Pip sampled an early build of We Happy Few around this time last year and, although not without reservation with regards to the genre, seemed to enjoy her time overall: That's the nightmare situation Arthur Hastings finds himself in, and We Happy Few has another two protagonists with interweaving stories and their own goals and dark pasts. "We Happy Few is a game about blending in, while you look for a way to escape." And I must say, I genuinely felt a shiver run up my spine after seeing the piñata in the trailer above. "This isn't stealth – this is hiding in plain sight," said the game's Kickstarter blurb. A survival game that isn't about nuclear/zombie devastation, but tries something new - and looks so pretty too - feels like a breath of fresh air. While I'm still partial to post-apocalyptic survival 'em ups myself, there are so many of them around nowadays that the concept is pretty well worn. Looks alright, eh? What I like best about We Happy Few, from what I've seen so far, is what it's doing differently. We Happy Few is heading to Early Access in July, Complusion announced at E3, and they've shared a look at its opening sequence too:
It's sort-of BioShock, sort-of Orwell's 1984, sort-of Huxley's A Brave New World. Problem is, this town hates "downers" and if they realise you're one there'll be hell to pay. Besides its vibrant aesthetic, it poses an interesting premise: you're trapped in an alternate 1960s England where everyone in town is high on a hallucinatory happy drug called Joy but you're just coming off it.
We Happy Few, you may recall, is an upcoming crowdfunded first-person social survival game from Contrast devs Compulsion Games.
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