Hogwarts Legacy players discover a unique encounter

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Summary

  • In Hogwarts Legacy, dragons can sometimes appear as players explore the game world.

  • These experiences are quite rare, with one player recently posting a video of their dragon sighting on social media.

A The Hogwarts legacy the player was recently visited by a large dragon while exploring the wilderness surrounding the famous Hogwarts castle. Coming up on his second birthday next month, The Hogwarts legacy became the best-selling new video game of 2023 and impressed fans Harry Potter franchise with its detailed depiction of Hogwarts and surrounding areas such as the village of Hogsmeade and the Forbidden Forest.

While dragons are rarely on top Harry Potter franchise, they exist in 2023 The Hogwarts legacy in a small capacity. One of the many quest lines players can take part in is with Hogwarts schoolmate Poppy Sweeting, which involves freeing a dragon from antagonist Rookwood's poachers. Outside of Poppy's quest line and a brief moment near the end of the game's main quest, dragons are rarely seen in The Hogwarts legacy.

A wizard fighting a troll in Hogwarts Legacy

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Now that I'm playing it again, I can't believe that Hogwarts Legacy wasn't nominated for any GOTY awards

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Hogwarts Legacy would have won the GOTY, but there is so much to experience in the game that I find it absurd that it didn't get a single nomination in any category in the 2023 awards. It was, frankly, just the of the Wizarding World experience that many of us had been waiting for, and there was no shortage of Harry Potter-like experiences that we were all hoping to try. The environments were stunning, I really enjoyed the story, and there were even tons of accessibility options. Not to mention the music, which was also great. I wouldn't say it's a perfect game, but I think they were hard done by because they didn't get any nominations in 2023.

It would seem that dragons can make surprise appearances in The Hogwarts legacythese experiences being quite rare. On Reddit, Thin-Coyote-551 shared footage of a dragon descending from the sky and grabbing a Dugbog they were fighting. The user included several screenshots in the post, which showed the grey, purple-eyed dragon flying at ground level and blowing up the Dogbog it had picked up. Many people under the post commented that they had never randomly encountered a dragon while exploring The Hogwarts legacyits open world, even after you've finished the game and spent countless hours wandering around the various hamlets and areas around the castle.

The Hogwarts Legacy player encounters a dragon while exploring

While it's certainly an epic moment, many fans of the game believe it would be even more impressive if players were able to battle these rare dragons in The Hogwarts legacy. The Reddit user noted in a reply to a comment that this particular encounter took place around Keenbridge, which is slightly south of Hogwarts Vale Castle, although these dragons can appear almost anywhere on the map outside of the castle, Hogsmeade, or The Hogwarts legacyHis Forbidden Forest. It's not known exactly what triggered the dragon to appear, but some comments on the post jokingly speculate that it has something to do with the players' dragon skin coat.

Warner Bros. confirmed that a The Hogwarts legacy the sequel is currently planned and aims to be connected to the new one in some way Harry Potter TV series that is currently in development. It would be interesting to know if the next one will feature dragons more prominently, allowing players to fight or even fly them. However, The Hogwarts legacyits sequel is at least a few years away, and Warner Bros. or developer Avalanche Software have not yet confirmed concrete details.

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