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[Faltherion]

Reviews are out! Hype check? I enjoyed the first one.

High on Life 2 Critic Reviews

High on Life 2 has been reviewed by 79 critics and currently has a 'Fair' rating. Read and browse them all to learn what the top critics in the video game industry are saying.

opencritic.com

 

[amigastar]

Do we know what engine it is? Just curious.
Might check the game out

 

[Topher]

Fun game, but forgettable. Not sure if I care enough to play a sequel, tbh

 

[adamsapple]

Do we know what engine it is? Just curious.
Might check the game out

They haven't said one way or the other, probably still Unreal 4 since it's shipping on Switch 2, too.

 

[Faltherion]

Do we know what engine it is? Just curious.
Might check the game out

A highly modified and upgraded version of UE 4.

 

[Robb]

Hype check? I enjoyed the first one.

Same, I'm really looking forward to this one. I'll try to avoid media coverage though since the random jokes/events etc. etc. was what really made the first one shine for me. Definitely want to go in blind again.

 

[UniformDeliverance]

I feel like I got my fill of the premise with the first game.. and I'm not sure doing the same thing but on a skateboard, is enough to get me excited.

But! If it's good I'll check it out.

 

[Stafford]

High on Life 2 Reviews

High on Life 2 is rated 'Strong' after being reviewed by 14 critics, with an overall average score of 79. It's ranked in the top 25% of games and recommended by 79% of critics.

opencritic.com

High On Life 2 | Review

High On Life 2 is a sleeker, stronger, bigger, yet smaller, sequel that takes all the positives from the first game and cuts out all the excess. Your

xboxera.com

I know that site gives way too high numbers to often, for my liking but still. Reviewer claims that even though Roiland is not part of it, its way funnier than the first one. Well, I'll see for myself because humor is subjective.

 

[GymWolf]

First one got a 68mc and i enjoyed the shit out of it, this seems even better.

Hyped for tomorrow.

 

[Faltherion]

First one got a 68mc and i enjoyed the shit out of it, this seems even better.

Hyped for tomorrow.

I had a blast with it. Make sure to get a box of tissues, you'll need it for the tears you'll be having tomorrow from all the laughter.

 

[R3TRO]

The first was great, can't wait for this.

 

[Stafford]

First one got a 68mc and i enjoyed the shit out of it, this seems even better.

Hyped for tomorrow.

It's honestly criminal that it only got 68. Holy fucking shit.

 

[Sticks]

Didn't expect such good scores. Will play with GP

 

[GymWolf]

It's honestly criminal that it only got 68. Holy fucking shit.

You should stop giving a fuck about modern reviews alltogether.

 

[kevboard]

console versions look like shit, run like shit...
UE5 delivers once again 792p on PS5 Pro

but for real, UE5 can not get enough hate. it's such a dogshit engine it's actually insane.

 

[BigLee74]

Enjoyed the first, will likely enjoy this one too!

 

[Stafford]

You should stop giving a fuck about modern reviews alltogether.

Oh trust me, I really don't care about reviews and I've never let reviews decide whether to make a purchase/play it or not, I just find it insane it scored that low.

 

[Denton]

Man it feels like barely a year since I played the first one and there is already a sequel? Oh it was three years. Fuck, why does time go much faster the older you get. Well even 3 years is pretty short devtime these days.
First game was pretty fun, 8/10 for me, so I will be installing this tomorrow on PC GP.

 

[Gonzito]

console versions look like shit, run like shit...
UE5 delivers once again 792p on PS5 Pro

but for real, UE5 can not get enough hate. it's such a dogshit engine it's actually insane.

792p? Man I am kinda worried for GTA6

 

[Moondoggy]

I want to be excited for this, but man, if the writing is like it was in the DLC I'm not even sure I can bring myself to buy it.

 

[AJUMP23]

The first one was pretty good. I will check this out.

 

[Faltherion]

I want to be excited for this, but man, if the writing is like it was in the DLC I'm not even sure I can bring myself to buy it.

I never played the DLC but I thought the writing was very good in High on Life 2.

 

[Moondoggy]

I never played the DLC but I thought the writing was very good in High on Life 2.

Is it as good as the first?

 

[kevboard]

792p? Man I am kinda worried for GTA6

GTA6 runs on Rage. so it should be fine.
the precise issue with UE5 is that devs use its features as shortcuts. instead of having good looking baked GI, they just throw Lumen on it and leave it.

UE5's Lumen is so insanely awful, it's really hard to hammer home just how bad it is. it looks worse than literally all of the competition's RT implementations, while also running worse.

there's a guy who remade the first few level of the PS1 Toy Story 2 game in UE5.
and at first he used Lumen, and because Lumen is so unstable he also was forced to use TAA to smear it in order for it to look cohesive.
but as he was finishing the project and polishing it, he decided to turn Lumen off and just bake the lighting instead. it increased his performance by an insane amount, and allowed him to turn off TAA, which made the game look 10x better while boosting performance from 1080p 25fps on high, to 1440p 70+fps on max settings...

that's what Lunen does to a game. it makes it look blurry and unstable, while absolutely destroying performance.
and that's exactly what you see in High on Life 2, and basically in every single game that uses Lumen.


Lumen literally makes games look worse, while reducing performance sometimes by 75% or more.

 

[TintoConCasera]

792p? Man I am kinda worried for GTA6

This one's UE5 slop. And based on how well RDR2 runs I don't think you should be worried at all.

 

[Putonahappyface]

792p? Man I am kinda worried for GTA6

Squanch Games are a small developer and nothing compared to the mammoth that is Rockstar Games. Look how good RDR2 looked on the PS4 and Xbox One upon the release!