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very surprisingly fun lil game from the ps1 era i had no hopes for these ps1 hp games but this was pretty good even if everyone looks a bit silly

i have been trying to beat this game without a memory card for 22 years. i will one day

youtube shorts made me revisit this

Made Childhood a lot better

Clunky but still has a lot of charm and the music (made by the guy who composed for Skyrim) is my favorite part. Super nostalgic for the Hogwarts theme.


We stan shitty movie tie-ins.

Known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK.

Classic game from my childhood that holds up decently well. It felt pretty magical (pardon the pun) to be able to explore Hogwarts and discover its secrets myself. The main focus was platforming and action, but they varied its simple formula enough to keep it fresh. Some of the minigames were pretty bullshit though I concede.

Solid, fun game. The visuals are even quite nice and timeless in a way.

This review contains spoilers

This is not as good as nostalgic fans call it. The Story is the same as the movie, but they tone parts of it away to make room for gameplay, and although the story is hurt by that, it does give off more quality towards the gameplay, but I do question why Harry didn't tell anyone about the masked figure in the dungeons during Potions class. The Characters are the same as the movies, and Peeves from the books is in it too, although without big moments that defined them as characters for gameplay which I mentioned before, although the dialogue is generic, and the voice acting doesn't feel like it has any heart in their performances to increase the whimsical atmosphere this game needs. The Graphics are awful, models are too pixelated to make appealing figures, and some don't even look finished with their little details, backgrounds look alright. The Gameplay has you go around Hogwarts sometimes to explore, while mostly following 1 path to the next event, which would be good if Hogwarts was fun to traverse around, but this is the least interesting Hogwarts I can traverse in, places look too similar, you can cast spells from your wand, but learning them comes at a simple press the correct buttons minigame, and the spell doesn't come out the moment you cast it, causing you to miss moving targets from it, jumps are too slippery in this game to land carefully where you want to normally, collectables beans are nice to give to Fred and George for passages, but wizard cards are not interesting when you can't collect all 101 cards that exist, and feel random, why can you get house points for doing things that no one saw you do?
there was a chase section with Peeves, yet he can fly into walls along with the item he took from you,
there was also a jump across tiles over lava section that is pointless when players with enough health can run through the lava on the other side without dying, why is the Gringotts floor slippery? it doesn't even have a point to gameplay either, I know this is a kids game, but why couldn't they explain how each chess piece works, instead of changing the rules so anyone could understand? and why is the invisibility cloak only work for a certain amount of time after you touch 1 in your path? The Music is great, fits whimsical atmosphere of Harry Potter extraordinary, but the music barely ever comes up, making traversing through parts of the castle even more boring.

Потрясающе примитивная игра, при этом полноценно дающая чувство исследования и раскрытия секретов.

I'm not sure what this game's deal is. Even less sure why I decided to sit down and beat it

The Philopher's Stone.

A childhood favorite of mine. The atmosphere is great and they did a fine job to combine elements from the books and the movies. I remember this game much harder playing it as a kid. Especially those levels on the Diagon Alley at Gringotts and one involving peacock are still ass and over the top hard and annoying. Most of the levels are still fun to play and got a good mix between puzzle solving and free roaming.

Harry himself is pretty shallow. Ron and Hermione aren't all that fleshed out but still ok. PS1 Hagrid is legendary. The score is terrific. Flying on a broomstick is meh.

8/10 golden snitches.

Make sure to check out my review of The Philopher's Stone on letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/xgmanx/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone/

ok start to serious i guess listening to harry moan every time you jump climb or anything is a little unsettling

I knew American English had different spelling but to fuck up "Philosopher" this much is crazy

I liked this game even though I know it’s a bad game. Purely nostalgia.

I remember I borrowed this one and another harry potter game from a friend back in 2008. It was great! I have always enjoyed the series as a child and I still do.

My first video game I ever played. At least to my memory this is where it all started. You can't imagine the nostalgia when I boot it up every few years. Astounding. This is the second time playing it this summer. I experienced nearly all of this playthrough stoned and it was a deep experience. Loved it.

The game of course has issues and the camera is one of the worst I've seen on PC. But the level design, lighting, the use of the first Unreal engine really showed what it could do. I played this since I was 5/6 and only first beat it when I was 13. It's a tough game and although it has it's flaws it holds a place within me. I'm stoned writing this but to wrap it up, I had a fun time.

ORIGINAL FLIPENDO.
I have no nostalgia for this game (my nostalgia game is Prisoner of Azkaban) so this feels like a worsened version of the Azkaban game. Pretty good anyway considering it is a movie game.

Opened this game for 3 minutes, like a mere appetizer before the main course, and then decided to close it, while relishing the dulcet tones of Tom MacDonald's musings on the contemporary music scene. It's almost poetic how the two experiences paralleled.

It was a stark contrast to the relentless mashing needed for Alessi's push, and honestly, it felt like a soothing balm. A stark departure from the training needed for Gun Girl, the game made me appreciate the simplicity of Alessi's unstoppable power.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone offers a magical world that leaves much to be desired when compared to the pushing prowess of Alessi. In the world of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the antics of the wizards at Hogwarts appear rather quaint. While Alessi's push commands attention and leaves hands mangled, Harry's wand-waving actions might make you yearn for the magic of Melty Blood or the wizardry of Final Fantasy XIV.

In the end, the magic of Alessi's push remains unrivaled, and any game lacking the force and power of this maneuver pales in comparison. To truly feel the energy of the ultimate gaming experience, you'd have to put JoJo's Bizarre Adventure side by side with Harry Potter, and the result is just as predictable as an intense Alessi ditto match: one stands victorious while the other is merely a fleeting flicker in the dark.

Score: 3/10 for the Sorcerer's Stone. Alessi's push, however, deserves nothing less than ∞/10.

j'étais absolument minuscule et je comprenais strictement rien mais les elfes de maison faisaient des bruits super droles

Played before the Terf Queen showed her true colours. It's a solid PS1 platformer. It's janky, sure, but ultimately it's quite enjoyable. Shame the whole franchise has been tarred by it's creator being a bigot.


One of the most popular games coming from the PS1 era. Not so much due to its gameplay (even though some challenges control like trash) but more so for its blocky and heavily compressed graphics that made each character look like prototype Roblox models. They look blockier than the Lego adaptation that came many years after, how did they do that?. Even with some of the frustration it can carry a lot of nostalgia since it adapts the books with some fonds cutscenes, charming narrator and classcial soundtrack.

PS: Screw Gringotts.

One of those really charming childhood games that obviously isn't any good but holds a weird place in your heart

FLIPENDO!

Muy repetitivo, las "jijeadas" no fueron en vano igualmente.
La parte de sigilo que están Snape, Filch, etc con una lampara me molestaba mucho

FLIPENDO!

Very repetitive, the laughter was not in vain either.
The stealth part that Snape, Filch, etc. are with a lamp bothered me a lot