Waves of nostalgia poured in with the long hours I’ve played. ![]() system in which the lady sasses you, it felt so good. It’s an absolute joy, starting up the game to be greeted with pleasant music that stuck with me even when I was at work. Two Point Hospital takes managing a whole hospital to similarly comic extremes. Like Theme Hospital, this is a top-down, isometric business management game about hospitals that adopts a cartoonish take on the subject.Ī contemporary game you could compare it with is Surgeon Simulator, the laugh out loud “simulation” of what it’s like to be an ambulance surgeon. I played Theme Hospital back in the day, and it’s quite the gem, so I didn’t want to be let down by Two Point Hospital. I have to admit that being assigned to review this made me scared and excited. Galacticare will be released later in 2023 and will be available on Steam, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and GOG.Two Point Hospital is the spiritual successor to 1997’s Theme Hospital. With its weird but endearing characters and in-depth gameplay, when Galacticare releases later in 2023 it will be on top of the must-play list for fans of the business simulator genre. As this is a Beta of the game, the only issue I had was a couple of game-closing crashes that happened whenever I clicked through some of the menus too quickly. Overall Galacticare is a solid hospital management game that follows in the footsteps of Theme Hospital and Two Point Hospital, by taking an established concept and adding a space-age setting. ![]() I won’t spoil too much here just know that it gets, let’s say messy… The First proper mission of Galacticare, ‘Burning Moon’ is where the game shines, really leaning towards the wacky humour established in the tutorial. ![]() Moon Age Daydream- Is Galacticare Worth Keeping an Eye on? The player is then given a prompt to either continue to get to grips with the game in a sandbox version of the current level or move on to the 2 nd playable mission. I am not 100% sure it is Matt Berry as it could just be a very good sound alike, but to hear an iconic voice similar to his was still a nice, but odd surprise.Īfter successfully helping out Salazar for bonus credits the tutorial ends. Now although there is no official confirmation, it appears that this character might be voiced/ based on British character actor Matt Berry, known for The IT Crowd and as Laszlo in What We Do In The Shadows. Soon after dealing with Baz, a call comes through from the CEO of a rival corporation Salazon, Dorian Salazar. Related: Diablo IV Review: The Devil is in the Detail (PC) After this, the story just gets even weirder, which seems unlikely but bear with me. Although he appears to be terrifying at first the creature known as Baz, (a shortening of his name for brevity as he explains), is quite friendly as after curing him he becomes an in-game merchant for the player. The twist is that after covering the basics of the game and opening up the hospital to the public, a Giant space creature with a 4000-year-old rash seeks help from Galacticare. A highlight for me in particular is the relationship between HEAL and Medi-bot (one of the maintenance robots, in your hospital), where HEAL sarcastically comments on Medi-bot’s cheerful and optimistic attitude. ![]() Related: Amnesia: The Bunker Review: Tense, Dark and Horrifying (PS4)įrom the introduction of the hospital’s CEO and your AI companion HEAL Galacticare presents an interesting and humorous story with weird and memorable characters. The first level of Galacticare is the standard tutorial mission called ‘Orientation’ taking the player through the basics of how to set up basic treatment rooms and general décor customisation. So, the biggest draw, besides the in-depth customisation available, is the off-the-wall story that has several interconnected levels that are not just confined to the halls of your futuristic space hospital. Out of This World- What Makes Galacticare Different from Other Simulation Games?
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |