Harry Potter RPG

Sure, if it's done well.

Star Wars and Lord of The Rings alresdy have mmo rpgs so Harry Potter should come down the road I think and I would love it if there was one.

Star Wars and Lord of The Rings alresdy have mmo rpgs so Harry Potter should come down the road I think and I would love it if there was one.

bballer1024

Neither of them follow the books to the letter, using predefined characters, dialogues, choices and endings. Those are the very definition of a role playing game. Without them, you end up with a graphic novel.

ive been wanting one for a while

Well, I'm working on it. Completely un-licsensed and with only a few years of 3d modeling under my belt. But it'll come along. Anyone care to join? I'd hate to get into it only to have it bought out by some big company like blizzard. alien_science

I'm surprised there hasn't been one at this point already. I definitely think it sounds like a good idea. raven_squad

That'd be great jetpack. If you could draw up some 2d enviornments/characters, it'd be perfect for where the games at now. I imagine rough sketches, with color shading in a somewhat dark setting, but it has to seem like they are environments that are meant to be explored and altered by an aging boy as that is what the book is all about; overcoming darkness/evil etc etc. They also need to be very magical. I picture the Harry Potter world like I would college to an extent. It needs to have a very inspiring perspective while maintaining an appeal similar to the books/movies. I've already got a rough design that I'll be posting at the end of this post. Once it's elaborated, we can come up with a storyboard and start the 3d modeling. In retrospect, if we get enough people working on what, we can have a full portfolio/proposal by the end of the year with a working beta of hogwarts and such. I was thinking about doing a 3d flash game with Adobe's new engine, but might have to put that on hold. If we can group enoug skilled people to work on certain aspects of the final game though, I think a simple flash game would be a great way to get our company out there. Harry Potter RPG: Single Player: -Follow each of the 7 books in sequence with Harry as the main character. -100+ hours of gameplay (roughly 15 hours per book) -Include all environments; hogwarts, hogsmeade, forbidden forest, private drive, diagon alley, etc -Include sub games like quidditch, skill upgrading, dueling, etc -Possible sandbox gameplay, but needs to follow set story line -It would be great if we could get the actual movie actors to do voiceovers/motion capture and use their models in game *feel free to add Multiplayer: -MMORPG style -Players would creat their own character and profile; house, class, etc -The game would continue up to the end of their 7 year curriculum as the books have not been expanded upon beyond that and I doubt JK would approve the story to be faceted by a videogame -Huge world of Hogwarts and all environments in the book; possible expansion of places that were written very little about; dragons in Egypt, etcalien_science

I'd love a Harry Potter RPG. But I don't know who would I give it to. Because Harry Potter games usually don't live up to the expectations. =(.

Would you be at Hogwarts? Who would be the bad guy? Harry Potter is set in modern Britain would that make for a good open-ended world?

I think a RPG set in Narnia would be a hell of a lot better. They could set it after the books and your start off as a child going into the wardrobe and you age in Narnia there is a much wider scope of RPG elements in the Narnia Universe.

Would you be at Hogwarts? Who would be the bad guy? Harry Potter is set in modern Britain would that make for a good open-ended world?

I think a RPG set in Narnia would be a hell of a lot better. They could set it after the books and your start off as a child going into the wardrobe and you age in Narnia there is a much wider scope of RPG elements in the Narnia Universe.

Raxzor

The market is flooded with MMOs already, but good luck!

its a matter of time before we hear harry potter mmorpg, with the devs lacking imagination its amatter of time before we see smurfs mmorpg

I like the idea of open-world Harry Potter game with a lot of freedom and everything but what I am truly waiting for is an open-world Dragon Ball Z multiplayer action game. Now that would be something...

I'm pretty sure I read that people have suggested an MMO to the author but she refused. She's basically done writing the stories, but at the same time she won't allow any media (game, movie, etc.) to expand the story unless she writes it. She's very protective of it.

I think a Harry Potter RPG would be awesome. Being able to explore all of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, and everywhere else in the wizarding world would be quite amazing. Leveling up your character and unlocking new spells, items, and more sounds awesome too. The world is rich and big enough to have an RPG based on it.

That's an interesting point (post above). While I'd like to keep the single player completely story-line scripted, the MMO wouldn't necessarily expand on the series. Instead, it would exist within it. The player's character would be just like any other student at Hogwarts, and the adventures and stories the same; all within the realms of the books. I don't think creating a new or more harry potter would even be interesting, especially if it's from a different author. This is just an idea atm, but it's coming together. Feel free to submit any opinions or tips you may have.alien_science

Yeah but someone still has to write the story for all those little side quests and such. Even if it's just you creating your wizard and going through your 7 years of wizard school, the books don't have every little detail. Someone would have to flesh it out. I think JK Rowling is against that unless she wrote it herself, but she has said the story begins and ends with Harry Potter. If they redid the Harry Potter games to be AAA games that would be pretty cool. I have nothing against your idea. I just think it's a waste of time to put any time into it when there's a really good chance nothing will come of it. I guess that's why I'm an engineer instead of an inventor hehe. =)

I actually got a little excited here, i thought a Harry Potter RPG was announced or something. Thanks for the deceiving title..

There was a Harry Potter RPG on the GameBoy Color.

I'm just ready for Harry to die off. Tired of seeing the little **** tbh :P. I highly doubt it will make a good game, much less an RPG.

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Would you be at Hogwarts? Who would be the bad guy? Harry Potter is set in modern Britain would that make for a good open-ended world?

I think a RPG set in Narnia would be a hell of a lot better. They could set it after the books and your start off as a child going into the wardrobe and you age in Narnia there is a much wider scope of RPG elements in the Narnia Universe.

Miroku32

Man, it's been a while since I've done any 3d modeling. This took me about an hour to make and it's par at best. I was able to get some bump mapping and layed out the UVs myself though. Just a preview:

If you can't tell what it is, it's a broom at 3 different angles. Ahhh, tutorial time =)

An open world harry potter RPG somewhat like a Bethesda game could be absolutely fantastic. CosmoKing7717

I got some more test renders done, let me know what you all think.

They enlarge when you click on them. I know they are all very amateur right now, but I've only spent about an hour on each. It's been a while since I've modeled anything.

I think this is an absolute BRILLIANT idea. When I first read about the idea on IGN, I seriously thought this could be a massive hit if it was done right. The Harry Potter universe is so massive and diverse that even if they implemented new ideas into the universe, it could pass as always being there. Sure the solo campaign could stick to the original story, but the MMORPG portion could focus on everything but that.

Imagine starting out, creating a wizard, and somewhere down the line deciding whether you want to side with Voldemort and his Death Eaters (Dark Side) or The Order of the Pheonix (Good Side). Then, implement WoW-type raids and such based on what side you choose.

This could work.

What does everyone think of the idea for a Harry Potter RPG? The single player could incorporate all of the books in detail and provide 100+ hours of game play while multi-player could allow for the player to develop their own Harry Potter in the world of wizards. I'm all up for spreading the idea to developers, it could really help potentiate the series. Who's up for starting a collective? It might go somewhere.alien_science

that minus the multiplayer sounds cool