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High on Life review

You insist on specifics - fine.

Your guns are moderately upgradeable, Oddworld-style creatures who can speak, or at least swear.

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At the level of running and gunning, at least, it’s not all bad news.

There’s a Seth Rogen-esquePikminlauncher whose eyeless children latch onto enemies and temporarily flip their allegiance.

It’s on this side of Rick and Morty that High on Life draws most frequently.

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Again, the show is all about speed.

Sometimes, revisiting areas is worth it for more than just trinkets.

During one mission, you teleport in a giant, random chunk of city mainstreet to bridge a chasm.

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On your return, all the marooned drivers have converted their traffic jam into a weird little village.

It doesn’t want to be finished though, really.

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High on Life review - a between-levels room in a normal apartment, where several strange weapons and creatures sit on a sofa and coffee table with your human sister.

High on Life review - four dialogue choices with a strange pink NPC, topics include Dr. Giblets and a Hyperbong

High on Life review - looking at a big bright green river with a gun that seems a bit forlorn

High on Life review - two faces, one blue and one red, taunt you while sticking out of some kind of air vent tubes

High on Life review - another bright green river of good with some red mushrooms and a jungle

High on Life review - action, where your gun frowns while shooting at enemies and you take damage