Xbox Podcast: Justin Roiland Says High on Life Players Will Be Discovering New Details ‘For Months’

Within the newest episode of the Xbox Podcast, Larry Hryb, Xbox’s Main Nelson, was joined by Justin Roiland to debate his new first-person comedy-shooter, Excessive on Life, and he made clear that followers must do numerous work to search out every little thing the sport is hiding.

Discussing the sport’s non-linear method – the best way by which gamers can select what paths to take by way of the sport, and have their selections mirrored again to them each narratively and mechanically – Roiland made clear how a lot work had gone into ensuring the sport included a really deep stage of element. He additionally made clear that meaning there a deeply buried particulars and secrets and techniques:

“There’s so many, — oh my god — there’s so many off-the-golden-path issues on this recreation that individuals are going to proceed to be discovering for months, which isn’t the norm, you realize? Often, it’s like, ‘OK we’ve received to essentially deal with the first golden path.’ And we now have a lot stuff that’s like- we may have minimize numerous it. The explanation that that each one made it in is simply the eagerness of the workforce.”

Roiland didn’t go into element about what precisely these extra hidden parts is perhaps, however he was very clear about fairly how a lot his developer, Squanch had put into serving to gamers really feel like the sport was responding to the alternatives they made alongside the best way:

“We tried to cram numerous that into this recreation, from greater issues just like the order of weapons that you simply get and a number of the bigger story parts, to little tiny enjoyable comedic issues.”

Little selections – like telling one in all a few slum-guarding aliens which is hotter – will bubble again up all over the sport, one thing Squanch prioritized, even with the additional voices, animations and extra it required. However the choice to incorporate all that further content material (and do all the additional work making it) was borne out of Roiland’s personal gaming pursuits:

“I’m the sort of participant that, once I’m purchased right into a recreation straight away; like, a great instance can be Fallout 3… I’m taking my time, I’m poking round, I’m sort of going across the edges of the map. I need to see every little thing and see, ‘What did they suppose gamers would possibly do, and what sort of response did they construct in?… That’s simply enjoyable stuff that I like in video games.”

If you happen to’ve received an urge to start out exploring Excessive on Life’s very bizarre world for these secrets and techniques, you may seize the sport proper now on Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows, and it’s part of Xbox Recreation Go and PC Recreation Go. Comfortable looking!

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From the Co-Creator of Rick & Morty and Photo voltaic Opposites, comes Excessive On Life.

Recent out of highschool with no job and no ambition, you’ve actually received nothing going for you till an alien cartel that desires to get excessive off humanity invades Earth. Now, you and a workforce of charismatic speaking weapons should reply the hero’s name and turn into the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen.

Journey to a wide range of biomes and places throughout the cosmos, go up in opposition to the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of goons, acquire loot, meet distinctive characters, and extra, within the newest comedy journey from Justin Roiland!