to get past one level. There are curtain ways to go in a level. Some are locked until you find more Triwizard Shield, then they are unlocked and you can go in and get those Triwizard Shields. So it should take you some time if you do one level at a time. |
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« Reply #92 on: November 12, 2005, 01:53:51 AM » |
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38 in each level but I think that counts Mini-Shields too. Is Ciricle the PS2 Action button?.
38 in each level? How many are there total? Not sure if circle is the action button. X does my shooting jinx, triangle does my accio, square does my special spells (levitate, freeze (to put out fire).. etc). Circle is the one that is on the left side of your screen with the power bar that fills up. That is the one I can not figure out how to use..... I didn't mean it would take you three hours to get past one level. There are curtain ways to go in a level. Some are locked until you find more Triwizard Shield, then they are unlocked and you can go in and get those Triwizard Shields. So it should take you some time if you do one level at a time.
Thanks for the tips. I even plan to do the challenges now rather than later.....I need to make the experience last. I am still having a hard time getting over the fact that I can not jump on my broom and fly around Hogwarts grounds, so I may need to pop in another game after this one to get that fix...... I guess that was the one main thing I was looking forward to and it is not there. I was hoping it would be more of an open 3D world. As for the camera angles. Since I have not tried one player yet (my husband doesn't seem to want to let me ), I only get one camera angle that i can not turn and move. I think in one player you can zoom in and out, but can you turn the camera angle? |
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« Reply #93 on: November 12, 2005, 01:59:59 AM » |
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38 in each level? How many are there total? Not sure if circle is the action button. X does my shooting jinx, triangle does my accio, square does my special spells (levitate, freeze (to put out fire).. etc). Circle is the one that is on the left side of your screen with the power bar that fills up. That is the one I can not figure out how to use..... Since you are playing multi-player you and your husband have to press the button at the same time. Thanks for the tips. I even plan to do the challenges now rather than later.....I need to make the experience last. I am still having a hard time getting over the fact that I can not jump on my broom and fly around Hogwarts grounds, so I may need to pop in another game after this one to get that fix...... I guess that was the one main thing I was looking forward to and it is not there. I was hoping it would be more of an open 3D world. As for the camera angles. Since I have not tried one player yet (my husband doesn't seem to want to let me ), I only get one camera angle that i can not turn and move. I think in one player you can zoom in and out, but can you turn the camera angle? Single player doesnt have that good of a camera angle you cant turn it to the left or right, nothing. It just follows your character. |
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« Reply #94 on: November 12, 2005, 02:06:48 AM » |
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Thanks Mike, glad to know the camera angles are the same in single and multi-player...another thing I think they could have improved on. Thanks for the tip about us having to hit the button together. I am going to try that tonight. And do you know how many shields there are altogether? Also, there is a certain amount of levels I can scroll through at the beginning that are locked. Is that all there is, or do more open up as you go? See, you beat the game so you are now the go to guy for questions Your the best! |
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« Reply #95 on: November 12, 2005, 02:13:11 AM » |
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Those are the only levels you can play but the beauty of going back is that you can play your favorite Task or Level over Every level besides The three Task and the Voldemort level have 38 shields. The first two task have 3 and the third task, Voldemort encounter, and Moody's challenges have none. I'm not sure how many levels there are right now but I'm about to go try on the Moody challenges so I'll look |
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« Reply #96 on: November 12, 2005, 02:36:03 AM » |
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Cool, thanks. Sad that is the only levels, because it is not that many..... Let me know how Moody's challenges are because I used to love the billboard collecting and the challenges Fred and George gave you in PoA (the dungbomb and statue challenges...but again, those are only ones you can do with free roam). Let us know!!! Thanks.
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« Reply #97 on: November 12, 2005, 08:57:36 AM » |
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There are 10 levels including the Moody challenges and Defence Against the Dark Art which becomes locked after you play it. There are 5 challenges in the Moody Challenge game.
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« Reply #98 on: November 12, 2005, 05:35:40 PM » |
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Has anyone played the PC version yet? This always seems to be very different to the games consol ones.
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« Reply #99 on: November 14, 2005, 10:13:57 PM » |
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No, but let me know if it is different, because even though I am having a great time with this one, I still find it way to short and easy and I still miss the free roam. I bought this for my nephew who is 6 for Christmas. He could care less about collecting all the extras in the game, so he will beat this within 6 hours. But the graphics are nice...in the first task, you see Hogwarts, and it is so nice...I wish I could explore it more....but I can't. All in All, it is a good game, but i still prefer the older style to the games over this one IMHO.
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