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(More customer reviews)I bought the game today at Walmart, and even though I am only 6% complete, I still find the desire to share my experiences with it.
I'll admit it: the graphics are pretty bad BUT there isn't much you can expect for a DS game. So for a DS game, the graphics are pretty good. Final Fantasy III, so far, has the best DS graphics that I've seen.
The game opens up in Little Whinging with Dudley but right after the dementors attack, you find yourself in Grimmauld Place. There, you have to run around and find people [there's a compass in the corner that tells you which direction you need to be going which is very helpful] and fix things like broken furniture. Clearly the game ignored the fact that you can't do magic outside of Hogwarts until you're 17 but all for amusement's sake.
The Hearing is skipped and reasonably so. You eventually find yourself at school and that's where task after task is thrown at you, but again, all for fun.Also, this game appears to use screenshots from the other HP5 games made for the big consoles. For instance, when 'cinematic' moments take over, like when Harry argues with Umbridge, all they show are dialogue and still screens with much better graphics. I have to assume these are the graphics for the Wii, PS3, 360, PC, etc.
So far in the game, I've really enjoyed it. Basically, at 6% complete, all it has been is objectives like finding Hermione, the library, Potions class, DADA class, etc., beating a kid at Exploding Snaps, going to class [I really enjoy Potions class.] and randomly running into Draco for duels [duels are also very fun]. Anytime you have to use the stylus is where the game is most enjoyable.
I think this game is the most fun on the DS and most likely the Wii. On the DS, to perform certain spells, you have to draw certain kinds of squiggles and shapes with the stylus. On all the other platforms, you'll be button mashing combos to do spells, I'm sure. In any case, if you like games where you'll be running around [by the way: Hogwarts is HUGE in this game....I never played the games 2-4, so I don't know how big Hogwarts was in those games, but in OOTP, it's ginormous] completing tasks and messing around with the stylus to do magic, then you'll have fun with this game. Because I feel the need to advise:... When making a potion, if it says blow on the potion, literally blow on it [or really, the mic.] or you'll get a T [for Troll] for sure. I didn't know this the first time around, so I did get a T.... Being the video game perfectionist that I am, I turned my game off and on and got an O the second time. I should also note the saving system. For the DS version [I don't know about the others] it saves on its own. And if you have it and can't figure out WHEN it saves, like I was confused about for a while, I'll have you know that it saves every time you complete a task, or in simpler words... every time you've gone through and done a few things, and then you suddenly end up back in the Commons Room [usually after a cinematic moment...]...that is where it's safe to turn off the game without worry of lost data. According to the booklet, it also saves each time you find something like a chocolate frog.
All in all, very amusing. It's so far very easy. It seems like one of those games where little-to-no brain effort is needed. You can just relax entirely and play. That might change though when I get closer to the Department of Mysteries chunk of the game. 5/5
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