If you happen to’re a fan of video games which can be daring and weird, one it is best to control is Excessive On Life. Introduced earlier this yr and at present anticipated to launch in the course of the 2022 vacation season, this wacky Xbox and PC unique shooter appears like it may be one of many strangest video games ever made. We would not anticipate something much less from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and Squanch Video games, the studio he based in 2016.
This is a whole overview of all the things we find out about Excessive On Life forward of its launch, together with its particular launch date, gameplay, what platforms the sport will likely be on, and extra.
Excessive On Life launch date
Excessive On Life was initially set to launch on Oct. 25, 2022, shortly after it was revealed for the primary time earlier this yr. Nonetheless, developer Squanch Video games lately introduced a brief delay for the sport in order that the studio may “work to shine the very best gaming expertise for Excessive On Life.”Â
On account of the delay, the sport now has a brand new launch date of Dec. 13, 2022. In the end, whereas it is a bummer that followers must wait just a little longer earlier than they will play Excessive On Life, the silver lining is that it is not an extended one in comparison with many different 2022 recreation delays which have pushed some launch dates effectively into 2023.
Excessive On Life improvement and reveal
Like many different upcoming Xbox and PC exclusives, Excessive On Life was initially revealed in the course of the Xbox & Bethesda Video games Showcase 2022 present that ran on Jun. 12, 2022, in the course of the E3 season. The announcement trailer for the sport immediately captivated many followers keen on chaotic shooter motion and comedic writing, with Excessive On Life shortly changing into one of the extremely anticipated upcoming Xbox titles.
The sport is being developed by Squanch Video games, which beforehand launched the VR recreation Accounting, the Google Daydream title Dr. Splorchy Presents: Area Heroes, and the motion platformer Trover Saves the Universe. It was based by Justin Roiland, the co-creator of Rick and Morty and Photo voltaic Opposites. Along with creating these grownup sitcoms and voicing a lot of their characters, Roiland has additionally contributed to a number of different TV exhibits, together with Journey Time, Gravity Falls, Out There, and Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
Excessive On Life story and setting
Primarily based on all the trailers, dialogue, and descriptions that we have seen and heard thus far, we all know that Excessive On Life takes place throughout a number of colourful planets and has a definite natural sci-fi artwork path. You play as a human recent out of highschool, with no job or plans — that’s, till a ruthless alien cartel all of a sudden invades Earth and makes an attempt to eat humanity like a drug, actually getting excessive off human our bodies. It is as much as you to develop into a lethal intergalactic bounty hunter so to monitor down and cease Garmantuous, the chief of the alien forces.
As you may anticipate from a recreation being developed by the co-creator of Rick and Morty, Excessive On Life could have a foolish, immature, and comedic tone, full with a lot of swearing, grownup jokes, fourth wall breaks, ridiculous characters, and absurd eventualities. General, we anticipate that Excessive On Life’s temper will likely be similar to what gamers have grown to anticipate from Borderlands, and it could find yourself being one of many finest Xbox video games for gamers in search of fun.
Excessive On Life gameplay
Current gameplay footage of Excessive On Life from Gamescom 2022 leads us to imagine that the shooter could have an action-adventure really feel, permitting gamers to journey throughout the galaxy and get rid of varied alien bounty targets (doubtlessly non-linearly) as they get nearer and nearer to determining the place the antagonist Garmantuous is.
All through your journey, you may rescue a wide range of speaking weapons, including every one to your arsenal as you do. You may additionally meet many various wacky and eccentric characters alongside the way in which which will help or stand towards you, and also will have alternatives to seek out intergalactic criminals for further rewards.
General, it looks as if Excessive On Life’s speaking weapons will likely be your major instruments each out and in of fight. Along with permitting you to shoot, stab, or in any other case kill enemies, these weapons additionally include further skills that can be utilized in a number of alternative ways. For instance, Kenny, a pistol-type weapon, can hearth a big glob of goo able to crowd controlling enemies by knocking them again and knocking objects down so you should utilize them as platforms. Knifey, the participant’s melee weapon, can be utilized to deflect enemy projectiles, to tether and swing the participant between grapple factors, and to open Lugloxes (containers with cash and different loot).
Just like the boss fights of Borderlands, Excessive On Life additionally options boss battles along with your bounty targets that require expert utilization of your weapons. Considered one of these bosses, a vicious ant queen named 9-Torg, was featured within the gameplay footage proven throughout Gamescom 2022. Within the combat, the participant has to make use of Knifey’s tether potential to swing from the ceiling and keep away from poisonous goo within the boss area whereas dealing injury to 9-Torg and her minions with Kenny.
Excessive On Life trailers
There have been a number of trailers for Excessive On Life because it was introduced earlier this yr, together with the official recreation trailer, the 9-Torg gameplay trailer, and a number of other animations that have been made to promote the sport. We have embedded all of them right here for simple viewing, in addition to Squanch Video games’ presentation in the course of the Xbox Sales space Stay present at Gamescom 2022.
Excessive On Life worth, preorder, and platforms
Excessive On Life will value $60 and can launch on Xbox Sequence X|S, Xbox One consoles, and Home windows PCs via each Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer. Preorders for the sport can be found now on each Xbox and PC, although at present PC gamers can solely preorder the sport through the Epic Video games Retailer.
Is Excessive On Life coming to Xbox Recreation Cross?
Since Excessive On Life will likely be an Xbox and PC unique at launch, many followers have questioned whether or not the sport was coming to Xbox Recreation Cross. Now we have excellent news: Excessive On Life will likely be absolutely out there to Xbox Recreation Cross subscribers on day one, and also will be playable via Xbox Cloud Gaming for Xbox Recreation Cross Final members.
Is Excessive On Life coming to PS5?
If you happen to’re a PlayStation proprietor hoping to play Excessive On Life when it releases, the onerous reality is that you just will not have the ability to since Excessive On Life is completely releasing on Xbox consoles and PC. Squanch Video games additionally hasn’t publicly introduced plans to deliver the sport to PS5, suggesting that the sport will not be out there on Sony’s console for a prolonged time period after it comes out, both.
That does not imply that Excessive On Life will not ultimately make its technique to PlayStation, although. It is completely potential that Squanch Video games may make a PlayStation model of the sport sooner or later within the subsequent yr or two, giving PS4 and PS5 avid gamers the chance to expertise Justin Roiland’s weird new comedic shooter.
