Rick & Morty creator's new game stars a knife that wants to eat someone's asshole
pcgamer.comHigh on Life, an FPS from Rick & Morthy co-creator Justin Roiland, predictably looks to be a new member of the «never shutting up» game club. The cartoony shooter includes a gun that constantly talks to you (Roiland, whose voice is instantly familiar) and a knife that is absolutely giddy to do a murder (also Roiland, doing a decent imitation of a deranged Taika Waititi). The knife also doubles as a grappling hook, which is a neat bit of mobility, though its bloodthirsty schtick may get old after about five minutes.
High on Life showed off a single uninterrupted boss fight during Gamescom's Opening Night Live. Here's a curse-filled transcription of everything the knife had to say during that fight:
«Hey, I'm still here, you can still use me if you want. I can deflect attacks, did you know that? It's not just all about stabbing. Well, I'm mostly all about stabbing and tethering, but I can also deflect attacks.»
«I'll slice them to fucking death. I'll cut their fucking heads off and I'll fucking rip their fucking limbs off, do everything. Oh I'm gonna fucking cut right into them, I'll cut their fucking asshole off and eat it.»
«Bet you're just as nice and squishy on the inside as the rest of them.»
There's also lots of banter between your gun and the boss you're fighting, which doesn't stretch much further than the repartee of:
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