A free fan-made experience releasing later this month on PC
[Update: The Minecraft School of Witchcraft and Wizardry map can bedownloaded here for free.]
Harry Potterfans have banded together to build not just a recreation of Hogwarts inMinecraft, but a multifaceted map with spellcasting, Quidditch, obstacle courses, and lots of familiar faces. You don’t have to be super intoMinecraftorHarry Potterto appreciate the attention to detail and sincerity.
The project is ambitious enough to be considered a game in its own right, and given the current slate ofHarry Pottertitles–whatever happened to thatleaked Warner Bros. RPG?– it’s a sight for sore eyes.
It also brings back fond memories of the earlyadaptationsfor PlayStation, PC, and even Game Boy Advance. Admit it– you’re able to vividly picture the box art forHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
The team behind the map,The Floo Network, expects to release it for free “before the end of January.”
The Minecraft School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is years in the making, so after all the hard work from a “small team consisting primarily of poor students,” let’s hope there aren’t any last-minute setbacks.
