Next week’s big Xbox Box Game Pass game will be detested Leave a comment
The best thing about Xbox Game Pass, for my money, is the way it lets you experiment with things in a relatively consequence-free manner. For example, I always thought I’d love Loot River – it’s exactly my kind of jam; roguelite elements, dark pixel art, unforgiving combat. Thanks to the tite’s arrival on Game Pass, though, I didn’t need to drop the full price on the game only to discover it wasn’t really for me after a few hours. I might have wasted some time, but I didn’t waste any money. Decide for yourselves whether that’s better or worse.
Next week, I think a lot of people are going to get to see this specific perk of Game Pass rise to the surface. Why? Because Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and Squanch Games are launching High On Life to the service on Day One. The studio’s take on first-person shooters is obnoxious, loud, crude, and irritating – and some of you are going to absolutely detest it. And I can’t wait to see the fallout of it.
If it was a game that was demanding $70+ for the pleasure of your experimentation, things would be different; I think it’d be a flop. The obnoxious trailers, the same two voices (read: Rick, or Morty) layered onto everything in the world, the mid-looking gameplay… lots of consumers would be put off. It’s one risky ask too far. But, in 2022, that isn’t our reality – for no extra cost, you can take a gamble on the game via Game Pass… and I think a lot of people are going to be pleasantly surprised by it.
