High On Life Physical Edition And Official Graphic Novel Preorders Are Live At Amazon

One of many strangest video games of 2022, Excessive on Life, will obtain a bodily launch for the primary time on September 19. This bodily version of a shooter starring obnoxious speaking weapons extends its humorous inventive liberties to its cowl artwork. Together with a half-peeled alien «sticker,» the phrase «Sport of the 12 months» is swiftly scrawled on a fake duct-taped label. From a participant curiosity perspective, Excessive on Life primarily was the GOTY on Xbox Sport Go. On the finish of 2022, Microsoft confirmed High on Life was the biggest launch of the yr on the subscription service. It additionally held the title as the most important third-party launch on the service till Palworld stole the crown earlier this yr.

Printed by Restricted Run Video games, the bodily version of Excessive on Life comes with the bottom sport and the Excessive on Knife enlargement. This version was initially revealed again in February as a Limited Run Games’ store unique, however it bought out fairly quick. If you happen to did not snag a replica then, preorders are actually stay at Amazon. Presently, only the PS5 version is available to preorder. Followers of Excessive on Life may also preorder the official graphic novel follow-up forward of its publication later this yr.

Restricted Run was additionally taking preorders on a cool collector’s version earlier this yr, however it too wasn’t obtainable for lengthy earlier than all copies have been snapped up. In case you missed it when it first got here out, Excessive on Life was a fairly colourful motion sport and a strong debut from Squanch Video games, which was co-founded by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland. It is value noting that Roiland resigned from the studio after home violence allegations in opposition to him have been revealed shortly after the sport’s launch, however the studio continues to function with out him.

As you’d count on, the sport contains a actually bizarre plot about an alien cartel utilizing people as drugs—or mainly, it riffs on that one season of Torchwood. As a bounty hunter tasked with taking down the menace, you may wield varied speaking weapons with colourful personalities. Additionally, a few of your firearms ship a lot foul language that they’d make a sailor blush. The Excessive on Knife enlargement is about a number of years after the occasions of the primary sport, and kindly asks you to assist the homicidal Knifey monitor down a mysterious package deal from his homeworld.

«In the end, Excessive On Life is, in its personal bizarre manner, a tackle what a contemporary Metroid Prime sport could possibly be, by the lens of Justin Roiland’s comedy antics,» Jason Fanelli wrote in GameSpot’s High on Life review. «There is a comparable sense of exploration combined with fast-paced moments of fight, solely right here it is also swelling with expletive-laden jokes and typically incoherent rambling.»

If you would like to discover the universe of the sport even additional, the official graphic novel collects all four issues of the comic book series and can also be set after the sport, as humanity finds itself being hunted by a mysterious being. It is as much as the Bounty Hunter to as soon as once more deliver justice to the celebrities. The four-issue arc mixes in a story of redemption and zany cosmic violence for good measure.

Lastly, you may verify how the sport got here to be with The Art of High on Life, an official hardcover artwork guide that launched in March. It options practically 200 pages of full-color illustrations of the sport’s unknown creatures, bizarre worlds, and grotesque gunplay, in addition to skilled commentary from Squanch Video games.

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