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High on Life 2: Wise-cracking Weaponry is Back!| Official Xbox Podcast

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Show Notes

In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we have Matty and Mikey in from Squanch Games to talk about one of our most anticipated sequels, High On Life 2. We're going to dive deep into the comedy of the game, how they come up with all of those eclectic weapons we know and love, the look and feel of world, and how the studio is turning around this follow up only three years after the first.

00:00 Introduction 03:00 How are you holding up? 04:47 How did you turn around a sequel so quickly? 07:44 Comedy 13:43 Artistic style differences between High On Life and the sequel 15:34 ConCon at Gamescon 17:53 Hub system 22:27 Writing for the game 23:33 Celebrity voice actors 25:39 Gun design 27:10 Balancing guns and characters 29:00 Will Kenny be in the sequel? 30:05 What are you most excited about in High On Life 2? 33:03 Final thoughts 34:31 Outro

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