Excessive on Life was revealed by Squanch Video games in the course of the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022, and it shortly grew to become one of many highlights of Summer season Recreation Fest. Its temporary announcement trailer didn’t exhibit a lot, however we did see Justin Roiland’s humorousness on full show, together with a little bit of gameplay. Then, throughout Gamescom 2022, a brand new gameplay trailer gave followers an prolonged have a look at what seems to be an early boss battle, crammed with profanity-spewing weapons and off-kilter one-liners.
An entire image of the sport is beginning to come into focus, and followers of “comedy shooters” needs to be enthusiastic about what’s in retailer for them later this 12 months. From launch date and trailers to multiplayer and extra, right here’s every thing we find out about Excessive on Life.
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Launch date
Excessive on Life is predicted to launch on December 13 for Xbox and PC. The sport was beforehand slated for a November launch, though the workforce wants a bit of additional time to squash some lingering bugs.
Platforms
Seeing because it was introduced in the course of the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022, it ought to come as no shock that Excessive on Life is launching on Xbox Sequence X, Xbox One, and PC by way of each Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer. It should even be out there day one on Xbox Recreation Go.
Excessive on Life was launched as a Console Launch Unique, which seemingly means it’ll by no means see the sunshine of day on PlayStation 4, PS5, or Change. Nevertheless, there’s a tiny likelihood that this can be a timed-exclusivity deal, which might see the sport launching on different consoles after a set time period has elapsed. For now, nonetheless, it’s greatest to assume that solely Xbox and PC gamers will get to expertise the upcoming journey.
Trailers
Up to now, we’ve been handled to a few trailers — the one launched in the course of the Xbox and Bethesda Video games Showcase 2022, a behind-the-scenes clip within the Prolonged Showcase, and a gameplay trailer from Gamescom 2022. Clocking in at slightly below two minutes, the primary trailer exhibits off the sport’s eye-catching artwork type, together with loads of gameplay footage and an irreverent humorousness. The Gamescom 2022 gameplay trailer is a bit longer at three minutes, and it offers us an intimate have a look at a Excessive on Life boss battle.
In the meantime, the behind-the-scenes trailer offers you a more in-depth have a look at the event of the sport together with loads of commentary.
And eventually, there’s the Gamescom 2022 trailer. This offers us a fairly detailed have a look at what seems to be an early-game boss battle, and it seems to be a bit tough across the edges. Fortunately, our hands-on demo revealed a recreation that performs higher than it seems to be.
Gameplay
Excessive on Life is a first-person shooter pushed by an off-the-wall narrative. You’ll play as a highschool graduate coping with an invasion of aliens that “get excessive off humanity.” Its plotline and ridiculous humorousness appear to be among the many principal points of interest to date (in any case, that is coming from the co-creator of Rick and Morty and Photo voltaic Opposites), however that doesn’t imply it gained’t provide participating gameplay.
In the course of the trailer, the builders described Excessive on Life as an “action-adventure comedy Metroidvania first-person shooter.” Whereas we don’t know precisely how essential every of these phrases can be within the last product, it does give us an thought as to how the sport will play. For one, the participant can count on to unlock new skills and weapons as they progress by the sport — ones that won’t solely assist in battle however grant them entry to beforehand restricted areas. And, as anticipated, comedy needs to be a focus of the sport.
It’s additionally confirmed that Excessive on Life gained’t be an open world. As a substitute, you’ll have set phases to work by that supply a reasonably linear expertise that’ll be pushed by its humorousness and gorgeous artwork type. You’ll, nonetheless, be capable to choose the order you deal with every of those ranges. There are additionally periodic boss fights (as seen within the Gamescom 2022 trailer), and having totally different skills unlocked might be key to surviving these encounters.
Multiplayer
No multiplayer particulars have been shared for Excessive on Life. For now, it appears the upcoming title can be strictly a solo expertise. No multiplayer particulars are talked about on its official Xbox web page both, so it’s uncertain that cooperative or aggressive play can be out there in Excessive on Life.
Pre-order
Excessive on Life pre-orders are actually out there by Squanch Video games and on the Xbox Retailer.
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