<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Grinding Down]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Paul]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/author/mylifecomics/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[New LEGO Harry Potter trailer and&nbsp;impressions]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="485" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/new-lego-harry-potter-trailer-and-impressions/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg" data-orig-size="620,349" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg?w=620" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-485" title="lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg?w=499&#038;h=281" alt="" width="499" height="281" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg?w=499&amp;h=281 499w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169 300w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lego-harry-potter-screenshotjpg.jpg 620w" sizes="(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px" /></p>
<p>Two things. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/02/impressions-lego-harry-potter-a-perfect-fit/">Thing #1 is there&#8217;s a great write-up of some early impressions for <strong>LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4</strong> over at Wired&#8217;s <strong>GameLife</strong>.</a> Though it brings to the horizon the same ol&#8217; notion that the LEGO videogames are really just for kids, and that the gameplay mechanics are not adhered to adults at all. Naturally, I disagree. Sure, a kid could <em>play</em> through some levels in <strong>LEGO Batman</strong>, but several puzzles might prove too challenging. I like to think of the LEGO games as the best of both worlds: fun (though not always funny) cutscenes, colorful characters and locations, easy-yet-addictive gameplay, and a perfect reason for offline co-op.</p>
<p>Thing #2 is a new trailer, which runs for <em>one minute and thirty-nine seconds</em>, of which <em>seven</em> seconds shows actual gameplay in the Potterverse. You can check it out below:</p>
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