High On Life Review | TheXboxHub

Just a few issues are sure in life. We’re born, we die, and comedy as an idea is inherently subjective.

Nowhere is that maybe extra clear than within the works of Justin Roiland. The animator/voice actor/comic has impressed the love of tens of millions of followers world wide, and the detest of a smaller, however notable collective. So, when it was introduced his workforce at Squanch Video games could be making an FPS sport with speaking weapons, individuals had been naturally cut up. For some, it regarded just like the breath of contemporary air the style wanted. For others, it regarded like a single joke stretched to a full sport’s size.

Nonetheless, whatever the debate, Excessive on Life launched to a really divided response. The place do my ideas lie? Let’s discover out.

Starting with the humour, because it appears to be an enormous level of rivalry, I’m not going to mince any phrases right here. This sport is hysterical. Meta, self-aware however sharp jokes are delivered with excellent timing from a multitalented forged. Online game conventions are inverted and performed with brilliantly, which means the humour isn’t solely reliant on the writing. Tiny particulars and atmospheric storytelling convey an additional stage of comedy to the sport. Excessive on Life is laugh-out-loud humorous.

Nonetheless, this comes with a direct caveat. I believe Rick and Morty is without doubt one of the funniest and freshest reveals on trendy tv. Roiland’s stream-of-consciousness fashion elicits heavy, heartfelt laughs from me. For those who discover his work to be unfunny or grating, there’s a distinct probability this sport is not going to be for you. That is Justin Roiland’s fashion in an eight-hour bundle, and the weapons discuss, so much. It is not going to be for everybody.

The story enhances the humour properly. It tells the story of a high-school dropout who’s tasked with saving the world from evil aliens who smoke people as medication… and hopefully getting their life collectively within the course of. Within the course of, your character will meet a number of completely different “Gatlian” weapons which have so much to say. From the shotgun-like Gus to the blood-crazy knife Knifey, these Gatlians will function your companions and the drivers of the sport’s comedy.

The story itself is straightforward however efficient, though some characters aren’t given as a lot consideration as I might have favored. Least of all of the scene-stealing Knifey who’s woefully underutilized. Nonetheless, what’s right here works properly on the entire and has a shocking quantity of coronary heart to it.

The gameplay is maybe the place Excessive on Life is most fascinating. Going into the sport, it was my primary concern. It’s one factor to make a sport humorous, it’s one other to make it enjoyable. Fortunately, my worries had been unjustified. Excessive on Life is a slick, enjoyable DOOM-like shooter with Metroidvania fashion ranges. The gunplay is robust and various, the extent design and battle arenas are robust and the traversal mechanics are notably enjoyable. Whereas I’m not saying Squanch are the brand new Bungie or Id, I would be the first to fortunately admit that this sport far exceeded my expectations right here. It is a actually enjoyable shooter!

When it comes to the aesthetics, Excessive on Life is a stunner. The sport seems nice, with lush vistas and powerful artwork course. A stirring lo-fi rating elevates issues even additional. The efficiency, after a day one patch mounted a serious situation, was additionally nice throughout the board, with no bugs and restricted body drops. Excessive on Life is clearly polished.

When it comes to content material, it’s considerably of a combined bag. As talked about, what’s within the sport is admittedly fairly good. Nonetheless, Excessive on Life does reuse ranges and has moments of padding to suit out an eight hour runtime. That is comprehensible, given the doubtless decrease funds the sport was made on, however it’s nonetheless a tad unlucky. This could make the total pricetag a bit questionable, however given the sport is offered day one on Sport Move, I nonetheless suppose it’s properly value making an attempt out. What’s there to lose?

All in all, it could be moderately silly of me to say that Excessive on Life is for everybody. It’s not. Excessive on Life is crass, vulgar, extreme, padded and includes a comedy fashion that’s extremely subjective. Nonetheless, it additionally has a ton of coronary heart, robust gunplay, surprisingly good stage design, a singular tone and, above all else, it’s simply plain enjoyable.

Whether or not Excessive on Life actually works for you or not will come all the way down to your ideas on Justin Roiland’s signature model of humour. As somebody who’s a fan of Rick and Morty, I used to be laughing, out loud, consistently – whenever you couple that with the present strengths of the gameplay and expertise, I discovered this to be a visit properly value taking.

Excessive on Life is on the Xbox Retailer