One of the most difficult moments in Hogwarts Legacy does not involve battles or actions that require skill with the joystick, but rather a moment of choosing answers to questions that will be crucial throughout the game.
The choice of houses in Hogwarts Legacy is something serious and even if you can “Bypass” this system, we don’t know that when we are faced with the questions for the first time.
But calm down, we will show you how to freely choose your home so you can quench your desire to stop being a muggle and venture into this fantastic world of Harry Potter. Let us dive straight into it, you won’t regret a second.
Choose the house. To be or not to be?
House Sorting – The Choice of Your Life (In Game)
The choice of house is one of those things that hasn’t changed. The Sorting Hat is responsible for interviewing you and choosing your house. For those unfamiliar with this universe, here is a short summary of the houses:
Gryffindor
Those in this house are well known for their bravery and courage. Their house animal is the lion and their house colours are scarlet and gold. Gryffindors never back down from a fight or doing what they believe is right. Some of the most famous Gryffindors include Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore.
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaws are extremely focused on intelligence, knowledge and wittiness. Their colours are blue and bronze with an eagle as their emblem.
Hufflepuff
Hufflepuffs value hardwork and dedication. They are also extremely loyal to their friends and loved ones. Their colours are yellow and black with their animal as a badger.
Slytherin
The last Hogwarts house is Slytherin. Founded by Salazar Slytherin, Slytherins value cunningness and ambition. Many of the witches and wizards of this house became death eaters during the time of Voldemort (The Dark Lord)’s uprising.
Will you let the hat choose?
Choose Your House or Let the Game Choose for You
For fun reasons, you can spontaneously answer the questions to see which house you will belong to. But not to spoil your experience of spending dozens of hours in a house you don’t like, don’t worry. Here is how you can choose your own house.
First of all, if you already have an account on Wizarding World, the website, where you can choose your house, patron, have an avatar and much more and connect this account to the game, your house will be the same as your avatar on the website.
In the game, there are two ways to choose your house. Spoilers ahead, if you want to choose spontaneously, don’t read the following text. The first way is from the questions. There are two, but whether players select “I can’t wait to start classes” or “I can’t wait to explore” makes no difference. That’s because it’s the hat’s second question that determines which house he recommends.
After players answer the first question, the hat will ask them to choose one of four qualities, each linked to a specific house. “Bold” is Gryffindor, “Curiosity” is Ravenclaw, “Loyalty” is Hufflepuff, and “Ambition” is Slytherin. Still, if you want to respond naturally and don’t like your house, then you can choose whichever house you like.
Is the House Selection System Fair?
More questions would be interesting, or do the game’s creators think that Harry Potter fans wouldn’t be happy to answer more questions? The game itself answers that, as one of the game’s NPCs has several very cool quizzes with questions from easy to extremely difficult levels about this fun and detailed universe.
What Are the Differences in the Choice of Houses in the Gameplay?
And then you can ask yourself: But what does the choice of house affect the gameplay?
First is the common room. You may not visit the common rooms of other houses. This limits you to knowing certain areas of the game, which even if small. In open area games like this one, every metre should be explored for better quality of game time spent, just like how people usually do in The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, and of course, the GTAs.
But it’s an interesting choice, in a way, because in general the game isn’t based on the consequences of your choices. Not every game needs to have this level of complexity, but seeing that even your choice has consequences is interesting.
And another point and this one is a little more annoying is that each house has its own secondary Quest. If you choose Hufflepuff, for example, you can go to Azkaban!
A nice walk in Azkaban
Perhaps it was a strategic choice by the game’s creators, so that a house that doesn’t normally have the same fame and fan base as Slytherin and Ravenclaw would attract other players, but in a game where you can spend over a hundred hours playing without needing to reset , the replay factor is not so great.
The strong point of Hogwarts Legacy is the interaction with the NPCs. More than the main story, meeting other students and their personalities, which certainly fit the houses they belong to, is the great fun of the game. Mainly because many HP fans only consumed the movies and for reasons of time, interactions and characters from houses other than Gryffindor and Slytherin are almost non-existent and the game fulfils this need very beautifully.
Walking around Hogwarts, feeling like a student, interacting with others or simply seeing what they are doing is a delight.
The Choice, Beyond the Gameplay
The choice of house is fundamental for this sense of belonging, after all, in a school, or you choose your group or you will always be an outcast and in Hogwarts Legacy this is no different. Regardless of your choice, never forget the main purpose of playing video games: fun. So good flying on broomsticks and griffins to you!
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Create a Wizarding World Account?
Go to https://www.wizardingworld.com/ , click “Login” and then “Sign Up Now”.
How to Associate Your Wizarding World Account with the Game?
Regardless of the platform, when logging into the game for the first time, you will receive instructions.
As a Harry Potter Series Beginner, How Should I Know More About the Houses?
Go to https://www.wizardingworld.com/ and have fun!