Hi Phil and Phil of Glimmer followers. I was going over the cards this morning and remembered 3 more of them that were inspired by famous people. Norvel Twonk is (very) loosely inspired by Sean Connery. More in attitude than features. Celestine Warbeck was inspired by Patti LaBelle. She has such talent and presence. Morgan le Fay was inspired by Sophia Loren. Morgan needed that touch of both class and beauty.
Thanks once again, Phil. It was an absolute pleasure to chat with you. I still cannot get over how much folks still love the game and the artwork I contributed.
thank you so much for your art, please know that for so many of us the games and the cards with all the trivia were such a huge part of our childhoods!
@Jeff Willis I am in the process of trying to publish my own children’s novel. It would be an absolute honour to commission you to do illustrations for it
I remember reading through the entire folio magi multiple times. :D I also replayed the (german) voicelines that read it in HP3 PC countless times as a kid. The artwork on the wizard cards made it feel even more authentic and I always loved the style.
Big thanks to Jeff Willis for talking to me, it was fascinating to hear about the making of these games (and how he made Hesper Starky the absolute legend that she is). A longer unedited video of our whole chat (~1h in length!) will be coming out later this week/next week, featuring even more of your questions! Please give Jeff some love at twitter.com/jeffwillisart or jeffwillisartist.com
Oh my days...I cannot wait to hear from the man who was behind such exquisite collectibles. In my opinion, exploring Hogwarts for those Wizard cards was the best collectibles experience in all my gameplaying years.
You cannot overstate how important these cards were for me. My first PC came pre-installed with the copy of Chamber for some reason and as a 8 year old kid I didn't know much english at all and I actually haven't seen the movie or read the book yet. But I somehow managed to play through the whole thing. Also the pokemon trading cards were really big phenomenon at the time and I was heavily into them, so when I saw that you can actually collect all the wizard cards in this game, it was like my two most favorite things in the world came together. I managed to collect them all, I was so proud of my collection. And then I got an idea... Through my mom I had access to programs like photoshop and such, and I decided to create actual physical cards. I screenshot every single one of them, created the back sides even... with the text I couldn't read at the time, printed them in several copies (in varied rarity of course), laminated them, cut them out and handed out randomized packs in my class. We would then try to trade them back to get complete sets. It was just awesome.
I loved the little pieces of lore we got from the cards. Made the world really feel bigger and more fleshed out. I always wondered how it would be if we got a game about some of these characters, and that's also the reason why the third game is my favourite, as it is the one with the biggest number of cards of the trilogy.
Thanks for the awesome interview! Jeff did some of the most iconic artwork for the games. As an aspiring concept/produciton artist I'm honoured to get to hear some of his insights! 😊
Thank you so much for this. Often times artists are overlooked, so its really nice to see them get recognition. I never even comprehended someone had to go through a lot of effort to make the wizard cards from the concept phase all the way to the refining stages.
Great interview! Jeff was such a pleasure to work with over the years at Big Fish Games, and it's been wonderful seeing what other cool projects he's been a part of recently!
Oh, so looking forward to this!! Just like the Flandrew videos, these types of videos tickle my childhood nostalgia. Even though these games weren't AAA, they left a larger footnote in my life than any other game could have done.
@@PhilOfGlimmer It's so nice that on some of these videos, the developers themselves comment and bring more insight into what they did for the games. Maybe we're in for more in the future ! :D
The cards were always my favorite part of the game. I loved collecting them and then hiding in a secret room to read them all. It made it feel more magical. I wish they kept that concept in the later games.
Super interesting to learn about the development process! Thanks for all the work on this Phil, and thank you so much Jeff for graciously sharing, you helped create so many of our childhoods!
11:15 btw, she's established to have found magical properties of the number 7, but have you noticed that both her first and last name happen to have 7 letters? It's a rather nice touch
Had any luck contacting Jeremy Soule to talk about the soundtrack? His work in these games is probably one of the most memorable elements of this “trilogy” (heck, games 5 and 6 even reused these tracks too!)
I recently played Morrowind this year and was absolutely stunned to find out that the music in that game is so remarkably similar to the songs in Harry Potter that you could almost use them interchangeably.
It’s getting harder and harder these days to enjoy „Harry Potter“ as a franchise, and a large part of that is because of some people who were involved. J.K. Rowiling, obviously, for her atrocious transphobia, but also unfortunately Jeremy Soule who has very heavy and serious allegations on his conscience. The better then that there are those smaller creators who also worked tirelessly to bring this franchise where it now is and who are also celebrated for their work. People who illustrated the cards, who made the games, who designed Hogwarts exterior and interior for the movies, who designed costumes, especially wands - for me those people, not the Rowlings, Soules or even Radcliffes and Rickmans of this world are worth celebrating, not as individualities, but as a part of a creative community. That is why I enjoyed this interview very much, besides the fact that I always LOVED the cards in those games. To this day I consider them to be the best collectible that I came across in all my years of gaming. So cheers to you, sir, for not focusing on the big names and finding joy in speaking to great creators such as Mrs. Willis. Oh, and please, please, for the love of God, let this comment not age like a fine milk...
Does anyone have a solution for this weird problem with sorcerer's stone I installed the game and everything was fine but when I try to opet the game nothings happened and i try to unnistall then install but same problem again I click play and then nothing..Anyone know how to fix :(
Hi Phil and Phil of Glimmer followers.
I was going over the cards this morning and remembered 3 more of them that were inspired by famous people.
Norvel Twonk is (very) loosely inspired by Sean Connery. More in attitude than features.
Celestine Warbeck was inspired by Patti LaBelle. She has such talent and presence.
Morgan le Fay was inspired by Sophia Loren. Morgan needed that touch of both class and beauty.
Can we go behind the progress on making the in game models since they aren't based on the kids
Thanks once again, Phil. It was an absolute pleasure to chat with you. I still cannot get over how much folks still love the game and the artwork I contributed.
thank you so much for your art, please know that for so many of us the games and the cards with all the trivia were such a huge part of our childhoods!
@Jeff Willis I am in the process of trying to publish my own children’s novel. It would be an absolute honour to commission you to do illustrations for it
Thank you Jeff for creating such amazing character artworks for the cards. They have a sense of warm and comfortness to the design.
thank you sir for being here! love from germany
I remember reading through the entire folio magi multiple times. :D
I also replayed the (german) voicelines that read it in HP3 PC countless times as a kid. The artwork on the wizard cards made it feel even more authentic and I always loved the style.
Big thanks to Jeff Willis for talking to me, it was fascinating to hear about the making of these games (and how he made Hesper Starky the absolute legend that she is). A longer unedited video of our whole chat (~1h in length!) will be coming out later this week/next week, featuring even more of your questions! Please give Jeff some love at twitter.com/jeffwillisart or jeffwillisartist.com
Oh my days...I cannot wait to hear from the man who was behind such exquisite collectibles. In my opinion, exploring Hogwarts for those Wizard cards was the best collectibles experience in all my gameplaying years.
Collecting those cards as a kid was the reason why I've spent so much time after the story
the artstyle for the cards and the game as a whole is legendary
You cannot overstate how important these cards were for me. My first PC came pre-installed with the copy of Chamber for some reason and as a 8 year old kid I didn't know much english at all and I actually haven't seen the movie or read the book yet. But I somehow managed to play through the whole thing. Also the pokemon trading cards were really big phenomenon at the time and I was heavily into them, so when I saw that you can actually collect all the wizard cards in this game, it was like my two most favorite things in the world came together. I managed to collect them all, I was so proud of my collection. And then I got an idea... Through my mom I had access to programs like photoshop and such, and I decided to create actual physical cards. I screenshot every single one of them, created the back sides even... with the text I couldn't read at the time, printed them in several copies (in varied rarity of course), laminated them, cut them out and handed out randomized packs in my class. We would then try to trade them back to get complete sets. It was just awesome.
I love this story!
Omg same! I played this game before i even saw the movies or read the books haha, also without any english knowledge it was a cherry on top :D
I loved the little pieces of lore we got from the cards. Made the world really feel bigger and more fleshed out. I always wondered how it would be if we got a game about some of these characters, and that's also the reason why the third game is my favourite, as it is the one with the biggest number of cards of the trilogy.
I'm amazed at Jeff's ability to recall this level of detail decades later, I struggle to remember what I did yesterday!
Only a pure hearted person like him could make such magical games
Verry happy that HP games devs are being interviewed, HP1 and 2 being games u could play without 3D accel. card made them quite special to me
His Hogwarts founders and Morgan le Fay are my absolute favourites, for some reason they seem just so perfect and fitting
so a symapthic and passionate guy, happy to see obe o my childhood heroes the first time
What an absolute legend, These games were the pinnacle of pc games in the early 2000s, Well for me atleast
Thanks for the awesome interview! Jeff did some of the most iconic artwork for the games. As an aspiring concept/produciton artist I'm honoured to get to hear some of his insights! 😊
Thank you very much for so much of my childhood, Jeff! I still play these games and I love your art on the cards you did.
10:05 that laugh has been living in my brain rent free for the last 20 years and you using that clip makes me feel so seen and heard. thank you
It's so bizarre and almost surreal to see the people behind your childhood decades later
Thank you so much for this. Often times artists are overlooked, so its really nice to see them get recognition. I never even comprehended someone had to go through a lot of effort to make the wizard cards from the concept phase all the way to the refining stages.
Hesper Starky is sooo iconic af 😭😭😭 thank you for revealing the BG story of wizard cards
Great interview! Jeff was such a pleasure to work with over the years at Big Fish Games, and it's been wonderful seeing what other cool projects he's been a part of recently!
Oh, so looking forward to this!! Just like the Flandrew videos, these types of videos tickle my childhood nostalgia. Even though these games weren't AAA, they left a larger footnote in my life than any other game could have done.
Such a coincidence he had a developer interview thing around the same time! 😸😸
@@PhilOfGlimmer It's so nice that on some of these videos, the developers themselves comment and bring more insight into what they did for the games. Maybe we're in for more in the future ! :D
@@PhilOfGlimmer you and Flandrew both keep making those, there's not a lot of content like this
Can't wait!
Sorry there's not a card for you Ron x
Please please save the live video on your channel to watch it later! So excited!!!
Fear not, it is a prerecorded interview! This is the edited version, the full length unedited version will come out about a week later! 😻
Ohhh how lovely! One never appreciates the people working behind the scenes for something like my childhood-defining game! 😍😍😍
The wizard cards were my favorite part of the game. I am also an artist so this video feels like my life has come full circle!
as a kid i used to print the cards on paper and cut them out and making a collection
those were the days...
The cards were always my favorite part of the game. I loved collecting them and then hiding in a secret room to read them all. It made it feel more magical. I wish they kept that concept in the later games.
I appreciate all the effort Phil is going to!! All these recent uploads are *chefs kiss* such good quality 👏👏👏
Don't worry, my next one is gonna be me drunk talking about why dumbledore's office is the best level in any game ever (not joking) 🍷
@@PhilOfGlimmer Looking forward to that!!
It's incredible to me to listen to the minds behind one of my favourite videogames of my childhood.
20 years, time flies.
This is the kind of thing I come to RUclips for. Thank you Phil and Jeff!
Super interesting to learn about the development process! Thanks for all the work on this Phil, and thank you so much Jeff for graciously sharing, you helped create so many of our childhoods!
I simply love this channel, it brings back my childhood
Well. This is a welcome blast from the past. Loved these games growing up.
One of the Best collectibles in video games, true legend
What a great interview!! Jeff is an amazing artist and awesome human being.
Aaahhhhhhhh he answered my question! Thank you mr willis ❤️
we owe so much to all the talented people who worked on this game...awesome interview!
11:15 btw, she's established to have found magical properties of the number 7, but have you noticed that both her first and last name happen to have 7 letters? It's a rather nice touch
amazing interview, thank you so much phil and keep up the great work!
Had any luck contacting Jeremy Soule to talk about the soundtrack? His work in these games is probably one of the most memorable elements of this “trilogy” (heck, games 5 and 6 even reused these tracks too!)
Not tried but it would be cool hearing about the music more for sure!
@@PhilOfGlimmer please, contact with him! I've been still listening to his HP music!
I recently played Morrowind this year and was absolutely stunned to find out that the music in that game is so remarkably similar to the songs in Harry Potter that you could almost use them interchangeably.
Fantastic interview! I always wondered who designed the wizard cards 😄 glad to hear it was a fun project to work on!
This was weirdly therapeutic
It’s getting harder and harder these days to enjoy „Harry Potter“ as a franchise, and a large part of that is because of some people who were involved. J.K. Rowiling, obviously, for her atrocious transphobia, but also unfortunately Jeremy Soule who has very heavy and serious allegations on his conscience. The better then that there are those smaller creators who also worked tirelessly to bring this franchise where it now is and who are also celebrated for their work. People who illustrated the cards, who made the games, who designed Hogwarts exterior and interior for the movies, who designed costumes, especially wands - for me those people, not the Rowlings, Soules or even Radcliffes and Rickmans of this world are worth celebrating, not as individualities, but as a part of a creative community. That is why I enjoyed this interview very much, besides the fact that I always LOVED the cards in those games. To this day I consider them to be the best collectible that I came across in all my years of gaming. So cheers to you, sir, for not focusing on the big names and finding joy in speaking to great creators such as Mrs. Willis. Oh, and please, please, for the love of God, let this comment not age like a fine milk...
Can’t wait for the video!!
this i never expected.nice!!!
just by seeing those cards makes me wish that we can collect some cards in Hogwarts Legacy.
Awesome!
Can you do more interviews
FINALLY🎉🎉🎉
Bruh is there anyway to find the original character artist of the main characters for the first two games?
Check out the credits on Moby Games website, it'll probably list the artists
Does anyone have a solution for this weird problem with sorcerer's stone I installed the game and everything was fine but when I try to opet the game nothings happened and i try to unnistall then install but same problem again I click play and then nothing..Anyone know how to fix :(
I have a fix video on my channel, see if that helps you 😸
@@PhilOfGlimmer OK I will try thanks
Make NFTs of these cards. I'd buy em all.
Omg lol, don't tell EA 🤫
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