Key Takeaways
- Hogwarts Legacy contains Easter eggs, like a phoenix where Dumbledore’s office used to be in older Harry Potter games.
- The game draws inspiration from older games in the franchise, with similar movements, designs, and sound effects.
- Fans appreciate the attention to detail in Hogwarts Legacy and anticipate more secrets in future releases.
A Hogwarts Legacy player discovered an Easter egg within the game that gives a small throwback to Dumbledore in previous Harry Potter games. With a wealth of previous Harry Potter content that Hogwarts Legacy has built itself on, there is no surprise that players are still finding callbacks to previous details from past games, books, and movies.
Hogwarts Legacy is filled with tons of tiny little details from the world of Harry Potter. Since the developers behind the open-world RPG are huge Harry Potter fans themselves, it is not surprising that players are continuing to find new Easter eggs in Hogwarts Legacy over a year after its release. With a ton of Harry Potter content for it to call back to, Easter eggs within the game range from minute details in the books to fan-favorite movie scenes. It also appears that Hogwarts Legacy contains throwbacks to previous Harry Potter games, especially with the Easter egg this player found.
Reddit user AdoraLovegood recently found a Dumbledore Easter egg in Hogwarts Legacy that calls back to previous Harry Potter games. The player found that within the Hogwarts castle, a phoenix appears on the walls where Dumbledore’s office used to be in older Harry Potter games. The player shared a screenshot from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, an action-adventure game based on the film of the same name, next to a screenshot from Hogwarts Legacy. These photos showed exactly where Dumbledore’s office was in the previous game and where the phoenix is in Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy Easter Egg Shows Where Dumbledore’s Office Used to be
Many fans thought the Easter egg was a cool touch and commented on how many secrets are hidden within Hogwarts Legacy. One player even mentioned how Hogwarts Legacy draws a lot of inspiration from previous Harry Potter games, as some of the player’s movements, location design, and even sound effects remain incredibly similar to those from older titles. This trend of callbacks to earlier entries in the franchise seems to be continuing with the next generation of games, as Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions includes a PS1 Hagrid cosmetic in the game.
With a wealth of Harry Potter content that Hogwarts Legacy was built on, this player finding another Easter egg within the game is no surprise. As a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy is probably guaranteed to be released in the coming years, there will be plenty more secrets for fans to find.
