Official Thread High on Life
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I liked Trover. If it's funny like that and gameplay is decent, I should be OK.
MonsterVine – 4.5/5: "High On Life is easily one of the funniest games I’ve played in a while and is a great game to close the year out with."
Neowin – 8.5/10: "High On Life is unique in the way it has mashed together ideas from many genres, and somehow ended up with an actually engaging and, more importantly, funny product. Squanch Games could have easily squandered things by slipping up its Doom-like combat or having humor that’s too cringy to even laugh at. Having played far too many serious and gritty shooters in recent times, this was a breath of fresh air to experience."
GodisaGeek – 8/10: "High on Life is a deceptively smart game when it comes to the mechanics of gunplay and traversal, and while there’re a few niggles with movement, it’s ridiculously fun. Squanch Games has managed to capitalise on the mistakes Trover made, as well as find holes in the FPS genre to create an enjoyable shooter filled with gross humour that never failed to make me laugh. There’s not a ton to do outside of the main story, but that doesn’t mean that the writing or structure of it ever failed to give me something to like."
Game Rant – 4/5: "High on Life is a fun first-person shooter game with a memorable and hilarious story as well as a couple of serious bugs that need addressing."
Saving Content – 4/5: "The best way I could describe this game in a concise way that this is Chex Quest meets Halo with the writing of Rick and Morty. Now, if Justin Roiland’s voice and comedy doesn’t normally do anything for you, what you’ll find in High On Life isn’t going to change that. While the number of bugs and crashes weren’t that many or that big of a deal, it did impact my overall enjoyment. I was immersed in the world built here by Squanch Games, completing it in just a few sittings. High On Life is a great adventure with quality
shooting and a filthy mouth to be one of the best and funniest games I’ve played all year."
TechRaptor – 8/10: "Though High on Life takes a bit of time to get the ball rolling and lacks some enemy variety, it's a comical adventure with an excellent opening and finale, and promises plenty of other surprises in store for players."
Worth Playing – 7.5/10: "Overall, High on Life is a solid first-person shooter/adventure game. The action is exciting, and the boss fights are frustrating in their difficulty but satisfying once you take down someone. The exploration portions make you want to return to each area to suss out secrets, and you'd just wish there were more environments to explore. All of this is done at a good length, but only if you're a fan of the humour. If you are a fan, add an extra point to the score. Even if you're not a fan of the humour, the adventure is worth experiencing at least once."
Destructoid – 5.5/10: "As-is, High on Life is great weekend Game Pass pickup, and something to go into with caution if you’re a fan of Roiland’s work. I appreciate what Squanch Games is doing in the industry as a whole, but Trover Saves the Universe was a much better distillation of Roiland and company’s humor in a sounder package."
But Why Tho? – 3/10: "Anyone who isn’t thrilled at the idea of having Roiland constantly chattering in their ear for a dozen hours straight will likely find the game’s incessant need to force itself on the player annoying. With the addition of uncompelling combat, frustrating exploration, and a lack of anything else to offer players, High on Life is one of the most annoying, derivative, and slogging experiences in years."
Eurogamer – Avoid: "A miserable cocktail of ideas from other action-platformers and the worst parts of Rick and Morty."
Neowin – 8.5/10: "High On Life is unique in the way it has mashed together ideas from many genres, and somehow ended up with an actually engaging and, more importantly, funny product. Squanch Games could have easily squandered things by slipping up its Doom-like combat or having humor that’s too cringy to even laugh at. Having played far too many serious and gritty shooters in recent times, this was a breath of fresh air to experience."
GodisaGeek – 8/10: "High on Life is a deceptively smart game when it comes to the mechanics of gunplay and traversal, and while there’re a few niggles with movement, it’s ridiculously fun. Squanch Games has managed to capitalise on the mistakes Trover made, as well as find holes in the FPS genre to create an enjoyable shooter filled with gross humour that never failed to make me laugh. There’s not a ton to do outside of the main story, but that doesn’t mean that the writing or structure of it ever failed to give me something to like."
Game Rant – 4/5: "High on Life is a fun first-person shooter game with a memorable and hilarious story as well as a couple of serious bugs that need addressing."
Saving Content – 4/5: "The best way I could describe this game in a concise way that this is Chex Quest meets Halo with the writing of Rick and Morty. Now, if Justin Roiland’s voice and comedy doesn’t normally do anything for you, what you’ll find in High On Life isn’t going to change that. While the number of bugs and crashes weren’t that many or that big of a deal, it did impact my overall enjoyment. I was immersed in the world built here by Squanch Games, completing it in just a few sittings. High On Life is a great adventure with quality
shooting and a filthy mouth to be one of the best and funniest games I’ve played all year."
TechRaptor – 8/10: "Though High on Life takes a bit of time to get the ball rolling and lacks some enemy variety, it's a comical adventure with an excellent opening and finale, and promises plenty of other surprises in store for players."
Worth Playing – 7.5/10: "Overall, High on Life is a solid first-person shooter/adventure game. The action is exciting, and the boss fights are frustrating in their difficulty but satisfying once you take down someone. The exploration portions make you want to return to each area to suss out secrets, and you'd just wish there were more environments to explore. All of this is done at a good length, but only if you're a fan of the humour. If you are a fan, add an extra point to the score. Even if you're not a fan of the humour, the adventure is worth experiencing at least once."
Destructoid – 5.5/10: "As-is, High on Life is great weekend Game Pass pickup, and something to go into with caution if you’re a fan of Roiland’s work. I appreciate what Squanch Games is doing in the industry as a whole, but Trover Saves the Universe was a much better distillation of Roiland and company’s humor in a sounder package."
But Why Tho? – 3/10: "Anyone who isn’t thrilled at the idea of having Roiland constantly chattering in their ear for a dozen hours straight will likely find the game’s incessant need to force itself on the player annoying. With the addition of uncompelling combat, frustrating exploration, and a lack of anything else to offer players, High on Life is one of the most annoying, derivative, and slogging experiences in years."
Eurogamer – Avoid: "A miserable cocktail of ideas from other action-platformers and the worst parts of Rick and Morty."
Game is balls. Dips and chugs on console, and what sort of idiot dev doesn't include an FOV slider (especially on PC) in a first person game in the year 2022. The game's default FOV feels like 55 or 60. It's unplayable. Thank god for Dumpster Pass.
Review: High on Life
5mg of Delta-5.5 Oh geez High on Life. You know, like, on one hand I’m keen on the whole “Justin...
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5.5/10
High on Life review | GodisaGeek.com
High on Life is filled with some fun mechanics and great writing, and while it doesn't reinvent the genre, it makes it more enjoyable.
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8/10
High on Life Review - But Why Tho?
High on Life will likely annoy and bore any player that isn't a die-hard fan of Justin Roiland's signature comedic style and voice acting.
butwhytho.net
3/10
The comedic tone is very similar to Trover and will directly impact how much you enjoy the game. I’m having a good time!!
This game is hilarious, excited to try the patch tonight. Apparently it’s way smoother on XSX
Game is pretty fun and gunplay isn't actually too bad and I love the little funny and weird details in the world, but man there's some weird performance issues, apparently it doesn't drop frames on testing equipment but there's stuttering when turning the camera and in cutscene transitions.
You can watch all of Tammy And The T-Rex in this.... those monsters.
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