Raised on life is the last game Squanch Gamesvideo game developer created in 2016 by one of the co-creators of rick and morty, Justin Roiland. This is the fourth game in this review, and we can already tell you that it’s the most similar to the series itself. adult swimming, but which has a very unique touch. Merge platformer gameplay and FPS style Loss, as well as many jokes per minute. The game is in the Game pass from day one, and is exclusive to Xbox On consoles, not on PC. How did this curious fusion happen? We will see it.
Space and drug bounty hunters?
In Raised on life we will be on a mission to save humanity… from being used as a smoking drug by an alien race. Somehow, this race, which owns a galactic drug cartel, discovers that humans are the most stoned subjects, and they decide to “hijack” the planet. In the invasion, our protagonist will meet Kevin, another alien from a race made up of talking weapons, with unique abilities, who will be our companion throughout the adventure.
Thanks to Kevin, we and our sister will be saved and we will end up on another planet, becoming space bounty hunters there, gradually ending the G3 Cartel, the invaders of Earth. We will visit different planets across space, where there will be collectibles and conversations to be had
(and some decisions to make, although they are not the main focus, not even close), in addition to ending our tower objective. Of course, all this fired at us with the whole G3… and some civilians.
Raised on fighting and weapons of Life, his strong point
As we said, the fight of Raised on life This is one of its strengths. Although it can get repetitive at times, as there isn’t much of a variety of base enemies, the truth is that it’s incredibly fun to travel the worlds and film everything we encounter.We will have four guns (five, at some point in history), and a knifewith which we can devastate in our path, that we will get as we progress through the reward missions.
Each of the weapons, of course, is a different alien and has very distinct personalities and abilities. In fact, we can change weapons at any time, and we can buy modifications to improve them. This, yes, the crown jewel of combat is, of course, in the objectives. The objective of each mission will be to kill a subject, which will chief end of mission, each fight being unique and very creative.
Humor and references, the “Rick and Morty” touch
As we said, Raised on life is developed by Justin Roiland, co-creator of rick and mortyand it also happens in space and with weapons, so it was clear that the game was going to be influenced by this series. Jokes are everywhere in the game.
From the talking guns, especially Kevin, to the NPCs you meet on the various planets, it’s rare that there aren’t jokes along the way, some very graphic. We’re talking about a game whose plot screen ranges from smoking aliens to humans, so that’s no surprise.
However, it’s not all humor. Not always. The game is also littered with references to our world, to have the Earth as important as it is. From Jack Black’s appearance in a scene to more subtle references, like the inspiration for a trading card. In fact, at some point We can even create a cinema wherever we want and watch excerpts from real movies, as well as soap operas on our television at home. Of course, yes, all commented by aliens watching them as well.
Graphics and sound cornered by our colleagues
As we said, the sound of Raised on life is cornered by the talking cannons. As f or our companions, they will comment on the situation from time to time, with their ironic or funny touch
(although, sometimes, also serious), and they will speak for us in the main conversations. How often they talk to us, by the way, can be adjusted from the menu. even with everything, the sound effects are quite immersive, and the soundtrack isn’t bad at all.
As for the graphics, the truth is that there are very bright lights and small shadows. The modeling of the characters is of a high quality, in particular the weapons, and in general the environments are very varied and visually beautiful. However, up close there are several textures that look quite outdated, and the game has a filter that blurs everything, albeit a bit, blurring the visual section somewhat.
Final Conclusions on High on Life
Ultimately, Raised on life It’s one of the best games that arrived on day 1 at Game pass. The game is about 10 hours long, and it’s great fun from start to finish, both for its humor and its own gameplay. It’s one of those titles that every user of the service should at least try at some point during their subscription. Of course, with an open mind for his story.
However, the game has one big but, and that is the lack of Spanish dubbing. The texts are in Latin Spanish, while the voices are in English, and being a game with so much dialogue (especially in the background), this fact means that much of the experience is lost. Otherwise, a remarkable game. Finally and as always, if you want to know more about games and news, we are waiting for you here, at Xbox area.
