![]() ![]() This stage also introduces new mechanics like medical issues, disasters and rival schools (where other students turn up for a fight and must be dispatched by a janitor who has combat training).įinally, the fourth stage in the preview build we played was Spiffinmoore, which is clearly inspired by all things Harry Potter. Stage three is set at a mediaeval-themed campus called Noblestead – here students take part in Knight School, where they learn swordplay and jousting. Although the previous two courses can be added later to build up student numbers, the main course on offer here is a Gastronomy degree, in which students learn how to make various dishes (usually comically oversized ones, like enormous pizzas or cakes). The second stage, Piazza Lanatra, focuses more on culinary education. Once the first year is complete players can then add a Virtual Normality course to the campus, which is based in a VR lab. In the first year students can sign up for Scientography, where they make use of an enormous contraption with giant flasks and oversized hammers to learn about all things science. ![]() This initial campus has two courses available. The first, Freshleigh Meadows, is a tutorial level and teaches players the basics on how to build rooms, hire staff, place amenities and tend to the needs of students. The preview build we recently went hands-on with contained four separate stages, each set in a different themed campus. The game still has countless jokes, visual set pieces and humorous one-liners liberally sprinkled throughout, from the absurd courses players can set up to the returning receptionist, whose regular tannoy announcements are a constant source of mirth. ![]() Watch on YouTube Subscribe to VGC on YouTube Two Point Campus has players running their own educational facility as they attempt to ensure that students, teachers and other staff are kept sufficiently happy, while also keeping the bank balance out of the red.Īlthough there may have been some concerns that the move away from a hospital setting would make for a less humorous game – after all, it’s the dark comedy that made Two Point Hospital so entertaining – from what we’ve played of Campus that doesn’t appear to be the case so far. This time, however, developer Two Point Studios is breaking free from its past and taking on a game with a completely different theme, albeit one with the same approachable sim mechanics that made Two Point Hospital so popular. Two Point Hospital was one of the most impressive spiritual successors we’ve played in recent years.Ī clear descendant of Bullfrog’s Theme Hospital and led by some of that game’s design staff, Two Point Hospital’s DNA was infused with much of the same absurd sense of humour and user-friendly simplicity that made the original so well-loved among fans. ![]()
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