A brand new enlargement has been introduced for the favored Xbox Recreation Cross title Excessive on Life which sees a state of affairs that’s no laughing matter. No launch date has been introduced but.
The sport has been a smash hit success because it launched on Xbox Recreation Cross final yr, and now the upcoming Excessive on Life DLC, fittingly titled “Excessive on Knife” appears to be like to drastically change up the formulation with some critical tonal whiplash. It was introduced on the current Xbox Video games Prolonged Showcase, with a short in-engine trailer showcasing the horrors to return.
Gone are the intense colours and brisk irreverent tone which was invigorated by the artistic minds behind the Grownup Swim Sci-Fi comedy Rick and Morty. As a substitute, issues are severely bleak right here, as even the beforehand chatty firearms of the bottom sport have zipped up in sheer worry, solely uttering a surprisingly honest apology instead of a joke.
As a substitute, the protagonist is hunted by genuinely unnerving large creatures bearing a hanging resemblance to the Pure Titans from the Assault on Titan anime sequence. There are additionally what seem like purple folks eaters of some description, too.
Mike Fridley, Studio Director and CEO of Squanch Video games has instructed gamers to: “Suppose physique horror, however you begin off with a horrible physique and it will get much more horrible” and that: “Ideally, we’d get one scream for each 3 laughs simply to even out the general emotional expertise however we’re nonetheless fine-tuning issues to see if we will hit that mark” (through Xbox).
Excessive on Life has been an unprecedented success for the studio, with the sport having greater than 7.5 million gamers since its launch in December. Should you’ve by no means performed it on PC or Xbox Collection X then now is a good time to leap in and see what all of the hype’s about. It might turn into one of many finest Xbox Collection X video games you have performed so far.
