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That makes for a more fun gaming experience. Storytelling: Half-Blood Prince isn’t really concerned with re-telling the story of the movie, but rather with exploring the fun parts of Harry’s sixth and final year at Hogwarts. Half-Blood Prince is not one of the best Harry Potter video games, but it’s certainly not the worst, simply because it’s less annoying than most of the other ones. Not that I’d want you to be able to save Lupin or Fred or anything, but playing through the Battle of Hogwarts knowing that literally nothing you do matters kind of takes the thrill out of it. Story: Since this is the final game in the series, it feels particularly egregious that you literally can’t affect any event whatsoever. Gameplay: Similarly to Part 1, the final game is basically a third-person shooter with spells serving like different gun attacks, which is fine and even mildly entertaining at times, but not exactly what you want from a Harry Potter video game. I’m always annoyed with how the movies depict wizarding duels - it’s basically just Wild West gun fights - so to have a whole game of third-person-shooter just doesn’t feel like Harry Potter in any way, shape or form. Gameplay: Let’s be real, this is a point-and-shoot game in disguise. And since when does the Invisibility Cloak have to recharge?! In fairness, I suck at stealth, but this game makes it particularly buggy and frustrating.
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Stealth: This game relies heavily on stealth mode. This is what I would have loved for the game to be, so I’m gonna count it as positive, even though it feels pointless and distracting in practice. World-building side-quests: While the execution is terrible, the idea of this feature is great: Through the game the main story gives way for side-quests that involve rescuing Muggles and going through areas that aren’t in the movies.
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Still, even by today’s standards, it actually looks decent. Graphics: The final three Harry Potter games are undoubtedly the best-looking of the lot, but that’s not saying much.