Two Point Campus preview: Move over Hogwarts, there\u2019s a new magic school in town Two Point Studios\/SegaTwo Point Campus takes everything I loved about Two Point Hospital and improves upon it, with more varied levels and objectives and even more humor. It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been four years since Two Point Hospital arrived, and in truth, I still return to it regularly. Sure, it\u2019s a throwback to the classic Theme Hospital franchise, but more than that it\u2019s a surprisingly relaxing management sim that has you juggling plenty of tasks at once. Instead of a sequel, though, we\u2019re getting Two Point Campus, which takes the management simulation from healthcare to education. This allows smart changes and increased flexibility throughout, and in our recent hands-on preview, I found it incredibly hard to tear myself away. University challenge It\u2019d be fair to say that much of Two Point Hospital\u2019s DNA can be found in Two Point Campus. For one, you\u2019ll kick things off with a building, and be tasked with constructing class rooms, hiring teachers, and managing the likes of bin and vending machine placement, as well as ensuring students\u2019 and staff\u2019s needs are met. There\u2019s even that same satisfying animation when you build or remodel a room. What\u2019s different here is that whereas Two Point Hospital just kept going in many ways, Two Point Campus\u2019 levels are divvied up into school years. You start with an intake of students and are judged on their grades at the end. If that sounds restrictive, let me assure you that it actually makes each level feel more focused. Take the game\u2019s tutorial level, for example; players begin with a science lab, and once you\u2019ve got the hang of that, you can add another course for Virtual Normality for the next school year. By breaking things up, you actually get in more of a rhythm than by just watching days tick by with little to no meaning. By the time I finished the tutorial, I was right back into Two Point habits like putting plant pots where I could, and making sure there were way too many vending machines in each building. As with its predecessor, Two Point Campus\u2019 UI is clean and easy to read, while the University tannoy drops sarcastic remarks about a lifetime of student debt. Franchise veterans will be pleased to know that the excellent radio DJs are back, and they\u2019re as Python-esque as ever. Day and Knight While Two Point Hospital did offer a variety of level-based challenges, Two Point Studios has really let their imagination run wild here. In the short slice we played, we were able to work at a culinary school, teaching Gastronomy, as well as a Knight school for teaching, uh, Knight\u2026 things. Read more: Evil Dead: The Game review \u2013 Groovy asymmetrical horror is a love letter to the franchise – While we know to expect the likes of a Spy school and Clown school down the line, we also got to build our very own, less problematic wizarding school to rival Hogwarts. The grounds are cursed, there are multiple magical courses to teach, and there\u2019s even the most horrific of elements \u2014 a large loan with outstanding debt. Aside from being a change of scenery, these ever-increasing feats of education require careful management of resources. As relaxing as Two Point Campus can be while everything is going well, it only takes a few luxury items to see your carefully planned budget fall to pieces, especially when students will request the most bizarre things to increase their happiness \u2014 like a bench press, or even a restaurant booth shaped like a car. Then there are considerations like social events, and ensuring your sports team is ready to take on rival schools. The break between school years is incredibly helpful, though, letting you put things together at your own pace. Final thoughts Two Point Campus feels like it\u2019s taken the promise of its predecessor and run with it. It\u2019s imaginative, enjoyable, and really just an absolute delight to play. With a few months to go until launch, one thing is clear: the kids are alright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two Point Campus preview: Move over Hogwarts, there\u2019s a new magic school in town Two Point Studios\/SegaTwo Point Campus takes everything I loved about Two Point Hospital and improves upon it, with more varied levels and objectives and even more humor. It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been four years since Two Point Hospital arrived, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}