The Best Harry Potter Games Are Officially Getting A Remaster

The is back in a big way so fans of the ever-popular games should prepare to pick up their wands and once again track down every collectible in Hogwarts. LEGO games are fairly hit-or-miss in how they're received by players with some of Traveller's Tales' earlier entries, like, being revered over duds like. The community widely agrees that the studio's blocky take on was one of the franchise's peaks, so it's great to see them looking better than ever.

Per an announcement trailer on YouTube, once again bundles both individual games (and ) into a single package that's received a graphical overhaul.

The remaster includes a native 4K resolution upgrade, 60FPS, haptic feedback functionality, and high-resolution shadow maps, meaning every adventure will look better than ever before. The new arrives on October 8 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Over 20 of the LEGO video games are available to play on Steam right now and there are some all-time great games among them.

While the community may have fond memories of playing the video game adaptations of films like and, is actually the franchise's highest-rated interactive experience. Based on Metacritic scores, sits with a critic rating of 79, preceding at 77. These are then followed by at 78, at 73, and then game at 71.

As exciting as it may be to have the classic games natively available on modern consoles, the community is split by the decision. Many are excited by features like 4K resolution and haptic feedback, but a recurring sentiment is that there's no need to remaster the collection when the games still function well on PC and consoles thanks to backward compatibility. Some have requested that Traveller's Tales look into a ground-up remake but a project of that scale seems doubtful at this point.

While fans are no doubt gearing up to return to Hogwarts again, those looking for a new experience can check out . Slated to release on September 3, the sports game sees users create a unique character, guiding