High On Life and Rick And Morty creator Justin Roiland has discussed some mysteries and secrets from his previous work and latest game. In an interview from PAX earlier this year, Roiland talked about topics such as Jack Nicholson, no clip hacks, voice actors, and High On Life content.
Known by many as a voice actor first in cartoons such as Adventure Time, Fish Hooks, and Gravity Falls, Roiland went on to co-create Rick And Morty, one of the most popular adult cartoons in recent history. A prolific creator, Roiland then went on to found Squanch Games (formerly known as Squanchtendo) in 2016. The studio’s first release, Accounting, was with Crows Crows Crows, the indie studio founded by the lead writer of the indie hit The Stanley Parable. Accounting was well received, and much like The Stanley Parable, the game was filled with secrets and mysteries. Roiland and Squanch Games would go on to make Trover Saves The Universe, which yet again was filled with secrets.
In his interview with YouTuber OddHeader, Roiland talks about some of those mysteries, his thoughts on game design, and the size of High On Life. Roiland says that while he really enjoys putting in secrets, his main focus is always on if the game is playing well and will not waste resources on hiding something that only two people will see. In spite of that claim, he also discusses a secret zoo in Accounting with OddHeader that still has not been found six years after the release. He also refused to give away the secret, replying only with the cryptic comment “have you ever seen the movie We Bought A Zoo?”
Roiland did however shed some light on rumors (that he had started) of Jack Nicholson as a tree in Trover Saves The Universe. At first Roiland jokes that Nicholson was back to reprise his role in High On Life, but then eventually says that it was either just a joke or a lie he made to confuse people. Talking about another easter egg in Trover Saves The Universe, Roiland says that he had been inspired by OddHeader to put it in; the easter egg requires the player to noclip through the game to find a character that asks if the player had used a noclip program to find them. OddHeader’s YouTube channel is dedicated to finding easter eggs and unsolved mysteries in games, and had featured the secret before, so it’s nice to see that Squanch Games had put the easter egg there for him.
Roiland also talks about how High On Life has a big replayability factor due to being able to save the talking guns from High On Life in almost any order the player wishes. This means that each gun will have something unique to say about each area they are in, and depending on what guns are available to the player at that time, the player will have a different experience.
High on Life is out now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It's also available to download for Game Pass subscribers.