Gaming Two Point Hospital (Spiritual Successor to Theme Hospital)

[KingCantona87]

Couldn't find a thread on this already but there is a new "spiritual successor" to Theme Hospital coming out on Thursday 30th August. It has been created by the same former Bullfrog Devs behind Theme Hospital. Not a single microtransaction in sight either!

Official Website:
https://www.twopointhospital.com/

Gameplay Video:

I (and many others I am sure!) was a HUGE fan of the original Theme Hospital so I am really looking forward to this.

Available quite cheap as well, I managed to pick up mine for £19.89 from Fanatical games.

 

[CallyRed]

Did enjoy theme hospital back in the day, this looks good, be a good one to pass the time!

 

[Coxy]

Not to nick pick - but it’s only some of the original devs - not all - your OP makes it sound like it’s the exact same team.

But yep looking forward to it - pre ordered on steam to get that sexy discount. Got high hopes for this - the team have great pedigree - especially the founders

 

[KingCantona87]

I think it is good how they are not charging the "going rate" for the game as well. It's a good gesture by the developers. I am very excited to play on Thursday.

 

[Chairman Steve]

I’m still hoping there would be a Startopia sequel or even spiritual successor one day. That was also made by a now defunct studio made up of Bullfrog devs. That game kinda feels like a love note or tribute to Bullfrog games. Theres missions where you run an alien medical ship like Theme Hospital, a prison rehab ship like Dungeon Keeper, an entertainment ship like Theme Park and a religious/ecosystem ship where you can terraform and manipulate the biodeck into however you want and establish a religious following like in Populous.

A very underrated game that’s lost in time. I think it’s on GoG.

 

[Wedge]

Loved theme hospital, so looking forward to this.

 

[KingCantona87]

I’m still hoping there would be a Startopia sequel or even spiritual successor one day. That was also made by a now defunct studio made up of Bullfrog devs. That game kinda feels like a love note or tribute to Bullfrog games. Theres missions where you run an alien medical ship like Theme Hospital, a prison rehab ship like Dungeon Keeper, an entertainment ship like Theme Park and a religious/ecosystem ship where you can terraform and manipulate the biodeck into however you want and establish a religious following like in Populous.

A very underrated game that’s lost in time. I think it’s on GoG.

Was a fantastic game I think I have it on Steam. The Devs behind Two Point are hinting at more Bullfrog-type games in the future. Fingers crossed they will remake Dungeon Keeper and Populous.

 

[Tommy]

Denuvo added a few hours before launch Sigh.

Anyone playing?

 

[Maagge]

Denuvo added a few hours before launch Sigh.

Anyone playing?

Is that the malware thing? I read some reviews on metacritic saying something along the lines of malware.

 

[C3Pique]

Will this run on an Intel 620 HD graphics card? The only PC I have at home is my Mrs' laptop. Otherwise I'll be desperate for a console port.

 

[Tommy]

Is that the malware thing? I read some reviews on metacritic saying something along the lines of malware.

It's a pretty intensive DRM, so yeah, depending on who you ask, it can be considered malware.

Will this run on an Intel 620 HD graphics card? The only PC I have at home is my Mrs' laptop. Otherwise I'll be desperate for a console port.

The minimum requirements on the Steam page ask for a HD 630 & an i3 6100, so proooobably if you turned the resolution down & accepted lower framerates.

 

[NM]

Denuvo means I don't have any interest

 

[KM]

Why the feck are games still persisting with Denuvo? It's crackable now and it's a strain on the PC.

 

[KingCantona87]

Denuvo added a few hours before launch Sigh.

Anyone playing?

Had a few hours on it this morning before work. Runs smooth as can be on the highest settings (@ 1080p) for me personally. Denuvo hasn't impacted my experience in any way.

I thoroughly enjoyed it, the difficulty quickly ramps up once the first few areas have been completed.

 

[Kostur]

downloaded it bought it today, gonna play the feck out of it soonish.

 

[Pexbo]

NURSE REQUIRED IN PHARMACCCYYYYY

 

[Tommy]

Why the feck are games still persisting with Denuvo? It's crackable now and it's a strain on the PC.

To keep shareholders happy that they're stopping the dirty pirates... Who are legally buying their product.

Same with copy protection on CDs. If I go out & buy your album, I want to be able to listen to it on my portable music players/phone... But nope, doesn't always work. It's embarrassing when pirates get a better experience than the legitimate consumers, but alas, they don't care.

 

[whatwha]

Denuvo added a few hours before launch Sigh.

Anyone playing?

Well that was money well spent by them. Denuvo costs a lot apparently.

Denuvo added a few hours before launch, game cracked a few hours after launch.

I'm liking the game so far.

 

[nimic]

If there's anyone not to pirate, it's these guys. We're not talking EA, here (not that I pirate EA games either these days, no reason for people over 23 to pirate games).

I've been very excited about this game for a while, I absolutely loved Theme Hospital.

 

[FC Ronaldo]

Patients are asked not to die in the corridors.

 

[Coxy]

It's got great reviews - seems a bit pricey though when I want to buy some games on my Switch too. Not sure whether to bite - or wait for a sale. Looks really fun though.

 

[CallyRed]

Love it

 

[KingCantona87]

What's everybody's Steam names? None of my friends are cool enough to appreciate this game and the in-game competitive features are great.

 

[KirkDuyt]

Just came out on Switch. Brilliant game for travel. Works surprisingly well too.

 

[Member 39557]

Just came out on Switch. Brilliant game for travel. Works surprisingly well too.

Can you design hospitals as prisons and starve/torture people like the sims?

 

[muller]

Always wondered about this genre on the switch.

Sims on the PS4 (free download with PS Plus) was terrible - the amount of selections just doesn't work well on a console - but i could see a touch screen working well?

 

[KirkDuyt]

I'm quite sure it still works much better with a mouse since it's more accurate, but the 2 sticks work more than well enough.