Comparing Every Version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
  • In this video I will be comparing every version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The versions include: PS2, PSP, PC, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Xbox and Gamecube.

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  • @TheLoos3Goos33
    @TheLoos3Goos33 2 года назад +645

    I remember playing the first three games as a kid and being so excited to see this book, with the whole triwizard tournament, adapted into the same open world format. Each game was getting better and better so this one HAD to be amazing! Never even finished it because it was just so boring and grindy in comparison to the old games.

    • @the0thersyde725
      @the0thersyde725 2 года назад +27

      Same. I never got past the first Defense Against the Dark Arts level. Just hated the change in gameplay and genre too much.

    • @roddyginger
      @roddyginger 2 года назад +15

      It's like it tried to be the LOTR games but worse

    • @paradoxzee6834
      @paradoxzee6834 2 года назад +5

      I skiped the 3rd game and went to the 4th one.
      I was a big Harry Potter game at the time, the game was annoying the CPU was really stupid they never do what they need to do, the tasks were not fun at all, after I failed few times on the 2nd task I just quit and find something else to play

    • @TheLoos3Goos33
      @TheLoos3Goos33 2 года назад +6

      @@paradoxzee6834 Oh yeah, the AI partner was horrible when playing single player. Can't blame you for quitting there.

    • @posverdaddivide1542
      @posverdaddivide1542 2 года назад +1

      I loved the adventure concept that the developers used in the First three games, I was waiting for this game in the same way that you describe, and Yeah, it was really sad.

  • @Zand3rsson
    @Zand3rsson 2 года назад +696

    This game disappointed me so much when I was a kid, I loved the open world of Azkaban

    • @TheElusiveYouTuber
      @TheElusiveYouTuber 2 года назад +56

      Same, goblet of fire was a massive downgrade

    • @alvzcizzler
      @alvzcizzler 2 года назад +34

      @@TheElusiveRUclipsr Same goes for the movies, Goblet of Fire is the worst one

    • @TheElusiveYouTuber
      @TheElusiveYouTuber 2 года назад +30

      @@alvzcizzler I totally agree. Goblet of fire is literally my favourite book but the movie is such a disappointment. So many things and characters missing

    • @apieceoftoast768
      @apieceoftoast768 2 года назад +31

      @@TheElusiveRUclipsr not to mention
      "DidyouputyournameintheGobletofFire?!!"

    • @wolf9423
      @wolf9423 2 года назад +1

      I rented the ps2 one and played it once I may have been a cheap blockbuster store that actually has alot I never made it far it seems

  • @Ali3NzGT
    @Ali3NzGT 2 года назад +169

    Goblet of Fire has to be one of the all time greatest disappointments in video game adaptations, after the absolute joy of Prisoner of Azkaban I was so excited to play it, and I don’t think a sequel has ever failed this badly before or since… such a shame as the book offers so much good material to work with

    • @BlindGardener
      @BlindGardener 2 года назад +15

      The movie adaptation wasn't very good either so it's fitting somehow.

    • @irvancrocs1753
      @irvancrocs1753 2 года назад +5

      The direction they took by changing the game more focused on movies instead of books are the reason the downfall of HP games after Prisoner of Azkaban, though i kinda like Order of Phoenix despite it still bored me through half of the game because the "walking simulator" they implemented most of the time.

    • @shiftfire4511
      @shiftfire4511 2 года назад +2

      I think the biggest fatality wasn't the focus on the movies over the books. While previous games had some balance, the modern console and PC releases had always done that, albeit to a lesser extent.
      I think what killed Goblet of Fire completely dead was how development was handled. Same thing happened to the Star Wars titles, also at the hands of EA, a few years later.
      By shifting away from multiple developers making their own versions, and instead to a singular version made by a development team...not inexperienced in general, but with Harry Potter, we lost all of the nuances of the books and the varying quality of releases.
      A better example can be seen in Star Wars of both the flaws and advantages of this. We got Flight of the Falcon, an absolutely atrocious GBA game, the same year we got fucking KOTOR, which is considered one of the best licensed games of all time, and a truly outstanding RPG. This was what Harry Potter was shaping up to be like. Tons of games, some trash, some treasures, but you would never have to look far for a good one.
      Then EA got the rights early into the 2010s, releases fucking plummeted like a stone, and we got the content-lacking, decent Battlefront 2015.
      For major licensed games, it's best to spread it around in the hopes of getting a few bites, rather than risking a flop poisoning the well like Goblet of Fire did.

  • @alef-0
    @alef-0 2 года назад +387

    I replayed the first 3 PC games to death, but I didn't even understand this one. Everything was carefully made to be the worst decision possible, and now that you said I actually can blame the AI. I didn't even know if I was doing something wrong, my spells were always the weakest and every spell either was random or had conditions to be used.
    Will you cover the Lego games? Also the next two are literally my favorites, I could waste hours on the potion minigame.

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz 2 года назад +12

      The potions mini-game was the highlight of the later games and they seemed to realize it when making it.

    • @arjujannaka9807
      @arjujannaka9807 2 года назад

      Yeah it wasnt until much later than I realised that for aqua erecto (heh) and carpe retractum you got to wiggle your analog stick to make your spells stronger

    • @alef-0
      @alef-0 2 года назад +4

      @@arjujannaka9807 Are you serious that my attempt to not be frustrated by this game backfired? Also I recall there was a button for attack and one for "puzzle" so it could be easily transfer to the mouse.

    • @buizelmeme6288
      @buizelmeme6288 2 года назад +6

      I hope he covers the Lego games too! I played year 1-4 at a store! And it was fun!

    • @Ant90210
      @Ant90210 Год назад +1

      It was so lazily developed. Such a disappointment of a game

  • @GEMAPLYS
    @GEMAPLYS 2 года назад +273

    Okay... How did you know me and my friend used to waste hours dropping boulders on Ron's head?
    Awesome video btw! I love your concept of reviewing multiple games to compare them. You should really keep expanding, I bet there are thousands of classic games with weird ports out there just waiting for you.

    • @notAFam69
      @notAFam69 2 года назад +4

      Não esperava

    • @zarautopianinho6871
      @zarautopianinho6871 2 года назад +3

      Cictor aqui eu não esperava ahsahgs

    • @Izhen_UwU
      @Izhen_UwU 2 года назад +1

      *GEEEMAAAAPLYYYSSSS*

    • @gabrielborghetti610
      @gabrielborghetti610 2 года назад +2

      Meu Deus, olha quem apareceu aqui kkkkkkk aproveita e faz um review no seu canal de cálice de fogo pra gente saber dessas histórias kkkkkkkkk

    • @GabrielLF
      @GabrielLF Год назад

      Nem ferrando o Victor aqui kkkk ooooh My Goooood

  • @GhabulousGhoti
    @GhabulousGhoti 2 года назад +203

    The console version is easily in the top 10 worst games I've ever played. I did a 100% LP of the game a few years back with two friends and we were all miserable the entire time, though it made for some hilarious moments when the game decided to just flat out not work at several points. I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention the Cards and the ability/upgrade system that they were tied to, it was the closest thing to an interesting idea in this game IMO and the cards themselves had some hilarious pictures on them!
    Edit: Y'all don't need to tell me that there are infamously terrible games out there, I go out of my way to collect and play terrible games, from the ones that are popular to shit on like Superman 64, Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction, and The Guy Game to more obscure ones like Petz Catz 2 (which despite it's title, is in fact not a pet-raising simulator, but actually an unfathomably terrible Legend of Zelda ripoff in which you play as a cat). Heck, I've 100%ed the PS3 port of Sonic '06. Doesn't change my thoughts on GoF here, it doesn't even have the "so bad that it's good" thing going for it, it's just a miserable time.

    • @Jordan3DS
      @Jordan3DS 2 года назад +8

      I have a lot of nostalgia for it which may be clouding my judgement, but I don't think it's "one of the worst games of all time" or anything. The visuals are decent, the level design and areas are memorable, and the gameplay is fun with a friend, at least. I guess I'd put The Last of Us as the worst game I've ever played, though, despite it being super popular, so it's all up to subjective tastes.

    • @jaredmartin7040
      @jaredmartin7040 2 года назад +5

      This game looks like a masterpiece compared to the worst games ever lol

    • @GhabulousGhoti
      @GhabulousGhoti 2 года назад +8

      @@jaredmartin7040 I'm legit curious to know what you think is worse than this. I'm someone who goes out of my way to play and collect terrible games, from the ones that are popular to shit on like Superman 64, Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction, and The Guy Game to more obscure ones like Petz Catz 2 (which despite it's title, is in fact not a pet-raising simulator, but actually an unfathomably terrible Legend of Zelda ripoff in which you play as a cat). Heck, I've 100%ed the PS3 port of Sonic '06.
      With a collection of well over 1,000 games, I consider Goblet of Fire's console release to be Top 10 Worst easily.

    • @KeybladeMasterAndy
      @KeybladeMasterAndy 2 года назад +4

      @@GhabulousGhoti There are some real FAMOUSLY bad games out there.

    • @GhabulousGhoti
      @GhabulousGhoti 2 года назад +6

      @@KeybladeMasterAndy I'm aware, I collect them. Doesn't change my stance on this game at all.

  • @Raynsideways
    @Raynsideways 2 года назад +22

    I have a real soft spot for the GBA version of Goblet of Fire. The pre-rendered 3d sprites are really good looking for the time, and I loved the visuals for the spells that looked almost like real-time particle effects. It all felt really sophisticated for how limited the GBA's hardware was.
    Its gameplay loop was pretty satisfying too, and had a lot of fun interactions like using glacius to cool off the salamanders then dropping them into crates with wingardium leviosa, or trying to levitate the nifflers into their boxes while they try to wiggle free. You could also collect cards for spells, creatures, people etc that had more lore on them, which I always liked. I still occasionally play it these days because it's nice easy fun.

    • @darinstaley1993
      @darinstaley1993 2 года назад +3

      The gameplay and graphics were also similar to the GBA Narnia game

    • @WolfWiz99
      @WolfWiz99 2 месяца назад

      Played both as a preteen, and they both slapped, but I don't think I ever reached the end of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. GoF on the GBA had, in my opinion, the best soundtrack and it's always a blast of nostalgia replaying it. That one particular port and Ultimate Spider-Man for the Gameboy Advanced Micro were my bread and butter whilst reading through the novels. I've since then completed OotP, HBP, DH part 1 and 2 on the Wii and Xbox 360 numerous times, but never played Philospher's Stone, Chambers of Secrets or Prisoner of Azkaban so I have no reference for what the open world gameplay or the puzzle mechanics were like, so I just had GoF and that was good enough I guess. Deathly Hallows part 1 is where I get rage because of how much of a grind it is.
      I don't like the Xbox version of GoF as much as the GBA port, though I have finished it as well. Mostly, I hate that they didn't include Fire Crabs. I'm in my mid twenties and still building the LEGO HP sets, and my aim is to piece together a fire crab MOC that I found online. Those and the salamanders were my favourite creatures to battle in the good old days. Collecting the lore cards to fill out the Folio Universitas was my own personal badge of honour.
      The visuals and gameplay mechanics were very good for a game that was released in 2005. Still whistle the main theme when I'm bored at work. 🪄✨️
      ​@darinstaley1993

  • @IvanPauletti
    @IvanPauletti 2 года назад +14

    I love how you made Ron take damage from basically every living, fantasy or inanimate creature of this world.

  • @Fourzifer
    @Fourzifer 2 года назад +24

    I'm definitely the odd one out, but I loved playing this game with my two best friends when it released. Just the co-op alone made me grow more nostalgia for this title than any of the previous HP games. It was also the last HP game we ever played, so we kept dusting it off

    • @LaggyKar
      @LaggyKar 2 года назад +2

      Same here, I have fond memories of playing this one with my siblings. Out of the series, I have the most nostalgia for this game, as well as Chamber of Secrets on PC

    • @SP8inc
      @SP8inc 2 года назад +2

      I played this with my cousin, but I also played it many times myself. Man I loved it. It felt like a very cool action game in the HP world. For exploration the other games do it, but for action? This one is honestly better than the deathly hallows games.

  • @curiouscorvid
    @curiouscorvid 2 года назад +11

    I was obsessed with the first three games as a kid, but this one broke that obsession so badly. I don't think I even finished it once, compared to the countless times I played the first three in full.

  • @sarahnadeofpoetry
    @sarahnadeofpoetry 2 года назад +6

    I love your sense of humour and homely retrospective style, which is just the best for this sort of thing I feel. Really excellent work.

  • @Jordan3DS
    @Jordan3DS 2 года назад +91

    I'm excited to see what you say about the Order of the Phoenix game, I remember it being super disappointing as a kid. Hogwarts was more realized than it had ever been before, but there's no actual gameplay to keep you interested so it just becomes a game of walking around the castle grounds and nothing else.

    • @xHeigoux
      @xHeigoux 2 года назад +20

      I borrowed that one from a friend at school. already didn't like hp 4 and then the 5th game didn't even have an "real" gameplay. come on, the dungeon based design from the first 3 games was so appealing, why didn't they simply continue with that.

    • @Jordan3DS
      @Jordan3DS 2 года назад +27

      ​@@xHeigoux The problem is that the PS3 generation saw two dramatic shifts in the industry: Colorless realism and a focus on making games look exciting and flashy without actually caring about the gameplay design. Harry Potter 5 just followed the trends of the time, and sadly they were trends that really sucked. EA probably thought "as long as the game looks realistic and has a super detailed Hogwarts that's all anyone will care about!"
      It's a problem that still persists with most of the triple A games to this day, honestly.

    • @KeybladeMasterAndy
      @KeybladeMasterAndy 2 года назад +11

      I remember liking the dueling.
      Also, the placement of the 5th and 7th floors massively contradict each other, considering they're both supposed to lead to the clock tower.

    • @KeybladeMasterAndy
      @KeybladeMasterAndy 2 года назад +8

      @@Jordan3DS To be fair, they wanted it to look closer to the movie, and not just do "colourless realism" for it's own sake.

    • @DylanFreak263
      @DylanFreak263 2 года назад +14

      Walking around Hogwarts being miserable, sounds like Order of the Phoenix to me

  • @frds_skce
    @frds_skce 2 года назад +6

    I love how your channel just slowly but surely become a console version comparison dedicated channel, with most of them includes GBA version.
    Not that i'm complaining, would love to see more comparison content from you if it means I get to see GBA on the video

  • @garfieldcouch4443
    @garfieldcouch4443 Год назад +3

    I've been binging this series. I rented 1-4 as a kid, almost all on PS2. You keep blowing my mind.

  • @JRPizza
    @JRPizza 2 года назад +7

    But did Dumbledore ask calmly in any version?

    • @Flandrew
      @Flandrew  2 года назад +7

      I was hoping he would, but they skipped that part, unfortunately. Another reason this is a low point for the series.

  • @maxmorgan3370
    @maxmorgan3370 2 года назад +3

    I look forward to your Harry Potter videos, the multiple games per book/movie just always fascinated me, so finally seeing them all tackled like this is so satisfying.

  • @Stinkystunnedstinker
    @Stinkystunnedstinker 2 года назад +1

    the nostalgia wave from your HP games videos is insane! You got blessed by yt algorithm as well because I always see your vids on my rec feed. Amazing work lad, keep em coming

  • @Qasemiro
    @Qasemiro 2 года назад +6

    I was looking forward to this video

  • @LogicalBomb
    @LogicalBomb 2 года назад +15

    THE DARK AGE OF THE SERIES.
    So happy you continue to make these vids!♥

  • @wheelkeen
    @wheelkeen 2 года назад +3

    You're halfway there! Thank you for taking the time to play these games to make a comparison video for us. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the order of the Phoenix

  • @Niosai
    @Niosai 2 года назад +2

    Very stoked to see you growing so fast! You've struck gold here and I can't wait to see what you do next :)

  • @ThomasLock
    @ThomasLock 2 года назад +18

    I’m gonna be sad when this series is over. So good!!

  • @bigkmoviesandgames
    @bigkmoviesandgames 2 года назад +32

    this was the first Harry Potter game that lost the magic so to speak. thankfully five and six were an Improvement.

  • @ScratchMyAnchor
    @ScratchMyAnchor 2 года назад +1

    thank you for your continued work on this series. I've always been really curious about the full comparisons after noticing how different all the games were as a kid

  • @jomole1430
    @jomole1430 2 года назад +25

    This is one of the few classic Harry Potter games I owned (the other three were Chamber of Secrets for GBA and GBC and Deathly Hallows Part 1 for XBOX 360). I owned this on XBOX, and it was brutal. I agree that the AI was terrible; luckily, I had two sisters who were occasionally available to help me out. Playing alone made casting certain spells nearly impossible, so I couldn't collect all of the upgrade cards. I didn't mind the levels but having to replay them over and over again got tiresome very quickly. Instead of returning you to the Level Select screen after collecting each shield and forcing you to start over again, why not let you stay in the level to try to collect all of the shields in one go?

  • @mattsmall3942
    @mattsmall3942 2 года назад +2

    Just finished watching your other 3 videos! This is a nice surprise

  • @RomanQrr
    @RomanQrr 2 года назад +16

    My only memory of this game is randomly running around levels that I have no idea why they exist or what I am supposed to do while enemies keep spawning and interrupting my puzzle solving while AI just dies. I think there are multiple paths through the level so exploration is there, but I really don't remember paying attention to any level design.
    Also you again forgot LEGO Harry Potter.

  • @valse8
    @valse8 Год назад +23

    Am I really the only person that LOVED this game as a kid?? The way you'd cast spells felt so... real somehow. I 100% this game multiple times because I loved it that much.

    • @vnshngpnt
      @vnshngpnt Год назад +7

      You're not alone, I love it. I also love spell system in the game, it's underrated. Much interesting then first 3 games.

    • @DarkSyde-ik6cr
      @DarkSyde-ik6cr Год назад +5

      It was one of my favorites as a kid!

  • @superdupergaming7831
    @superdupergaming7831 2 года назад +2

    Damn stop putting out so much good content! Distracting me from work

  • @ExploringAndMe
    @ExploringAndMe 2 года назад +4

    I was so dissapointed as a kid and still not over how they messed it up after the awesome first 3 games it made me dislike the movie too had the xbox version

  • @MrDumdumkilla
    @MrDumdumkilla 2 года назад

    Your channel helps me get my retro gaming room games up with games like this and the others you've reviewed. I never knew about these games and if I did guess never cared lol

  • @dylanstylee94
    @dylanstylee94 2 года назад +1

    Been waiting so hard for this can't wait for next episode

  • @Thecactuskid
    @Thecactuskid 2 года назад +7

    Would you ever consider talking about the movie specific levels of the Lego games? I always loved them and think they would fit well in this retrospective

  • @gnbman
    @gnbman 2 года назад +2

    You mad lad, you did it. I can't wait to watch this after work. Please do The Phantom Menace too.

  • @ethanmarley678
    @ethanmarley678 Год назад +3

    Dumbledore: "EA, DID YOU PUT YOUR LINEAR LEVEL DESIGN INTO THE GOBLET OF FIRE?!"

  • @Georgeandjackshow
    @Georgeandjackshow 2 года назад +1

    Dude you are my new favourite RUclipsr I hope the algorithm treats you well

  • @Kizzster
    @Kizzster 2 года назад +1

    I'm obsessed with your Harry Potter videos. Already waiting for Order Of The Pheonix!

  • @skydaplaya6
    @skydaplaya6 2 года назад +3

    You should do videos on the Lord of the Rings games next. They look so similar to this!

  • @TheHipClip
    @TheHipClip 2 года назад +4

    I just got a Vietnam flashback of that stupid dragon level, Ron and Hermione died so many times off screen, that I just gave up.
    Glad I only rented it in our local DVD store, how time flies. Thanks for the great memories!

  • @ruijikisu
    @ruijikisu 2 года назад +29

    this series is quite funny cause i played not only one but most of the versions of every game.
    i had this game on pc, psp and GBA and both versions were alright. i played most of the pc version in coop and thats def the way to play it, the sabotaging of other players is just part of the fun.
    looking forward to the order of the phoenix video, that was always my favourite, because it had the most lifelike castle!

  • @Clay3613
    @Clay3613 2 года назад +5

    Even in video games, Ron gets no respect!

  • @thematrixlunchhacker
    @thematrixlunchhacker 2 года назад +1

    I frickin love these videos and just binged your whole channel yesterday lol. Great content

  • @atesch10
    @atesch10 2 года назад +10

    Good day to find your other videos on the HP games! This one was such an odd duck compared to the rest of them.

  • @eeefffjjjuuuhhh
    @eeefffjjjuuuhhh 2 года назад +2

    These videos are great! Will you also cover the lego Harry Potter games? Those are also different per console:D

    • @Flandrew
      @Flandrew  2 года назад +2

      Yes, eventually. The old Lego games are great!

  • @kelseycaron2603
    @kelseycaron2603 2 года назад +1

    Keep up these kind of videos! Love them!

  • @Manmade023
    @Manmade023 2 года назад +1

    Your humor make the video even more enjoyable 🙌

  • @HOTD108_
    @HOTD108_ 2 года назад +1

    11:25 Nostalgia is when you like something JUST because it's from your past, and not because it actually has any merit to it. So, by definition if you like something because of nostalgia then it has nothing else to offer, and thus is bad. Of course, all art is subjective so if someone genuinely felt a game like this has other merit than that's valid, but to say you like it because of nostalgia is really just a backhanded compliment.

  • @emaanopeedro
    @emaanopeedro 2 года назад +1

    I grew up playing the PS2 version with my little brother. We had so much fun with this game. I aggree that the game is very repetitive, but I have a great affection for this game. I also liked playing the GBA version.

  • @CDromatron
    @CDromatron 2 года назад

    These videos can't come out fast enough, loving these!

  • @AtomPunk
    @AtomPunk 2 года назад +6

    Like you said, is it the best of the HP games? Probably not. But little me who just wanted to spend time in the Wizarding World was more than satisfied. I played this game a ton and had loads of fun doing it. Thanks for the video and the fun look back!

  • @rusticgiraffe4262
    @rusticgiraffe4262 2 года назад +2

    Hot damn. I just finished watching the rest of this series yesterday.

  • @SP8inc
    @SP8inc 2 года назад +1

    You don't know how much I loved this game. I played it countless of times. It's really sad to see how much hate it gets, people just wanted something different I guess.

  • @TrishaSpectacle
    @TrishaSpectacle 2 года назад +1

    Oh my god… when the music for the Yule Ball started i had a massive flashback to doing TERRIBLY at it 😂

  • @joelatkinson4967
    @joelatkinson4967 2 года назад +1

    I remeber the DS version of order of the pheonix having a really cool spell system where you used the stylus to draw the spells the idea being they where the wand movments, I remember liking this mechanic but I dont know if it was broken half the time.

  • @zachcrews2835
    @zachcrews2835 2 года назад +1

    Just found the channel from your clone wars video, I really enjoyed all the content! Keep it up!

  • @immortaluglyfish2724
    @immortaluglyfish2724 2 года назад +2

    I remember playing the DS version to death. I loved the Niffler mini game, and it had a really spooky "Game over" screen

  • @MiztaPanda
    @MiztaPanda 2 года назад +1

    Keep up the good work Flandrew! Only just found this channel but really liking the content. Wishing you fast and steady growth!!

  • @purpleheart3000
    @purpleheart3000 2 года назад +36

    I only had the GBA version. It holds quite a bit of nostalgia, so I do replay it once in a while, but only up to the bathroom levels. I absolutely LOATHE that section because it's repetitive to the point where I feel trapped in some infinite loop nightmare of plumbing. I usually skip to the maze and final fight, and then it's put away for another year until I forget how awful the bathroom was and want to crack it open again.

    • @frds_skce
      @frds_skce 2 года назад +1

      The GBA version of Harry Potters game are very interesting and fun despite being movie tie-in game, tbh

    • @albatross1779
      @albatross1779 2 года назад +1

      I had the DS version and hated that stage too. It was already odd that Ron not only wanted to come along to the Prefect's bathroom, but Hermione did as well...and then it was even more odd to find out what said "bathroom" entailed. It's pretty much a sewer level, and we all know how great those are in retro-style games... Now that I think about it, this game is actually retro now.

  • @Yamezzzz
    @Yamezzzz 2 года назад +7

    So hilarious that I've been considering making a RUclips series almost identical to these videos for the past 10 years, but never did because of procrastination. It's kind of hilarious to point out my natural illogical frustration that somebody else "stole my idea" when I never even began doing it in the first place over the span of a whole decade.
    What I really mean to say though, is that I very much appreciate these videos and thoroughly enjoy them. They're likely better than anything I would've made anyway.
    All the Harry Potter games had a huge impact on my life, ever since HP1 on the PS1 which was my first ever video game. Because I got all the different console versions, I actually thought that was the norm in the gaming industry, to be completely different on every system. I felt scammed once I got some other games later on as a kid on multiple systems when they were almost identical.
    This is even my first comment on any of these videos because each time I (ironically) procrastinated commenting because I had too much to say about each version of each game. Enough commentary and opinion (ironically again) to fill a RUclips video with haha
    Thanks again Flandrew, for doing something I never did (and probably never would do let's be honest, 10 years might as well be 100)

  • @brunotechinvest
    @brunotechinvest 2 года назад +1

    Another great video comparison. Thank you again.

  • @churibman
    @churibman 2 года назад +5

    Man, after loving the first two games I couldn't play the prisoner of Azkaban on my crappy pc at the time. When this one came out I had upgraded and was looking forward to coming back to the series... After a couple of hours with this one I never played a Harry Potter game again 😅

    • @albatross1779
      @albatross1779 2 года назад +1

      You're not alone. I played the PS1 game for the first movie, the GBA game for the second, skipped the third, played the fourth on the DS, and then never played a Harry Potter game again until the Lego games. Suffice to say, these vids satiate my curiosity of the games I missed, as well as the other versions of the few games I did actually play.

  • @ryanhutchinson4467
    @ryanhutchinson4467 Год назад +1

    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:52 PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox
    7:27 PSP/PC
    7:53 Game Boy Advance
    9:54 Nintendo DS
    10:41 Conclusion
    (Feel free to copy this into the video description to make RUclips chapters)

  • @dunkbuscusgaming7016
    @dunkbuscusgaming7016 2 года назад +1

    I only played the PC/PS2 version but would've liked to see the Yule Ball level in either one of those, so can't say I'm not disappointed.

  • @paulhanck1123
    @paulhanck1123 2 года назад +1

    I just binged this series yesterday and now theres a new episode

  • @cuteypetz
    @cuteypetz 2 года назад +1

    The only thing positive I can say about the GOF PS2 game is that I respect the developers for trying something different and not slavishly following the games that came before

  • @areyou0serious
    @areyou0serious 2 года назад +1

    The whole bit of Ron getting hurt by rocks is hilarious 😂

  • @user-of6cm1jl5x
    @user-of6cm1jl5x 2 года назад +2

    I actually owned the DS version of this game as a kid. It was one of the first games I got for the console and the first Harry Potter game that I actually owned and absolutely played it to death. Never beat the final Voldemort duel but I have a lot of nostalgia for the mini-games like the Niffler training and Chocolate Frog squashing. Good memories. And yet, as soon as I got the Order of the Phoenix game (on Wii iirc) this got tossed to the wayside. Haven't booted it up in well over a decade and likely never will lmao

  • @ulmxn
    @ulmxn 8 месяцев назад

    Harry picking up a huge boulder with magic and then casually dropping it behind him on top of Ron's head at 7:18 has me rolling on the floor

  • @jonasskjtt5542
    @jonasskjtt5542 2 года назад +2

    Great video! And love your HP series :-)

  • @makaan1932
    @makaan1932 2 года назад +1

    Enjoying your content. Thank you, youtube, for showing me this.

  • @Adrian-L3x4
    @Adrian-L3x4 2 года назад +3

    I ve been waiting for new Video 👌🏻👍🏻

  • @mattwo7
    @mattwo7 2 года назад +1

    8:36 Oh good, I'm _not_ the only person in existence who had to put up with the Virgin Games version of Aladdin (Genesis/Mega Drive). It's legit the second video game I've ever owned after Sonic 2 (which came with my Genesis as it was a later release but my next door neighbor had Sonic 1, which I was even _worse_ at) because it was the game I got from the mail-in promo.
    Edit: I forgot this was the version Disney ported recently instead of the apparently superior Capcom version for SNES and GBA that I really need to get around to playing. A truly baffling decision.

  • @suroguner
    @suroguner 2 года назад +1

    Your videos are why I bought 3 versions of Chamber of Secrets.

  • @owjbehdobw4711
    @owjbehdobw4711 2 года назад +1

    Great videos dude. I really appreciate you doing this.

  • @thebaronlouis8619
    @thebaronlouis8619 2 года назад +1

    I only played the GBA version and remember it being pretty decent. Hold B for any spell that's channeled and spam A for any spell that's instant. Simple enough. The Moody level was to show you that the spells you unlocked later trivialized a lot of the enemy types that were health sponges earlier, so if you wanted to collect everything you could breeze through the old levels. The Yu-gi-oh card Voldemort throws at Harry is Expelliarmus, but since it's only cast in cutscene I think that was just for lore purposes so you could read about it in the menu. The multiplayer if you had a link cable was the Yule ball or any of the 3 tri-wizard tasks, and you could select either Harry, Fleur, Cedric, or Krum and their sprites for the water level and Yule ball accurately reflected their method for swimming underwater in the book as well as their costumes in the movie, but I think everyone had the Horn Tail because I don't remember any other dragon head chasing me.
    Looking at this, I think it might have been the best version. At the time I wished I had the PC port but now I'm glad I didn't.

  • @pazuzu6666
    @pazuzu6666 2 года назад +2

    Can't wait for the order of the pheonix video to drop

  • @krikit13b4ss
    @krikit13b4ss 2 года назад +1

    Yes! I've literally been waiting for this vid

  • @faelger9473
    @faelger9473 2 года назад +1

    I love these so much...please do more of them! MAYBE next after the harry potter ones.....DO THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONES!!?!? there like A BAZILLION different releases for every of the 6 movies...AND for you to gobble up and make into a video. Good content and you'll have fun doing them?

  • @lennyzeppelin
    @lennyzeppelin 2 года назад

    Oh I loved that niffler mini game on the ds! That's honestly one of the only things I remember about it, because I used to spend hours cleaning and feeding him 😭

  • @anon_y_mousse
    @anon_y_mousse 2 года назад +1

    I never got to play the movie/book tie-in games. Now you're making me glad I didn't. Thanks for the laughs, since your video is undoubtedly better than even thinking about playing that game.

  • @AlfonsoSRT
    @AlfonsoSRT 2 года назад +1

    Imagine me. My PC didn't have the buttons required to play the game properly, so I could never get past the beginning. And when I finally was able to, this is what welcomed me. I remember liking the look of the herbology level but that's about it lol.

  • @PinkiiProxii
    @PinkiiProxii 2 года назад

    this and the next one are the games i remember the most (console versions) although i know i played the three prior on xbox. this series is a bit of a blessing and i can feel my brain rattling when looking at these visuals since i was really young playing these ... thank you so much, and i'm really excited for the order of the phoenix because that one was my favorite

  • @Blixthand
    @Blixthand 2 года назад +3

    Haven't played this game in many years now, but I have mostly fond memories of the GBA version, and mostly not so fond memories of the PC version. I stopped playing the PC version at the bathroom level and never went back, until my sister picked the game up like 7 years later. She managed to get to the end, but struggled with the final fight, so I helped her clear it, so I guess I kinda beat GoF for PC as well.

  • @CraftyApe
    @CraftyApe 2 года назад +1

    Excellent comparison video as always!! I look forward to seeing Order of the Phoenix comparison. I loved the PSP version but would be interesting to see how it compared to the console version.

  • @Ghost_Drive
    @Ghost_Drive 2 года назад

    The first video game I ever got for myself (by which I mean my parents got for me, we had a PS1 from before I was born) was a gameboy advance deal that came with the Chicken Little game and Harry Potter 4. Despite getting stuck on level 3 with the Salamanders, it gave me enough interest in the series that I actually picked up the books and then watched the movies. I came back to the game a few years later, realized I just didn't read the tutorial close enough, and then this became the first game I ever beat. I think it was just ok, like a 5/10, maybe 4 for repetitiveness, but because it lead me to reading the books I can't help but remember it fondly.

  • @dbs1013
    @dbs1013 2 года назад +2

    5:04 that's what you get for falling out with Harry, Ron...

  • @Yamezzzz
    @Yamezzzz 2 года назад +3

    The Goblet of Fire on Xbox was the only Xbox game I bought on release date. It felt so grown-up, dark and serious. Unlike the childish wonder of innocently exploring Hogwarts in all the predecessors.
    Despite not enjoying the game as much as the others I almost felt obliged to play it to feel more grown up, like shit is real now, I'm not a kid anymore, no more playing around in Hogwarts...
    There were a couple shields that I just remember spending hours trying to get after "finishing" the game, but never managed to do so. It drove me crazy as a completionist. I really should get back to it.

  • @HrvojeGrahovac
    @HrvojeGrahovac 2 года назад +1

    Interesting fact about Philosopher's Stone: KnowWonder pitched the idea to EA as an Xbox exclusive using an engine they created for one of the early Xbox titles, Azurik: Rise of Perathia. Alas, EA decided to go with the PS1 Argonaut version

  • @PrimevalDemon
    @PrimevalDemon 2 года назад +1

    I absolutely adored this game on Xbox and it and Ed , Edd n Eddy Boo-Haw-Haw are right next to each other in my mind

  • @FarmerSlideJoeBob
    @FarmerSlideJoeBob 2 года назад +1

    yesss the coolest guy is back, with a new video😃😃

  • @Xumbos
    @Xumbos 2 года назад

    Your channel is great, I love this idea for videos

  • @WatanukiProductions
    @WatanukiProductions 2 года назад

    I was so excited to see the Zelda-esque gameplay adapt the Triwizard Tournament. After play the 3 GameCube games and two PC versions, they had settled into something really special that I loved. This game disappointed me so much that I sold it as well as my three GameCube games and never played another Harry Potter game. (Something I do regret doing.)
    The coop gameplay could have been a great gimmick for a spin-off game, after all, Quiditch World Cup was fun and it was completely different, the franchise was massive on the level of Star Wars where each movie could easily have more than one game tying into it. Plus this gameplay works great in Nine Parchments a game I love but it felt like a betrayal to change genres so drastically and act like it was the next game in the series.

  • @ZaikoEAG11
    @ZaikoEAG11 2 года назад +1

    Ron's AI missing some code is somehow fitting... Idk if you get what I'm trying to say. That bit made me laugh

  • @mangermatilla
    @mangermatilla 2 года назад +1

    Thank you very much ☺️
    I love all the Goblet of Fire Game...
    Keep up the good work ☺️

  • @blobbermol995
    @blobbermol995 2 года назад

    This unlocked so many memories holy shit! It was the first game my parents got my for my Nintendo DS Lite and I was super angry because I wanted to play Pokemon Platinum instead. Still played it and actually had fun. Thank you for this video.

  • @adamsinclair1959
    @adamsinclair1959 2 года назад +1

    I remember playing this on the PSP, I was so disappointed in the loss of features from previous games. I actually assumed that the version I was playing was some inferior version made just for the PSP and that the kids who got it on PS2 were having a much better time than me... it's a weird relief all these years later to see I was wrong.

  • @ScratStitch
    @ScratStitch 2 года назад +2

    Not related, but I'd love for you to cover more of the Phantom Menace games as well.

    • @Flandrew
      @Flandrew  2 года назад +1

      Will do, thanks

  • @mattwo7
    @mattwo7 2 года назад +1

    9:38 That thing is _way_ too thick to be a thin piece of cardboard with a children's trading card printed on it. I thought it was a book at first but it's not thick _enough_ to be a book. Using the full stop and comma keys on the video to go frame by frame, I discovered it popped out of him rather than him throwing it too.

  • @mattwo7
    @mattwo7 2 года назад +2

    10:34 Fantastic Beasts is an actual book.
    Did the devs not read it as reference material?

  • @jolteon345
    @jolteon345 2 года назад +2

    I had it on PS2 and GameCube (movie-games were easy cop out presents), the GameCube one was better for multiplayer. The ps2 one was one of those weird situations where my slim sounded like it wanted to die but ran fine on the fat ps2.