But it does very well: it provides a comedic narrative with plenty of fantastic dialogue. High on Life mechanically doesn't hold a candle to humor-based first-person shooters like Bulletstorm. Whatever category you fit in could define how you experience the game. Some people want to play a good FPS others are there for the giggles. Still, some of the negatives could polarize opinions in fan bases. There are plenty of positives to take away from the game.
Not to mention, High on Life is a short game, where even though it's packed with humorous moments, it doesn't end up feeling satisfying. Some bugs make progression difficult, combat clunky, and hitboxes erratic.
The focus has been clearly on the narrative and dialogue, and core shooter mechanics suffer from that channeling. But does that carry gameplay through into greatness? Not really.
Naturally, the player's job is to save humanity by running through various intergalactic biomes, blowing up every combatant in their path with a varied arsenal of talking weapons.Īs you can imagine, the banter between the player and guns is massively entertaining. Straightaway, the narrative twists and turns to the downright obscure, giving players a few laughs. It's no secret that the foundations of High on Life's gameplay come from its humor. Time to be the hero and fend off this intergalactic invasion! But lo and behold, an alien cartel has invaded Earth to get high, throwing their plans into jeopardy. Their parents are away, so they're going to get some supplies for a wild party they plan to throw. We start the game in the casual setting of the player (who is unnamed) and their sister Lizzie having the house to themselves for the weekend. What could go wrong in this intriguing production? Guns Are A Girl's Best Friend So now we have an outlandish concept, a crazy narrative, and a cartoony world to run amok. These extraterrestrials get high from the chemical compounds of humans go figure. High on Life is about an alien cartel landing on Earth to harvest the entire human race for drug production. Are there any mechanics after that? Is there a narrative that could tie in this bizarre concept? So, the result is an entire video game ripe and ready to be played. Would you believe that? We've got a full AAA title developed around weapons that converse with you as you traverse this sci-fi first-person shooter. The whole idea of High on Life spawned around talking guns.
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