Yeah dude, this game really stood out back in the day.. Flying with Buckbeak over the Hogwarts grounds was amazing.

@BigKnecht

2 жыл бұрын

It was like GTA but for nerds and my parents would actually buy me the game lmao

@longplaylegends

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigKnecht True! Also, looking back, the dungeons were something special. I reemember PoA being darker than the previous two, although Goblet of Fire ramped it up even more. But the dungeons in this game really made me feel nervous and alone when I was a kid for some reason. The atmosphere was REALLY great, like a lot of Zelda dungeons for example.

@imnotinsanebisquit

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta admit i missed flying on a broom with harry around hogwarts, and i really hoped for a Firebolt :P

@gamewithadam7235

2 жыл бұрын

Was my favourite part too.

@cultureguide3660

2 жыл бұрын

every minute of this game is great. The atmosphere, nostalgic music and such a warm atmosphere in the game are amazing. 2004 is remembered right away, for me it will never get boring.

Hermione fixing her hair with magic is like, the moment you really start to understand how much effort they put into this game. Because like, you've already gone through so many unique areas, and they're still putting a ton of effort into animations for these little one-off moments. Licensed games peaked here.

I am VERY distracted by how good the lip syncing on this game is, it looks like they did straight motion capture, every word they say looks like it's being said by the characters..I love little stuff like that.

@maxhill7065

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's the one thing the later HP games got really good, for kid-safe games based on movies they were actually pretty well produced if maybe being light on gameplay, I played quite a few on PSP

@Biigman11

2 жыл бұрын

The voice acting for Ron is actually spot on in this

@jerebado4084

2 жыл бұрын

It resembles somehow the Sims 2

@AleK0451

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxhill7065 kid safe games with dementors in them

@maxhill7065

2 жыл бұрын

@@AleK0451 Well, kids gotta learn about the fragility of the human mind sooner or later I guess lmao

I don't know why I find Snape turning around coughing like he smokes 3 packs a day hilarious

Can't believe how good this game still looks.

@rockysandman5489

2 жыл бұрын

@Paraone Ngatai It's a pretty good game man. All the first three games were (on the Xbox/PS2/NGC release, anyway).

@lololol924

2 жыл бұрын

@@rockysandman5489 Of all the remakes and remasters why the hell isnt there one for the first 3 ps2 games?

@rockysandman5489

2 жыл бұрын

@@lololol924 Because these games aren't popular enough or talked about enough. I mean, most Harry Potter fans probably barely even know that there even are videogame tie-ins, and many don't care enough because they don't play games. Really these games appeal to a niche audience (gamer Potterheads) rather than a general gaming audience like, say, the Spyro remake or the GTA trilogy. There's just no guaranteed large profit from it.

@ElliottPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they had just used Unreal 2 after using unreal 1 for the first two games so there was a major upgrade

@unisonproto

2 жыл бұрын

Good enough to pass as an early 360 title if it was 720p

Prisoner of Azkaban: Has 0 beans Goblet of fire: Every 5 seconds A BEAN

@MuseBySecrecy

2 жыл бұрын

They’re making up for lost beans

@SammEater

2 жыл бұрын

The developers decided to give to us an entire Prisoner of Azkaban worth of beans for the fourth game.

@TheRealRusDaddy

2 жыл бұрын

@@SammEater *YOU WILL DROWN IN THE BEANS SO SAYETH THE DEVELOPERS!*

Ron in the movies: basically useless Ron in the games: THE CHOSEN ONE

@g1nja350

Жыл бұрын

Ron isnt useless in the films lol 😆

@Mr-Trox

Ай бұрын

​@@g1nja350 Considering how most of his big moments got given Hermione, he's definitely nowhere near as great as he is in the books.

@g1nja350

Ай бұрын

@@Mr-Trox I know that lol just saying hes not completely useless

I'm really impressed by the facial animation work in this game. It's so expressive and fun to watch.

@markeyiszra

2 жыл бұрын

Their design is like live action turn into 3d Animation which is kinda Impressive.

1:16 "When Ron says 'piss off' in the movie, I think that's when we all turned into proper adults. Incorrect, sir. I turned into an adult when Ron said "I'm not gonna take any CRAP from Malfoy this year" in the book.

Best part of the game was how Buckbeak would always kick the shit out of Ron whenever he tried to ride.

@rorysnow7937

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what Ron did to deserve that kind of treatment

@marvelanddcretrospective

2 жыл бұрын

@@rorysnow7937 pretty sure the book established that Buckbeak didn't like Ron, nothing personal that's just how Hippogriffs are.

I’d beat this game by walking the entire game and never running because i wanted it to be as realistic as possible

@troy801

2 жыл бұрын

That's commitment

@23iloveanime

2 жыл бұрын

i thought i was the only person who did that, that how i play my rpg like mass effect and dragon age, it give you the inmersion

@ivan.guitaraaa1903

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@dstinnettmusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@23iloveanime I call this “negative immersion” Like…did you stop to pretend to poop and pee? At a certain point doesn’t immersion become an obstacle to fun?

@23iloveanime

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivan.guitaraaa1903 for me no xd, but every person is diferent, just happen that rpg is The most inmersive genre for me, but some people are very impatience for that

I grew up playing this game on the GameCube. I'm so happy that people are still discovering it. The Harry Potter games don't have a great history or reputation, but the third one is definitely a stand out. Love to see it.

@michaeldunn8972

2 жыл бұрын

the first 2 for the PC were amazing XD the are style blended with the old CRT monitors really well.

@TheRealRusDaddy

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldunn8972 and this one was perfectly timed with the ps2 graphics

@Felzorful

2 жыл бұрын

Untill goblet of fire all the harry potter games where amazing.

@GooseGaming999

2 жыл бұрын

i remember playing this and chamber of secrets, I miss having to sneak around the castle at night in the second one so many memories

@AzarFC

Жыл бұрын

This was one of the first games I played as a kid on my ps2, this and the chamber of secrets, so good man.

This being played as the developer intended: On an actual real PS2

@Einar730

2 жыл бұрын

pcsx2

@route77productions

2 жыл бұрын

OG Xbox and PC "Am I a joke to you?"

Some notes for next time: you in fact can search the bookshelves for beans and other stuff, you can actually attack the vases (more than once if I remember correctly) and they drop beans. And you can search some of the trunks in the common rooms

@foo6975

2 жыл бұрын

Iirc press L2 for fixed camera mode (only works in door)

@EggyEggtoast

2 жыл бұрын

You should clarify that RON can search bookshelves for beans lol

@domthesickbomb

2 жыл бұрын

@@EggyEggtoast is it only Ron that can do it? I don’t remember that but haven’t played in years

@EggyEggtoast

2 жыл бұрын

@@domthesickbomb I was only reminded while watching the vid lol, you can see the shimmer on the wall be applied to the robes to the left when you first switch to Ron and that reminded me about how scavenging is Ron's unique talent (Harry's being parkour and Hermione's crawling)

@AdminAbuse

2 жыл бұрын

A BEAN

This beginning train sequence gave me nightmares as a kid; it took me forever to get past it. I actually was scared of these things. Later in the game when Harry is alone in the test room with a dementor; that part took me forever to beat as well. I'd even restart the game just to enjoy going through the game again, then I'd end up back to that dementor trial with Harry. I was so proud to have beaten that part lol

@lisaelsancho6490

2 жыл бұрын

I used to play HP Prisoner of Azkaban religiously when I was around 7-8 years old and I had literal nightmares about a dementor coming into my house and chasing my in slow motion because of how much of a nightmare fuel the train section was.

@bubhoward8642

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisaelsancho6490 bro. I had a dream too like that. It was in my room. I tried to leave the room but I couldn't move. It was coming out of the tv

@ppjones96

Жыл бұрын

SAME lol

@Vincenzo82799

Жыл бұрын

Omg same

I could not stop laughing when Snape just started coughing all over the place 🤣

@poppypitcher6327

2 жыл бұрын

Covid lol

The character models in this game look like it was made using the motion capture tech from Sims 2. I know there is a specific name for the hardware/software they used for this, and I know 100% it exists online still but for the life of me I can't find it again. There was like this helmet you would wear with essentially a Gopro on the front of it pointed back at the user that was extremely good at capturing eye movement specifically and this game looks like it used that considering how specifically bug eyed everyone is. Not like it matters nowadays but especially for this generation of videogames it's extremely fascinating looking back on it when you can trace back how developers make something.

@FairyBogFather

2 жыл бұрын

also worth noting that Harry's hair mesh is absolutely in the Sims 2 lmao

@Pastadudde

2 жыл бұрын

makes so much sense considering they had the same publisher as the Sims 2.

@DiscoTimelordASD

2 жыл бұрын

Totally Sims 2 lol

Wow I really like the art style this game was going for! It genuinely looks good and it definitely helped the game age better.

@ZeroSensed

2 жыл бұрын

Sort of

@TheRealRusDaddy

2 жыл бұрын

Its very ps2 era sims with the characters

"Why is Scabbers here? He's a ped--" I haven't read these books in a long time, got this one confused with Goblet.

I love the whimsical charm of the early HP games.

this one was not only my favorite harry potter game, but it's honestly one of my favorite video games in general. obviously, the nostalgia plays a part in that, but it's also just so dang fun--clever puzzles and secrets, solid environmental storytelling, some good laughs. I also felt like this one was uniquely aware of the books and injected a lot of subtle details from it, while the other games just drew from the movies.

Nostalgia critic outside the train window is even more terrifying than the dementors

"This is really heavy" If only there was a spell that could lift heavy objects...

@TheBreakingBenny

2 жыл бұрын

Why lift it with raw strength then? Dumb 3rd grades.

When Snape was coughing while he caught Harry I was coughing from laughing ^^

Ron IS unironically the most op character in this game tbh. Infinite provisions and beans!

Yes! This game aged really, really well. I've always thought that the gameplay was incredible for its time. I hope they make a remake of the series (in games).

These are some of the best models I've ever seen from that era of consoles.

The voice actors for game Ron/Hermione/Harry were perfect. Always liked that about the PS2 games.

@vincentguzman7056

2 жыл бұрын

Harry sounded like he had braces

@Bowiiihowdy

2 жыл бұрын

Could have found a better actor for Lupin tho...can get Stephen Fry but not David Thewlis

”Echgehgehg” -Snape

Ron backing down the stairway while staring Harry down at 11:26 is a bit unsettling

Speaking of Spyro, I think that would make for a delightful let’s play

@Regnbuesolv

2 жыл бұрын

God, yes. Wouldn't that be wonderful? He makes any game charming. But a charming game and a charming man? Infinicharming

@Signerdragon123

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is... There's a glitchy version of the Hogwarts Grounds in the game files for Spyro: A Hero's Tail.

@Regnbuesolv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Signerdragon123 oh yeah! I remember getting to it and for some reason it gave me a nightmare 😅 probably because I thought the prefect would come get me

@cheezdoodle96

2 жыл бұрын

Micky said Spyro's coming at some point in the future. All the _Jak and Daxter_ talk in this vid makes me hope that's in the cards as well.

@alexandernagel8205

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheezdoodle96 that would be sweet =)

In case someone hasnt already said ron can look through bookshelves for beans and such and those jars can be hit to give beans and the gold goblets

Ron's icon looks like the character's icon in the chatbox when you speak to someone in banjo kazooie or Runescape

Harry in the -main menu- whole game looks like someone rubbed a balloon on his head

The harry potter games up to azkaban and spiderman 2 where the excellence of how good a movie tie in game could be.

Loved this game as a kid. It felt magical to explore the castle and roleplay daily life.

That stealthy part of the game always scared me when I played the game as a kid because of the way Snape would start coughing his guts up whenever he caught me.

I can’t get over how good the character models and mouth movement is for 2004

When my hyper fixation of the week was the Harry Potter games I was so sad to find that the PC versions were all but abandoned but I at least got serotonin from still having a working console copy of this game, it's one of my favorites.

10:50 That painting reminded me of something from Chessington World of Adventures. The animation looked very similar to something I would've seen there as a kid.

First HP game I ever played, absolutely love this one, SF intro is iconic!

i had so much fun playing the first 3 harry potter games. honestly i feel that they deserve a remaster

I played this game to death and never remembered Snape randomly coughing like wtf lol. They couldn't put a voice line to say like "What are you doing here?" lmao

Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of fire were the only Harry Potter games I played growing up. I had no idea that there were elements from the previous games carried over into Azkaban. Brilliant video

Forget Defence Against The Dark Arts. Hogwarts needs to teach Defence Against The Deadly Books.

The Christmas special brought me here. This was the only Harry Potter game I had back in the day, I loved it. But I remembered Snape catching you after hours and just Coughing so loudly lmfao. That really confused me, I remember getting mildly annoyed like… what kind of a reaction is that?! Pointing at you shaking his head and just coughing his lungs out hahahaha thanks for the nostalgia trip Micky. I’m loving all these playthroughs

It has been a real joy seeing your editing skills improving over time. Your videos are getting better and better quality without losing the hilarity of the content, keep up the fantastic work!

Looks like Ron forgot that there’s literally a levitation spell, while they were on the train.

I loved how they looked like Sims in this game!

I absolutely love the lil effects Micky adds in the video, especially the oblivion npc music

I remember that some of the facial expressions are pretty funny and the characters move around like robots in cutscenes.

I remember playing the Gameboy Advanced version of this game as a kid, which was basically just a Final Fantasy re-skin really, random encounters, turn-based combat and all. Didn't understand what was happening like half the time but still had a blast. Good times. Thanks for indulging my nostalgia, kind reader

@RetroSmoo

2 жыл бұрын

The first 2 on gameboy color were RPG also and pretty fun

@TheRealRusDaddy

2 жыл бұрын

My sister had it on gameboy and i remember getting stuck at the tree almost every single time, i need to get a copy of it.

@CloneTrooperKosmos

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealRusDaddy that tree was an asshole. i hated that fucking thing

I adored this game. I played it over and over! I have such great memories of playing this on my tiny TV 🤣🤠

Ah, just like how I remember good ol' Snape... a chain-smoker with chronic bronchitis.

Why are the cutscenes made like in a Devil May Cry game?

This game is still amazing even after all these years. I'll go back and play this anyday. I laughed so hard, I would live to see a full playthrough lol.

I love how Harry Hermione and Ron are posed the same way the characters pose on the Unit select screen of Classic Star Wars Battlefront

I like how the PC version was always different from the console versions

The way you say "i want Capri Sun" is weirdly satisfying lmao

Hm this look really different from the PC version. Can' t wait to watch the whole thing and see what's the difference. So far it looks good.

@TheBreakingBenny

2 жыл бұрын

Unreal Engine on PCs but RenderWare on the 6th generation home consoles, and it's the same game engine GTA 3 to San Andreas was made on! Too bad EA bought Criterion and made sure developers had to use alternative ones, like Bully using Gamebryo.

@asterixobelix20

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBreakingBenny Hmm so far looks definitely more worked on and having more content, than the PC version, which I love to death, but can be finished in a few hours at best. I like that they share soundtrack, the part where Hedwig flies around is the same they used when you fly around as a dragon in the PC version (which is one of my favorite soundtracks from these games). I wonder how linear this version is, the PC version have a bit of an open school exploration with secrets if I remember correctly. And a bean bonus room.

@RetroSmoo

2 жыл бұрын

Both versions are real fun, the GBA game is also awesome and RPG style

@Finozzi96

2 жыл бұрын

I played both versions and the PS2 one was definitely superior, and it clearly had a bigger budget than the PC version

The Oblivion music kills me... :'D

I remember having this game on GameCube and I was obsessed 😂😍

Oof this was my most FAVOURITE game as kid, shame that I can´t play this anymore (ever again)! Even the sounds...ahh

1:30 Ron's playstation glow up is like Neville Longbottom's real life glow up

I clicked so fast on this video, I am absolutely ecstatic you’re playing this.

This game was the literal definition of magic in my childhood

This is my first time watching one of your videos and you humor is what won me over can't wait for part 2.

I remember playing and really liking this game as a kid. Never finished it though because the game would freeze during one of the last cutscenes.

This is my first time watching you and i already subscribed. i laughed alot in this video XD

I spent hours on hours back in them ps2 games replaying this over and over again, it had so much to explore for back then

0:37 “Dougmentor! Dougmentor!”

I recently discovered that they released chamber of secrets on ps1, and it looks just as broken and beautiful as sorcerers stone. Idk if I speak for everyone, but I’d definitely love to see you tackle that beast lol

@jeremyvoel-pel357

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%. I love those blocky graphics and enchanting vibe from those games on ps1.

@austinslater530

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I actually really want to track down and play the CoS PS1 game. I have Sorcerer’s Stone on both PS1 and 2, because the PS1 version came out first. The CoS game came out on both simultaneously, so I got PS2 but never 1. Have to remedy that now!

Never even occurred to me that I could relive my nostalgia through other people. I’ll have to watch the rest of the series, I hope you have a solid 10 hours of flying the hippogriff around so I can get the full experience

@ashtonhamilton2218

Жыл бұрын

It's nice but it makes me sad cause I really wanna play this game now and can't anymore cause I don't have it or my ps2 anymore

The Best Harry Potter Movie Game and basically a child version of Metal Gear Solid mixed with Zelda

I remember playing this through the night when I was like 9. Had such a good time.

You're in for an absolute treat playing this honestly. I replayed it not so long ago and it's bloody good fun! Can't wait to watch more.

This was my favourite game as a kid, exploring the castle but also new levels that were super cool, not to mention the buckbeak sections

I have all the hp games but im too lazy to set up my game systems so i love watching peoples playthroughs who do commentary because I find it so entertaining 🤣

Open-eyed Hermione is proper nightmare fuel

@TheBreakingBenny

2 жыл бұрын

That final frame could easily be fixed and even a baby could do that.

@Xappan

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBreakingBenny I mean in video editing sure but in game design :D I guess the model was to be culled out (as that seems to be a default facial expression or so) but the game was a frame early. Although I must add I know absolutely 0 about game design.

@TheBreakingBenny

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xappan Model and facial animation :-)

Ron is the one who can search bookshelves now.

I love how at the end of this game you could run around and do whatever even though the main task were finished

“What was that thing?” “it’s Scabbers, eat up”

Harry Potter and Snape's nicotine addiction

I did not expect this game to be this different from the PC version. After the Dementor you're just plopped right into Defence against the Dark Arts to play a Ron level, and there's no on-the-fly character switching - you play as Harry in the castle, and then there's specialized Ron and Hermione (and also Harry) levels, where they each get their own spells. You'd think Hogwarts should probably teach every spell to every student, but I guess not.

I've only played Harry Potter games on pc and besides HP6 on PC, this is definitely my favorite.. It was cute and scary when needed. Very entertaining that you can play with all 3 and have tests and everything.

Hey, I think that other picture on the dormitory wall is of a football team. I remember one of the muggle born or half blood Gryffindors had a football poster in the books and the others found it odd cus it was a muggle game where the balls didn't move on their own. Neat touch!

@yash1756

2 жыл бұрын

That Dean Thomas and Ron Weasley you're talking about

Good lord, this really takes me back. Used to play this all the time when I went to my Gran's to the point where I was able to consistently beat it in the span of a single afternoon.

“Friends is a TV show” over the Frasier image actually made me giggle

Whoa! I literally just finished watching the movie before I opened KZread to see this.

Yes! Been looking forward to this one. Please play all the games!

I remember this game, honestly really fun

I like videos when I get my first out-loud laugh. 50 seconds in this time, top tier

@limalepakko6074

2 жыл бұрын

"Calm down Ron"?

@zgiW

2 жыл бұрын

@@limalepakko6074 Sorry, 45s. That Jak and Daxter cutaway hahaaaaa

The music in the first three games is still some of my favorite game music ever! (Big fan of Jeremy Soule lol)

In this epislde: Snape gives Harry Covid.

"Which one of you dies again?" ... I did not need that

I love your editing for the harry potter videos. All the little references and such are hilarious! :)

Wow, the graphics really held up way better than i thought

Yay, been waiting for this! Looks good! Also cutscene edits are perfect.

The sounds of the save menu remind me a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh forbidden memories for the PS1.

The fact that they made expelliamus a shield spell when their was already a perfectly good protago that already existed really boils my blood.

@Mr-Trox

Ай бұрын

Hey now, let's be fair. Protego as a spell wasn't introduced until the 4th book.