"The gun stopped me. I did it again. Once again, the alien gun said no. When I tried once more, my weapon friend stopped me yet again...but warned that, next time, it wouldn't. If I wanted to interrupt this scripted moment and shoot the bad guy in the face, it would let me do that. And so I pulled that trigger again, and the game reacted, and I laughed."
"High on Life 2 is a follow-up to 2022's surprise hit sci-fi comedy shooter High on Life. Like that last game, the sequel is a wacky FPS featuring a ton of goofy dialogue, gross-out humor, and oddball references to places like Party City and Spirit Halloween. This time around, however, controversial co-creator Jusitan Roiland isn't involved, having left the company in 2023."
"Later, while fighting that same villain in the game's big final boss fight, I died and got stuck in an infinite death loop when respawning. My only option is to restart from the beginning of the game or hope an upcoming patch fixes my predicament."
High on Life 2 continues the sci-fi comedy shooter approach with talking alien guns, goofy dialogue, gross-out humor, and pop-culture retail references. The player returns as a once-celebrity bounty hunter whose sister joins a resistance convinced humans remain in danger, drawing the protagonist into outlawry and conflict with a large alien pharma company. New and returning allies assist through missions that mix scripted narrative moments with opportunities for player-driven interruptions. The sequel preserves the tone despite the absence of co-creator Jusitan Roiland. A significant technical issue can trap players in an infinite death loop during the final boss, requiring a full restart or a patch to resolve.
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