Si le thème des simulations hospitalières ne vous émeut pas, rassurez-vous, derrière l’annonce aujourd’hui de la résurrection de Theme Hospital se cache dirait-on un projet plus ambitieux, celui d’une série de simulations thématiques qui pourraient, hypothétiquement pour l’instant, se décliner façon Theme Prison, Theme Resort, deux idées sur lesquelles le studio se serait déjà penché.
Seul bémol de taille à ce concept sympathique, comme on le voit ici une fois de plus les développeurs ont opté pour une représentation plus que niaise, un style vraiment très prononcé à coté duquel Les Sims voire Civilization VI passeraient pour des jeux photoréalistes. Bon, au-delà du choix artistique en outre appuyé aussi pour la bande-annonce, la justification avancée par le studio est ici celle de l’humour. Admettons, mais là il va en falloir beaucoup pour faire avaler aux joueurs une telle pilule … simiesque. D’autant plus pour un jeu à la base de réflexion, et qui donnera lieu probablement à de longues parties. Bref. Espérons que le gameplay suivra, sinon, après tout, le futur Anno 1800 d’Ubisoft promet lui en fin d’année un véritable régal pour vos pupilles.
Pour plus d’informations sur Two Point Hospital, dont la sortie est prévue vers l’automne 2018, semble-t-il, voyez le site officiel, ou cette fiche sur Steam.
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Two Point Hospital Announced Alongside Ground-Breaking Treatment for Light Headedness
London, England – 16th January 2018 – SEGA Europe Ltd. and Two Point Studios today announced a revolutionary new treatment for ‘Light-Headedness’ in their newly revealed game, Two Point Hospital, coming to Steam in late 2018. In what ‘experts’ are describing as a ‘light bulb moment for completely fictional medicine’, the Farnham based studio are drawing plaudits for their inception of the ‘De-Lux Clinic’, which is being rolled out across Two Point County to tackle the recent epidemic of this filamentally flummoxing affliction.
Light-Headedness was first experienced by patient zero, known only as Trevor. You can follow the illuminating story of Trevor and his battle with this rare disease by watching our enlightening infomercial about Two Point Hospital.
Two Point Hospital, inspired by and from the creators of Theme Hospital, is set to be a return to one of gaming’s most loved sim genres. Two Point Hospital draws on the experience of some the gaming industry’s most experienced and successful sim developers, who between them, in addition to Theme Hospital, have worked on titles like Black and White, Theme Park and Fable at studios including Bullfrog, Lionhead and Mucky Foot. Two Point Hospital will deliver a compelling experience packed with the humour, charm and replayability fans of the genre have come to expect.
“We’re delighted to finally announce the fruits of our partnership with Two Point Studios and reveal Two Point Hospital to the world,” said John Clark, Executive Vice President of Publishing for SEGA Europe. “We’re committed to finding and working with the best new studios, ones that fit with SEGA’s ethos to deliver new IP with strong franchise potential. Two Point Studios’ vision for Two Point Hospital and their ambitions for it fit perfectly with that notion and we look forward to releasing their game later this year.”
« Gary and I have been talking about this project for a number of years and are really excited to be announcing Two Point Studios’ first game » said Mark Webley, Co-Founder of Two Points Studios. His fellow Co-Founder, Gary Carr added: « The amazing team we have managed to bring together, and our partnership with Sega, has really allowed this first part of our vision to finally come to fruition ».
Two Point Hospital will launch for PC via Steam and the SEGA Store later this year. For more information about all things Two Point Hospital sign up for our Hospital Pass at www.twopointhospital.com . Hospital Pass will give fans of the game a chance to access exciting news concerning Two Point Hospital before anyone else as well as the gift of an exclusive in game item once the game launches. You can also follow the game’s progress on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
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About Two Point Studios Limited.
Two Point Studios is an independent game developer, based in Farnham, Surrey (UK) and was founded in 2016. Two Point Studios’ dedicated and passionate team of 16 employees have worked on some of the most recognisable brands in gaming, including Theme Hospital, Theme Park, Fable and Black and White. Drawing on that experience, Two Point Studios is currently working on a brand-new IP in the sim genre called Two Point Hospital, which will launch for PC in 2018. For more information about Two Point Studios visit www.twopointstudios.com .
About SEGA® Europe Ltd.:
SEGA Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Games Co., Ltd., and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA wholly owns the video game development studios Creative Assembly, Relic Entertainment, Amplitude Studios, Sports Interactive and Hardlight. SEGA Europe’s website is located at www.sega.co.uk
Vraiment sympa comme idée de thème, et surtout la façon de la traiter de manière humouristique. Je serai attentif au thème « prison » qui me parait encore plus difficile à mettre en boite. A suivre