7cb1d79195 Harry leads dumbledores army and must battle the dark lord himself. Harry also must deal with dark secrets and an emotional loss. Based on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The problem of taking JK Rowling&#39;s longest, and perhaps best novel had to weigh heavily on David Yateshe began filming the project last year. In short, just how do you reduce a 900 + page novel to just two hours and eighteen minutes and end up with a successful film that does more then coast on hype? There were good and bad things about the choices that were made. Let&#39;s begin with the script. There were allot of places where it would have worked better if they had not strayed from the original dialog in the book. From the opening scene in the playground through the dementor attack and later at the Dursley&#39;s home, for example, it would have flowed better and not taken anymore time to do it that way. The talent of Richard Griffen and Fiona Shaw would have been showcased better had they had the chance to act out their lines from the novel complete with multiple owls dropping in and Dumbledore&#39;s messege to Aunt Petunia. The problem continuedthe film went on primarily with not letting the right characters do their parts. Another example was not casting an actress to play Cho&#39;s friend Marietta Edgecombe. In the book, she was the person who turned snich and led to Dumbledore&#39;s Army being found out. These little touches would have made a better film. Another let down had to do with minimizing the roles of some of the other cast members, chief among them Maggie Smith. McGonagal&#39;s bad relationship with Umbridge was one of the best parts of the book, especially the scene (not filmed) in her office when Harry decides that he wants to become an Auror. Later the scene when she was hit by stunning spells by ministry officialsUnbridge attempts to have Hagrid removed.(Again, Not-filmed.) But the most glaring mistake, in my opinion, was the end of the film. Harry should have had the chance to confront Dumbledore after the fight at the ministry. It should have been played like the book. Of course there were good moments too. The effects were wonderful and the principle cast turned in their usual excellent performance. But this film is better appreciated by those who have not read the novel. I reviewed this game here almost a year ago, and decided to come back to test its lasting appeal.<br/><br/>My opinion of the game has gone down somewhat, especially as, once story mode is completed, there&#39;s pretty much nothing to do. Yes, there&#39;s all the special things and discovery points to find, but once you get all of these, it&#39;s notif anything really happens. And the minigames do get tiring after a while. Also, a big problem that I remember having was that the characters feel clunky, and controlling them is strenuous and tedious at the best of times. In addition to this, the NPCs don&#39;t really seem to do anything except walk around the corridors, talk to each other, or push each other. You don&#39;t see spontaneity anywhere, and no one ever walks into a classroom or is seen with a bag or a big pile of books. (Not to mention the fact that older students are just enlarged smaller students - they don&#39;t look like they&#39;ve grown naturally, just ballooned.)<br/><br/>However, this game IS a great start. Visually, the game can hardly be flawed: the landscapes are stunning and photorealistic, the lighting used throughout the game is impeccable, and the camera angles are superb and allow full aesthetic appreciation, even if you can&#39;t actually change them yourself. Furthermore, I do think the characters animate pretty realistically, even if a bit slow and clunky. The music is great, and the effects are great too. So bring on HBP!<br/><br/>Nonetheless, the gameit is shows great stupidity: the tutorial levels in Grimmauld Place are idiotic. Instead of simply picking up your clothes and neatly placing them in your suitcase, Harry Potter MUST use Wingardium Leviosa, a process taking nearly four timeslong. And to clear a room, you have to use Depulso on all the cupboards, chairs, lamps and tables, something that would undoubtedly break all the objects, right?<br/><br/>As for interactivity: there is little. While the game is advertisedopen-ended, this is a lie of omission: yes, you CAN roam free about a full Hogwarts map, with no limitations, and you can find secrets along the way, but you can&#39;t really DO anything. There aren&#39;t any secret passages (apart from portraits - there&#39;s nothing actually hidden) and there&#39;s nothing particularly interesting to find. The game, then, is pretty linear. And though the story mode does boast some stunning set pieces, the cinematics are only just okay, with Harry looking like a screwed up Lothario-type character, and the character skins look like they&#39;ve just been stretched over the bodies.<br/><br/>So overall, this game is a good start. This game gives you great visuals, but not great practicality or functionality. It does need some fine tuning, and, looking at a screenshot recently released for the HBP game, it looks like the developers are sticking to the visual style, which is good to see. I just hope they&#39;re now focusing on expanding the universe a bit (Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley perhaps?), giving us more to do, and, for goodness&#39; sake, fixing those damn controls!
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