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After Two Point Campus, We Need A Two Point Life Sim

TheGamer's Meg Pelliccio says: "Imagine a life sim game with a Two Point twist. A character creator with a quirky claymation style, combined with the room-building aspects and decorations we’ve come to know and love, all thrown into a big open sandbox neighborhood for you to live your best virtual life. That’s what I want. I think a Two Point life sim could go the distance to rival even The Sims, and the recent launch of Two Point Campus is proof of that."

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Orchard1033d ago

I don't play/like the Sims, but it would be cool if they had some competition, and hopefully without a gazillion expensive DLC packs.

Jin_Sakai1033d ago

It’s funny because I loved playing Two Point Hospital but I just don’t have the same interest in Two Point Campus. It just feels more like a reskin than a new game.

Orchard1033d ago

I feel the same. 2P Hospital had nostalgia for me because I played a ton of Theme Hospital back in the day. Campus just doesn't have the same feeling / level of excitement for me.

Jin_Sakai1033d ago

Same here. Played tons of Theme Hospital and Two Point Hospital kinda fixed the nostalgia. I tried Two Point Campus thanks to Game Pass and it just didn’t really do it for me.

mkis0071032d ago (Edited 1032d ago )

According to steam I played 71 hours of TPH( might be lower than reality) and just as before I am somewhat addicted, I'm actually at 24 hours already in campus. They improved room spam this time around too. All items add more to prestige and more optional items are actually used and needed.
It has its own distinct flavor once you get past the first 3 schools. The gameplay loop is completely different. ( or at least very nicely disguised)

Personally I want to see their version of a theme park builder. Like sim theme park.

It's only $40 too.

-Foxtrot1033d ago

If the Sims had some serious competition it would give EA a massive wake up call to try harder

I'd say make a Two Point Sims game with everything from Sims 4, including the expansions so EA won't have an excuse to not include these for the Sims 5, it could really screw them over.

Orchard1032d ago

Yeah. The total cost of the sims 4 and all the DLC is just eye watering - and it’s going on 8 years old.

It’s a rip off, a very typical EA rip off.

GhostTurtle1032d ago

There's a game called Paralives that's suppose to give The Sims a run for it's money.

https://store.steampowered....

Inverno1032d ago

Looking forward to Paralives, everything shown so far seems very polished. The last couple vids also plays out some music very similar to the og Sims, calm/relaxing

Orchard1032d ago

I hadn’t heard of that - thanks for sharing!

MadLad1032d ago

I actually forgot about this one.
I'm hoping it lives up to the potential I see here. Sims is kind of a lost cause nowadays.

porkChop1032d ago

I've been playing this a lot this week. I've been having fun but there are a lot of small things that really frustrate me.

- Why the hell can't I upgrade stuff during the summer? The janitors are still there working. It makes no sense.

- If I send a student for private tuition why does the game not stop it after their grades are up? I have students that need tuition but a guy with 97% is in the tuition room.

- Keeping staff where they're supposed to be is so frustrating. I have assistants with high library skill, but the game decides to put someone with no library skill in the library.

- Healthiness. The game literally doesn't tell you how to improve healthiness, and doesn't offer any items to directly improve it. I had to move everything outside. No benches, no food, no drink, no clubs, etc., inside whatsoever. Any time a student needs something they have to go outside. Why? Because the Fresh Air effect seems to be the only thing that improves healthiness.

- The staff often just doesn't listen. I pick up a janitor and ask them to sweep a bunch of litter because there's no janitor in that building. They instead walk across the entire campus to empty a garbage even though there's another janitor already in that building.

I understand that this is a management simulation. I get it. But I shouldn't have to struggle because the systems are so poorly thought out. It's so close to being really good but there's just a bunch of little things getting in the way.

MadLad1032d ago

We've competition for the Sims for a long while now. Especially now that it's just a DLC milker of a series, instead of actually trying to improve on past games.

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PS Plus Game Catalog for October: Dead Island 2, Two Point Campus, Gris, Return to Monkey Island

And The Last Clockwinder, Dino Crisis and Siren and more launch on PlayStation Plus Premium.

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-Ghost251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

[PlayStation Plus Extra: Game Catalog]
Dead Island 2 | PS4, PS5
Two Point Campus | PS4, PS5
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me | PS4, PS5
Gris | PS4, PS5
Return to Monkey Island | PS5
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed | PS4, PS5
Firefighting Simulator The Squad | PS4, PS5
Overpass 2 | PS5
Tour de France 2023 | PS4, PS5
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands* | PS4

[PlayStation Premium | PS VR2 & Classics]
The Last Clockwinder | PS VR2
Dino Crisis | PS4, PS5
Siren | PS4, PS5
R-Type Dimensions EX | PS4

crazyCoconuts251d ago

Lots of interesting titles this month imo

DefenderOfDoom2250d ago

Thanks for the list. As a huge fan of the Defender Arcade cabinet 1980., so excited to play R-Type Dimension EX.

italiangamer251d ago

Oh yeah just finished playing the previous two The Dark Pictures Anthology games, time to finish the last one 🗿

Kingrizzy90251d ago

may i ask what is the first game? i been incarcerated for 81/2 years so im trying to catch up and been wanting to play these

P_Bomb251d ago

I *think* the first was Man of Medan?

Profchaos251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

Dino F****g crisis!!!!

I known what I'm playing next

Einhander1972251d ago

Pretty good month, I have been playing Dead Space, and Premium has been cooking recently.

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Two Point Campus Gets Spooky with 'School Spirits' DLC on March 15

Two Point Campus will be getting 100 percent spookier next week with the arrival of the “School Spirits” DLC on March 15. The package includes new courses, students, items and a new challenge mode.

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CGMagazine Best Simulation Game 2022

Whether you've imagined running your own potion shop or cult, these are the sim games you've been looking for.  Here are the nominees for Best Simulation Game 2022.

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