High on Life, the Rick and Morty-style space shooter from Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games studio, presents a secret homage to the world of GDQ and speedrunning as FPS games beat games like Minecraft in the Game Pass popularity contest and win thousands of positive reviews on Vapor.
If you’ve ever watched Games Done Quick and seen some of the awesome tricks speedsters use to set a new Half-Life world record or beat the colossal GTA San Andreas in less than 12 hours, you’ll be familiar with the idea of going Overboard – Mostly going off the prescribed route, the game asks you to follow it and rush to previously inaccessible areas to skip parts of the game. This is generally considered a violation of the game, as it goes against what the developers always wanted. But High on Life, in typical fourth wall postmodern fashion, is way ahead of all of us.
During Dr. Giblets’ bounty, when you need to get to the High on Life building of the same name, you can slow it down by tactically jumping over rooftops, window sills, and balconies. As YouTuber Cracking Bananas discovered, when you finally get to High on Life, your little friend from Suit-O will appear and ask, “Are you trying to speed up? Do you speedrun now?
You might expect to get chewed up, but really, Suit-O and by extension High on Life are pretty supportive in their own right. “Okay, you can do it,” Suit-O continues. “We think it’s great. We think it’s great. Good luck. I hope you set a world record!
It’s a welcome nod to the almost surreal effort being made by speedrunners, as well as the High on Life community at large. If FPS ever makes it to GDQ, I hope the racers do everything they can to trigger that little easter egg.
High on Life was an impressive success on Game Pass, becoming the most popular release on the subscription service for Xbox and PC, even outside of Minecraft. Despite the issues noted in our own High on Life review, the FPS has also taken Steam by storm, with over 5,000 user reviews giving it the coveted “very positive status”, though co-creator Justin Roiland admits he knew it some people would. I hate” the game.
If you are looking for more High on Life items, check out how to get the High on Life secret ending. You can also max out High on Life’s system requirements to make the marksman really sing, or check out our High on Life hit genetics guide if you’re a big Knifey fan.
Source : PC Gamesn
