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A Hogwarts Legacy “Director’s Cut” is reportedly in development with help from the Batman Arkham creators
According to a recent report, many devs from Rocksteady Studios are currently working on an improved version of Hogwarts Legacy, with more single-player plans on the horizon.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was the project chosen for Rocksteady Studios to continue its work in the universe of DC superheroes and villains. The title by the creators of Batman: Arkham failed to meet the expectations of Warner Bros. Games, despite the fact that the company insists on continuing to bet on other games-as-a-service titles. On the other hand, Hogwarts Legacy, the title developed by Avalanche and released in early 2023, was an absolute hit despite being a single-player experience. In the absence of a sequel being confirmed, Bloomberg has reported that Rocksteady is working on a Director’s Cut edition of the game set in the wizarding world.
No specific information about any new features in the revamped title have been revealed, but we now know that a good number of developers from Rocksteady are focused on the project. In other re-releases of this type, some mechanics have been refined and the graphics improved, but the gameplay systems have hardly been touched.
The new features that Hogwarts Legacy: Director’s Cut should incorporate
More than 24 million units sold, but almost no new content has been released. Unlike other projects, Avalanche has no planned downloadable content or expansions. Taking into account that the next installment might still be in its infancy, it would be logical to think that Warner Bros. Games will try to exploit what it already has in its hands. The collaboration with Rockteady can be key, since it is a studio experienced in single-player games. While the original studio works on the sequel, those from Suicide Squad can take the opportunity to create new stories. The relaunch as a Director’s Cut would serve as an excuse for players to pick up the controls again.
In the most purely playable aspect, we’re missing a greater variety of enemies and some tweaks to the menu system (changing the set of spells is sometimes a bit cumbersome). Other more complex options such as the addition of Quidditch or a karma system would be great additions, but when it comes to playable changes the core of the game is not usually touched. Furthermore, the disappearance of the sport of magicians is justified in the plot itself.
Hogwarts Legacy has just been updated to implement a new Photo Mode, which is part of the free summer update.
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