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Hogwarts Legacyremains one of the most successful video games of 2023, with many fans eager to know what’s next. While no specifics are available about therumoredHogwarts Legacysequel, it could develop the franchise in various ways, including creating the next bigHarry Potter-style villain like Voldemort.Hogwarts Legacysees players overcome its main antagonists, goblin leader Ranrok and dark wizard Viktor Rookwood, so a sequel likely needs a new foe to take up the mantel, which could take the form of a fan-favorite character.
Hogwarts Legacy’s endings leave several crucial questions unanswered and much room for plot development, especially tied to one of the game’s most popular and endearing characters, Sebastian Sallow, as the game’s complex, bad-boy companion. Yet,Hogwarts Legacy 2could focus on developing Sebastian’s story in various ways to set the premise for a new major villain while enabling players to make more impactful choices.
How Hogwarts Legacy 2 Could Turn Sebastian Into The Next Big Harry Potter-Style Villain
Sebastian Sallow’s popularity is perhaps unsurprising given he is one of the most multidimensional and intriguing characters in the main story. Avoiding spoiler territory, he wants to help cure his sister Anne, but his methods become increasingly questionable to the point wherein he almost becomes a villain. His methods and motivations also pose an age-old moral question that underpins the makings of many baddies across history, that being whether it okay to commit dark deeds for a seemingly good purpose. This dilemma makes theHogwarts Legacyturn Sebastian in decisionall the more captivating, albeit with sadly somewhat non-consequential results. However, this paves the way for him to play an even more significant role in the sequel.
OneHogwarts Legacysequel story pathcould reveal whether Sebastian gets punished for his actions, if Anne ever forgives him, and whether he might seek revenge as a potential new major villain-in-the-making. Focusing on Sebastian also makes sense if the sequel gives a more varied and purposeful role to the Dark Arts, something players learn only from him. While a Slytherin student turning evil doesn’t exactly break the Hogwarts school script, Sebastian’s complex nature could make his potential journey to evil villainy much more interesting, especially if players have more influence on choices and outcomes. While Voldemort was motivated by things like immortality and superiority, Sebastian’s motivations are already rather different.
How A Hogwarts Legacy Sequel Could Make The Turn Sebastian In Choices More Impactful
Steering Sebastian down a darker path in a sequel could also enable player choices to become more impactful, particularly if New Game Plus elements get added, like in RPGs likeMass Effect, wherein player choices carry across games. Choices like whether to turn Sebastian in to grow more consequential weight at the start of a sequel to improve gameplay immersion, givenHogwarts Legacy’s’judgment-free' worldand lack of morality system, don’t really hold up. It could also tie in with whatever happens with the Repository, further linking player choices.
Playing as a character with the potential to become a villain would be a different take on the approach of previousHarry Pottergames, wherein players tend to play the heroes. Sebastian becoming the next major villain also gives additional weight to the idea that he could becomeHogwarts Legacy’s next playable protagonist. It could also be a neat throwback to beloved RPG protagonists like Revan in Bioware’sKnights of the Old Republic,where light and dark choices truly mattered for the story, the character’s appearance, and more - something that could help aHogwarts Legacysequel further develop its identity within the franchise.
Hogwarts Legacyis out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Switch version releasing on November 14.
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